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PRS for Music members to win at the 62nd Ivor Novello Awards.
Skepta (above) was named Songwriter of the Year and also won the award for Best Contemporary Song at the 62nd Ivor Novello Awards.
Collecting his award he said: 'I've really fallen in love with songwriting, it's really helped me out throughout my life. Every emotion ... Songwriting has really allowed me to appreciate and understand life, and instead of being involved with the emotion it makes me think how can I help other people relate to it in this way.'
The PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music Award went to Anne Dudley. The PRS for Music Most Performed Work went to Coldplay for Hymn for the Weekend and legendary Bill Withers collected the PRS for Music Special International Award.
Other winners included Gary Numan who took the Inspiration Award and Laura Mvula who received the coveted Album Award for The Dreaming Room.
In his welcoming speech BASCA Chairman Crispin Hunt said: 'In celebrating the exceptional power of British and Irish music writing and by honouring the past, the present and the eternal creators of music - once again this year, The Ivors absolutely smashed it. BASCA’s heartfelt congratulations go out to every winning composer. Whether you wrote songs, symphonies or syncs - we salute you.'
The full list of winners is below:
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: Black Man in a White World - Written by Dean ‘Inflo’ Josiah Cover and Michael Kiwanuka
Published in the UK by Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
Best Contemporary Song: Man - Written by Skepta and Josh Homme
Published in the UK by Warner/Chappell Music Publishing and Universal Music Publishing
Album Award: The Dreaming Room - Written by Laura Mvula
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
PRS for Music Most Performed Work: Hymn for the Weekend - Written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
Best Original Film Score: Kubo and the Two Strings - Composed by Dario Marianelli
Published in the UK by Muttnik Music Publishing
Best Television Soundtrack: War and Peace - Composed by Martin Phipps
Published in the UK by Du Vinage Publishing
International Achievement: Florence Welch
Lifetime Achievement: Nitin Sawhney
Outstanding Song Collection: Pulp
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music: Anne Dudley
PRS for Music Special International Award: Bill Withers
Songwriter of the Year: Skepta
The Ivors Jazz Award: John Surman
The Ivors Inspiration Award: Gary Numan
The 62nd Ivor Novello Awards were presented by BASCA in association with PRS for Music, and took place on Thursday 18th May 2017.
Photo credit: Dave Hogan/Getty Images.
Skepta (above) was named Songwriter of the Year and also won the award for Best Contemporary Song at the 62nd Ivor Novello Awards.
Collecting his award he said: 'I've really fallen in love with songwriting, it's really helped me out throughout my life. Every emotion ... Songwriting has really allowed me to appreciate and understand life, and instead of being involved with the emotion it makes me think how can I help other people relate to it in this way.'
The PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music Award went to Anne Dudley. The PRS for Music Most Performed Work went to Coldplay for Hymn for the Weekend and legendary Bill Withers collected the PRS for Music Special International Award.
Other winners included Gary Numan who took the Inspiration Award and Laura Mvula who received the coveted Album Award for The Dreaming Room.
In his welcoming speech BASCA Chairman Crispin Hunt said: 'In celebrating the exceptional power of British and Irish music writing and by honouring the past, the present and the eternal creators of music - once again this year, The Ivors absolutely smashed it. BASCA’s heartfelt congratulations go out to every winning composer. Whether you wrote songs, symphonies or syncs - we salute you.'
The full list of winners is below:
Best Song Musically and Lyrically: Black Man in a White World - Written by Dean ‘Inflo’ Josiah Cover and Michael Kiwanuka
Published in the UK by Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
Best Contemporary Song: Man - Written by Skepta and Josh Homme
Published in the UK by Warner/Chappell Music Publishing and Universal Music Publishing
Album Award: The Dreaming Room - Written by Laura Mvula
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
PRS for Music Most Performed Work: Hymn for the Weekend - Written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
Best Original Film Score: Kubo and the Two Strings - Composed by Dario Marianelli
Published in the UK by Muttnik Music Publishing
Best Television Soundtrack: War and Peace - Composed by Martin Phipps
Published in the UK by Du Vinage Publishing
International Achievement: Florence Welch
Lifetime Achievement: Nitin Sawhney
Outstanding Song Collection: Pulp
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music: Anne Dudley
PRS for Music Special International Award: Bill Withers
Songwriter of the Year: Skepta
The Ivors Jazz Award: John Surman
The Ivors Inspiration Award: Gary Numan
The 62nd Ivor Novello Awards were presented by BASCA in association with PRS for Music, and took place on Thursday 18th May 2017.
Photo credit: Dave Hogan/Getty Images.
