The nominations for this year’s Ivor Novello awards have been announced with Coldplay and Duffy sharing the plaudits.
Named in honour of the legendary songwriter, the Ivor Novellos have risen in prestige in recent years. Once regarded as being one of the less important ceremonies, the trophy now carries much more weight.
This year celebrates a very special batch of releases. British music enjoyed its most successful year in some time with acts such as Duffy, Coldplay, Radiohead and more enjoying massive global success.
The awards reflect this, but also demonstrate how the acts are regarded by their peers across a wide variety of categories. Coldplay and Duffy share three nominations each, but are closely followed by the likes of Elbow, M.I.A. and many more.
The ceremony is set to take place in London’s Grosvenor House on May 21st, and showcases some lesser known acts alongside the chart toppers. Nick Hemming, for example, has been nominated for ‘Best Song Musically And Lyrically’ doing battle with Brit award winner Elbow.
Radiohead guitarist Johnny Greenwood’s score for ‘There Will Be Blood’ has also been nominated, as the Ivor Novellos aim to acknowledge all forms of popular composition.
The full list of nominations for the 54th Ivor Novello Awards are as follows:
Best Song Musically And Lyrically:
The Last Shadow Puppets – ‘My Mistakes Were Made For You’
Elbow – ‘One Day Like This’
The Leisure Society – ‘The Last Of The Melting Snow’
Best Contemporary Song:
Dizzee Rascal – ‘Dance Wiv Me’
Elbow – ‘Grounds For Divorce’
The Ting Tings – ‘That’s Not My Name’
Best Original Film Score:
David Arnold – ‘Quantum of Solace’
Benjamin Wallfisch – ‘The Escapist’
Jonny Greenwood – ‘There Will Be Blood’
Best Television Soundtrack:
Ben Bartlett – ‘Fiona’s Story’
Anne Dudley – ‘Trial and Retribution 2008’
Julian Nott – ‘Wallace And Gromit (A Matter of Loaf and Death)’
PRS For Music Most Performed Work:
Duffy – ‘Mercy’
Gabriella Cilmi – ‘Sweet About Me’
Coldplay – ‘Viva La Vida’
Best Selling British Song:
Duffy – ‘Mercy’
M.I.A – ‘Paper Planes’
Coldplay – ‘Viva La Vida’
Album Award:
Duffy – ‘Rockferry’
Coldplay – ‘Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends’
The Ting Tings – ‘We Started Nothing’
