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Mercury Music Prize nominees announced

5242 days ago

Yahoo! Music UK — Dotmusic - Paul Weller, Dizzee Rascal and The xx are among the twelve acts nominated for this year's Mercury Music Prize, which rewards the best British or Irish album in the last 12 months. more info

Mercury prize 2010: a heavyweight lineup avoids controversy

5242 days ago

Guardian Music — After last year's unfortunate events, the 2010 shortlist reflects an understandably cautious preference for the tried and testedGallery: All the Mercury nominees and their oddsMercury prize 2010: Dizzee Rascal and the xx lead nominationsTowards the e... more info

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Lily Allen: 'The Mercury Prize Has Lost It'

5242 days ago

Gigwise — She backs The xx or Laura Marling to win... more info

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Mercury Music Prize shortlist announced

5242 days ago

DrownedInSound — To a hushed audience in a studio room in Covent Garden Lauren Laverne announced this years's Mercury Music Prize nominees. The expected names - The XX, Dizzee Rascal, Corinne Bailey Rae - were all there, as well as a few mild surprises - Villagers an... more info

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Dizzee Rascal and The XX installed as favours for Barclaycard Mercury Prize

5242 days ago

NME — Odds for this year's album contest announced more info

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Wild Beasts, The XX at London, Roundhouse 12/7/2010

5249 days ago

DrownedInSound — The division between audience and headliner tonight is a physical one, true – band high on stage, gaggle grouped below. But there’s also a detachment that’s rather less tangible, albeit just as apparent; a schism of circumstance that confirms, ... more info

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The XX and Wild Beasts share the stage in pre-Mercury Prize live showdown

5250 days ago

NME — iTunes Live London showcases two bands expected to be on next week's shortlist (July 20) more info

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Shakira Covers The XX’s “Islands” At Glastonbury

5264 days ago

Idolator — Shakira surprised us last month by going indie and covering The xx’s “Islands.” We only got a snippet back then, but the Colombian singer treated us to her full-length version at Glastonbury Festival this past weekend. Sadly, no Kylie Minogue/S... more info

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Shakira Covers The XX’s “Islands” At Glastonbury

5264 days ago

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Here is another cool Glastonbury video for you. It’s Shakira covering The XX’s “Islands“. It works. This shouldn’t be too surprising, considering clips of this cover leaked last month. Apparently Shakira is calling the cover “Explore”. ... more info

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