Oliver Kemp @deepcutswrites.substack.com · Nov 22 This latest BBC Sound of 2025 list is so odd - it’s been a decent crop of new artists over the years, and now it seems to be prominently featuring already pretty established acts? It’s the same reason the Mercury Music Prize has become a bit pointless in the past few years #musicsky
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How did none of the music experts on the panel point out that Ezra Collective have been a hip jazz band for like half a decade now? Even the Mercury Prize were up on them fairly early on
What an incredible moment it would be to see Kneecap win this
Would hate to see it become the British equivalent of the “Best New Artist” Grammy
Publication gentrification.