Guardian Music — After years in the shadow of Brooklyn bands, the British album is stronger than ever. Rosie Swash salutes a Mercury shortlist that reflects the boom in homegrown talentHas there ever been a more maligned award than the Mercury music prize? The annual... more info

Guardian Music — Shortlist for music prize reflects genre's resurgence but few surprise nominations as judges opt to play safePut on your floral dress, roll out the checked shirt and dust off your banjo. Nu-folk quietly, gently and melodically infused this year's Bar... more info

Addict Music — The shortlist for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize has been announced this morning and this time it is surprisingly predicatble. more info

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

NME — Don't know your xx from your Wild Beasts? Dizzee Rascal from Paul Weller? Check out our handy guide to this year's prize more info

Guardian Music — Rapper and indie trio to fight it out as favourites for this year's Mercury prizeDizzee Rascal and the xx will fight it out as favourites to win this year's Mercury prize. From a decidedly indie list, bookmaker William Hill put Dizzee's Tongue N' Che... more info

Guardian Music — Dizzee Rascal, the xx and Corinne Bailey Rae among the 12 nominees for this year's Mercury prizeDizzee Rascal and the xx will fight it out as favourites to win this year's Mercury prize. From a decidedly indie list, bookmaker William Hill put Dizzee'... more info

NME — Laura Marling, Biffy Clyro, Foals and Wild Beasts are also among the nominees announced in London more info

The Quietus — WOT NO PURITANS????? more info

Guardian Music — Henham Park, SouthwoldLaura Marling was a genteel start to the festival, turning a field in Suffolk into Laurel Canyon circa 1970 with her softly strummed ballads-with-bite. Wild Beasts' exotic pop and Hayden Thorpe's mannered falsetto got a good rea... more info