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JAJ25: Rina Sawayama, the Mercury Prize, and identity
A fairly quick one. Rina Sawayama is ineligible to win the Mercury Prize in the UK, despite having what a lot of people, including Elton John, call one of the best albums of 2020 so far. And the commentariat are quick to pull some what-about-ism. Because she was born in Japan and retains her Japanese nationality.
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By Jonathan IsaacsonA fairly quick one. Rina Sawayama is ineligible to win the Mercury Prize in the UK, despite having what a lot of people, including Elton John, call one of the best albums of 2020 so far. And the commentariat are quick to pull some what-about-ism. Because she was born in Japan and retains her Japanese nationality.