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Laura Mvula And Celeste Set For 2021 Hyundai Mercury Prize Stage
Laura Mvula, Celeste and Arlo Parks are among the performers confirmed for the 2021 Hyundai Mercury Prize.The prestigious music ceremony will return on September 9 at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, with BBC Radio 6 Music's...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 August 2021
Lauren Laverne To Take Over Bbc 6 Music's Breakfast Show
Lauren Laverne is set to take over as the presenter of BBC Radio 6 Music’s weekday breakfast show, replacing Shaun Keaveny after more than a decade, in the indie music station’s biggest schedule shake-up in...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 09 August 2018
Florence + The Machine Among Nominees For Mercury Prize 2015
Florence + the Machine and Jamie xx are among nominees for the Mercury Prize 2015.The full shortlist of 12 nominated albums has been revealed on BBC Radio 6 Music, with Wolf Alice and Benjamin Clementine...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 October 2015
Lauren Laverne Remembers Husband's Close Call On 7/7 Anniversary
The former Kenickie frontwoman has revealed her then fiance, TV producer/DJ Graeme Fisher, was on a London Underground train on 7th July, 2005 when suicide bombers wreaked havoc across the British capital, and...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 July 2015
Glastonbury 2016 Acts Already 'Booked Up'
Emily Eavis claims Glastonbury's 2016 headliners are ''pretty much booked up''.The co-organiser of the festival has revealed they are well on the way to completing the line-up for the annual event next year, despite the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 June 2015
Bbc Radio 6 Music Hits 2 Million Weekly As 5 Live Goes Backwards
BBC Radio 6 Music, the station that the corporation tried to axe before a public outcry, hit over 2 million weekly listeners in the final three months of last year. In a landmark moment for...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 05 February 2015
Mercury Music Prize: Field Music's Odds Plummet As Ceremony Looms
The winner of this year's Mercury Music Prize will be announced at a ceremony in London tonight, with British indie pop quartet Alt-J the bookies favourite at 6/4. However, an interesting market mover has sent...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 01 November 2012
Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize 2012: Our Predictions
As the Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize 2012 draws near, we have a look at the shortlist and the likelihood of each act actually walking away with the prize. There’s no such thing as a done...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 01 November 2012
Mercury Prize Nomination Preview: Who Will Get The Nod?
“The Barclaycard Mercury prize 2012 albums of the year will be revealed at 5.30pm on Wednesday (12 September, 2012) The announcement, made by presenter and broadcaster Lauren Laverne, will be hosted at The Hospital Club...
By Lew Irwin on 12 September 2012
Guillemots Always Eat Their Rider
Guillemots always eat their backstage rider. The 'Get Over It' band - made up of Fyfe Dangerfield, MC Lord Magrao, Aristazabal Hawkes and Greig Stewart - like to indulge in a few snacks before they...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 July 2012
Harry Potter Wins Best Film At Empire Awards
'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 2' won the top prize at the Empire Awards 2012 last night (25.03.12). The final instalment of the wizard franchise took home Best Film and Best Director...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 March 2012
Adele And Elbow Head Mercury Nominations
The nominations for the 2011 Mercury Music Prize have been announced, with British songstress Adele and former winners Elbow among the contenders. The shortlist, chosen from over 240 albums, was announced by Lauren Laverne during...
By WENN on 19 July 2011
Blur Are Glastonbury's Best
Blur's headlining slot at Glastonbury last year has been voted the best performance at the festival in 40 years.BBC 6 Music radio presenter Lauren Laverne revealed the British indie group - which consists of Damon...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 June 2010
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