Guardian Music — Indie minimalists The xx take home coveted £20,000 Mercury prize for eponymous debut albumEthereal indie minimalists The xx last night won the Barclaycard Mercury Prize and the £20,000 cash that goes with it for their eponymous debut album, beating... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The XX have picked up the Mercury Music Prize for their debut album XX.  They beat acts including Dizzee Rascal, Biffy Clyro, Foals, Corinne Bailey Rae, Paul Weller and Mumford and Sons to... more info

NME — Band beat the likes of Paul Weller, Foals, Mumford & Sons more info

Guardian Music — Which of the twelve nominees will take home the Mercury Music Prize? And what passes for a decent starter in the world of music these days? Follow our live blog tonight for all this and more ...12.17am: Hello and welcome. Mercury prizePop and rockFoa... more info

Guardian Music — Fifty-two-year-old musician's odds slashed from 20/1 to 1/10 after 'huge surge' of bets placed in his favourPaul Weller is now the favourite to win the Mercury prize after bookmakers William Hill said the singer was at the centre of the "biggest turn... more info

NME — Plus I Am Kloot liken nomination to 'getting a Peel session' more info

Guardian Music — Guitar music was once a no-go area for the techno purist, but German label Kompakt is forcing a rethink, says Tony NaylorTechno and indie: historically, these have been separate, hermetically sealed genres; parallel worlds; sworn enemies, even. To th... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley introduces the Mercury prize nominees and winners that make up his prizes and awards discussion panelAfter a couple of decades, there are a couple of hundred acts to choose from when it comes to assembling a panel to discuss what it was l... more info

Guardian Music — Our columnist checks into rehab – it seems he can't stop himself from watching footage of a grime MC buying pizzaAt this point, I should probably tell you how I spent the week following the Guns N' Roses circus show, or recovering from Reading, or ... more info

Guardian Music — This week's show looks ahead to the Mercury prize, to be dished out to one of 12 nominees next Tuesday (7 September). Alexis Petridis is joined by Rosie Swash, Alex Needham and Michael Hann to discuss albums by Dizzee Rascal, Paul Weller, Foals, Cori... more info