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After she finally broke into the consciousness of music fans with her 5<sup>th<\/sup> album <em>Grey Area <\/em>in 2019, <em>SIMBI <\/em>sees her express similar themes through a wider variety of sounds and personal experiences. By far her most ambitious project, the album is a 19 song, 65-minute journey through her socio-political views, her experiences as a woman, her inner struggles with introversion, a warm embrace of her Nigerian heritage, as well as brutally honest songs regarding family. Cinematic in sound, illuminating in content, the North-London born rapper makes a strong claim to the award, producing arguably her best album to date. The 28-year-old has excelled into new realms of creativity on <em>SIMBI<\/em>, continuing to break boundaries as her value to music and recognition as an artist simply skyrockets with every release.\u252c\u00e1\u252c\u00e1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mercury Prize rightly has a reputation for rewarding the work of seminal artists, and they cannot miss their chance with Little Simz, who has paved the way as one of the most influential voices in British hip-hop that this generation has to offer.\u252c\u00e1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harry Styles &#8211; <em>Harry&#8217;s House <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside Little Simz, Harry Styles was also shortlisted this year for the Mercury Prize Award. Styles has gone from pop sensation to pop icon with his latest album, <em>Harry&#8217;s House,<\/em> which saw him receive his first Mercury Prize nomination in a year that just keeps on getting better for the former One Directioner. Styles has reached further across the music scene than he ever has before, firmly grasping the ears of people who refused to accept they liked his music up until this point. Yet it is testament to the introspection of this fantastic album that he has wooed fans and non-fans alike. The track list starts euphorically with the opening track \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffMusic for a Sushi Restaurant&#8217;, where unusual instrumentation fades into angelic melodies, then pouring into a catchy, funk-filled song which really sets the tone for the album. Added to this are the synth-heavy tracks such as \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffLate Night Talking&#8217; and \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffDaylight&#8217;, the slow-starting, but mesmerizingly catchy chorused song \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffSatellite&#8217;, as well as the lead single, \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffAs It Was&#8217;. 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