Mercury Prize 2010: Live blog

Which of the twelve nominees will take home the Mercury Music Prize? And what passes for a decent starter in the world of music these days? Follow our live blog tonight for all this and more ...

12.17am: Hello and welcome. Two years ago you may recall that I live blogged the Mercury Music Prize. It was a momentous occasion. The New York Times described it as "an unpredictable literary whirlwind, why hasn't this Jonze been promoted?", for instance. And most set texts regard it as a peak in the history of journalism that can never be topped. At least I assume that's why I haven't been asked to do another one in the last two years. Anyway ... to cut a long waffle short, I'm back in business and from 6pm today you can catch me blogging my knuckles to dust live from Grosvenor House in London. Who will win? Who will do a runner? And who will make an embarrassing fool out of themselves after too much free Pinot Grigio? As long as the answer to the last question isn't "me", this should be a lot of fun.

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Oh, and to keep you occupied up until that point, here's a reminder of the nominees

Biffy Clyro – Only Revolutions
Corinne Bailey Rae – The Sea
Dizzee Rascal – Tongue n' Cheek
Foals – Total Life Forever
I Am Kloot – Sky at Night
Kit Downes Trio – Golden
Laura Marling – I Speak Because I Can
Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
Paul Weller – Wake Up the Nation
Villagers – Becoming a Jackal
Wild Beasts – Two Dancers
The xx – xx