The Shortlist Music Prize is a music award given annually to an album released in the United States within the last year, as chosen by a panel of musicians, producers and journalists, known as the "Listmakers". Albums are eligible only if they have not been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America by the time of nomination. The Shortlist Music Prize was first given in 2001.

History

In 2001, the Shortlist concert featured a spontaneous reunion of legendary hip hop group Black Star, as Listmaker Mos Def joined nominee Talib Kweli on stage. In 2002, Listmaker Iggy Pop surprised the audience with three Stooges classics, featuring Pete Yorn on drums and two members of The Hives on guitar.

The 2003 and 2004 concerts became television shows for MTV2, and the 2004 concert was simulcast live on XM Satellite Radio.

In 2005, the Shortlist Prize was given under another name, the New Pantheon Prize. In September 2006, Shortlist cofounder Greg Spotts purchased complete ownership of the Shortlist and the New Pantheon, uniting the two prizes. In June 2007, Cat Power won the sixth annual Shortlist Music Prize for her album The Greatest.

The British Mercury Music Prize also publishes an annual shortlist of its finalists.

Listmakers

Past Listmakers have included Beck, Perry Farrell, Trent Reznor, Aimee Mann, Mos Def, Dave Matthews, Pharrell, Tom Waits, Tori Amos, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott and members of U2, The Roots, Linkin Park, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Massive Attack, Dashboard Confessional, Metallica, System of a Down, The Cure, The Black Eyed Peas, Chemical Brothers.

Nominees and Winners

Winners in bold.

2001

• Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker
• Bilal - 1st Born Second
• Nikka Costa - Everybody Got Their Something
• The Dandy Warhols - Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia
• Gorillaz - Gorillaz
• PJ Harvey - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
• Jay Dee - Welcome 2 Detroit
• Sigur Rós - Agaetis Byrjun
• Talib Kweli & Hi Tek - Reflection Eternal

2002

• Aphex Twin - Drukqs
• The Avalanches - Since I Left You
• Björk - Vespertine
• Cee-Lo - Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections
• DJ Shadow - The Private Press
• Doves - The Last Broadcast
• The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
• The Hives - Veni Vidi Vicious
• N.E.R.D - In Search Of...
• Zero 7 - Simple Things

2003

• The Black Keys - Thickfreakness
• Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
• Cat Power - You Are Free
• Cody ChesnuTT - The Headphone Masterpiece
• Floetry - Floetic
• Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
• Damien Rice - O
• Sigur Rós - ()
• The Streets - Original Pirate Material
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell

2004

• Air – Talkie Walkie
• Dizzee Rascal – Boy in Da Corner
• Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
• Ghostface Killah – The Pretty Toney Album
• The Killers – Hot Fuss
• Loretta Lynn – Van Lear Rose
• Nellie McKay – Get Away from Me
• The Streets – A Grand Don't Come for Free
• TV on the Radio - Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
• Wilco – A Ghost Is Born

2005

• Animal Collective - Feels
• Antony and the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now
• Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
• Arcade Fire - Funeral
• Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
• Death Cab for Cutie - Plans
• The Decemberists - Picaresque
• Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak
• M.I.A. - Arular
• 'Sufjan Stevens - Illinois''

2006

• Band of Horses - Everything All the Time
• Beirut - Gulag Orkestar
• Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - The Letting Go
• Cat Power - The Greatest
• Girl Talk - Night Ripper
• Hot Chip - The Warning
• Joanna Newsom - Ys
• Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope
• Spank Rock - YoYoYoYoYo
• Tom Waits - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards

2007

• Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
• Burial - Untrue
• Feist - The Reminder
• Justice - †
• LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
• M.I.A. - Kala
• Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
• Robert Pollard - Standard Gargoyle Decisions
• Stars - In Our Bedroom After the War
• Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
• Working for a Nuclear Free City - Businessmen & Ghosts

External links

• Official Site