Members of Noah and The Whale and Muse Join Xfm New Music Award Judging Panel
Some of the big names deciding the best British debut album of 2011 have been unveiled....
Next week voting opens for YOU to decide the shortlist for Xfm's New Music Award - any British debut album that was released last year and has at least one track played on Xfm is eligible.
Once you've decided on the top ten we will put them in front of our panel of industry experts - which it has now been announced will include:
Charlie Fink (Noah & The Whale)
Clint Boon (Xfm)
Craig Potter (Elbow)
Danny Wallace (Xfm)
David Mogendorff (MTV)
Dom Howard (Muse)
Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol)
Gordon Smart (Xfm / The Sun)
John Hirst (HMV)
John Kennedy (Xfm)
John Leckie (legendary producer of Radiohead, Stone Roses, Muse, The Verve etc)
Mary Anne Hobbs (Xfm)
Peter Hook (Joy Division / New Order)
Tim Burgess (The Charlatans)
Tim Ingham (Music Week)
Tom Smith (Editors)
By voting for your favourite British Debut Album of 2011 you could be a member of this prestigious judging panel.
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