The Mercury Curse Claims Another Victim

Oh dear...average album...a target market that already knew about her...beneficiary of one of the Mercury Panel's "let's have an 'out there' winner this year" decisions cf. Roni Size, Talvin Singh (for 'out there' read non-caucasian)...now Speech Debelle is blaming Big Dada / Ninja Tune because she hasn't subsequently made a mint.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8377230.stm

Hey, not a word about how the label gave you your break, submitted your album to the award in the first place nor how they will have allowed you complete creative control - something which the new deal with a major label you're hankering after will probably not.

Bye bye Speech...bye bye.