For this – the very first LOUD WOMEN Hercury Music Award – we’ve honoured most of the criteria of our rival, the so-called “Mercury” prize: that is, albums by British-based musicians released between 30th July 2016 and 21st July 2017 (sorry to Deux Furieuses and Crumbs, respectively). With TWO differences: our Hercury prize doesn’t care about record formats or industry distribution, and these artists are all LOUD, all female-fronted or female-driven, or just plain … Continue reading LOUD WOMEN Hercury Music prize Shortlist announced