Perhaps the least surprising of the whole shortlist, FKA Twigs' brilliant debut album LP1 has been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize - an honour that is not lost on Tahliah Barnett.
Watch FKA Twigs discussing the Mercury Music Prize with Gigwise in the video above
Above all others, LP1 was probably the most-tipped favourite to be up for the prize - and it's more than worthy of the recognition.
"It feels like an honour to be amongst a group of people who also care about the music, the writing and the production, and every single aspect that goes into making a record and being the best artist that you can be individually," FKA Twigs told Gigwise at the announcement of the shortlist.
She continued: "I know who I am and I know what I do and it's not really genre-specific. All I can do is do me."
When pushed on artists she'd have like to have seen nominated but didn't make the cut, Twigs drew a blank, and instead paid tribute to the late, great Poly Styrene from X-Ray Spex.
FKA Twigs' upcoming European tour dates are below. For more information and tickets, click here. For the latest gig news and updates, visit Gigwise Tickets.
FKA Twigs will play:
October 2nd The Dome, Brighton, UK
October 3rd The Library, Birmingham, UK
October 4th R.N.C.M Theatre, Manchester, UK
October 6th Oran Mor, Glasgow, UK
October 8th Hackney Empire, London, UK
October 9th Trinity, Bristol, UK
October 14th La Maronquinerie, Paris, France
October 15th Paradiso Noord, Amsterdam, Holland
October 16th Ab Box, Brussels, Belgium
October 17th Buergerhaus Stollwerk, Cologne, Germany
October 19th VEGA, Copenhagen, Denmark
October 20th Mojo, Hamburg, Germany
October 21st Kesselhaus, Berlin, Germany
October 22nd Basen, Warsaw, Poland
