Mercury Prize 2017 Shortlist

>>74185514
Some rapper will probably win it, shitposter.

>>74185537
Ed will

>>74185537
If Stormzy wins it, I'm going to be mad. But considering how repeat nominations tend to win, I reckon Alt-J will take it.

>>74185557
No way will Ed win it. If he does then that's the Mercury Prize officially dead.

The whole point of the award was to highlight overlooked non-mainstream albums, but often they chose bands that were too unknown just for the sake of it and actually overlooked decent artists.

Hey nice, Kate Tempest getting some recognition

>>74185665
Alt-J, Stormzy and the XX are mainstream though

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I love grime and I'm happy for Stormzy but this album really just isn't that good.

>>74185708
There hasn't been an outstanding pop grime album for a decade.

>>74185708
WAY TWO BIG FE YEE BEWTS

>>74185693
Sure, but not top 40 No.1 Ed Sheeran level mainstream

>>74185514
kate tempest literally the only good one

>>74185514
Wow, these are shit. Mercury Prize has no merit anymore.

>brought to you by hyundai

>>74185684
yeah i hope she wins desu, even if the new album isnt as good as Everybody Down

>>74185821
This is an award for UK and Ireland. Alt-J, Stormzy and the XX are as mainstream as it gets here.

>>74185882
http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7455/alt-j/
http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6692/ed-sheeran/

see what I'm getting at?