Part of a series of articles on British music

BPI • OCC

Charts Singles chart (#1s; Records) Albums chart (#1s) Download chart (#1s)

Awards BRIT Awards • Mercury Prize NME Awards

Periods Pre-1950 • 1950s & 60s 1970s • 1980s 1990s - Present

Origins and influences Overview England • Scotland • Wales Ireland • Caribbean

Genres Classical • Britpop • Brithop Opera • Rock • Jazz

Major music publications NME • Melody Maker Music Week • Record Collector Record Mirror • Record Retailer Smash Hits • Sounds Q • Kerrang! • fRoots

Other links Bands • Musicians Festivals • Venues

Timeline 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • (full list)

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It was the first year of Digital downloads being fully integrated into the charts leading to many songs not This is a summary of the year 2008 in British music. So far this year fifteen singles have been at Number one with six being new releases The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. It was established by the BPI and BARD (the British Association of Record Dealers) in 1992 as an alternative to the industry-dominated BRIT Awards. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI is the British record industry's trade association. The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards It was originally sponsored by the now-defunct telecoms company Mercury, followed in 1998 by Technics and starting in 2004 the Nationwide Building Society. 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The cartoon band Gorillaz resigned from the shortlist in 2001. Bassist Murdoc said winning would be "like carrying a dead albatross round your neck for eternity". Murdoc Niccals (sometimes spelled Nichals or Nicalls) is a fictional musician member of the virtual band Gorillaz. ^[3] Following this, no Damon Albarn-related release -- including albums by Gorillaz, Blur and The Good, the Bad & the Queen -- has since been entered for the Mercury. Gorillaz is a Virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the Comic Blur are an English Alternative rock band that formed in London in 1989 The Good the Bad & the Queen is the album by an unnamed British Alternative rock supergroup, made up of Damon Albarn, Paul

The awards usually take place in September but nominated albums are announced in July. In 2007 the shortlist was announced on July 17 at The Hospital in London's Covent Garden. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians The awards ceremony took place on September 4. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself The winners were Klaxons with their album Myths Of The Near Future. Klaxons are a English Indie rock / Dance punk band based in London Myths of the Near Future is the debut album by English band Klaxons on 29 January 2007 through Polydor Records. ^[4] The list of nominees for 2007 included two previous winners. The Arctic Monkeys were victorious in 2006, winning with their album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. Arctic Monkeys are a British Indie band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not is the debut album by Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys, released on 23 January 2006 Dizzee Rascal took home the prize in 2003 for his album Boy in Da Corner. Dylan Mills (born 1985 in Bow, East London) known professionally as Dizzee Rascal, is a British Rapper, Record producer and Boy in da Corner is the debut album of Rapper Dizzee Rascal, released on July 21 2003 by XL Recordings in the United

Less well known were the nine bands and artists that fielded debut albums: Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford, Bat for Lashes, Jamie T, Klaxons, Maps, New Young Pony Club, Fionn Regan, Young Knives and The View. Basquiat Strings is a British Jazz quintet led by the cellist Ben Davis, who composes all the music Sebastian "Seb" Rochford is a British drummer who spans many music genres Bat for Lashes is the Pseudonym of English musician Natasha Khan (born 25 October 1979) a Brighton -based Songwriter Jamie Treays (born 8 January 1986) known by his stage name Jamie T, is a 22-year-old English singer/songwriter from Wimbledon, Klaxons are a English Indie rock / Dance punk band based in London Maps is the recording name used by Northampton -based musician James Chapman. New Young Pony Club are a five piece indie / Electronica band from London, England. Fionn Regan is an Irish Singer-songwriter, Poet and Artist from Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. Young Knives are an English Geek rock band from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. The View are an Indie rock band from Dundee They also include styles such as punk and pop in their music The other nominee was Amy Winehouse, who was nominated for her debut album Frank in 2004. Frank is the Ivor Novello Award -nominated debut album by English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, released by Island Records

Shortlists

Each year's winner (where confirmed) is in bold.

2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992

2007

• Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
• Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford - Basquiat Strings
• Bat for Lashes - Fur and Gold
• Dizzee Rascal - Maths and English
• Klaxons – Myths of the Near Future
• Maps - We Can Create
• New Young Pony Club - Fantastic Playroom
• Fionn Regan - The End of History
• Jamie T - Panic Prevention
• The View - Hats Off to the Buskers
• Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
• The Young Knives - Voices of Animals and Men

2006

• Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
• Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan – Ballad of the Broken Seas
• Editors – The Back Room
• Guillemots – Through the Windowpane
• Richard Hawley – Coles Corner
• Hot Chip – The Warning
• Muse – Black Holes and Revelations
• Zoe Rahman – Melting Pot
• Lou Rhodes – Beloved One
• Scritti Politti – White Bread Black Beer
• Sway – This Is My Demo
• Thom Yorke – The Eraser

2005

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

2004

• Basement Jaxx – Kish Kash
• Belle & Sebastian – Dear Catastrophe Waitress
• Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
• Jamelia – Thank You
• Keane – Hopes and Fears
• Snow Patrol – Final Straw
• Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions
• The Streets – A Grand Don't Come for Free
• Ty – Upwards
• Amy Winehouse – Frank
• Robert Wyatt – Cuckooland
• The Zutons – Who Killed...... The Zutons?

2003

• Athlete – Vehicles and Animals
• Eliza Carthy – Anglicana
• Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head
• The Darkness – Permission to Land
• Dizzee Rascal – Boy in Da Corner
• Floetry – Floetic
• Soweto Kinch – Conversations with the Unseen
• Lemon Jelly – Lost Horizons
• The Thrills – So Much for the City
• Martina Topley-Bird – Quixotic
• Radiohead – Hail to the Thief
• Terri Walker – Untitled

2002

• Guy Barker – Soundtrack
• The Bees – Sunshine Hit Me
• David Bowie – Heathen
• The Coral – The Coral
• Doves – The Last Broadcast
• The Electric Soft Parade – Holes in the Wall
• Gemma Hayes – Night on my Side
• Beverley Knight – Who I Am
• Roots Manuva – Run Come Save Me
• Joanna MacGregor – Play
• Ms. Dynamite – A Little Deeper
• The Streets – Original Pirate Material

2001

• Basement Jaxx – Rooty
• Elbow – Asleep in the Back
• Goldfrapp – Felt Mountain
• Gorillaz – Gorillaz (nomination withdrawn at the request of the band)
• Ed Harcourt – Here Be Monsters
• PJ Harvey – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
• Tom McRae – Tom McRae
• Radiohead – Amnesiac
• Susheela Raman – Salt Rain
• Super Furry Animals – Rings Around the World
• Turin Brakes – The Optimist LP
• Zero 7 – Simple Things

2000

• Richard Ashcroft – Alone with Everybody
• Badly Drawn Boy – The Hour of Bewilderbeast
• Coldplay – Parachutes
• MJ Cole – Sincere
• Death in Vegas – The Contino Sessions
• The Delgados – The Great Eastern
• Doves – Lost Souls
• Helicopter Girl – How to Steal the World
• Leftfield – Rhythm and Stealth
• Nicholas Maw – Violin Concerto
• Nitin Sawhney – Beyond Skin
• Kathryn Williams – Little Black Numbers

1999

• Thomas Adès – Asyla
• Denys Baptiste – Be Where You Are
• Black Star Liner – Bengali Bantam Youth Experience!
• Blur – 13
• Chemical Brothers – Surrender
• Faithless – Sunday 8PM
• Manic Street Preachers – This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
• Beth Orton – Central Reservation
• Kate Rusby – Sleepless
• Talvin Singh – Ok
• Stereophonics – Performance and Cocktails
• Underworld – Beaucoup Fish

1998

• 4hero – Two Pages
• Asian Dub Foundation – Rafi's Revenge
• Eliza Carthy – Red Rice
• Catatonia – International Velvet
• Cornershop – When I Was Born for the 7th Time
• Gomez – Bring It On
• Massive Attack – Mezzanine
• Propellerheads – Decksandrumsandrockandroll
• Pulp – This Is Hardcore
• John Surman – Proverbs & Songs
• The Verve – Urban Hymns
• Robbie Williams – Life Thru a Lens

1997

• The Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole
• Beth Orton – Trailer Park
• Primal Scream – Vanishing Point
• The Prodigy – The Fat of the Land
• Radiohead – OK Computer
• Roni Size/Reprazent – New Forms
• The Spice Girls – Spice
• Suede – Coming Up
• John Tavener – Svyati
• Mark-Anthony Turnage – Your Rockaby

1996

• Artists for War Child – Help
• Black Grape – It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah
• Peter Maxwell Davies/BBC Philharmonic – The Beltane Fire / Caroline Mathilde
• Manic Street Preachers – Everything Must Go
• Mark Morrison – Return of the Mack
• Oasis – (What's the Story) Morning Glory
• Courtney Pine – Modern Day Jazz Stories
• Pulp – Different Class
• Underworld – Second Toughest In The Infants
• Norma Waterson – Norma Waterson

1995

• Guy Barker – Into the Blue
• Elastica – Elastica
• PJ Harvey – To Bring You My Love
• Leftfield – Leftism
• James MacMillan – Seven Last Words from the Cross
• Van Morrison – Days Like This
• Oasis – Definitely Maybe
• Portishead – Dummy
• Supergrass – I Should Coco
• Tricky – Maxinquaye

1994

• M People – Elegant Slumming
• Blur – Parklife
• Ian McNabb – Head Like A Rock
• Shara Nelson – What Silence Knows
• Michael Nyman – The Piano Concerto and MGV
• The Prodigy – Music for the Jilted Generation
• Pulp – His'n'Hers
• Take That – Everything Changes
• Therapy? – Troublegum
• Paul Weller – Wild Wood

1993

• Apache Indian – No Reservations
• The Auteurs – New Wave
• Gavin Bryars – Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet
• Dina Carroll – So Close
• PJ Harvey – Rid of Me
• New Order – Republic
• Stereo MC's – Connected
• Sting – Ten Summoner's Tales
• Suede – Suede
• Stan Tracey – Portraits Plus

1992

• Barry Adamson – Soul Murder
• Jah Wobble – Rising Above Bedlam
• The Jesus and Mary Chain – Honey's Dead
• Bheki Mseleku – Celebration
• Primal Scream – Screamadelica
• Saint Etienne – Foxbase Alpha
• Simply Red – Stars
• U2 – Achtung Baby
• John Tavener & Steven Isserlis –The Protecting Veil
• Young Disciples – Road To Freedom

Controversy

Some winners of the prize have proved controversial. Arctic Monkeys are a British Indie band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. Favourite Worst Nightmare is the second Studio album by Sheffield indie Rock band Arctic Monkeys that was first released Basquiat Strings is a British Jazz quintet led by the cellist Ben Davis, who composes all the music Sebastian "Seb" Rochford is a British drummer who spans many music genres Basquiat Strings is a British Jazz quintet led by the cellist Ben Davis, who composes all the music Bat for Lashes is the Pseudonym of English musician Natasha Khan (born 25 October 1979) a Brighton -based Songwriter Fur and Gold is the debut album by English solo artist Bat for Lashes, released in 2006. Dylan Mills (born 1985 in Bow, East London) known professionally as Dizzee Rascal, is a British Rapper, Record producer and Maths + English is the third studio album by Rapper and grime artist Dizzee Rascal. Klaxons are a English Indie rock / Dance punk band based in London Myths of the Near Future is the debut album by English band Klaxons on 29 January 2007 through Polydor Records. Maps is the recording name used by Northampton -based musician James Chapman. We Can Create is the debut album from Northampton -based band Maps, released in 2007 New Young Pony Club are a five piece indie / Electronica band from London, England. Fantastic Playroom is the debut album of New Young Pony Club. Fionn Regan is an Irish Singer-songwriter, Poet and Artist from Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. The End of History is the debut album from Irish Singer-songwriter Fionn Regan, released in 2006. Jamie Treays (born 8 January 1986) known by his stage name Jamie T, is a 22-year-old English singer/songwriter from Wimbledon, Panic Prevention is the Mercury Prize nominated debut album by Wimbledon -born singer-songwriter Jamie T, released in the United Kingdom The View are an Indie rock band from Dundee They also include styles such as punk and pop in their music Hats Off to the Buskers is the Mercury Music Prize -nominated debut album by Scottish band The View. Back to Black is the second Studio album by English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, released in October 2006 on Island Young Knives are an English Geek rock band from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. Voices of Animals and Men is the first full-length album by The Young Knives, released on August 22, 2006. Arctic Monkeys are a British Indie band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not is the debut album by Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys, released on 23 January 2006 Isobel Campbell (born on April 27, 1976 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish singer Cellist and composer in the Mark Lanegan (born November 25, 1964 in Ellensburg, Washington) is an American rock musician and Songwriter. Ballad of the Broken Seas is an Album released by Isobel Campbell and the first collaboration between her and Mark Lanegan. Editors are a British Indie rock band from Birmingham who formed in 2002 The Back Room is the critically acclaimed debut Album by British Post-punk revival band Editors, released July Guillemots (sometimes written gUiLLeMoTs) are a BRIT Award nominated Indie rock band formed in November 2004 by Fyfe Dangerfield Through the Windowpane is the debut full-length Album from the British Indie rock band Guillemots, released July 10, 2006 Richard Hawley (born Richard Willis Hawley, 17 January 1967, Sheffield, England) is a Guitarist, Singer, Coles Corner is the fourth studio album from musician Richard Hawley. Hot Chip is a British Electropop band They have released three studio albums&mdash Coming on Strong, The Warning, and The Warning is the second full-length release from the British electronic indie pop band Hot Chip. Muse are Black Holes & Revelations is the fourth studio album by English Alternative rock band Muse, released on 3 July 2006 Zoe Rahman is a British Jazz composer and Pianist. In 1999 she won the 'Perrier Young Jazz Musician of the Year' Award Lou Rhodes is an English singer and songwriter from Manchester, now living in Wiltshire. Scritti Politti are a British band, originally formed in 1978 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. White Bread Black Beer is the fifth studio album from vocalist and guitarist Green Gartside's genre-eclectic Scritti Politti. Derek Andrew Safo (born 5 September, 1982) is a British hip hop Rapper of Ghanaian origins who uses the stage names This Is My Demo is the debut album from British Rapper Sway DaSafo. Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968 is a Grammy -winning English Musician, best known as the lead singer and principal songwriter of the The Eraser is the debut solo Album by Radiohead lead singer Thom Yorke, released on 10 July 2006 in the United Antony and the Johnsons is a Mercury Prize -winning music act from New York City. I Am a Bird Now is the critically-acclaimed second album by New York City band Antony and the Johnsons. Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band composed of Kele Okereke on vocals and Rhythm guitar, Russell Lissack on Silent Alarm is the debut Studio album by British Indie rock band Bloc Party. Coldplay TalkColdplay#Is_or_Are_dispute_again X&Y is the third Studio album by English Alternative rock band Coldplay, released June 6 2005 in the United Kingdom via the record label Hard-Fi are an English Indie rock band formed in Staines, Surrey in 2003 Stars of CCTV is the debut album from Staines -based British band Hard-Fi. Kaiser Chiefs are an English Indie rock band who formed in 1997 Employment is the debut album by English Rock band Kaiser Chiefs. Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975 is a Scottish Singer-songwriter. Eye to the Telescope is the debut Album by Scottish Singer-songwriter KT Tunstall, originally released 13 December Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (born July 17 1977 better known by her Stage name M Arular is the debut album by UK artist MIA The album is titled after her father 's political code name used during the Tamil independence Maxïmo Park (sometimes spelled Maximo Park) are an English Post-punk revival band signed to Warp Records, who formed in 2000 A Certain Trigger is the debut album of Newcastle -based Post-punk revival band Maxïmo Park. Seth Bernard Lakeman (born March 26, 1977 in Yelverton Devon) is an English folk singer Songwriter, and Musician Kitty Jay is a music album by Seth Lakeman published in 2004 It is his second album that he published as a principal performer The Go! Team are an English, Brighton -based six piece band (with two Drummers whose songs are a mixture of action theme songs, cheerleader Thunder Lightning Strike is the debut album by The Go! Team. It was released on British label Memphis Industries in 2004 (see 2004 in music The Magic Numbers are a four-piece Indie rock band from England comprising two pairs of brother and sister who previously went to The Cardinal Wiseman Roman Catholic The Magic Numbers is the Self-titled debut album from The Magic Numbers. Basement Jaxx are a critically acclaimed UK House duo comprising Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe that rose to popularity in the late 1990s Kish Kash is a 2003 album by British house music duo Basement Jaxx. Belle and Sebastian are an Indie pop band formed in Glasgow, Scotland in January 1996 Dear Catastrophe Waitress is an Album by Belle & Sebastian, a Scottish Indie pop group released in 2003 on Rough Trade Franz Ferdinand is a rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2001 Franz Ferdinand is the debut album by Scottish Indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, released in early 2004 Jamelia Niela Davis (born on 11 January 1981) known simply as Jamelia, is a Mercury Music Prize nominated English R&B Thank You is the second album from British R&B star Jamelia. The album a mix of R&B hip hop and soul was released in three main versions Keane (kiːn are an English Piano rock band, first established in Battle, East Sussex in 1995, and taking their current Hopes and Fears is the debut Album by English Piano rock band Keane and was released on May 10, 2004 Snow Patrol are a Northern Irish / Scottish Alternative rock band which formed in Dundee Scotland, The band achieved worldwide success due to Final Straw is the highly acclaimed third album by Snow Patrol, released in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland in 2003 and in the Joss Stone (born Jocelyn Eve Stoker on 11 April 1987 is an English soul and R&B Singer-songwriter and actress. The Soul Sessions is the debut album by English soul singer Joss Stone, released in September 2003 (see 2003 in music) Mike Skinner (born 27 November 1978) more commonly known by his stage name The Streets, is a Rapper from Birmingham, England A Grand Don't Come for Free is the second Album for UK garage Musician Mike Skinner aka The Ty is the recording name of British hip-hop artist Ben Chijioke Upwards is an album by British hip hop artist Ty, released in 2003 by Big Dada. Frank is the Ivor Novello Award -nominated debut album by English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, released by Island Records Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945 in Bristol) is an English Musician, and founding member of the influential Cuckooland ranks alongside Shleep and Rock Bottom as one of Robert Wyatt's most successful works The Zutons are an English indie rock band from Liverpool. History The Zutons formed in Liverpool in Who Killed The Zutons? is the debut Album by Rock band The Zutons, released on October 18th 2004 Athlete are an English Indie rock band formed in Deptford, London, comprising Joel Pott ( Lead vocals and guitar Vehicles and Animals was the first full-length album by British Rock band Athlete, first released in spring Eliza Carthy (born August 23, 1975 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire) is an English folk musician known for both singing Coldplay TalkColdplay#Is_or_Are_dispute_again A Rush of Blood to the Head is the second Studio album by English Alternative rock band Coldplay, released on August 26 2002 in the United The Darkness were a multi- BRIT Award -winning British Hard rock / Glam rock band Permission to Land is the debut album of The Darkness. It was released on July 7, 2003 and became an almost-instant success reaching No Dylan Mills (born 1985 in Bow, East London) known professionally as Dizzee Rascal, is a British Rapper, Record producer and Boy in da Corner is the debut album of Rapper Dizzee Rascal, released on July 21 2003 by XL Recordings in the United Floetry are an English R&B, soul, Neo soul, and hip hop duo The members of the group are Singer / Songwriter Floetic is the debut album by neo-soul duo Floetry released in 2002 Soweto Kinch is a British Jazz alto saxophonist and rapper. He was born in London in 1978 to a Bajan father who is a Lemon Jelly are a British Electronica duo consisting of Nick Franglen and Fred Deakin Lost Horizons is the second album release (and the first studio proper since previous album Lemonjelly The Thrills are an Irish Indie rock band formed in 2001 in Dublin. So Much for the City is the debut album of the Irish indie/ pop band The Thrills. 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The presence of classical, folk and jazz recordings has been cited by some as rather anomalous, arguing that comparisons with the other nominees can be invidious. Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States ^[12] Classical nominees have included Sir John Tavener, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Gavin Bryars and Nicholas Maw. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Not to be confused with John Taverner Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, CBE (b 8 September 1934 is an English Composer and conductor. Richard Gavin Bryars (born 16 January 1943) is an English Composer and Double bassist He has been active in or has produced works in a variety John Nicholas Maw (born November 5, 1935 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England) is a British Composer. None has ever won, and there has not been a shortlisted classical album since 2002.

See also

• Shortlist Music Prize
• Choice Music Prize (Republic of Ireland)
• Polaris Music Prize (Canada)

References

External links

• Mercury Music Prize Official Site

The Shortlist Music Prize is a music award given annually to an album released in the United States within the last year as chosen by a panel of musicians producers and journalists The Choice Music Prize is a music award given annually to the best full-length Irish Album based on artistic merit regardless of genre sales or record The Polaris Music Prize is a music award annually given to the best full-length Canadian Album based on artistic merit regardless of genre sales or record label

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