Mercury Prize: Perbedaan antara revisi

'''Mercury Prize''', atau biasa disebut '''Mercury Music Prize''' dan saat ini dikenal sebagai '''Barclaycard Mercury Prize''', adalah ajang penghargaan musik tahunan untuk album terbaik dari Inggris dan Irlandia. Dibuat oleh ''[[British Phonographic Industry]]'' dan ''British Association of Record Dealers'' pada tahun 1992 sebagai alternatif [[BRIT Awards|Brit Awards]]. Semula hadiah disponsori oleh [[Mercury Communications]], sebuah merek yang dimiliki [[Cable & Wireless plc|Cable & Wireless]],<ref name="spon">{{cite news |url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2003/sep/09/marketingandpr.mercuryprize2003|work = The Guardian|title = 'By the time the list is agreed you wonder whether you like music at all'|first = Trevor|last = Dann|accessdate = 10 June 2009|date = 9 September 2003}}</ref> namun kemudian disponsori oleh [[Technics (brand)|Technics]]<ref>{{cite news |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/404980.stm|title = Manics lead Mercury shortlist|publisher = BBC News|accessdate = 10 June 2009|date = 27 July 1999}}</ref> (1998 hingga 2001), [[Panasonic Corporation|Panasonic]]<ref name="spon">{{cite news |url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2003/sep/09/marketingandpr.mercuryprize2003|work = The Guardian|title = 'By the time the list is agreed you wonder whether you like music at all'|first = Trevor|last = Dann|accessdate = 10 June 2009|date = 9 September 2003}}</ref> (2002 dan 2003), dan [[Nationwide Building Society]] (2004 hingga 2008). Saat ini[[ Barclaycard]] menjadi sponsor utama sejak Maret 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.sponsorship.org/esa2009/membPressDetail.asp?id=551|publisher = European Sponsorship Association|accessdate = 12 August 2010|date = 30 March 2009|title = Barclaycard Mercury Prize sponsorship announced}}</ref>