Mercury Music Prize 2008

[The Seldom Seen Kid]

The nominees were announced today in London.

They are as follows:

* Adele - 19
* British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
* Burial - Untrue
* Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
* Estelle – Shine
* Laura Marling - Alas, I Cannot Swim
* Neon Neon - Stainless Style
* Portico Quartet - Knee Deep In The North Sea
* Rachel Unthank - The Bairns
* Radiohead - In Rainbows
* Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
* The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age of the Understatement


The winner to be announced on Tuesday 9th September.
Here's last year's winners Klaxons performing "Golden Skans" at last year's ceremony: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YglWtAqOwGw



Oh and of course we can't forget Popjustice's £20 Music Prize

The nominees for this are:

* 'A&E' - Goldfrapp
* 'About You Now' - Sugababes
* 'Bleeding Love' - Leona Lewis
* 'Call The Shots' - Girls Aloud
* 'Dance Wiv Me' - Dizzee Rascal feat Calvin Harris
* 'Flux' - Bloc Party
* 'Money' - Daggers
* 'That's Not My Name' - The Ting TIngs
* 'Valerie' - Mark Ronson feat Amy Winehouse
* 'Ready For The Floor' - Hot Chip
* 'Song 4 Mutya (Out Of Control)' - Groove Armada feat Mutya Buena
* 'Stuck On Repeat' - Little Boots

The 2007 prize went to Amy Winehouse for "Rehab".

[I HATE LA REID]

no Duffy?

[Hallows]

Radiohead ! ;D Alot of the other nominees are good but I can't see Adele winning. Her album has 3 non-boring songs.

[backintime]

Those are a couple of fantastic lists! A lot of my favourite songs and albums of the past year.

These would be my top fives:

01. Laura Marling - Alas, I Cannot Swim
02. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
03. Radiohead - In Rainbows
04. Adele - 19
05. Neon Neon - Stainless Style

01. Hot Chip - "Ready for the Floor"
02. Bloc Party - "Flux"
03. Groove Armada - "Song 4 Mutya"
04. Goldfrapp - "A&E"
05. Girls Aloud - "Call the Shots"


Personally, I think the winners will be Radiohead and Girls Aloud (of course).

[That Skipping Rope.]

Laura Marling FTW!

Albums:

01. Laura Marling: Alas, I Cannot Swim
02. Adele 19
03. The Last Shadow Puppets: The Age of the Understatement
04. Estelle: Shine
05. Radiohead: In Riainbows

Song:

01. "About You Now" - Sugababes
02. "A&E" - Goldfrapp
03. "Call the Shots" - Girls Aloud
04. "Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis
05. "Song 4 Mutya" - Groove Armada featuring MUTYA BUENA

And yeah, I'm really surprised Rockferry isn't listed. It's my favorite besides Laura's album.

[backintime]

TONIGHT!

[The Seldom Seen Kid]

*Much excite*

Elbow are 2nd favourites, Burial now leads the charge. IT's going to be broadcast on BBC2 at 10pm.

[That Skipping Rope.]

Elbow!

[backintime]

I was watching. Although I would have preferred Laura win, I'm glad Elbow got it in the end. Guy was almost crying after they announced it. You could tell it really meant a lot to him.

[That Skipping Rope.]

Performances:
www.bbc.co.uk/musicevents/mercuryprize2008/video/nightaction_index.shtml

I'm not really digging Adele's new look.

[skunk]

burial was robbed. that album is sublime. listen to it when its dark outside.

[RedDragon]

Girls Aloud won the Popjustice's £20 Music Prize award. Good.

[backintime]

Knew it! That song is still so good, though.