The Ivors Academy has announced the nominations for The Ivors 2024.
The annual awards ceremony recognises and celebrates outstanding songwriters and composers across eight categories, including the PRS for Music Most Performed Work.
The nominations for this year's Ivors, which will take place at Grosvenor House in London on 23 May, have now been revealed.
77 songwriters and composers have received Ivor Novello nominations in 2024, with 60% receiving a nomination for the very first time. Leading the way are Sampha and Yussef Dayes, who are both up for two Ivors each across the songwriting categories, while composer Daniel Pemberton has been nominated twice in the screen categories.
In the PRS for Music Most Performed Work category, Harry Styles' As It Was — the 2022 hit written by Harry, Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson — has been nominated for the second year running. The other contenders are PinkPantheress and Ice Spice’s Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2, Jazzy’s Giving Me, Kenya Grace’s Strangers and Sprinter, the collaboration between Dave and Central Cee.
You can see the full list of nominations for The Ivors 2024 below.
Best Album
Black Classical Music - Written by Yussef Dayes, Rocco Palladino and Charlie Stacey; Performed by Yussef Dayes
Crazymad, For Me - Written and performed by CMAT
False Lankum - Written by Daragh Lynch, Ian Lynch, Cormac Macdiarmada and Radie Peat; Performed by Lankum
Lahai - Written and performed by Sampha
My 21st Century Blues - Written by RAYE and Mike Sabath; Performed by RAYE
Best Contemporary Song
Back On 74 - Written by Lydia Kitto, J Lloyd and Tom McFarland; Performed by Jungle
Enough - Written by Brian Eno, Fred Gibson, Buddy Ross and Winnie Raeder; Performed by Fred Again.. and Brian Eno
Geronimo Blues - Written by Kwake Bass, Peter Bennie, Biscuit, Raven Bush and Kae Tempest; Performed by Speakers Corner Quartet featuring Kae Tempest
Mama’s Eyes - Written by Todd Dulaney, Ines Dunn, Barney Lister and Mette; Performed by Mette
Water - Written by Imani ‘mocha’ Lewis, Corey Lindsay-Keay, Jackson Lomastro, Ari Pensmith, Rayo, Sammy Soso and Olmo Zucca; Performed by Tyla
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Black Friday - Written by Laurie Blundell, Max Clilverd and Tom Odell; Performed by Tom Odell
Black Swan - Written by Victoria Canal, Jonny Lattimer and EG White; Performed by Victoria Canal
Spirit 2.0 - Written by Yussef Dayes and Sampha; Performed by Sampha
Sunshine Baby - Written by Amber Bain; Performed by The Japanese House
The Narcissist - Written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree; Performed by Blur
PRS For Music Most Performed Work
As It Was - Written by Kid Harpoon, Tyler Johnson and Harry Styles; Performed by Harry Styles
Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2 - Written by Ice Spice, Mura Masa and PinkPantheress; Performed by PinkPantheress and Ice Spice
Giving Me - Written by Conor Bissett, Robert Griffiths and Jazzy; Performed by Jazzy
Sprinter - Written by Central Cee, Dave, Jo Caleb and Jonny Leslie; Performed by Dave and Central Cee
Strangers - Written and performed by Kenya Grace
Rising Star Award with Amazon Music
Blair Davie
Chrissi
Elmiene
Master Peace
Nino Slg
Best Original Film Score
Poor Things - Composed by Jerskin Fendrix
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse - Composed by Daniel Pemberton
Typist Artist Pirate King - Composed by Carly Paradis
Best Original Video Game Score
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare III - Composed by Walter Mair
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor - Composed by Stephen Barton and Gordy Haab
Tin Hearts - Composed by Matthew Chastney
Best Television Soundtrack
Boat Story - Composed by Dominik Scherrer
Slow Horses Season 3 - Composed by Daniel Pemberton and Toydrum
The Crown: The Final Season - Composed by Martin Phipps
The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies - Composed by Arthur Sharpe
Three Little Birds - Composed by Benjamin Kwasi Burrell
The Ivors 2024 will also see Bruce Springsteen become the first-ever international songwriter to become a Fellow of the Academy, the highest honour bestowed by the Academy.
The award for Outstanding Song Collection with PRS for Music, meanwhile, will also be presented on the night.
Tom Gray, Chair of The Ivors Academy, said in a statement about the nominations: ‘The 2024 Ivor Novello Award nominees represent a remarkable breadth of talent, showcasing the wide-ranging creativity and innovation that defines British and Irish songwriting and screen composing.
‘From established voices to rising stars, this year’s list reflects an ever-evolving musical landscape and celebrates the writing craft that soundtracks our lives.’
