Photography Vicky GroutMusicNewsSkepta, Anohni and David Bowie nominated for Mercury PrizeRadiohead, Kano and Bat For Lashes also appear on the longlist for the best British album of the yearShareLink copied ✔️August 4, 2016MusicNewsTextSelim Bulut The longlist for this year’s Mercury Prize has been announced, with artists including Skepta, Anohni, and David Bowie all nominated for the award, as The FADER report. The Mercury Prize is an annual music industry celebration. A jury of critics and industry insiders vote for the best British album of the year, with the winner receiving £20,000 and a healthy boost in album sales. Previous winners have included James Blake, Dizzee Rascal, PJ Harvey, and Young Fathers. This year’s selection focuses on the big hitters: grime MC Skepta is listed for his breakthrough Konnichiwa, Anohni appears with her powerful Hopelessness, David Bowie gets a posthumous nomination for Blackstar, and Radiohead’s stunning A Moon Shaped Pool gets a nod too. Records by other recognisable artists – including Bat For Lashes, Kano, and The 1975 – have all been nominated too. The sole curveball is a nomination for relatively unknown London jazz band The Comet Is Coming. Six of the albums will be considered for the final prize, with the final prize chosen by a panel (which this year includes Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac and former prize nominees Kate Tempest and Jessie Ware) at a ceremony on September 15. Check out the full longlist below: Anohni – HoplessnessBat For Lashes – The BrideDavid Bowie – Blackstar Jamie Woon – Making TimeKano – Made In The ManorLaura Mvula – The Dreaming RoomMichael Kiwanuka – Love and HateRadiohead – A Moon Shaped PoolSavages – Adore LifeSkepta – KonnichiwaThe 1975 – I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of itThe Comet Is Coming – Channel The Spirits Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREFrost Children answer the dA-Zed quizThe 5 best features from PinkPantheress’ new remix albumZimmermannKindred spirits and psychedelic florals: Zimmermann heads to 70s Sydney Moses Ideka is making pagan synth-folk from the heart of south LondonBehind-the-scenes at Oklou and FKA twigs’ new video shootBjörk calls for the release of musician ‘kidnapped’ by Israeli authorities‘Her dumbest album yet’: Are Swifties turning on Taylor Swift?IB Kamara on branching out into musicEnter the K-Bass: How SCR revolutionised Korean club culture‘Comic Con meets underground rap’: Photos from Eastern Margins’ day festWho are H.LLS? Get to know London’s anonymous alt-R&B trioTaylor Swift has lost her grip with The Life of a Showgirl