Mercury Prize eligibility rule changes being considered, says Rina Sawayama

Christopher Vourlias Veena Sud, creator of AMC’s “The Killing” and Netflix’s “Seven Seconds,” says the television industry is ready for “radical, real change,” calling on industry gate-keepers to rethink hiring practices, promote more women and people of color, and address a systematic lack of representation, “and not be in the same place we are now that we were in 30 years ago.”Sud appeared in conversation Monday with producer Paula Vaccaro (“On the Milky Road”) as part of the Sarajevo Film

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer dismissed concerns around it in the build up to United's Europa League semi-final against Sevilla, which is set for Sunday, and (at the minimum) the penultimate game of a season that began more than 12 months ago“Physically we’re fine, all the teams have played many games anyway," said the United boss. "Now it’s about who is mentally strongest.

straight to your inbox The cancellation of the pre-season tour has been problematic for a number of Manchester City youngsters. With senior players often absent through international commitments, the summer schedule is the one time in the year when Pep Guardiola can get a proper look at some prospects at a standard far more testing than the unreliable Premier League 2.

Rina Sawayama has announced the rescheduled dates for her UK headline tour – you can check out the full 2021 schedule below.The Dirty Hit signee, who released her debut album ‘SAWAYAMA’ in April, was set to embark on the Dynasty Tour this May, before she was forced to push back the dates until September due to the coronavirus crisis.It’s now been confirmed that she will hit the road next March for performances in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and London. Tickets go on general sale this Friday

United face LASK in a Europa League last-16 dead rubber on Wednesday having won the first leg 5-0 in March, while City hold a 2-1 lead over Real Madrid going into the second leg of their Champions League last-16 second-leg tie on Friday.

Katie Price has gushed over her new boyfriend Carl Woods as they holiday in Turkey together, revealing that he’s “taught her how to trust” again.The mother-of-five took to Instagram to praise her new beau as he soaks up the sun on holiday with Katie and her children, Princess and Junior. Sharing a photo of Carl with his back to her, Katie, 42, spoke highly of him as she revealed her guard is “finally down” in the relationship.

Rina Sawayama has been in contact with the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the organisation behind the BRIT Awards and Mercury Prize, who have indicated that they are reconsidering their eligibility criteria.Earlier this week (July 29), Sawayama revealed that she wasn’t able to enter the Mercury Prize this year as she isn’t eligible to enter as a British artist under the current rules.

Scott Brown admits the introduction of the five substitutes rule will give his side an added edge this season. The SPFL has approved two extra substitutions for the 2020-21 season as a packed fixture list puts extra pressure on players.

Emmy The Great has said that “a major music award” queried her nationality in 2011, despite her being a British citizen. This follows the news that Rina Sawayama did not receive a Mercury Prize nomination this year because she was not deemed British enough.The query regarding Emmy The Great – real name Emma-Lee Moss – seemingly occurred because she was born in Hong Kong.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? will be returning this autumn, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson.But it will not be the same as before - the coronavirus pandemic has meant that show bosses had to think of a major rule change.This is because they are not allowed to have a live studio audience, as this would break social distancing measures.So with no audience, players in the hot seat will no longer be able to "ask the audience" as a lifeline when they meet a real head-scratcher.Instead, contestants will

When the Mercury Prize shortlist was announced last week, we had a little moan about how Rina Sawayama’s debut album, ‘Sawayama’, wasn’t included. So did quite a lot of people, actually.

Pop star Rina Sawayama said she was left in tears after being told she is ineligible for two of the UK’s biggest music awards because she does not hold a British passport.

The upcoming “Real Housewives Of New York City” reunion is heading back into the studio.

Rina Sawayama’s first full-length album, Sawayama, is a hit with critics. It has a robust 89 rating at Metacritic.com, the review aggregation site. It’s one of only 12 albums from 2020 with such a lofty rating. Moreover, it’s one of only two albums by British artists with such a high score. The other is Laura Marling’s Songs for Our Daughter, which also has an 89 rating. Sawayama has even been touted by Sir Elton John, who

Rina Sawayama has spoken out against the current eligibility rules of major British music awards following the announcement of this year’s Mercury Prize shortlist.The Dirty Hit artist’s debut album ‘SAWAYAMA’ was a notable omission from the 2020 list of nominees for the annual prize, whose ceremony will take place in September.As well as many of the artist’s own fans, Elton John expressed his surprise that ‘SAWAYAMA’ missed out, writing on Instagram: “Unfortunately, not everyone gets to make

coronavirus. Just 24 hours earlier the company had confirmed it would not be cancelling holidays and flights to Spain and advised customers to arrive for their flights as normal, reports the Mirror.