Harry Styles, Little Simz, Sam Fender, Wet Leg, Lead Shortlist For The 2022 Mercury Prize
"Getting down to 12 albums this year was not easy, simply because there were so many remarkable ones to choose from. That serves as proof that British & Irish music thrives during unsettled periods in history, with the albums chosen covering everything from imaginative pop to pioneering rap to Cornish language folk-rock."