Adele, PJ Harvey and Elbow Nominated for 2011 Mercury Prize
Adele, PJ Harvey and Elbow will battle it out for the Mercury Prize in September after the nominations were announced in London on Tuesday, July 19.
Adele receive a nod for '21,' the biggest-selling record of the year so far, while Harvey has received a nomination for 'Let England Shake,' which has been a massive hit with the critics. Harvey won in 2001 for her album 'Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea.'
Elbow -- also previous winners in 2008 for their album 'The Seldom Seen Kid' -- are also nominated for their fifth album, 'Build a Rocket Boys!'
Rapper Tinie Tempah has scored a nomination with his debut album 'Disc-Overy,' as have indie four-piece Everything Everything and singer-songwriter Anna Calvi.
Some of the more notable albums left off the list include Radiohead's 'The King of Limbs,' Arctic Monkeys' 'Suck it and See' and Wild Beasts' 'Smother.'
The full list of 2011 Mercury Music Prize nominees is:
Anna Calvi -- 'Anna Calvi'
Everything Everything -- 'Man Alive'
Metronomy -- 'The English Riviera'
Adele -- '21'
PJ Harvey -- 'Let England Shake'
Katy B -- 'On a Mission'
Ghostpoet -- 'Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam'
Elbow -- 'Build A Rocket Boys!'
King Creosote and Jon Hopkins -- 'Diamond Mine'
Tinie Tempah -- 'Disc-Overy'
Gwilym Simcock -- 'Good Days At Schloss Elmau'
James Blake -- 'James Blake'
Check out AOL Music UK's fantasy shortlist -- and see which ones we got
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