The prestigous Mercury Music Award Nominations have just been announced.
Arctic Monkeys, Editors, Muse leading the pack in the play something popular category. Scritti Politti drew gasps from the audience with lead singer Green Gartside being the comeback king after reforming the band with an added bunch of randoms from his local pub.

But where are the ladies? There are almost none in the nominations, notable current number 1 - Lily Allen, Kate Bushes double album from last year? or The rise of funsters The Pipettes.

Anyway the full list is:

Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Ballad Of The Broken Seas
Editors - The Back Room
Guillemots - Through The Windowpane
Richard Hawley - Coles Corner
Hot Chip - The Warning
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations
Zoe Rahman - Melting Pot
Lou Rhodes - Beloved One
Scritti Politti - White Bread, Black Beer
Sway - This Is My Demo
Thom Yorke - The Eraser