Guardian Music — Previous winners PJ Harvey and Elbow also among 12 nominees for album of the yearShe has dominated the charts on both sides of the Atlantic this year, winning plaudits for her undeniable talent and unmanufactured style, and now Adele is in the runnin... more info

NME — Katy B, Anna Calvi, James Blake and Metronomy also up for £20,000 award more info

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Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - Adele, Everything Everything, Elbow and more up for award... more info

ContactMusic — British rockers Elbow halted their gig at Spain's Benicassim music festival on Friday (15Jul11) to prevent a crush in the crowds. The band took to the main stage at the event and performed several songs, before frontman Guy Garvey became concerned wh... more info

NME — Elbow, Brandon Flowers and James Murphy also play Spanish festival more info

NME — Plus, the band reveal their new album will be 'heavier' more info

Guardian Music — The xx won it last year. Elbow won it in 2008. But in-between Speech Debelle picked up the Mercury prize, and what's happened to her?This week Alexis Petridis is joined by Rebecca Nicholson and Ruth Barnes. They look at the odds and try to predict wh... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - The band hope that their Benicassim set doesn't bring bad karma... more info

Guardian Music — The Horrors could be poised to move into anthemic mode. But given the fate of their predecessors, should they bother?A British band reaches its third or fourth album. They have become a minor fixture on the national scene – their identity is assure... more info