[Benjamin]

Mercury Prize kicks off with Charli XCX, The Last Dinner Party and English Teacher among favourites to win

Summary:

Charli XCX, The Last Dinner Party and English Teacher are among the favourites to win this year's Mercury Music Prize, taking place at Abbey Road Studios.

Cat Burns, CMAT, Ghetts and Barry Can't Swim are also amongst the nominees.

The Mercury Music Prize has no categories and is open to all genres of music, the winners receive a prize of £25,000.

DJ Annie Mac and BBC 6 Music presenter Huw Stephens are hosting tonight's ceremony - press watch live from 20:00 BST.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ckgj3n5wk1lt

[Crimson Dynamo]

My money is on Farage plastic trouser leg Paedos

heard them on a radio 1 session with Annie Mac

Outstanding vibes

[bots]

Charlie XCX endorsed Kamala, so my money will be on her

[Benjamin]

English Teacher are the first band from outside London to win the Mercury Prize since 2014.

Singer Lily Fontaine says the group owed their career to the support they'd received from local venues like the Brudenell Social Club and the Hyde Park Book Club.

"I think, if you look back over music from this country, that Yorkshire in particular has thrown out some of our most prolific songwriters.

"But there's real support for musicians in Leeds at the moment," she adds.

"Venues are willing to take on new artists and I think that's integral to the health of the scene."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ckgj3n5wk1lt

[Mystic Mock]

UK artists still exist away from Adele and Ed Sheeran?

Honestly, well done to them.

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

UK artists still exist away from Adele and Ed Sheeran?

Honestly, well done to them.

As do artists not from London

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

As do artists not from London

That's truly refreshing to see.