NME — Rapper believes he can add prestigious prize to BRIT haul more info

ContactMusic — British rapper Tinie Tempah is confident he'll take home the prestigious Mercury Prize on Tuesday (06Sep11), because his breakthrough album has "something for everybody". The Pass Out hitmaker is battling it out with favourites PJ Harvey, James Blake... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Tinie Tempah has confessed that Dizzee Rascal is "the main reason" why he decided on a career in music.The Pass Out hitmaker, who is preparing to do battle with the likes of Adele, PJ... more info

Guardian Music — Let England Shake is bookies' favourite for 20th Mercury prize, with King Creosote and Jon Hopkins emerging as dark horses• Listen to all the nominated albums and post your own reviews, and watch a series of exclusive performances in our studiosTh... more info

Guardian Music — A recent Guardian article asked whether the Mobo awards are still relevant. But the criticisms were wide of the mark – thanks to the Mobos the charts are dominated by urban actsIt's a shame that Dan Hancox, while writing about the Mobo awards in a ... more info

ContactMusic — British rapper Tinie Tempah risked the wrath of his record label bosses after ditching a studio session to party in Spain. The hip-hop star was due to work on new material in London, but he decided to fly to Ibiza to party with dance group Swedish Ho... more info

Guardian Music — (Ministry of Sound)If the recent history of British pop music has consisted of urban music filching the killer blueprint of dance music and then taking over pop, then Example is, arguably, its gleaming end result. He is a purveyor of singalong, bounc... more info

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ContactMusic — Tinie Tempah would happily date a fan. The 22-year-old singer hopes his music appeals to as many people as possible and so thinks his romantic opportunities would be limited if he ruled out dating women who buy his records. He said "I've never... more info

Guardian Music — Mainstream music has a new bleakness and female artists and songwriters are leading the way. How did it get so dark in here?Exposing the darker side of people is something I find fascinating," says Emeli Sandé, and she's not the only one. The singer... more info