The Mercury prize almost always produces surprises – among them, Gomez not The Verve in 1998, and English Teacher not Charli XCX in 2024 – but perhaps the biggest surprise is that the prize has ...

Let the Bruce Springsteen comparisons roll in. The show entered its final 20 minutes with one final track of his current era, “Tyrants,” before reflecting on Fender’s relationship with his dad in his ...