R.I.P. Shortlist, Welcome Pantheon

Coveted as the indie rockstars' Grammy's, the Shortlist Music Prize is no more. You can thank the sour relations between the two cofounders. However, co-founder Tom Sarig is taking the Shortlist idea and expanding on it. Now it will be called the Pantheon Awards.

"...will operate much like Shortlist did, with a panel comprised of celebrities and journalists (known to celebrify one another), each submitting seven nominations for album of the year. The albums must have sold less than 500,000 copies in the U.S., and have been released within the past fourteen months. This lengthy list, which will be announced in the coming weeks, will then be whittled down to several finalists come mid-December."

Not sure how the indie geeks will respond to this mess. Rest assured though, hipsters love to bitch, and this is another excuse to act.

(via Pitchfork)