Blog: PopWreck(oning)

The nominations for the 2009 Barclaycard Mercury Prize - for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland - were announced today, July 21, at a special ceremony in London by BBC 6music radio host Lauren Laverne. Receiving a Mercury Prize nomination (and/or winning it) generally leads to increased album sales and increased celebrity profile for a band. Manchester band Elbow received the honor in 2008. Here are the 12 nominees for this year's Mercury Prize : Florence and the Machine – Lungs [...]