The Mercury Prize honours the finest in British music each year, and the nominees for the coveted 2017 award have just been revealed.
Twitter-hating Game of Thrones guest star Ed Sheeran got a nod for this year's ÷, while other notable names on the list of nominees include alt-J, the xx, Sampha and Stormzy.
Kate Tempest, J Hus, Glass Animals, Blossoms, Dinosaur, Loyle Carner and the Big Moon round out the competition.
The xx previously won the award in 2010 for their self-titled debut, while alt-J took home the prize in 2012 for An Awesome Wave.
Last year, Skepta snatched the prestigious title away from fellow nominees like David Bowie, Radiohead, ANOHNI and Savages.
See the full list of this year's nominated albums below.
2017 Mercury Prize Nominees:
alt-J - Relaxer
Blossoms - Blossoms
Dinosaur - Together, As One
Ed Sheeran - ÷
Glass Animals - How to Be a Human Being
J Hus - Common Sense
Kate Tempest - Let Them Eat Chaos
Loyle Carner - Yesterday's Gone
Sampha - Process
Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayer
The Big Moon - Love in the 4th Dimension
The xx - I See You
Twitter-hating Game of Thrones guest star Ed Sheeran got a nod for this year's ÷, while other notable names on the list of nominees include alt-J, the xx, Sampha and Stormzy.
Kate Tempest, J Hus, Glass Animals, Blossoms, Dinosaur, Loyle Carner and the Big Moon round out the competition.
The xx previously won the award in 2010 for their self-titled debut, while alt-J took home the prize in 2012 for An Awesome Wave.
Last year, Skepta snatched the prestigious title away from fellow nominees like David Bowie, Radiohead, ANOHNI and Savages.
See the full list of this year's nominated albums below.
2017 Mercury Prize Nominees:
alt-J - Relaxer
Blossoms - Blossoms
Dinosaur - Together, As One
Ed Sheeran - ÷
Glass Animals - How to Be a Human Being
J Hus - Common Sense
Kate Tempest - Let Them Eat Chaos
Loyle Carner - Yesterday's Gone
Sampha - Process
Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayer
The Big Moon - Love in the 4th Dimension
The xx - I See You
