Marcus Mumford and Lianne La Havas are among the new additions to the Mercury Prize judging panel.
The musicians will be joined by singer Ella Eyre and DJ MistaJam as the newest members of the group that will select the albums of the year and the overall winner.
The judging panel, which also includes Jamie Cullum and Jessie Ware as well as music journalists and broadcasters, have listened to more than 200 albums to narrow the shortlist for the prestigious prize down to 12.
In 2016, Skepta’s album Konnichiwa beat David Bowie’s Blackstar to the prize.
“It’s been an exciting year for UK music – so it’s going to be tougher than ever for them choosing the 12 albums.
“After last year’s successful event we’re looking forward to an equally diverse and eclectic shortlist being announced on July 27.”
