Paloma Faith and Speech Debelle have been confirmed for this year's Liverpool Sound City. Other additions to the line up include Wave Machines, Gold Panda and Grosvenor.  Read more 

Speech Debelle was booed by fans of Take That last night (November 25) when she attempted to rap the band's 1993 hit 'Pray'. The Mercury Prize-winner was jeered off-stage at the launch of the boy band's new video game, SingStar.  Read more 

Mercury Prize winner Speech DaBelle has quit her record label Big Dada blaming poor sales. The singer had shifted 3,000 units prior to her coveted win in September but sales have only increased to 10,000 – less than the singer expected.  Read more 

Speech Debelle has won the 2009 Mercury Prize at an awards ceremony in London. The London rapper’s debut album ‘Speech Therapy’ was one of twelve albums shortlisted for the prize.  Read more