ARTISTS OUTSIDE LONDON ‘UNDERREPRESENTED ON MERCURY PRIZE SHORTLIST’
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✍️ Former Mercury prize nominees have expressed concerns about the lack of representation from outside London, with data showing stark disparities in regional representation.
👉 The Mercury prize has a history of underrepresenting acts from outside London 👉 130 more nominees have come from London than the next most-shortlisted region 👉 Only three winners since 2010 did not come from London 👉 Between 2014 and 2023, every winner came from London 👉 The 2025 nominations are the most diverse ever, with six regions of England represented as well as acts from Scotland, Wales, and Ireland
-- #HazelWilde #Gwenno #DrJoTwist #IanMurray #London #Newcastle #Scotland #Wales #Ireland #Exeter #Inverness #music
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