Mercury Prize - Generates Debate

The nominations for the 2010 Barclaycard Mercury Prize were announced this week, with Dizzee Rascal and The xx both taking an early lead as joint favourites to win. To find out which other albums were nominated and to have your say, read on.

The complete list and current odds are as follows:

Dizzee Rascal – Tongue N' Cheek (4/1)
The xx – xx (4/1)
Paul Weller – Wake Up the Nation (6/1)
Corinne Bailey Rae – The Sea (6/1)
Mumford and Sons – Sigh No More (6/1)
Laura Marling – I Speak Because I Can (6/1)
Foals – Total Life Forever (8/1)
Wild Beasts – Two Dancers (8/1)
Biffy Clyro – Only Revolutions (8/1)
Villagers – Becoming a Jackal (10/1)
Kit Downes Trio – Golden (10/1)
I Am Kloot – Sky at Night (10/1)

The winner will be announced during a ceremony in London on 7 September. Last year’s winner was Speech Debelle, whilst previous Mercury winners include PJ Harvey, Klaxons and Elbow.

Nominations are chosen by a selected panel of music industry executives, musicians, journalists and other UK taste-makers. Dizzee Rascal won the award in 2003 with his debut album, Boy in da corner.

For a Spotify mix tape compiled by Generator and featuring nominated artists alongside previous winners click here.

Generate debate- What are your thoughts on the list? Which albums should have been up there? Who is your money on and what is your favourite album on the list? Despite definitely generating album sales for the nominated artists, especially the less well known ones, is the prize becoming increasingly less relevant to music fans? Did it have a huge impact on Speech Debelle’s career? What does the M in M People stand for? Be sure to let us know what you think.