Lily Allen, Olivia Dean, and Wolf Alice are among the musicians nominated for this year’s Ivor Novello Awards. Other nominees include Lola Young, Florence + The Machine, CMAT, Little Simz, Coldplay, Damon Albarn, Jacob Alon, Self Esteem, Jim Legxacy, and Kae Tempest, who is up for two awards in the best contemporary song category. The Ivors celebrate British and Irish musical achievement in songwriting and composition, as well as recognizing singer-songwriters and groups for their contributions to UK music.
In the best album category, Allen is nominated for her album "West End Girl," Jim Legxacy for "black british music," Dean for "The Art Of Loving," Wolf Alice for "The Clearing," and CMAT for "EURO-COUNTRY." The shortlisted composers also include those who worked on Oscar-nominated scores and soundtracks for hit TV shows like "Adolescence."
The PRS For Music prize acknowledges songs that received the most broadcast, online, and general performances. The Ivor Awards ceremony will be held in London on 21 May. For the full list of nominees, click here.
BEST ALBUM
- "black british music" by Jim Legxacy and Joe Stanley
- "EURO-COUNTRY" by CMAT
- "The Art Of Loving" by Olivia Dean, Bastian Langebaek, and Max Wolfgang
- "The Clearing" by Joff Oddie and Ellie Rowsell
- "West End Girl" by Lily Allen, Chloe Angelides, Kito, and Blue May
BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG
- "Damascus" by Damon Albarn, Yasiin Bey, and Omar Souleyman
- "Free" by Alex Bonfanti, Miles Clinton James, and Little Simz
- "I Do And I Don’t Care" by Johan Hugo and Self Esteem
- "I Stand On The Line" by Fraser T Smith and Kae Tempest
- "Know Yourself" by Tom Rowlands, Fraser T Smith, and Kae Tempest
BEST SONG MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY
- "Don’t Fall Asleep" by Jacob Alon
- "Everybody Scream" by Mark Bowen, Mitski, and Florence Welch
- "Focus Is Power" by Johan Hugo, Self Esteem, and Jacob Vetter
- "The Sofa" by Ellie Rowsell
- "Weeds" by Tove Burman, Anya Jones, and Jon Shave
PRS FOR MUSIC MOST PERFORMED WORK
- "Man I Need" by Olivia Dean, Tobias Jesso Jr., and Zach Nahome
- "Messy" by Lola Young
- "Stargazing" by Peter Fenn, Jesse Fink, and Myles Smith
- "The Days" by Chrystal
- "Viva La Vida" by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin
RISING STAR AWARD
- Chloe Qisha
- Divorce
- Jacob Alon
- Kwn
- Skye Newman
BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE
- "Bugonia" by Jerskin Fendrix
- "Dragonfly" by Raffertie
- "Nosferatu" by Robin Carolan
- "Testimony" by Tom Hodge
- "The Brutalist" by Daniel Blumberg
BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK
- "Adolescence" by Aaron May and David Ridley
- "Lazarus" by Sarah Warne
- "Summerwater" by Gazelle Twin
- "This City Is Ours" by Rael Jones
- "Trespasses" by David Holmes and Brian Irvine