Skepta’s Konnichiwa has won the 2016 Mercury Prize, beating odds favorite David Bowie’s Blackstar, as well as Radiohead’s A Moon Shaped Pool, Anohni’s Hopelessness and more. The prize was awarded at a ceremony in London tonight where Skepta performed his single “Shutdown.” Congrats, Skepta.
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AND THE WINNER IS… @Skepta!!! 🎉🔥✊🏆 pic.twitter.com/r8Wx1NKZP5
— Mercury Prize (@MercuryPrize) September 15, 2016
.@Skepta performing 'Shutdown' at the Hyundai #MercuryPrize 🙌🙌🙌 pic.twitter.com/7aw5Z2CyYD
— Mercury Prize (@MercuryPrize) September 15, 2016