411 Mania — At the Mercury Prize.... more info

New York Times — This British rapper’s album “Konnichiwa” beat out releases by David Bowie, Radiohead and the 1975. more info

BBC News - UK — Skepta becomes the second grime artist to win the Mercury Prize with his album Konnichiwa, beating favourite David Bowie's Blackstar. more info

Gigwise — "It came down to two Black stars" said Jarvis Cocker as he described the difficult decision the two jurors had to make on who would be the winner. The Pulp singer said that if David Bowie was looking down on us now then it would be Skepta that he'd ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Either that, or he's just a damn good actor. more info

Consequence of Sound — Other nominees included Anohni, Bat for Lashes, Savages, and fan favorite The 1975. more info

Yahoo! Music — Grime hip-hop artist Skepta was awarded Britain's prestigious Mercury Prize on Thursday for his album "Konnichiwa" in recognition of a resurgent homegrown genre. As he presented the prize, Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker paid tribute to late rock le... more info

Stereogum — Skepta’s Konnichiwa has won the 2016 Mercury Prize, the annual award honoring the best album (as selected by a panel of judges) from Great Britain and Ireland. Finalists this year included Laura Mvula’s The Dreaming Room, the 1975’s I Like It W... more info

411 Mania — NME reports that in a new behind-the-scenes book for the 30th anniversary of Labyrinth, it was revealed that Jim Henson’s casting choices for Jareth the[.........] more info

Stereogum — Jonathan Rhys Meyers played a fictional version of David Bowie in Todd Haynes’ great 1998 movie Velvet Goldmine, and now he’ll take another crack at playing a beloved British rock star. In the new movie London Town, Meyers plays the Clash frontma... more info