Mercury Prize aficionados will notice that this year’s ceremony isn’t quite the glitzy showbiz extravaganza of years gone by.
Rather than a huge bash with multiple live performances (and a full audience), we’re in a studio at Abbey Road, and all the music is pre-taped.
The smaller scale is an act of necessity – a sponsorship deal with taxi company Freenow ended last year, and efforts to find a replacement didn’t come to fruition.
Still, a night out at Abbey Road isn’t to be sniffed at; and the all-important £25,000 prize is still intact.
Organisers say they hope to have a new sponsor in place in time for next year’s ceremony.
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