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Say Award Nominations: Scotland's Answer To The Mercury Prize Have Longlisted Franz Ferdinand And Young Fathers
The Mercury Prize might be the main indie music accolade everyone's talking about, but if you're in Scotland you'll be more interested to hear this year's nominations for the Scottish Album of the Year. The...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 02 August 2018
Young Fathers In German Festival Fiasco Over Pro-palestine Politics
Young Fathers have found themselves at the centre of a political storm after being dropped from the line-up of Germany's Ruhrtriennale Festival for their pro-Palestine affiliations, before then being reinvited to perform. It comes at...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 27 June 2018
Young Fathers Unveil UK Tour Dates For December 2018
They're currently touring the festival circuit this summer promoting their latest album 'Cocoa Sugar', but Young Fathers have scheduled a set of headline gigs around the UK for the end of November and the beginning...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 01 June 2018
M.i.a. Introduces A Diverse Line-up For Meltdown Festival 2017
M.I.A. is launching this year's Meltdown Festival, for which twelve new names have been added to the line-up. Over a period of nine days this summer, this cultural showcase hits London's Southbank Centre and tickets...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 28 March 2017
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
Mercury Music Prize: In Defence Of Young Fathers
It wasn't quite the token jazz act winning the award, and it wasn't quite Speech Debelle but there were audible gasps inside London's Roundhouse when Edinburgh-based hip-hop band Young Fathers were announced as the winner...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 October 2014
Kate Tempest Is 'In Love' With Music
Kate Tempest was honoured to be nominated for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize because she has been ''in love'' with music her entire life.The 28-year-old poet-and-rapper lost out on the prestigious award - which recognises the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 October 2014
Young Fathers Win The Mercury Music Prize
Scottish trio Young Fathers have won this year’s Mercury Music Prize. Their debut album DEAD received the final nod from the judges when the announcement was made by Nick Grimshaw at London’s iconic Roundhouse venue...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 29 October 2014
Our Guide To This Year's Mercury Music Prize Nominations
The 24th edition of the annual Barclaycard Mercury Prize is due to be held on Wednesday 29th October at London’s Roundhouse.Last week we brought you our analysis of who we thought would make the dozen-strong...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 15 September 2014
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