Mercury Music Prize: Never mind Noel Gallagher, this could be jazz's year
The shortlist for the Mercury Music Prize 2018 has been announced and, while some of the nominees are familiar from previous years, there are still some exci...
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Mercury Music Prize: Time for jazz nominee to go from token to triumph?
The winner of the Mercury Music Prize will be announced live on BBC Four on Thursday evening, so Max Liu has had a good look and listen to the nominees to se... Read more
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Mercury Music Prize Betting: Will it be Kate Tempest's night?
The Mercury Music Prize is announced on Thursday night and Max Liu is trying to correctly tip the winner for the third year in a row. Our man weighs up the o...
Mercury Music Prize Betting: Stormzy calls Theresa May a "paigon"
Stormzy might not be the favourite to win the Mercury Music Prize 2017 but, less than a week before the winner is announced, he's certainly dominating the he...
Mercury Music Prize Betting: Don't worry - Ed Sheeran won't win
The Mercury Music Prize 2017 shortlist is an eclectic mix of grime, R&B, guitars and much more. It's a notoriously tricky betting event but can Max Liu, who'...
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Mercury Music Prize Betting: Skepta can triumph over a strong field
The winner of the Mercury Music Prize 2016 will revealed on Thursday night. Max Liu tries to find the betting value and explains why he believes it could be ...
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Mercury Music Prize Betting: Kano and Khan are better value than Bowie
Last year, Max Liu correctly tipped Benjamin Clementine at 17/1 to win the Mercury Music Prize. It's a notorious difficult event to bet on, so who does our m...
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Mercury Music Prize Betting: Could it be Clementine or Eska's night?
Florence and the Machine are the value bet ahead of Friday's Mercury Music Prize announcement, says Max Liu. But two artists with impressive debut albums are...
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Mercury Music Prize Betting: Clementine backed into joint favouritism
Benjamin Clementine is now joint favourite to win the Mercury Prize Award on Betfair after heavy backing in recent days...
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Mercury Music Prize Betting: Jamie xx is the early favourite
Always unpredictable but always lots of fun, the Mercury Music is a fantastic betting event as long as you don't take it too seriously, says Max Liu as he si...
Mercury Music Prize: It's Jamie v Alice at the top of the betting
Jamie XX was a Mercury Music Prize winner four years ago and he is fancied to repeat the feat in 2015...
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