The nominations for The Ivors 2025 with Amazon Music have been announced, with Lola Young leading the way with three nominations.
This year's ceremony, which will recognise and celebrate exceptional achievements in songwriting and screen composing across eight categories, will mark the 70th year that The Ivors have been held. The 2025 winners will be revealed during this year's ceremony at Grosvenor House in London on 22 May.
74 individual British, Irish or UK resident composers and songwriters, as well as their international collaborators, have received Ivor Novello nominations this year, with 66% of those being nominated for the first time. Among those are Lola Young, who is nominated in three categories, and RAYE, who picked up last year's Songwriter of the Year prize.
Elsewhere, both Ghetts and Conor Dickinson have each received two nominations, while the likes of Charli xcx, JADE and Pa Salieu have also been recognised.
In the PRS for Music Most Performed Work category, Harry Styles’ 2022 hit As It Was is in contention for the third year running. George Michael has been posthumously nominated in the category for Wham!’s Last Christmas, while Dua Lipa’s Houdini, Myles Smith’s Stargazing and Cassö, RAYE and D-Block Europe’s single Prada are also nominated.
U2 will also be honoured at The Ivors 2025 as Academy Fellows, recognising ‘their enduring influence and impact on the craft of songwriting’. Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. will become the first Irish songwriters to be inducted into the Academy's Fellowship in its 81-year history.
This year’s ceremony will also see awards being presented for Songwriter of the Year with Amazon Music, Outstanding Song Collection, Visionary Award with Amazon Music, Special International Award and the PRS for Music Icon Award.
You can see the list of nominations for The Ivors 2025 below.
Best Album
Brat written by Charli xcx, A. G. Cook and Finn Keane; performed by Charli xcx
On Purpose, With Purpose written by Ghetts and TenBillion Dreams; performed by Ghetts
The Loop written and performed by Jordan Rakei
This Wasn’t Meant For You Anyway written by William Brown, Conor Dickinson, Jared Solomon and Lola Young; performed by Lola Young
Who Am I written and performed by BERWYN
Best Contemporary Song
Allergy written by Felix Joseph, Alastair O’Donnell and Pa Salieu; performed by Pa Salieu
Angel Of My Dreams written by Pablo Bowman, JADE, Steph Jones and Mike Sabath; performed by JADE
Circumnavigating Georgia written and performed by Sans Soucis
Double Standards written by Ghetts, EMIL, Sampha Sisay and R-Kay; performed by Ghetts feat. Sampha
How Black Men Lose Their Smile written by Bashy, Toddla T and Linton Kwesi Johnson; performed by Bashy
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Child of Mine written and performed by Laura Marling
GENESIS. written by Rodney Jerkins, RAYE and Toneworld; performed by RAYE
In The Modern World written by Grian Chatten, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan, Thomas Coll and Carlos O’connell; performed by Fontaines D.C.
Messy written by Conor Dickinson and Lola Young; performed by Lola Young
Mine written and performed by Orla Gartland
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
As It Was written by Kid Harpoon, Tyler Johnson and Harry Styles; performed by Harry Styles
Houdini written by Caroline Ailin, Danny L Harle, Tobias Jesso Jnr, Dua Lipa and Kevin Parker; performed by Dua Lipa
Last Christmas written by George Michael; performed by WHAM!
Prada written by D-Block Europe, Obi Ebele (Da Beatfreakz), Uche Ebele (Da Beatfreakz), Jahmori "Jaymo" Simmons and RAYE ; performed by Cassö, RAYE and D-Block Europe
Stargazing written by Peter Fenn, Jesse Fink and Myles Smith; performed by Myles Smith
Rising Star Award with Amazon Music
Bea and her Business
Liang Lawrence
Lola Young
LULU.
Nia Smith
Best Original Film Score
Fly Me To The Moon composed by Daniel Pemberton
Hard Truths composed by Gary Yershon
Kneecap composed by Michael ‘Mickey J’ Asante
The Substance composed by Raffertie
The Zone of Interest composed by Mica Levi
Best Original Video Game Score
Empire Of The Ants composed by Mathieu Alvado and Mark Choi
Farewell North composed by John Konsolakis
Flock composed by Eli Rainsberry
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II composed by David Garcia Diaz
The Casting Of Frank Stone composed by Boxed Ape
Best Television Soundtrack
Black Doves composed by Martin Phipps
Mary & George composed by Oliver Coates
Rivals composed by Jack Halama and Natalie Holt
True Detective: Night Country composed by Vince Pope
Until I Kill You composed by Carly Paradis
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