The 2016 Hyundai Mercury Prize - Albums of the Year

There will be a specially-made programme for BBC Red Button featuring all 12 of the shortlisted albums, plus further content at bbc.co.uk/music and via the BBC Music app. Lauren also announced today that the online vote - new this year - for the public to select one of these albums to make it to the final six is now open.
Albums list:
Anohni - Hopelessness
Bat for Lashes - The Bride
David Bowie - Blackstar
Jamie Woon - Making Time
Kano - Made In The Manor
Laura Mvula - The Dreaming Room
Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate
Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
Savages - Adore Life
Skepta - Konnichiwa
The 1975 - I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it
The Comet Is Coming - Channel The Spirits