The Mercury Prize 2017 Nominees
Find out who's shortlisted, and listen to interviews with a selection of nominated acts.
Mercury Prize 2017: The shortlist
Tom Ravenscroft reveals the 12 artists vying for this year's Mercury Prize.
Loyle Carner's mass appeal
Tom Ravenscroft talks to Loyle about his Mercury-nominated album.
Mercury Prize 2017 Nominees: Loyle Carner
Loyle Carner speaks to Tom Ravenscroft about his Mercury Prize Nomination.
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Mercury Prize 2017 Nominees: The Big Moon
The group share some insight on the creation of their debut album and 2017 shortlisting.
Watch Kate Tempest perform Grubby in the 6 Music Live Room
Kate has received her second nomination for the Mercury Prize for Let Them Eat Chaos.
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Mercury Music Prize 2017 Nominees: Stormzy
The Grime star chats about this year's Mercury Prize to 6 Music's Georgie Rogers.
Watch Glass Animals perform Season 2 Episode 3 in the 6 Music Live Room
The band have just been Mercury Prize nominated for their album How To Be A Human Being.
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Mercury Prize 2017 Nominees: alt-J
alt-J speak to Tom Ravenscroft about their nomination.
Mercury Prize 2017 Nominees: J Hus
J Hus explains to Tom Ravenscroft why his Mercury-nominated album is packed with tracks.
Mercury Prize 2017 Nominees: Dinosaur
The trumpet led jazz piece Dinosaur talk about their nomination to Tom Ravenscroft.
Mercury Prize 2017 Nominees: Kate Tempest
The spoken-word artist speaks to Tom Ravenscroft about her nomination.
Mercury Music Prize 2017 Nominees: Sampha
Sampha chats about his nomination to 6 Music's Georgie Rogers.
Mercury Prize albums of the year round-up
6 Music News joins Stuart with a round up of the nominees for this years Mercury Prize.












