Cat Power has been nominated as a one fo the finalists up for this year's Shortlist Music Prize.

According to Wikipedia: The Shortlist Music Prize is a music award given annually to an album released in the United States within the last year, as chosen by a panel of musicians, producers and journalists, known as the "Listmakers". Albums are eligible only if they have not been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America by the time of nomination. The Shortlist Music Prize was first given in 2001.

The full list of finalists, whittled down from 61 nominations, is as follows:

The Band of Horses - 'Everything All The Time'
Beirut - 'Gulag Orkestrar'
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - 'The Letting Go'
Cat Power - 'The Greatest'
Girl Talk - 'Night Ripper'
Hot Chip - 'The Warning'
Joanna Newsom - 'Ys'
Regina Spektor - 'Begin To Hope'
Spank Rock - 'YoYoYoYoYo'
Tom Waits - 'Orphans, Brawlers, Bawlers And Bastards'

This year's listmakers include Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody, The Killers' Ronnie Vannucci, Franz Ferdinand, Panic! At The Disco and The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne, Billboard reports.

The Shortlist Prize was first launched in 2001, when it was won by Sigur Ros. Subsequent winners have included NERD and Damien Rice.

Cat Power's nominated album, The Greatest, was recorded at Ardent Studios.