Corinne Bailey Rae

This year's winner will be announced live from Abbey Road Studios on Thursday (September 5)

The ceremony takes place next week (September 5)

This year's final will be broadcast live from Abbey Road Studios

"I got into Kurt Cobain the same week that I got into Billie Holiday," Rae told NME, as well as sharing her experience of being a Mercury Prize judge

The Irish singer-songwriter spoke to NME to weigh up the competition, tells us about her 'Brat' summer along with progress on new material, and why "there’s a real conversation that needs to be had about the industry’s ambivalence towards what’s going on in Gaza"

The 12 artists up for the award were shared this morning, with the winner announced in September

The overall winner of the coveted award will be revealed in September

Sets from Coldplay, Shania Twain and Jungle will all be available to enjoy from your sofa

Smino, Hak Baker and a "special guest" have also been announced to play the central London venue

This year’s instalment claims to be the “most wide-spanning and eclectic yet”