Mercury prize 2015

The week in music: Adele returns, no one's better than Miles Davis and more

Adele finally releases 25, Miles Davis earns the title of best jazz artist of all time and Jimmy Iovine says women don’t know how to find music – all in this week’s music news roundup

Tshepo Mokoena

21, Nov, 2015 @10:00 AM

Benjamin Clementine dedicates Mercury prize win to Paris victims

The songwriter beat 11 other nominees, including Florence and the Machine, to take coveted award

Hannah Ellis-Petersen

20, Nov, 2015 @11:59 PM

Their darling Clementine: Mercury prize judges opt for obscure artist

Panellists defy critics who argue the best music is commercially successful by choosing piano-playing vocalist unburdened by mainstream fame

Alexis Petridis

20, Nov, 2015 @11:53 PM

Jamie xx is bookies' favourite to win the 2015 Mercury prize

William Hill give the electronic music producer odds of 4/1 to triumph in this year’s award, with singer-songwriter Benjamin Clementine following closely

Tshepo Mokoena

19, Nov, 2015 @2:56 PM

Benjamin Clementine: 'I sang on the Paris metro like I was playing in a stadium'

He spent two years busking for food on the streets of Paris before being signed to a major record label. The singer-songwriter talks about his journey from playing pavements to being nominated for the Mercury Prize

Tshepo Mokoena

18, Nov, 2015 @7:02 PM

Eska – See her perform (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction live

Ahead of this Friday’s Mercury prize ceremony, we’ve got this exclusive film of one of the nominees

Guardian music

17, Nov, 2015 @1:42 PM

C Duncan's new video for For (Autumn Rebuild) – watch it here

The Mercury prize nominee shares a dance-heavy video for song For (Autumn Rebuild), pairing his swirling vocal harmonies with weaving, fluid choreography

Guardian music

16, Nov, 2015 @2:00 PM

Crush of the week: Benjamin Clementine

‘His voice commands, cajoles and soars, and is wildly romantic. It is the voice you might choose as your own, had you any say in the matter’

Bim Adewunmi

24, Oct, 2015 @5:00 AM

Mercury prize 2015: the nominations as they happened

Relive the ‘excitement’ as the shortlisted albums for this year’s prize were unveiled

Harriet Gibsone and Michael Hann

16, Oct, 2015 @12:12 PM

Mercury prize 2015 : 'A shortlist that offers no sense of a prevalent trend in British music'

This year’s list is short on household names but long on critical darlings. But does it really capture the state of British music?

Alexis Petridis

16, Oct, 2015 @12:05 PM

Mercury music prize: former homeless Paris busker among nominees

Benjamin Clementine’s soulful intensity has been compared to Nina Simone, while other nominees include Aphex Twin and Florence + the Machine

Mark Brown Arts correspondent

16, Oct, 2015 @12:04 PM

The 2015 Mercury prize shortlist: hear all the albums – and see what our critics thought of them

Read what we said about this year’s 12 Mercury-nominated records – from Jamie xx to Slaves – and listen to them in full. Then you can tell us who you think should win

Guardian music

16, Oct, 2015 @11:56 AM