Guardian Music — From La Roux's orange barnet to Karen O's ripped tights, the influence of the Girls Just Want to Have Fun singer still echoes down the yearsWe all know New York is going off at the moment, and one manifestation of the city's new-found confidence seem... more info

Guardian Music — • Rapper is first woman to win award for seven years• Sales surge predicted for debut album Speech TherapySpeech Debelle won this year's Barclays Mercury music prize last night, making her the first woman in seven years to scoop the covet... more info

Stereogum — Just today people were talking about big money bets coming in for Speech Debelle to win the Mercury Prize, and what do you know, the British rapper rode Ladbrokes' 4/1 odds and the votes of the Mercury High Council Of Accomplished Elders to bag t... more info

AngryApe — The band are also up for the award themselves more info

Guardian Music — The art-pop princess is the bookies' favourite to win the coveted music industry award, with Bat for Lashes and Speech Debelle in joint second placeFlorence and the Machine is the bookies favourite to walk away with the Mercury prize tonight, after W... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — Last week La Roux premiered the music video for the newest single I’m Not Your Toy. The video is a  cool voyeuristic high-tech puppet show with Elly Jackson pulling the strings. Enjoy the video below and the Skream remix of In For The Kill which... more info

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BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat — Elly Jackson makes her predictions for who she thinks will scoop the annual UK album prize. more info

AngryApe — The pair plan to wait until their touring ends more info

BBC News - UK — The Mercury Prize nominated electro-pop duo have no desire to get in the studio within the next year. more info