Video: Mercury prize 2010: A little bit special

A bumper edition of Music Weekly looks at this year's Mercury prize, with interviews from I Am Kloot, the XX, Laura Marling and Kit Downes Trio

Rapper and indie trio to fight it out as favourites for this year's Mercury prize

Dizzee, Biffy and a jazz band no one has heard of – but who will win this year's Mercury prize?

Which of the 12 nominees will take home the Mercury prize? And what passes for a decent starter in the world of music these days? Follow our live blog tonight for all this and more ...

Shortlist for music prize reflects genre's resurgence but few surprise nominations as judges opt to play safe

After years in the shadow of Brooklyn bands, the British album is stronger than ever. Rosie Swash salutes a Mercury shortlist that reflects the boom in homegrown talent

We hit the red carpet to see how Dizzee Rascal, Laura Marling and the xx coped with all the flashing lights at the Mercury prize

Indie minimalists the xx take home coveted £20,000 Mercury prize for eponymous debut album

Ahead of this year's Mercury prize shortlist announcement, British artists name the albums they think should be on it

Alexis Petridis: With hushed, early-hours dynamics and an undertow of sexual desire, the xx's debut album is a compelling listen. But that probably wasn't the only reason the judges picked it ...