The Ivor Novello awards are the most prestigious songwriting and composing awards in the UK and Ireland, and the nominations have been announced for the year of 2015.
Dubliner and mastermind behind the wonderful Villagers, Conor O’Brien is up for Best Album (Darling Arithmetic), and he is competing against Jamie XX (In Colour) and Gaz Coombes of Supergrass fame (Matador).
Interestingly, in the Best Song Musically and Lyrically category, Ed Sheeran and his protegée Jamie Lawson are both nominated. Acoustic guitars at dawn.
Many people have also raised the issue of Adele not receiving any nominations, despite being the biggest-selling artist of last year. However, the Ivor Novello awards are notoriously choosy about who is featured, and they often like to recognise lesser-known artists.
Grime star Skepta is nominated in the Best Song category for his work of genius, Shutdown.
Here’s the full list:
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Bloodstream — Ed Sheeran
Bros — Wolf Alice
Wasn’t Expecting That — Jamie Lawson
Best Contemporary Song
All My Friends — Snakehips ft. Tinashe & Chance the Rapper
Cargo — Roots Manuva
Shutdown — Skepta
Most Performed Work
Hold Back the River — James Bay
Hold My Hand-– Jess Glynne
King— Years & Years
Album Award
Darling Arithmetic — Villagers
In Colour — Jamie xx
Matador — Gaz Coombes
Best Film Score
Ex Machina — Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury
Pan — John Powell
The Duke of Burgundy — Faris Badwan and Rachel Zeffira
Best Television Soundtrack
And Then There Were None — Stuart Earl
From Darkness — Edmund Butt
London Spy — Keefus Ciancia and David Holmes
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