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After Michael Kiwanuka’s surprise Mercury Prize win, stealth award shows should be the future

The singer was presented with the 2020 gong Punk'd style – could this be the way forward for annual music ceremonies?

Michael Kiwanuka wins the Hyundai Mercury Prize 2020

"I'm over the moon. I don't have words to say"

Lanterns On The Lake on the Hyundai Mercury Prize: “Politics seeps into the music”

Ahead of tonight's Mercury Prize, Lanterns On The Lake discuss 'Spook The Herd' – and why £25,000 could come in very handy for fixing a leak.

Hyundai Mercury Prize: Watch nominees perform ahead of tonight’s ceremony

The likes of Sports Team, Laura Marling and Porridge Radio have all performed ahead of tonight's announcement

2020 Mercury Prize winner to be announced live on ‘The One Show’

The coverage will begin on September 21

“It’s bigger than anything else”: Mercury Prize nominees on why they’re gunning for glory

Georgia, Sports Team, Lanterns on the Lake and Porridge Radio tell NME why they're hoping to bag the biggest prize in British music.

NME writers make their case for this year’s Hyundai Mercury Prize nominees

Who should get the trophy?