As the 59th Ivor Novello Awards ceremony looms, we take a closer look at this year's nominees and find an exciting new crop of songwriting talent in the running.
Sam Smith, Laura Mvula, Disclosure and London Grammar feature alongside industry heavyweights Nick Cave, Arctic Monkeys and Benjamin Wallfisch, to create one of the most exciting Ivor Novello Awards races we've seen for ages.
This playlist celebrates all of them, from Passenger to Palma Violets, John Newman to James Blake.
So tune in and pick your favourites ahead of the ceremony on 22 May...
Read the full nominees list
Sam Smith, Laura Mvula, Disclosure and London Grammar feature alongside industry heavyweights Nick Cave, Arctic Monkeys and Benjamin Wallfisch, to create one of the most exciting Ivor Novello Awards races we've seen for ages.
This playlist celebrates all of them, from Passenger to Palma Violets, John Newman to James Blake.
So tune in and pick your favourites ahead of the ceremony on 22 May...
Read the full nominees list
