Recognised as the top of artistic musical achievement since they had been first introduced in 1956, profitable an Ivor Novello holds a particular place in music as they’re judged by award-winning songwriters and composers from The Ivors Academy, with winners becoming a member of a roll name of greats that features Adele, Cathy Dennis, Annie Lennox, Dave, Amy Winehouse, Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
This 12 months, 72 particular person songwriters and composers have acquired Ivor Novello nominations, with 54% of those receiving a nomination for the very first time. Harry Types and Child Harpoon are up for 3 Ivors, as are Cleopatra Nikolic and Dean “Inflo” Josiah Cowl, making them this 12 months’s most nominated songwriters.
The distinguished Songwriter of the Yr with Amazon Music recognises British or Irish songwriters or songwriting partnerships for excellent our bodies of commercially profitable songs launched in 2022. This 12 months’s nominees are all heavyweights of the music business answerable for numerous UK #1 releases mixed: Florence Welch (Florence + the Machine), Harry Types and Child Harpoon, Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers (Moist Leg), George Daniel and Matty Healy (The 1975) and Central Cee and Younger Chencs.
Celebrating albums launched within the UK in 2022 that exhibit artistic consistency and distinctive songwriting, this 12 months’s nominees for Finest Album embrace Arctic Monkey’s The Automotive (written by Alex Turner), Obongjayar’s Some Nights I Dream of Doorways (written by Barney Lister and Obongjayar) and Fontaines D.C.’s Skinty Fia (written by Grian Chatten, Thomas Coll, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan and Carlos O’Connell). Cleopatra Nikolic and Dean “Inflo” Josiah Cowl are each nominated twice on this class, for his or her work on Little Simz’s No Thank You and SAULT’s 11 alongside co-writers Jamar McNaughton and Jack Peñate.
Knucks receives two nominations for Finest Up to date Music, one for his monitor ‘Leon the Skilled’ with co-writers Venna and Toshifumi Hinata and one for his function on Kojey Radical’s ‘Payback’ that additionally credit Swindle – who’s answerable for composing the brand new theme music for the Ivor Novello ceremonies. The opposite nominations are Wesley Joseph and Leon Vynehall for ‘Chilly Summer season’, 070 Shake, RAYE and Mike Sabath for ‘Escapism’ and Owen Cutts, P2J, PRGRSHN and Stormzy for ‘Disguise & Search’.
Within the PRS for Music Most Carried out Work class, Ed Sheeran makes historical past as ‘Unhealthy Habits’ is as soon as once more nominated after profitable the award final 12 months. He’s the primary ever artist to attain the feat on this class, together with his monitor ‘Shivers’ additionally nominated. After a significant surge of recognition following hit TV collection Stranger Issues, Kate Bush’s ‘Operating Up That Hill’ is nominated 37 years after the monitor was initially among the many nominees for Finest Up to date Music. Additionally nominated is Harry Types ‘As It Was’ and Glass Animals ‘Warmth Waves’.
Since its inception in 2020, the Rising Star Award with Amazon Music has championed Britain and Eire’s most promising songwriting skills, and former winners are Mysie, Willow Kayne and Naomi Kimpenu. Hoping to say the prize this 12 months are Cat Burns, Ines Dunn, tendai, venbee and Victoria Canal – with every artist receiving their first Ivor Novello nomination.
Finest Music Musically and Lyrically is awarded to those that demonstrated an excellence in songwriting craft in 2022. Nominated this 12 months is Harry Types’ ‘As It Was’, Tom Odell’s ‘Finest Day of My Life’, Katie Gregson-Macleod’s ‘advanced’, SAULT’s ‘Stronger’ and Florence + the Machine’s ‘King’ – which additionally credit esteemed US songwriter and producer Jack Antonoff, who has labored on lots of the final decade’s most profitable and influential pop songs.
The Ivors additionally recognises Britain and Eire’s best composers throughout movie, TV and video video games. Nominees for Finest Unique Movie Rating embrace John Powell for the music of Don’t Fear Darling, starring fellow nominee Harry Types, and the record-breaking blockbuster Avatar: The Manner of Water, composed by Simon Franglen. Additionally nominated are Patrick Doyle for Dying on the Nile, Rael Jones for Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris and Arthur Sharpe for The Electrical Lifetime of Louis Wain.
The Finest Unique Video Recreation Rating class sees British musical duo The Flight obtain two nominations. Firstly, for his or her musical contributions on the Batman-inspired Gotham Knights, and secondly on the critically acclaimed Horizon Forbidden West, additionally composed by Joris de Man and Oleksa Lozowchuk. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope is the ultimate nomination, composed by Gareth Coker, Grant Kirkhope and Yoko Shimomura.
Finest Tv Soundtrack has been introduced at The Ivors since 1962, recognising the integral and invaluable position music performs in tv. Making up the nominees this 12 months are PJ Harvey and Tim Phillips for Unhealthy Sisters, David Schweitzer for Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen, Harry Escott and Ben Pearson for The Thief, His Spouse and The Canoe, Hannah Peel for The Midwich Cuckoos, and Matthew Herbert, who was nominated in the identical class in 2021, for The Responder.
Tom Grey, Chair of The Ivors Academy, stated, “The music nominated for an Ivor Novello this 12 months is testomony to the facility and vary of British and Irish songwriting and display screen composing. It’s a superlative checklist and on behalf of The Ivors Academy I’m delighted to congratulate each author nominated for his or her craft and achievements.”
The official playlist for The Ivors 2023, launched immediately on Amazon Music, showcases the songs and songwriters nominated for a 2023 award. Hear right here.
The winners can be revealed at The Ivors with Amazon Music at Grosvenor Home in London on Thursday 18th Could 2023. As beforehand introduced, Sting will develop into a Fellow of the Ivors Academy, the very best honour the Academy bestows. Ivor Novello Awards can even be introduced for the Excellent Music Assortment, Particular Worldwide Award, Visionary Award with Amazon Music and PRS for Music Icon Award.
The Ivors 2023 nominations are:
BEST ALBUM
11
written by Dean “Inflo” Josiah Cowl, Jamar McNaughton, Cleopatra Nikolic and Jack Peñate
carried out by SAULT
NO THANK YOU
written by Dean “Inflo” Josiah Cowl, Little Simz and Cleopatra Nikolic
carried out by Little Simz
SKINTY FIA
written by Grian Chatten, Thomas Coll, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan and Carlos O’Connell
carried out by Fontaines D.C.
SOME NIGHTS I DREAM OF DOORS
written by Barney Lister and Obongjayar
carried out by Obongjayar
THE CAR
written by Alex Turner
carried out by Arctic Monkeys
BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG
COLD SUMMER
written by Wesley Joseph and Leon Vynehall
carried out by Wesley Joseph
ESCAPISM
written by 070 Shake, RAYE and Mike Sabath
carried out by RAYE & 070 Shake
HIDE & SEEK
written by Owen Cutts, P2J, PRGRSHN and Stormzy
carried out by Stormzy
LEON THE PROFESSIONAL
written by Knucks, Venna and Toshifumi Hinata
carried out by Knucks
PAYBACK
written by Knucks, Kojey Radical and Swindle
carried out by Kojey Radical feat. Knucks
BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
composed by Simon Franglen
DEATH ON THE NILE
composed by Patrick Doyle
DON’T WORRY DARLING
composed by John Powell
MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS
composed by Rael Jones
THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN
composed by Arthur Sharpe
BEST ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SCORE
GOTHAM KNIGHTS
composed by The Flight
HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST
composed by Joris de Man, Oleksa Lozowchuk and The Flight
MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE
composed by Gareth Coker, Grant Kirkhope and Yoko Shimomura
BEST SONG MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY
AS IT WAS
written by Child Harpoon, Tyler Johnson and Harry Types
carried out by Harry Types
BEST DAY OF MY LIFE
written by Laurie Blundell and Tom Odell
carried out by Tom Odell
COMPLEX
written by Katie Gregson-Macleod
carried out by Katie Gregson-Macleod
KING
written by Jack Antonoff and Florence Welch
carried out by Florence + The Machine
STRONGER
written by Dean “Inflo” Josiah Cowl and Cleopatra Nikolic
carried out by SAULT
BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK
BAD SISTERS
composed by PJ Harvey and Tim Phillips
ELIZABETH: THE UNSEEN QUEEN
composed by David Schweitzer
THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS
composed by Hannah Peel
THE RESPONDER
composed by Matthew Herbert
THE THIEF, HIS WIFE AND THE CANOE
composed by Harry Escott and Ben Pearson
PRS FOR MUSIC MOST PERFORMED WORK
AS IT WAS
written by Child Harpoon, Tyler Johnson and Harry Types
carried out by Harry Types
BAD HABITS
written by FRED, Johnny McDaid and Ed Sheeran
carried out by Ed Sheeran
HEAT WAVES
written by Dave Bayley
carried out by Glass Animals
RUNNING UP THAT HILL
written by Kate Bush
carried out by Kate Bush
SHIVERS
written by Johnny McDaid, Kal Lavelle, Steve Mac and Ed Sheeran
carried out by Ed Sheeran
RISING STAR AWARD WITH AMAZON MUSIC
Cat Burns
Ines Dunn
tendai
venbee
Victoria Canal
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR WITH AMAZON MUSIC
Central Cee and Younger Chencs
Florence Welch
George Daniel and Matty Healy
Harry Types and Child Harpoon
Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers
