Coverage of the prestigious Mercury Music Prize ceremony will move from BBC Two to Channel 4 and be cut from BBC radio, organisers have announced.

BBC: Mercury Music Prize moves to Channel 4

It is not just a US phenomenon - new urban stars have won the UK's Mercury Music Prize for the best album of the year for the last two years, while even Prince Charles is getting in on the act, hosting an urban music festival in May.

BBC: NEWS | Entertainment | The rise and rise of urban music

The production will feature music written and performed by Antony Hegarty from the Mercury-prize winning Antony and The Johnsons.

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