Patria medzi nich Alt-J, Blossoms, Dinosaur, Ed Sheeran, Glass Animals, J Hus, Kate Tempest, Loyle Carner, Sampha, Stormzy, The Big Moon a The xx. Meno víťaza, ktorý dostane 25-tisíc libier (v prepočte približne 28-tisíc eur), vyhlásia 14. septembra v londýnskom Eventim Apollo. Porotu Mercury Prize tvoria Marcus Mumford, Lianne La Havas, Ella Eyre, MistaJam, Jamie Cullum, Jessie Ware, Clara Amfo a Jeff Smith.
Nominácie na Mercury Prize 2017:
- 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
