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The 2008 Nationwide Mercury Prize Albums of the Year were announced on Tuesday 22 July 2008. The winning album will be announced on Tuesday 9 September 2008 at the Nationwide Mercury Prize Awards Show.
The 2008 Nationwide Mercury Prize Albums of the Year are:
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The Nationwide Mercury Prize is now providing music fans with a new online recommendation service that highlights some of the hottest and most up to date:
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Nationwide Mercury Prize Recommends includes both established and up-and-coming acts, as well as showcasing must see digital content. It is available to view for free at Nationwide Mercury Prize Recommends.
The Nationwide Mercury Prize is Europe's number one arts prize and champions the best in UK music by promoting the 12 Albums of the Year by British or Irish artists. This year the 12 Albums of the Year were announced on 22 July 2008 and the winner will be announced at the Awards Show on 9 September 2008. For more Nationwide Mercury Prize news click here
The 2008 winning album will be announced at the Nationwide Mercury Prize Awards Show on Tuesday 9 September 2008.
Klaxons, with their debut album 'Myths of the Near Future', were the 2007 Nationwide Mercury Prize winners. Click here to see highlights from the 2007 Nationwide Mercury Prize Awards Show
Nationwide is also the proud sponsor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Nationwide's sponsorship includes support for a wide range of BSO concert events including flagship performances of Les Miserables in Concert, spectacular firework concerts across the South and West and support for the orchestra's performance at the Henley Festival of Music and Arts. Each year the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra performs over 130 concerts in Poole, Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Southampton, Weymouth, Exeter, Bristol and Basingstoke, as well as a huge range of education and community projects throughout the region. The BSO has toured worldwide and is well known through over 300 recordings. For more Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra information click here.