The Ivors 2026: full winners list

Sam Fender and Lola Young were among the major winners at The Ivors 2026 — you can see the full winners’ list below.

This year’s ceremony, which celebrated the ‘craft, cultural impact and enduring importance of songs and screen compositions’, was held at Grosvenor House in London earlier today (20 May).

16 songwriters and composers collected Ivor Novello Awards across 14 categories this year. Among the major winners was Sam Fender, who won Songwriter of the Year. 

Elsewhere, Calvin Harris took home the PRS for Music Icon Award, while Lola Young won the PRS for Music Most Performed Work award for the continued success of her 2024 hit Messy.

George Michael and Thom Yorke were both inducted into the Ivors Academy Fellowship. Lily Allen won the Outstanding Song Collection award, while Sam Fender won the prestigious Songwriter of the Year prize.

You can see the full list of winners from The Ivors 2025 below.

Best Album

CMAT - EURO-COUNTRY

Best Contemporary Song

Kae Tempest – I Stand On The Line (written by Kae Tempest and Fraser T Smith)

Best Song Musically and Lyrically

Jacob Alon – Don’t Fall Asleep

PRS for Music Most Performed Work

Lola Young - Messy

Rising Star Award

Jacob Alon

Outstanding Song Collection

Lily Allen

Visionary Award

Kano

Songwriter of the Year

Sam Fender

Best Original Film Score

Testimony - Tom Hodge

Best Television Soundtrack

Trespasses - David Holmes and Brian Irvine

PRS for Music Icon Award

Calvin Harris

Special International Award

Linda Perry

International Songwriter of the Year Award

ROSALÍA

Fellowship of the Ivors Academy

George Michael

Thom Yorke