Ivors round-up

The PRS sponsored 52nd Ivor Novello Awards took place today at The Grosvenor House, London. PRS has sponsored the awards since 1974 which is one of the longest-running continuous music sponsorships in the world.

The Ivors is internationally respected as the premier award ceremony to reflect the talent of British songwriters and composers and their contribution as the creative source of the music industry’s prosperity.

See below for a full list of the winners:

BEST SONG MUSICALLY & LYRICALLY
Elusive
Writer: Scott Matthews
Performed By:  Scott Matthews
UK Publisher: Universal Music Publishing 
 
BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG
Rehab
Writer: Amy Winehouse
Performed By: Amy Winehouse
UK Publisher: EMI Music Publishing

BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE
Ice Age The Meltdown
Composer:  John Powell
UK Publisher: EMI Music Publishing
 
BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK
Broadcast: The Virgin Queen
Composer:  Martin Phipps
UK Publisher: BDi Music Limited
 
PRS MOST PERFORMED WORK
I Don’t Feel Like Dancin
Writer/s: Sir Elton John / Scott Hoffman / Jason Sellards
Performed By:  Scissor Sisters
UK Publisher: Universal Music Publishing / EMI Music Publishing
 
INTERNATIONAL HIT OF THE YEAR
Sorry
Writer/s: Madonna / Stuart Price
Performed By:  Madonna
UK Publisher: Warner Chappell
 
BEST SELLING UK SINGLE
A Moment Like This
Writer/s: John Reid / Jorgen Eloffson
Performed By:  Leona Lewis
UK Publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd / Sony/ATV Music

ALBUM AWARD
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Artic Monkeys:

OUTSTANDING SONG COLLECTION Yusuf Islam

THE IVORS CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD John Rutter

PRS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO BRITISH MUSIC Norman Cook

SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR The Feeling

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Peter Gabriel

THE SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL AWARD Quincy Jones

THE ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP George Fenton