probs shoulda put a bet on
Yeah, Iâd be amazed if Self Esteem didnât win. I put a tenner on Nova Twins, who were 9/1 now 18/1.
be very happy if Simz won, overdue and deserved IMO.
Iâve a tenner at 5/1, so hoping she gets it.
This better not be cancelled
So whoâs going to win?
- Self Esteem - Prioritise Pleasure
- Little Simz - Sometimes I Might be Introvert
- Wet Leg
- Gwenno - Tresor
- Yard Act - The Overload
- Nova Twins - Supernova
- Kojey Radical - Reason To Smile
- Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under
- Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler - For All Our Days That Tear The Heart
- Harry Styles - Harryâs House
- Joy Crookes - Skin
- Fergus McCreadie - Forest Floor
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Queen cancelling the Qween
It happened on the same day as 9/11 as well I seem to recall. I remember Elbow being interviewed as they arrived and saying something like âWell the prize doesnât really matter in the grand scheme of things does it??â
PJ Harvey was in Washington DC
Slightly feels like Self Esteemâs almost timed the run too well, like it would be too obvious a choice now.
Sheâll be fine without it, hope it goes elsewhere. Gwenno, or Yard Act to wind everyone up, or Simz cos itâs the best album on the list by miles.
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Postponed til later date. Guests were there, told, and asked to leave by 7.30pm.
Recall 9/11 fell on the same day as the Mercurys too.
Mercury prize postponed owing to death of Queen Elizabeth II | Mercury prize | The Guardian
Think I remember reading itâs usually 10 days of national mourning so might not happen for a while
Donât mind people feeling upset etc if they want, calling shit off like this is just an absolute fucking nonsense though. Hate it.
Assuming the main benefit of winning this is a bounce in attention, itâs probably better for whoever wins that it isnât buried in the next couple of weeks of news coverage.
Yeah, imo it makes sense to delay it even if just for the lack of coverage it would get otherwise
Exactly. The media coverage is the reward. For all the nominees.
they want to wait until the media frenzy dies down, so theyâll be holding this ceremony sometime in spring 2023 then?
ABSOLUTE FUCKING SHAMBLES TONIGHT
Seems like they worked something out, good on 'em all.