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Mercury Music Prize Nominations Announced
disnews by DiS News July 19th, 2005
It's that time of year again, where the predictable 11 combine with the random one, to create the shortlist for the 2005 Mercury Music Prize. So without further ado, here are the nominations:

Antony and the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
Coldplay - X&Y
The Go! Team - Thunder,Lightning,Strike
Hard-Fi - Stars of CCTV
KT Tunstall - Eye to the Telescope
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers
Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger
M.I.A. - Arular
Polar Bear - Held on the Tips of Fingers
Seth Lakeman - Kitty Jay

Let the argument commence!



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