Lily Allen and Dizzee Rascal lead the nominations for the 55th Ivor Novello Awards. The singer-songwriters who recently completed a co-headlining tour together have two nominations apiece and will compete against the very best in British songwriting and composing talent when the awards take place at London’s Grosvenor House on 20 May.
Lily Allen, along with her co-writer Greg Kurstin, has been nominated twice for The Fear in the Best Song Musically and Lyrically category, as well as for the PRS for Music Most Performed Work award. Dizzee Rascal has also been nominated twice for Best Contemporary Song for his number one hit single Bonkers, co-written with Armand Van Helden, and for the Album Award for the platinum selling Tongue N’ Cheek which he wrote with Nicholas Detnon. Neil Hannon, best known for fronting The Divine Comedy, is also nominated for the Album Award.
Fledgling band Patch William, a London based four piece, will fight it out for the Best Song Musically and Lyrically award alongside Nick Hemming and Lily Allen. The band, who have been championed on Twitter by Stephen Fry, have been nominated for their single The Last Bus, taken from their critically acclaimed debut album.
The 2010 awards are also shaping up to be a particularly good year for women song writers and composers with several nominations across the categories, including a nomination for acclaimed film composer, Hélène Muddiman in the Best Original Film Score category. Hélène, nominated for the 2009 film Skin, is the first woman to be included in the category for 13 years.
Ellis Rich, Chairman of PRS says ‘Every year the Ivors celebrates the best of UK song writing talent and it is wonderful to see some new names in this year’s mix. Our sponsorship of the awards is one of the oldest partnerships in the music industry and we’re delighted to support this highlight of the musical year once again.’
Held at the Grosvenor House on Thursday 20 May 2010, The Ivors are presented by BASCA in association with PRS for Music, and continue to be acknowledged as one of the most coveted awards in the industry. Previous winners include Sir Paul McCartney, Madonna, David Bowie, Amy Winehouse, Sting, Annie Lennox and Radiohead.
Full list of 2010 Ivors nominees.
Lily Allen, along with her co-writer Greg Kurstin, has been nominated twice for The Fear in the Best Song Musically and Lyrically category, as well as for the PRS for Music Most Performed Work award. Dizzee Rascal has also been nominated twice for Best Contemporary Song for his number one hit single Bonkers, co-written with Armand Van Helden, and for the Album Award for the platinum selling Tongue N’ Cheek which he wrote with Nicholas Detnon. Neil Hannon, best known for fronting The Divine Comedy, is also nominated for the Album Award.
Fledgling band Patch William, a London based four piece, will fight it out for the Best Song Musically and Lyrically award alongside Nick Hemming and Lily Allen. The band, who have been championed on Twitter by Stephen Fry, have been nominated for their single The Last Bus, taken from their critically acclaimed debut album.
The 2010 awards are also shaping up to be a particularly good year for women song writers and composers with several nominations across the categories, including a nomination for acclaimed film composer, Hélène Muddiman in the Best Original Film Score category. Hélène, nominated for the 2009 film Skin, is the first woman to be included in the category for 13 years.
Ellis Rich, Chairman of PRS says ‘Every year the Ivors celebrates the best of UK song writing talent and it is wonderful to see some new names in this year’s mix. Our sponsorship of the awards is one of the oldest partnerships in the music industry and we’re delighted to support this highlight of the musical year once again.’
Held at the Grosvenor House on Thursday 20 May 2010, The Ivors are presented by BASCA in association with PRS for Music, and continue to be acknowledged as one of the most coveted awards in the industry. Previous winners include Sir Paul McCartney, Madonna, David Bowie, Amy Winehouse, Sting, Annie Lennox and Radiohead.
Full list of 2010 Ivors nominees.
