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This Year’s Mercury Prize Is A Pivot Towards The Mainstream

  • Mercury shortlist is portrayed as unusually mainstream.
  • The writer questions space for independent artists.
  • Twelve albums, including Paul McCartney and Dave, were nominated.

The article argues that the 2026 Mercury Prize shortlist signals a stronger move towards established, commercially successful artists than the prize has typically embraced. While the writer considers the nominated albums worthy, they suggest the shift matters because it may further reduce prominent opportunities for independent and outsider…

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“We have to become warriors”: the fight to save the world’s only women’s sculpture park

  • London’s women-only sculpture garden may close in October.
  • Its founders fear commercial redevelopment of the Temple terrace.
  • The site has welcomed 100,000 visitors yearly since 2021.

The Artist’s Garden, a public sculpture park on the roof terrace of Temple underground station in London, faces closure after its licence is due to end on 1 October. Founded by curator Claire Mander and dedicated exclusively to women artists, the garden was created to address the underrepresentation…

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Zoe Saldaña to Receive Locarno Fest Special Honor

  • Zoe Saldaña will receive Locarno’s Special Pardo award.
  • She will appear in a public conversation on 10 August.
  • Locarno’s 79th festival runs from 5 to 15 August.

Zoe Saldaña will receive the Special Pardo, also known as the Special Leopard, at the 2026 Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. The honour recognises her screen career and adds to the festival’s high-profile programme, underlining Locarno’s role as a major international showcase for cinema. Saldaña will accept the…

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The Strokes’ ‘Is This It’ turns 25: Producer Gordon Raphael talks bottling magic and if it could ever happen again

  • ‘Is This It’ reaches its 25th anniversary.
  • Raphael says its success helped revive guitar music.
  • The album shaped indie rock for years.

Producer Gordon Raphael reflects on the 25th anniversary of The Strokes’ debut album ‘Is This It’, describing its enduring popularity as “a miracle”. The article presents the 2001 record as a defining release that helped revive guitar-led indie music and influenced bands including Arctic Monkeys, The Killers and…

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Remembering When East Coast Hip-Hop Stars Joined in the Charity Single Trend in 1989

  • “Self Destruction” united major rappers against violence in 1989.
  • KRS-One organised the song through the Stop The Violence Movement.
  • The charity single raised over $100,000.

In 1989, KRS-One brought together leading East Coast hip-hop artists for “Self Destruction”, a charity single opposing violence. The track mattered because it adapted the established all-star benefit-song format to rap while retaining the energy, creativity and directness of a major collaborative hip-hop record. The project emerged from…

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Mercury Prize 2026: check out this year’s shortlisted albums

  • Mercury Prize shortlist names 12 UK and Irish albums
  • Winner announced in Newcastle on 22 October
  • Paul McCartney receives his first Mercury shortlist nod

The 12 albums shortlisted for the 2026 Mercury Prize have been announced, recognising UK and Irish releases across pop, rock, rap, electronic music, jazz and poetry. The winner will be revealed at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena on 22 October, with performances from several nominees and BBC coverage planned. -…

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Olivia Dean and Paul McCartney shortlisted for Mercury Prize

  • Olivia Dean and Paul McCartney are Mercury Prize nominees.
  • Lily Allen’s acclaimed album is not shortlisted.
  • The £25,000 winner will be announced on 22 October.

Olivia Dean has been shortlisted for the 2026 Mercury Prize for The Art of Loving, reinforcing her awards success after the album won album of the year at both the Brit and Mobo Awards. Sir Paul McCartney has also earned his first Mercury nomination, aged 84, for The…

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Born 55 Years Ago Today in Nova Scotia, the Grammy-Winning Singer-Songwriter Who Penned Carrie Underwood’s First Hit

  • Gordie Sampson co-wrote Carrie Underwood’s breakthrough hit.
  • The song transformed his Nashville songwriting career.
  • He also supports emerging songwriters in Nova Scotia.

Canadian singer-songwriter Gordie Sampson is being profiled on his 55th birthday for his career as a Grammy-winning songwriter, particularly for co-writing Carrie Underwood’s breakthrough single “Jesus, Take the Wheel”. The 2005 ballad became a major country hit and helped establish both Underwood’s stardom and Sampson’s standing in Nashville’s…

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Black Sabbath icon Tony Iommi announces first solo album in over 20 years, ‘From The Dark’: “It rocks!”

  • Tony Iommi will release ‘From The Dark’ on 23 October.
  • ‘World Alone’ is the album’s first single.
  • The record is Iommi’s first solo release since 2001.

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has announced ‘From The Dark’, his first solo album in more than 20 years, due for release on 23 October via BMG. Its lead single, ‘World Alone’, was premiered at a global streaming event near Birmingham’s Black Sabbath Bridge, underlining Iommi’s continuing connection…

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“I have nothing against 50 Cent, but what does that even mean?!” AFI were told to collaborate with 50 Cent in the mid-2000s

  • AFI were urged to collaborate with 50 Cent.
  • The idea aimed to win Jimmy Iovine’s attention.
  • Davey Havok questioned the creative logic.

AFI singer Davey Havok says the band were encouraged to collaborate with 50 Cent during the mid-2000s, after their label situation changed from DreamWorks to Interscope. The proposed pairing was intended to attract the attention of Interscope head Jimmy Iovine, illustrating the commercial pressure AFI faced despite their…

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