Raye wins Mercury Prize for This Music May Contain Hope

Raye takes the £25,000 Mercury Prize for This Music May Contain Hope, beating contenders including Paul McCartney, Suede and Jade Thirlwall.

AI-written summary · The Chestnut Post · October 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT · How we use AI

Raye has won the Mercury Prize with This Music May Contain Hope, securing the £25,000 award.

The pop star prevailed over a field that included Paul McCartney, Suede and Jade Thirlwall.

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Tom Skerritt, actor known for Alien and Top Gun, dies

Tom Skerritt, whose roles included Captain Dallas in Alien and Viper in Top Gun, has died, NPR reports.

AI-written summary · Source: NPR · October 22, 2026 at 4:30 PM EDT

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Tom Skerritt, the US actor who starred in Picket Fences, Mash and Alien, died Wednesday of natural causes, his family said.

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AI-written summary · Source: The New York Times · October 22, 2026 at 1:45 PM EDT