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Shortlist showcase stumbles

Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 31 October 2002

THE SHORTLIST PRIZE for Artistic Achievement in Music is out to rectify years of Grammy frustration, and as it attempts to become an American analogue to the British Mercury Music Prize, the Shortlist might one day actually boost the fortunes of critically acclaimed releases that struggle to sell.

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