Antony & the Johnsons have won the 2005 Nationwide Mercury Prize, the "album of the year" award for British and Irish acts. Antony's Secretly Canadian set "I Am a Bird Now" was named the winner at a ceremony held Tuesday at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. The event was hosted by musician and TV presenter Jools Holland and featured live performances from shortlisted acts Kaiser Chiefs, KT Tunstall, the Go! Team, The Magic Numbers and Bloc Party. Bookmakers William Hill had made the Leeds-based alternative rock quintet Kaiser Chiefs the favorite to win the award. The band was quoted at 4/1 when the 12-name shortlist was announced July 19, but the odds shortened and closed at 6/4 yesterday. Second favorite was M.I.A. at 4/1, followed by Bloc Party and Antony & the Johnsons at 5/1.
LONDON -- British record labels are planning a major promotional push in Japan following the recent chart success of such U.K. artists as Jamiroquai, Gorillaz, Coldplay and Oasis, the British Phonographic Industry said Wednesday. A retail campaign and five-day trade mission to Tokyo will be timed to coincide with Japan's two major summer music festivals. Fuji Rock, which takes place July 29-31, will feature several Mercury Prize contenders, including Coldplay, Kaiser Chiefs, the Go! Team, Maximo Park and The Magic Numbers. Other Mercury contenders, including Bloc Party and M.I.A., will join Oasis, Kasabian and Duran Duran at SummerSonic, which runs Aug. 13-14.
- 7/20/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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