Skepta, Wolf Alice, James Bay and Jamie xx are among the nominees lined up for the Ivor Novello Awards 2016.
BASCA, in association with PRS for Music, has announced the nominations for the 61st Ivor Novello Awards. The awards will take place on Thursday 19 May at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London.
The PRS for Music Most Performed Work category sees James Bay’s Hold Back The River, Hold My Hand by Jess Glynne and King by Years & Years up against each other.
Wolf Alice (Bros) and Jamie Lawson (Wasn’t Expecting That) will battle it out in the Best Song Musically and Lyrically with the Ed Sheeran and Rudimental collaboration Bloodstream.
Skepta and his grime anthem Shutdown is listed in Best Contemporary Song alongside Cargo by rapper Roots Manuva and All My Friends by Snakehips, feat Tinashe and Chance The Rapper.
Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury's soundtrack to Ex_Machina, John Powell's Pan and The Duke of Burgundy by Faris Badwan and Rachel Zeffira are named in the Best Original Film Score category.
Stephen McNeff, BASCA chairman, said: ‘The Ivors were created to celebrate the best in British and Irish songwriting and composing. As we move into our 61st year BASCA is delighted that these nominations reflect the health and diversity of UK music and include a raft of first-time nominees alongside past winners. Congratulations to everyone represented here today.’
Other awards to be announced at the event include International Achievement, Lifetime Achievement, Outstanding Song Collection, PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music, PRS for Music Special International Award, The Ivors Classical Music Award and The Ivors Inspiration Award.
Read the full nominations list of songwriters and their accompanying publishers below.
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Bloodstream
Written by Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden, Amir Izadkhah, Gary Lightbody, Johnny McDaid, Leon Rolle and Ed Sheeran
Performed by Ed Sheeran and Rudimental
Published in the UK by Ed Sheeran Limited - Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing and Polar Patrol Publishing
Bros
Written by Ellen Rowsell
Performed by Wolf Alice
Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing
Wasn’t Expecting That
Written & Performed by Jamie Lawson
Published in the UK by Imagem Music
Best Contemporary Song
All My Friends
Written by James Carter, Oliver Lee, Cass Lowe and Chance The Rapper
Performed by Snakehips ft Tinashe & Chance The Rapper
Published in the UK by Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Cargo
Written by FRED and Roots Manuva
Performed by Roots Manuva
Published in the UK by Promised Land Music - Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Just Isn’t Music Ltd
Shutdown
Written by Ragz Originale and Skepta
Performed by Skepta
Published in the UK by Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Hold Back The River
Written by Iain Archer and James Bay
Performed by James Bay
Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing and Spirit B-Unique Music
Hold My Hand
Written by Janée ‘Jin Jin’ Bennett, Jess Glynne and Jack Patterson
Performed by Jess Glynne
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing, BMG UK – Black Butter Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
King
Written by Michael Goldsworthy, Mark Ralph, Oliver Thornton and Emre Turkmen
Performed by Years & Years
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Album Award
Darling Arithmetic
Written by Conor O’Brien
Performed by Villagers
Published in the UK by Domino Publishing Company
In Colour
Written & Performed by Jamie xx
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
Matador
Written & Performed by Gaz Coombes
Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing
Best Original Film Score
Ex_Machina
Composed by Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
Pan
Composed by John Powell
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
The Duke of Burgundy
Composed by Faris Badwan and Rachel Zeffira
Published in the UK by BMG UK and Universal Music Publishing
Best Television Soundtrack
And Then There Were None
Composed by Stuart Earl
Published in the UK by Imagem FTV
From Darkness
Composed by Edmund Butt
Published in the UK by Du Vinage Publishing
London Spy
Composed by Keefus Ciancia and David Holmes
Published in the UK by Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Kobalt Music Publishing
The awards take place on Thursday 19 May from 11.30am to 4.30pm at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London.
The Ivor Novello Awards were created by BASCA in 1956 and named in honour of Ivor Novello, Britain’s most successful and distinguished theatrical composer at the time. They were set up to celebrate the excellence of British songwriters and composers and have been sponsored by PRS for Music since 1974.
Visit theivors.com for more information.
BASCA, in association with PRS for Music, has announced the nominations for the 61st Ivor Novello Awards. The awards will take place on Thursday 19 May at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London.
The PRS for Music Most Performed Work category sees James Bay’s Hold Back The River, Hold My Hand by Jess Glynne and King by Years & Years up against each other.
Wolf Alice (Bros) and Jamie Lawson (Wasn’t Expecting That) will battle it out in the Best Song Musically and Lyrically with the Ed Sheeran and Rudimental collaboration Bloodstream.
Skepta and his grime anthem Shutdown is listed in Best Contemporary Song alongside Cargo by rapper Roots Manuva and All My Friends by Snakehips, feat Tinashe and Chance The Rapper.
Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury's soundtrack to Ex_Machina, John Powell's Pan and The Duke of Burgundy by Faris Badwan and Rachel Zeffira are named in the Best Original Film Score category.
Stephen McNeff, BASCA chairman, said: ‘The Ivors were created to celebrate the best in British and Irish songwriting and composing. As we move into our 61st year BASCA is delighted that these nominations reflect the health and diversity of UK music and include a raft of first-time nominees alongside past winners. Congratulations to everyone represented here today.’
Other awards to be announced at the event include International Achievement, Lifetime Achievement, Outstanding Song Collection, PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music, PRS for Music Special International Award, The Ivors Classical Music Award and The Ivors Inspiration Award.
Read the full nominations list of songwriters and their accompanying publishers below.
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Bloodstream
Written by Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden, Amir Izadkhah, Gary Lightbody, Johnny McDaid, Leon Rolle and Ed Sheeran
Performed by Ed Sheeran and Rudimental
Published in the UK by Ed Sheeran Limited - Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing and Polar Patrol Publishing
Bros
Written by Ellen Rowsell
Performed by Wolf Alice
Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing
Wasn’t Expecting That
Written & Performed by Jamie Lawson
Published in the UK by Imagem Music
Best Contemporary Song
All My Friends
Written by James Carter, Oliver Lee, Cass Lowe and Chance The Rapper
Performed by Snakehips ft Tinashe & Chance The Rapper
Published in the UK by Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Cargo
Written by FRED and Roots Manuva
Performed by Roots Manuva
Published in the UK by Promised Land Music - Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Just Isn’t Music Ltd
Shutdown
Written by Ragz Originale and Skepta
Performed by Skepta
Published in the UK by Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Hold Back The River
Written by Iain Archer and James Bay
Performed by James Bay
Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing and Spirit B-Unique Music
Hold My Hand
Written by Janée ‘Jin Jin’ Bennett, Jess Glynne and Jack Patterson
Performed by Jess Glynne
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing, BMG UK – Black Butter Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
King
Written by Michael Goldsworthy, Mark Ralph, Oliver Thornton and Emre Turkmen
Performed by Years & Years
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Album Award
Darling Arithmetic
Written by Conor O’Brien
Performed by Villagers
Published in the UK by Domino Publishing Company
In Colour
Written & Performed by Jamie xx
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
Matador
Written & Performed by Gaz Coombes
Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing
Best Original Film Score
Ex_Machina
Composed by Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
Pan
Composed by John Powell
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
The Duke of Burgundy
Composed by Faris Badwan and Rachel Zeffira
Published in the UK by BMG UK and Universal Music Publishing
Best Television Soundtrack
And Then There Were None
Composed by Stuart Earl
Published in the UK by Imagem FTV
From Darkness
Composed by Edmund Butt
Published in the UK by Du Vinage Publishing
London Spy
Composed by Keefus Ciancia and David Holmes
Published in the UK by Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Kobalt Music Publishing
The awards take place on Thursday 19 May from 11.30am to 4.30pm at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London.
The Ivor Novello Awards were created by BASCA in 1956 and named in honour of Ivor Novello, Britain’s most successful and distinguished theatrical composer at the time. They were set up to celebrate the excellence of British songwriters and composers and have been sponsored by PRS for Music since 1974.
Visit theivors.com for more information.
