Robbie Williams and Lola Young were among the celebrated winners at The Ivors 2025 — you can see the full winners’ list below.
This year’s ceremony, which once again celebrated exceptional achievements in songwriting and screen composing, took place at The Grosvenor House Hotel in central London this evening (22 May) and marked The Ivors’ 70th year.
22 songwriters and composers were honoured at this year’s ceremony, with Robbie taking home the PRS for Music Icon Award. The prize marked his fifth Ivor Novello Award and was awarded ‘in recognition of a songwriting career that has touched millions and defined a generation’.
Lola Young won the Rising Star Award, capping off a remarkable year for the Messy singer-songwriter. BERWYN took home Best Album for his LP Who Am I, while Myles Smith was honoured with the PRS for Music Most Performed Work award in recognition of the huge success of his single Stargazing.
U2 and Bloc Party were also recognised by The Ivors Academy with two special awards, with the four members of the former being inducted into the Academy’s prestigious Fellowship. Bloc Party’s original line-up — Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong — was honoured with the Outstanding Song Collection award.
Elsewhere, Charli xcx won Songwriter of the Year while Self Esteem took home the Visionary Award. The Special International award went to The Killers’ frontman Brandon Flowers.
You can see the full list of winners from The Ivors 2025 below.
Best Album
Who Am I written and performed by BERWYN
Best Contemporary Song
Circumnavigating Georgia written and performed by Sans Soucis
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Mine written and performed by Orla Gartland
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Stargazing written by Peter Fenn, Jesse Fink and Myles Smith; performed by Myles Smith
Rising Star Award
Lola Young
Best Original Film Score
The Substance composed by Raffertie
Best Original Video Game Score
Farewell North composed by John Konsolakis
Best Television Soundtrack
True Detective: Night Country composed by Vince Pope
Academy Fellowship
U2 — Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.
Outstanding Song Collection
Bloc Party — Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong
PRS for Music Icon Award
Robbie Williams
Songwriter of the Year
Charli xcx
Special International
Brandon Flowers
Visionary Award
Self Esteem
