23 h. ago Scotland at the Mercury Music Prize: Here are all 18 Scottish acts to have been nominated since 1992

In 33 years it’s perhaps surprising how few Scots have been nominated for one of the biggest prizes in British music.

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29 h. ago Mercury Prize 2025: All of the nominees with gigs lined up for Scotland

2025 Mercury Prize nominees CMAT, Wolf Alice, Emma-Jean Thackray, Martin Carthy and Fife's very own Jacob Alon all have gigs coming up in Scotland.

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46 h. ago Mercury Prize announces 12 best albums of the year with Sam Fender man to beat

The Mercury Prize 12 Albums of the Year have been unveiled and with the ceremony being held in Newcastle for the first time, Geordie Sam Fender is the one to beat

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50 h. ago Mercury Prize Shortlist 2025: The full list of nominees including Pulp, CMAT and Scottish musician Jacob Alon

Fife musician Jacob Alon’s debut album has been nominated for the 2025 Mercury Prize alongside records from Pulp, CMAT, Wolf Alice and more.

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51 h. ago Rock acts Fontaines DC, Sam Fender and Wolf Alice shortlisted for the 2025 Mercury Prize

An Irish act could win for the first time in Mercury Prize history, with both Fontaines DC and pop singer CMAT shortlisted, while North Shields singer-songwriter Fender will be hoping for a homecoming triumph as the ceremony takes place in Newcastle

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52 h. ago Mercury Prize nominations in full as huge 90s band make comeback

The Mercury Prize Awards return next month, with a host of stars up for the award during the awards ceremony at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle on October 16

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52 h. ago Pulp, CMAT and Sam Fender among artists nominated for 2025 Mercury Prize

Britpop band Pulp previously won the prize in 1996 for Different Class.

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52 h. ago Cmat, Pulp and PinkPantheress among Mercury prize shortlist light on new names

Only two debut albums – including the ‘token’ jazz release – feature among this year’s list of nominations for the coveted UK and Irish music prizeA raft of familiar names fill this year’s list of Mercury prize nominations, with only two debuts among the 12 shortlisted albums. In Limerence, the first full-length by the Scottish folk songwriter Jacob Alon, and Hamstrings and Hurricanes, the first by Welsh jazz musician Joe Webb, will compete with the likes of Pulp’s comeback album More, folk godfather Martin Carthy’s Transform Me Then Into a Fish and the album with the UK’s biggest opening week of the year so far, People Watching by Sam Fender.The list is split 50/50 between male and female or mixed acts. The solo female artists on the list tend to the iconoclastic: Irish pop star Cmat’s acclaimed third album Euro-Country, Leeds jazz musician Emma-Jean Thackray’s Weirdo, FKA twigs’ Eusexua and PinkPantheress’s mixtape Fancy That. As for bands, as well as Pulp, the Irish band Fontaine...

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3 d. ago Rhodri Giggs backs brother Ryan despite £1million affair as he's snubbed again

Ryan Giggs has been snubbed again as the Premier League named its 2025 shortlist of nominations for the Hall of Fame, with the Manchester United icon's brother being a critic of the decision

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9 d. ago The Standard Shopping Shortlist: What to shop, see and know in September 2025

The hot-off-the-press launches and shiny shopping newness to know this month

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1 week ago City analyst, 28, died days after his ADHD medication was increased as coroner calls on Labour to launch a review into drug

The new warning comes following the death of London banker and musician Jacob Wooderson, originally from Hereford.

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2 w. ago Nova Twins: Parasites & Butterflies review – fearless rock duo balance anthems and introspection

(Marshall)Trailblazers Amy Love and Georgia South push the boundaries of their trademark hybrid rock sound while confronting mental health and naysayersNova Twins’ 2022 album Supernova received Brit nominations and the first ever Mercury prize shortlisting for a Black rock band, and earned singer/guitarist Amy Love and bassist Georgia South fans in Rage Against the Machine and Elton John. Their third album packs more of the trademark hybrid of rock, metal, punk and hip-hop that elbowed them to the front of a still male-dominated genre, but pushes at their boundaries and tiptoes towards pop.Working with Foo Fighters/Charli xcx producer Rich Costey and a supporting cast including former Nine Inch Nails drummer Ilan Rubin and (via their first use of sampling) Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat, the sound is bigger and more blatantly anthemic. Soprano playfully flirts with sugary harmonies and semi-operatic pop. Hummingbird – a kaleidoscopic collage of multi-layered vocals, unusual guitar proc...

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2 w. ago Manchester Cultural Welcome Award shortlist announced for 2025

The Manchester Culture Awards are back for 2025 and voting is now open

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2 w. ago Emma Heming Willis: Bruce Willis is in ‘great health’ but ‘brain is failing him’

Willis is best known for starring in films including Pulp Fiction, The Fifth Element and The Sixth Sense.

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3 w. ago National Television Awards 2025 shortlist confirmed as Strictly Come Dancing picks up three nominations

The dancing competition has won the Talent Show award nine years in a row

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3 w. ago Gary Lineker on best TV presenter shortlist in wake of Match of the Day exit

Ex-footballer in running for National Television award after controversy in which he shared social media post about ZionismGary Lineker has been shortlisted for the National Television award for best TV presenter, a few months after his exit from the BBC’s Match Of The Day.The former footballer will compete against Ant and Dec, who have won the prize for 23 years in a row. Continue reading...

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