{"id":1056,"date":"2022-10-18T23:06:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T23:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/18\/music-world-reacts-to-little-simz-mercury-prize-victory-doing-london-proud\/"},"modified":"2022-10-18T23:06:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T23:06:26","slug":"music-world-reacts-to-little-simz-mercury-prize-victory-doing-london-proud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/18\/music-world-reacts-to-little-simz-mercury-prize-victory-doing-london-proud\/","title":{"rendered":"Music world reacts to Little Simz&#8217; Mercury Prize victory: &#8220;Doing London proud&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The world of music and politicians have been reacting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/little-simz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Little Simz<\/a>\u2018 2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/mercury-prize\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mercury Prize<\/a> victory for her album <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/little-simz-sometimes-i-might-be-introvert-review-3035754\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Typically I Would possibly Be Introvert\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/little-simz-sometimes-i-might-be-introvert-review-3035754\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Little Simz \u2013\u00a0\u2018Typically I Would possibly Be Introvert\u2019 evaluate: gorgeous introspection from a real nice<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The rapper was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/little-simz-wins-the-2022-mercury-prize-for-sometimes-i-might-be-introvert-3331258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declared the general winner\u00a0<\/a>of the distinguished award earlier tonight (October 18) after beating off competitors from fellow favourites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/self-esteem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Self Esteem<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/wet-leg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moist Leg<\/a> at a reside ceremony on the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Of London Sadiq Khan was one of many first to congratulate Simz. \u201cLarge congratulations to the inspiring and unbelievable @LittleSimz on profitable the @MercuryPrize. Doing London proud,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Large congratulations to the inspiring and unbelievable <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LittleSimz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@LittleSimz<\/a> on profitable the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MercuryPrize?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MercuryPrize<\/a>! \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffe<\/p>\n<p>Doing London proud. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MercuryPrize?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MercuryPrize<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xM0Tm5YJdG\">pic.twitter.com\/xM0Tm5YJdG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SadiqKhan\/status\/1582481827205242880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/laura-mvula\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laura Mvula<\/a>\u00a0additionally hailed her victory writing: \u201cCongratulations @LittleSimz in your Mercury Prize win!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LittleSimz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@LittleSimz<\/a> in your Mercury Prize win!!!!!\ud83e\udd73\ud83e\udd73\ud83e\udd73\ud83e\udd73\ud83e\udd73\ud83e\udd73\ud83e\udd73\ud83e\udd73\ud83e\udd73\ud83e\udd73<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LAURA MVULA (@lauramvula) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lauramvula\/status\/1582497782874546176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Roundhouse in Camden congratulated Simz and spoke about how the rapper as soon as entered an rising artist competitors on the venue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgain in 2010 16 year-old Simbi Ajikawo entered an rising artist competitors that was held on the Roundhouse. Tonight, @LittleSimz wins the #MercuryPrize! Large congrats Little Simz!\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Again in 2010 16 year-old Simbi Ajikawo entered an rising artist competitors that was held on the Roundhouse. <\/p>\n<p>Tonight, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LittleSimz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@LittleSimz<\/a> wins the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MercuryPrize?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MercuryPrize<\/a>! <br \/>Large congrats Little Simz! \ud83d\ude0d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Roundhouse (@RoundhouseLDN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoundhouseLDN\/status\/1582482994891456512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tough Commerce Data added their congratulations to Little Simz\u2019 victory. \u201cLarge congratulations in your @MercuryPrize 2022 win. So massively deserved. We like you,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LittleSimz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@LittleSimz<\/a>, <\/p>\n<p>Large congratulations in your <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MercuryPrize?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MercuryPrize<\/a> 2022 win. So massively deserved. We like you.<\/p>\n<p>Love,<br \/>Tough Commerce <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LYOLdNWq3d\">pic.twitter.com\/LYOLdNWq3d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tough Commerce (@RoughTrade) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoughTrade\/status\/1582483878224093184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Elsewhere, All the pieces However The Woman singer Tracey Thorn expressed her delight including: \u201cYay Little Simz, love that file\u201d. Rob Da Financial institution additionally congratulated the rapper. \u201cHad a surreal second the place I believed the insanely gifted Scottish pianist Fergus McReadie was gonna beat her however large up @LittleSimz\u2026 by no means doubtful of her brilliance.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yay Little Simz, love that file<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tracey Thorn (@tracey_thorn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tracey_thorn\/status\/1582480903691173889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Had a surreal second the place I believed the insanely gifted Scottish pianist Fergus McReadie was gonna beat her however large up <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LittleSimz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@LittleSimz<\/a> \u2026 by no means doubtful of her brilliance <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mercurys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#mercurys<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D97TJlAC24\">pic.twitter.com\/D97TJlAC24<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob da Financial institution (@RobdaBank) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobdaBank\/status\/1582486243018829824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Labour MP Lucy Powell took to Twitter to hail Simz. \u201cCongratulations to @LittleSimz on profitable the #MercuryMusicPrize and commiserations to different nice nominees @_SelfEsteemTeam @samfendermusic @wetlegband and others!\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LittleSimz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@LittleSimz<\/a> on profitable the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MercuryMusicPrize?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MercuryMusicPrize<\/a> and commiserations to different nice nominees <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_SelfEsteemTeam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@_SelfEsteemTeam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samfendermusic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@samfendermusic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wetlegband?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@wetlegband<\/a> and others! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wNHHkSHM99\">pic.twitter.com\/wNHHkSHM99<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lucy Powell MP (@LucyMPowell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LucyMPowell\/status\/1582483006983315456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>You possibly can view additional tributes to the rapper under:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Large congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LittleSimz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@LittleSimz<\/a>! What a hero. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MercuryPrize2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MercuryPrize2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4DDx113RNP\">pic.twitter.com\/4DDx113RNP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Huw Stephens (@huwstephens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/huwstephens\/status\/1582496776103161857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sure sure BLOODY YES!!! So so happy for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LittleSimz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@LittleSimz<\/a> It truly is an incredible album. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/beVfRmcwB4\">https:\/\/t.co\/beVfRmcwB4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Winters (@alexwinterstv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexwinterstv\/status\/1582489980449959937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An enormous congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LittleSimz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@LittleSimz<\/a> for being awarded the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MercuryPrize?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MercuryPrize<\/a> this night! \ud83c\udfc6 This is a throwback to her perfromance at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TGE19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#TGE19<\/a> \ud83d\ude4c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rpU9HC7Sqi\">pic.twitter.com\/rpU9HC7Sqi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Nice Escape (@thegreatescape) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thegreatescape\/status\/1582482125751980032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mercuryprize?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#mercuryprize<\/a> winner Little Simz, who additionally picked up our Album Of The Yr \u201821 accolade <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wUIcCHi4ZR\">https:\/\/t.co\/wUIcCHi4ZR<\/a><br \/>reside pic: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indyebrewer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@indyebrewer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PISIrhvZOS\">pic.twitter.com\/PISIrhvZOS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Banquet Data (@BanquetRecords) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BanquetRecords\/status\/1582487062594584576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Talking about Little Simz\u2019 victory on the night time, the Mercury Prize judging panel stated: \u201cIn a yr that has, to place it mildly, offered slightly plenty of challenges, British and Irish music has thrived greater than ever. When it got here all the way down to it, the judges had been so impressed by \u2018Typically I Would possibly Be Introvert\u2019 by Little Simz that everybody may get behind it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis achieved and sophisticated but solely accessible album is the work of somebody striving consistently to push herself. The Mercury Prize is all about shining a lightweight on albums of lasting worth and actual artistry. \u2018Typically I Would possibly Be Introvert\u2019 has each.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '2300206660218433');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The world of music and politicians have been reacting to Little Simz\u2018 2022\u00a0Mercury Prize victory for her album \u2018Typically I Would possibly Be Introvert\u2019. READ MORE:\u00a0Little Simz \u2013\u00a0\u2018Typically I Would possibly Be Introvert\u2019 evaluate: gorgeous introspection from a real nice The rapper was declared the general winner\u00a0of the distinguished award earlier tonight (October 18) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1056","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}