Guardian Music — The 2011 nominees – Adele, PJ Harvey, Elbow and Katy B – are indisputably deserving artists. If only the Mercury panel would swing us a curveballIn pictures: Mercury prize 2011 nomineesTraditionally, the bookies tend to make a bit of a mess of th... more info

NME — PJ Harvey are Grinderman are among highlights of the event more info

NME — Bookies also give short odds on Elbow and Tinie Tempah more info

Song, by Toad —  Yeah, you know what, me neither.  I don’t know why I even bothered checking.  PJ Harvey, something urban, something ethnic, something epic, and snoozzzzzzzze… Although, if you thought I was writing this post with the express purpose of mockin... more info

Guardian Music — Find out what this year's Mercury prize nominees told our writersAdele: 21Halfway through 2011, 21 is by far the world's bestselling album, with sales estimated at 8m – and Adele also leads the way in the singles market, with Rolling in the Deep ha... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Soul singer Adele will go head-to-head with cult rocker Pj Harvey for the album of the year honour at the 2011 Mercury Prize ceremony. more info

The Telegraph — Record-breaking star Adele will battle it out with two previous winners PJ Harvey and Elbow. more info

ContactMusic — Soul singer Adele will go head-to-head with cult rocker Pj Harvey for the album of the year honour at the 2011 Mercury Prize ceremony. The Chasing Pavements hitmaker's second record, 21, is joint favourite with Harvey's critically-acclaimed Let Engla... more info

Guardian Music — From Adele to Anna Calvi, Tinie Tempah to PJ Harvey, here are the nominees for this year's Mercury prize more info

Guardian Music — Previous winners PJ Harvey and Elbow also among 12 nominees for album of the yearShe has dominated the charts on both sides of the Atlantic this year, winning plaudits for her undeniable talent and unmanufactured style, and now Adele is in the runnin... more info