Tonight’s the Mercury Music Prize 2016, so who’s on the shortlist and who’s performing?

IT'S the award's 25th birthday and it's set to be bigger and better than ever.

Benjamin Clementine won last year with his album At Least for Now, but tonight's bash is thought to be all about David Bowie.

Bowie, who died in January, will become the first person to receive the £25,000 prize if his Blackstar album wins.

Since the awards were created in 1992 as an alternative to the Brit Awards, the Mercury Music Prize has established itself as a prestigious prize in the non-mainstream music world.

The prize is open to all types of music, including pop, rock, folk, urban, dance, jazz, blues, electronica and classical.

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When is the Mercury Prize?

The Mercury Music Prize is on tonight. It is being held in the Hammersmith Apollo

Who's performing?

Most of the nominated artists will perform during the awards ceremony, including the 1975, Laura Mvula and Bat for Lashes. Experimental jazz group the Comet is Coming is attending and there will be a special performance to represent David Bowie's Blackstar album, which has been nominated.

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Can I get tickets?

Unfortunately tickets are no longer available on the official website.

Will it be televised?

BBC4 will be showing an hour of the award betweet 9-10pm, this will include some of the performances.

To watch the whole thing press the red button from 8pm where BBC 6Music presenter Shaun Keaveny will be presenting extra coverage and further performances in an hour-long show.

You can follow along on , ,  and .

And if you want to know the latest odds on who will win, we've got that covered.

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