Reuters - English musician PJ Harvey won the 2011 Barclaycard Mercury Prize for best album on Tuesday with "Let England Shake," British media reported, becoming the first artist in the award's 20-year history to win it twice.

The ceremony takes place this evening (September 6) in London

All 12 nominated artists will perform at the ceremony for the first time ever

Musician also tells NME that most modern music is 'original'

Last night Joanna Newsom and Josh T. Pearson closed out Ferrara Sotto Le Stelle 2011, the Italian festival we covered earlier this month when PJ Harvey performed. The show was moved from the “cortile del castello” (castle’s courtyard) to the teatro comunale because of bad weather. Joanna remarked that the venue remi...