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English Teacher add extra London show to 2024 UK winter tour due to phenomenal demand

It comes after they took home the prestigious Mercury Prize earlier this month

English Teacher’s ‘This Could Be Texas’ re-enters UK top 40 following Mercury Prize win

'This Could Be Texas' saw a chart sales increase of over 1,000 per cent the week after their win

CMAT: “People are starved for an alternative perspective”

The Irish singer-songwriter tells how "very little cultural funding" is impacting new music, the "terrible things" she did to get tickets to three Oasis shows, and why Jedward are so misunderstood

The Last Dinner Party talk creating “a sense of community” at 2024 Mercury Prize

“That’s always a very beautiful and very moving thing to experience”

English Teacher to “continue to be honest” about artists’ struggles after Mercury Prize win

“This is he best day of my life, including my wedding and my funeral," Lily Fontaine told NME after they scooped the prize for 'This Could Be Texas'

Fans react to English Teacher winning the 2024 Mercury Prize

"This was absolutely the right choice. This is an amazing debut album. Well deserved!"

English Teacher win the 2024 Mercury Prize for ‘This Could Be Texas‘

The Leeds four-piece beat off competition from the likes of Charli XCX and The Last Dinner Party

Ezra Collective: “Give us Paul McCartney money and we’ll build a youth club”

Check out new single 'Streets Is Calling' as Femi Koleoso tells NME about why you shouldn't count on Keir Starmer to mend neighbourhoods, working with his "hero" Damon Albarn, winning last year's Mercury Prize, and what to expect from new album 'Dance, No One's Watching' (featuring an Ian Wright cameo)

Mercury Prize 2024: here are the bookies’ odds for who’ll win

This year's winner will be announced live from Abbey Road Studios on Thursday (September 5)

Hosts announced for Mercury Prize 2024 ceremony

The ceremony takes place next week (September 5)