Brenton Harris, Journalist

"In light of the sad news of the passing of Her Majesty the Queen, we are sorry to announce that we will not be proceeding with this evening’s event as planned. The Mercury prize will be communicating with guests and audience members over the coming days. We thank you for your understanding at this difficult and sad time.”

"For my whole life Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II has always been there. In my childhood, I can recall watching her wedding highlights on TV. I remember her as a beautiful young lady, to the much-beloved grandmother of the nation. My deepest sympathies are with the Royal family." - Mick Jagger

"Why don’t you cut the middle man out — just get a few ribs removed and give yourself a nosh, you twat!”

"'Revolver’ is an album where you could listen to each song and go, ‘Oh, this is the direction they’re going to go in next.’ And be wrong every single time, The Beatles are all in the same zone, coming of age. But it’s four individual members, with four eclectic styles, all willing to surf the same wave.”

"We’ve spent the last few years making a record at a pace that gave us the freedom to create and we can’t wait for everyone to hear the new music. We’ve missed the fans and look forward to bringing the new songs to life on stage, so let’s Get Rollin’!”

"I will say that this is the first time that I, as a lyricist, have really dug into personal themes as opposed to more narrative writing. You'll see a lot of self-exploration on this record, you'll see a lot of fear, a lot of anxiety, and just me starting to discover who I am - and “what” I am, I suppose, in the context of this wider world and the people around me"

System Of A Down have always been rather loudly proud of their Armenian heritage, now frontman Serj Tankian has teamed up with The Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra for a live performance of his solo single 'Empty Walls'.

The milestone should come as no great surprise to fans after their new single 'Pink Venom' debuted with the highest number of first-day views ever, notching up 90.4 million views in 24 hours.

'Atopos' arrives accompanied by a Viðar Logi-directed clip, which is set in a spectacular mushroom forest.

An icon of Australian music and television, and a celebrated academic, Basia was best known by Aussie music fans for presenting the forward-thinking SBS music shows 'Rock Around the World' and 'Continental Drift'.