commercial sound of the 1975. .. ..and the band foals. ..as well as the more reflective melodies of cate le bonnsemble. singer—songwriter anna calvi has now been nominated for her first three albums, equalling coldplay‘s record. it means the world for an artist like me, to kind of get your music out there, for other people to hear about you and to be among such amazing talent. among much of that amazing talent there is a particular theme — politics. idles aren't the first band to marry music and political protest. # my blood brother is an immigrant...# but they've done it with a fresh power and energy. the whole point of us as a band is that we're trying to articulate the personal and the political as the same thing. everything isjust a heightened vision of welfare and well—being in politics, and we just wanted to try and marry that and get people to kind of feel they have a voice, even through listening. # water it down like evian # think that tyron's naive...# while rapper slowthai has used his experiences growing up in northampton for his nominated album nothing great about britain. i'm not

this year's mercury prize nominees include cate le bon, idles, and 1975 and the seed ensemble.ll be speaking about the shortlist with lisa verrico from the sunday times. and at 10.1i0pm and 11.30pm, we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's front pages. our reviewers arejessica elgot, chief political correspondent at the guardian, and lucy fisher, defence correspondent at the times. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes. a look at what is coming on for tonight's show. we can for the ashes are england heading for his berries and defeat in their first ever test against ireland? two a week before the ashes, or england heading for an embarrassing defeat? adam pt says he supports the protests against. supports the protests doping embarrassing defeat? adam pt says he supports the protests doping has never had a place in the sport. never has, never will. geraint thomas drops to third in the tour de france. also coming up in the programme... the europa league and the women's challenge cup final. a

as well as the more reflective melodies of cate le bon. ten piece jazz collective seed ensemble. singer—songwriter anna calvi has now been nominated for her first three albums, equalling coldplay‘s record. it means the world for an artist like me, to kind of get your music out there, for other people to hear about you and to be among such amazing talent. among much of that amazing talent there is a particular theme — politics. idles aren't the first band to marry music and political protest. # my blood brother is an immigrant...# but they've done it with a fresh power and energy. the whole point of us as a band is that we're trying to articulate the personal and the political as the same thing. everything isjust a heightened vision of welfare and well—being in politics, and we just wanted to try and marry that and get people to kind of feel they have a voice, even through listening. # water it down like evian # think that tyron's naive...# while rapper slowthai has used his experiences growing up in northampton for his nominated album noth

as well as the more reflective melodies of cate le bon.le. singer—songwriter anna calvi has now been nominated for her first three albums, equalling coldplay‘s record. it means the world for an artist like me, to kind of get your music out there, for other people to hear about you and to be among such amazing talent. among much of that amazing talent there is a particular theme — politics. idols aren't the first band to marry music and political protest. # my blood brother is an immigrant... but they've done it with a fresh power and energy. the whole point of us as a band is that we're trying to articulate the personal and the political as the same thing. everything isjust a heightened vision of welfare and well—being in politics, and we just wanted to try and marry that and get people to kind of feel they have a voice, even through listening. # water it down like evian # think that tyron's naive... while rapper slowthai has used his experiences growing up in northampton for his nominated album nothing great about britain. i'm not trying