Mercury prize 2011 nominees – in pictures
From Adele to Anna Calvi, Tinie Tempah to PJ Harvey, here are the nominees for this year's Mercury prize
News: Adele leads Mercury prize 2011 shortlist
News: Adele leads Mercury prize 2011 shortlist
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Adele's 21 is the biggest-selling album on the list
Photograph: PR
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Tinie Tempah's debut album Disc-Overy debuted at No 1 in October 2010
Photograph: Tom Oldham/Rex Features
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Elbow won the prize in 2008 with The Seldom Seen Kid. Now they're back on the list with Build a Rocket Boys!
Photograph: PR
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Anna Calvi's self-titled debut was a big hit with Guardian critics
Photograph: Linda Nylind
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Katy B was the dubstep name to watch this year and her debut album, On a Mission, proved to be a breath of fresh air
Photograph: Matt LLoyd/Rex Features
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James Blake's self-titled debut album was also a chart-orientated take on dubstep
Photograph: PR
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Everything Everything are one of just three bands on this year's shortlist – their album Man Alive tried to carve new shapes out of guitar music
Photograph: Christopher Thomond
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Metronomy's The English Riviera avoided difficult second album syndrome
Photograph: Linda Nylind
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PJ Harvey's eighth album, Let England Shake, was a critical smash – many thought it her best work yet
Photograph: Seamus Murphy/PR
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Fife folkie King Creosote teamed up with electronica boffin Jon Hopkins for the lovely, understated album Diamond Mine
Photograph: PR
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Gwilym Simcock's Good Days at Schloss Elmau is the year's jazz nomination
Photograph: Eric Richmond/PR
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Ghostpoet provided an innovative take on UK hip-hop with his Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam
Photograph: Samuel Dietz/Redferns
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