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POLYDOR RULES MERCURY PRIZE SHORTLIST
8/4/16

With three entries, UMG U.K. imprint Polydor boasts the most titles among the 12 albums nominated for Blighty’s highbrow Hyundai Mercury Prize. It's the first time one label has placed three acts —in this case Jamie Woon, Michael Kiwanuka and The 1975—on the shortlist.

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