You've made it to the end of another working day (well, we have at least).

Oh and well done too to the 12 artists who were named on the coveted Hyundai Mercury Prize shortlist.

If you've lived in a music news vacuum all day, then fear not, as you can scroll down to discover exactly who made the cut and hear from many of the acts too.

We'll find out the name of the winner in exactly seven weeks time.

If you don't care who wins the Mercury then still scroll down for news of Justin Bieber accidentally bumping into a photgrapher, Lady Gaga deliberately bashing Donald Trump and Madonna accepting damages from a newspaper. Plus new music from Stereophonics and Kesha.

Until then, it's been an honour. May the best man/woman/group win...

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Grab some popcorn, an oversized teddy bear, and settle down to watch a few of Kesha's childhood home movies.

If you want to, that is.

Learn to Let Go is the third track from Kesha's forthcoming album Rainbow, released next month, and features some pretty cute footage of the singer.

According to the blurb, Kesha is transported into the world of childhood home movies to reveal the woman that little girl would grow up to be.

Deep stuff, eh?

And if you were to ask Kesha, she would tell you it's more than just a song...

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This is "the only news you need to day" apparently (apart from the Mercuries, Bieber, Gaga and Madge that is...)

Legendary children's TV presenter Derek Griffiths (Play School, Play Away) seems to have confirmed online that he sang backing vox on the Fab Four's I Am The Walrus.

So now you know.

Goo Goo Ga Choo Derek. Goo Goo Ga Choo.

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Wanna see some happy-looking musicians who are on the verge of a potentially life-changing prize win?

Well you've come to right place...unless you came to see Stormzy, Ed or The xx - they weren't there :(

There are trophies awarded for all 12 of the albums nominated today and you can check out some of their delighted new owners below.

Only one of them can be crowned winner at London's Hammersmith Apollo on 14 September.

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So while all that Mercury Prize excitement has been going on Welsh rockers Stereophonics have sneaked out a new single and released details of a forthcoming new album.

Perhaps an early contender for next year?

You can hear lead single All In One Night in all the usual streaming places now. The band tweeted that their LP Scream Above The Sounds will follow...well, soon. It's coming soon.

Kelly Jones and the band received a Mercury nomination in 1999 for their second album Performance and Cocktails.

Which takes us nicely back to...

Mark Savage
Music reporter

Okay, so time for a quick Mercury Prize list re-cap, if you've just joined us.

• Ed Sheeran has picked up his first nomination for the Mercury Prize, recognising the overwhelming success of his third album ÷ (Divide).
• But he faces strong competition from grime artists Stormzy and J Hus and rapper Loyle Carner, who each receive nominations for their debut albums.
• Their nominations come a year after Skepta took home the £25,000 prize, beating bookies' favourite David Bowie.
• Former winners The xx and Alt-J also make the 12-strong shortlist.

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BBC Music reporter Mark Savage was down there on the floor earlier.

Here's what he made of it:

Ed Sheeran's name really sticks out on this year's Mercury shortlist. Amongst the jazz trumpeting of Dinosaur and performance poetry of Kate Tempest, he's a major household name who has sold more than 2 million copies of his record in just four months.

So what's going on? The obvious answer is the panel were impressed by his writing. No one else has done more to dictate the sound of the Top 40 this year. Alongside his own hits, he's written Rita Ora's Your Song and Liam Payne's Strip That Down and spawned several imitators - from Shawn Mendes to Passenger.

You could argue that his presence on the shortlist is robbing an under-exposed artist of the spotlight. But putting Sheeran alongside J Hus or The Big Moon could just as easily introduce those acts to a whole new audience.

What seems certain is he won't win. Not since M People's victory in 1994 has a pop act been rewarded with the Mercury - and even David Bowie got shunted aside in favour of Skepta last year.

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Well Rihanna was overlooked for the Mercury Prize for two main reasons.

1. She isn't from the UK or Ireland
2. She hasn't had an album out in the last 12 months.

Can't argue with that really.

The Barbadian singer has been busy anyway meeting the French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron (above) to talk about global education.

The 29-year-old, who is a Global Partnership for Education ambassador, described the meeting as "incredible."

Which is one of many words in the English language that sound much better in a French accent.

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After years of following the Mercury Prize, the soulful Sampha sounds like he's been trying - and failing - to stay cool about the fact he's been nominated for his debut album Process.

Have a look at him in action at Glasto below.

The xx and Alt-J are both bands who won the Mercury Prize with their debut albums, then saw their follow-ups be ignored by the Mercury judges. Both are now back in the fold with their third LPs.

Gus Unger-Hamilton from Alt-J has told 6 Music that when their second album wasn't nominated they decided awards didn't matter any more...

But have now changed their minds...

Speaking of Stormzy.

Both he and Ed Sheeran made the 'Merk-ury' list today.

So for our #TBT let's re-live their collab at this year's Brit Awards.

*EdStorm is not their official name but it's definitely what we call them as a duo.

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Stormzy sounds genuinely chuffed to get a nomination for his debut album Gang Signs & Prayer. The album went to number one in the UK in March.

Speaking on the phone from Australia, he told 6 Music he's "honoured".

This year's Mercury Prize judges had to sift through almost 300 albums to draw up the shortlist you see today.

Among the panel were musicians Marcus Mumford and Ella Eyre - who told us they had to bite their lips in the judging room.

Well everyone who wasn't on that list below basically.

More more specifically:

• Dua Lipa
• Public Service Broadcasting
• London Grammar
• Marika Hackman
• Royal Blood
• Mr Jukes
• Declan McKenna
• Jane Weaver
• Dizzee Rascal
• Laura Marling
• Idles
• The Moonlandingz

They can all feel hard done by to miss out (feel free to insert your own hard luck story).

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Back to the Mercuries now where Stormzy is the early favourite, according to the bookies.

Here are the full Mercury Prize odds:

• Stormzy - 7/2
• Sampha - 4/1
• Kate Tempest - 6/1
• The xx - 7/1
• Alt-J - 8/1
• Loyle Carner - 8/1
• J Hus - 9/1
• Glass Animals - 12/1
• Ed Sheeran - 14/1
• Blossoms - 16/1
• Dinosaur - 22/1
• The Big Moon - 28/1

Source: Ladbrokes

But as we know, the Mercury is notoriously difficult to predict. That's what makes it such fun.

If you do have a flutter, please bet sensibly.

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Away from the Mercury Prize for a moment, Madonna has joined Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga (scroll down) in the headlines today.

Madge and her adopted twin daughters have accepted undisclosed damages from Associated Newspapers over a "serious invasion of privacy".

The singer adopted four-year-old Stella and Estere in February.

At the time, she asked the media to "respect our privacy during this transitional time."

Madonna brought the case at London's High Court over a MailOnline article that caused her "considerable personal distress", her solicitor said.

Read more.

Mark Savage
Music reporter

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Ed Sheeran's name really sticks out on this year's Mercury shortlist. Among the jazz trumpeting and performance poetry, he's a major household name. He has sold more than two million copies of his record in just four months.

Normally, the Mercury turns its nose up at this sort of commercialism. Adele's 25 didn't get nominated, Coldplay's A Head Full of Dreams didn't get nominated. And, as many have pointed out, none of Ed Sheeran's previous albums got nominated.

So what's going on? The obvious answer is that the panel were impressed by his writing. No-one else has done more to dictate the sound of the Top 40 this year. Alongside his own hits, he's written Rita Ora's Your Song and Liam Payne's Strip That Down; and spawned several imitators - from Shawn Mendes to Passenger.

You could argue that his presence on the shortlist is robbing an under-exposed artist of the spotlight - but equally, putting Ed Sheeran alongside J Hus or The Big Moon could introduce a whole new audience to those acts.

What seems certain, though, is that he won't win. Not since M People's victory in 1994 has a pop act been rewarded with the Mercury - and even David Bowie got shunted aside for Skepta last year (deservedly so, might I add).

Bookmakers have already made Sampha and Stormzy the favourites this year. Which puts Ed in the unusual position of being the underdog.

One of the most leftfield names on the list - for non-jazz fans at least - is Dinosaur.

They are a four-piece led by trumpeter Laura Jurd and are nominated for their debut album Together, As One.

It's been described as “punk rock, by jazz standards,” on BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction.

And The Guardian's five-star review, external described it as "the impressionistic electric-jazz moodiness and glistening keyboard textures of Miles Davis’s In A Silent Way seamlessly wrapped around Celtic folk melodies, Django Batesian idiom-swaps, and interwoven with American, Scottish and north African drumming."

You've probably just got to hear it.

They will inevitably be tagged as the "token jazz" nominee, but Jurd said she hoped the nomination was "a chance for us to shake off the J word a bit".

She told 6 Music being nominated was "amazing".

It's not about the taking part for the London rapper - he's just told 6 Music he's in it to win it.

Listen for yourself below.

And here he is showing 1Xtra's A.Dot what he's capable of - by rapping a takeaway menu.

Trickier than is sounds.

Plenty of reaction dropping in now as you can see by scrolling down.

But you can talk all day really and not say a thing. Actions speak louder than words.

So here's your quick rundown of the 12 nominees proving why they were chosen.

Check it above.