Photography Vicky GroutMusic / NewsSkepta, 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 Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE5 of the best Oklou collabs, ranked‘Alt girls get their flowers’: Oklou and PinkPantheress go head-to-headGucci AW26: Everything you missed at Demna’s blockbuster runway debutWatch: fakemink on lust, obsessive fans and his new album, Terrifiedfakemink: ‘I’m the Eminem of the UK underground’Pokémon, pigeons and a car crash: Tracing fakemink’s digital footprint GucciEsDeeKid, Fakemink and more shut down Gucci’s AW26 afterparty5 acts to know from Manchester’s musical undergroundThe 7 most bleak, hopeless and depressing Mitski songs – ranked!February 2026 playlist: All the music we loved from the last monthMagdalena Bay on romance, fate and the best advice they ever receivedEvery Gorillaz album, rankedEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy