XL Recordings and Matador Records are thrilled that DIZZEE RASCAL has made it to the final round of the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize. His critically acclaimed debut album "Boy In Da Corner" was nominated for the award by journalists Margeaux Watson, Neil Strauss and Thor Christensen. The nine other acts nominated are Air, Franz Ferdinand, Ghostface Killah, the Killers, Loretta Lynn, Nellie McKay, the Streets, TV on the Radio and Wilco.
For another year, the Shortlist Music Prize will push the music industry envelope and award this year's most creative and adventurous emerging musical talents. Offering a much-needed alternative to the Grammy Awards, the Shortlist puts the nomination process in the hands of today's most influential artists and thinkers.
DIZZEE RASCAL is barely twenty, and yet his thought-provoking lyrics,
distinctively piercing and poignant delivery, and original production
have made him one of the hottest new stars of the urban scene, and yet
one impossible to pigeonhole. The album he is nominated for, "Boy in Da
Corner" has been hailed as one of the most exciting and innovative
releases of recent years, and was awarded the prestigious Mercury Prize in
2003. Dizzee's album is one of only four debut albums nominated.
"Boy In Da Corner" was released in the US by XL/Matador in January of 2004. His second album "Showtime" was released by XL Recordings on September 14, 2004 and has already been nominated for the "Best Album" award in the Q Magazine music awards.
The Shortlist Music Prize culminates in a multi-artist concert in Los Angeles in November. At the end of the concert, the winner of the Shortlist Music Prize will be announced, and presented with a check for $10,000 courtesy of Shortlist Co-Presenting sponsor XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: XMSR).
The annual Shortlist Music Prize was founded in 2001 by industry
veterans Greg Spotts and Tom Sarig to create opportunities for emerging
left-of-center culture, and is presented by The Shortlist Organization.
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