Jamie T Nominated For A Mercury Prize

Sydney, AU. (Top40 Charts/ EMI MUSIC Australia) - Jamie T has been nominated for the prestigious Nationwide Mercury Prize.

The 2007 shortlist for this years Mercury Prize was announced at The Hospital in London's Covent Garden and can be seen on MySpace.

The winner of the 2007 Prize will be announced at the Nationwide Mercury Prize Show on Tuesday 4th September awards ceremony.

Lauren Laverne, one of the judges of the Prize, has announced the 12 Albums of the Year shortlisted for the 2007 Nationwide Mercury Prize, they are:

Amy Winehouse - 'Back To Black'
Artic Monkeys - 'Favourite Worst Nightmare'
Basquiat Strings - 'Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford'
Bat for Lashes - 'Maths English'
Fionn Regan - 'The End of History'
Jamie T - 'Panic Prevention'
Klaxons - 'Myths of the Near Future'
Maps - 'We Can Create'
New Young Pony Club 'Fantastic Playroom'
The View 'Hats Off to the Buskers'
The Young Knives 'Voices of Animals and Men'

Commenting on this year's shortlist the Chair of Judges Simon Frith said:
"This year's Nationwide Mercury Prize shortlist celebrates a remarkable range of artists who use their albums to tell stories, shape moods, explore emotions and lift the spirits. The list marks the emergence of wealth of eclectic talent making music with great energy, excitement and personality."

The Nationwide Mercury Prize exists solely to champion UK music by promoting the 12 Albums of the Year by British or Irish artists. All genres of music are eligible and all albums are treated equally. The Nationwide Mercury Prize is Eurpoe's Number One Arts Prize in terms of media coverage and influence. The music on the albums is the only thing taken into account. 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.