Mercury prize: Sam Fender, Harry Styles and Self Esteem lead pack of first-time nominees - The Guardian

Women including Little Simz and Jessie Buckley dominate this year’s cohort for the best British album of the year, which falters on recent diversity gains

First-time nominees dominate the 30th anniversary of the Mercury prize, which celebrates the best British and Irish albums of the year, making up 11 of the 12 shortlisted albums. Little Simz is the … [+8550 chars]

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