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Ivor Novello Awards nominations announced

The full list of nominations has been revealed.
The full list of nominations has been revealed. The full list of nominations has been revealed.

Arctic Monkeys, George Ezra and Jorja Smith are among the stars nominated for the Ivor Novello Awards.

The awards celebrate British and Irish songwriting and composition.

Alex Turner track Four Out Of Five is among the nominations for best song, with Ezra hoping to win the most-performed award.

The full list of nominations is below:

Best song musically and lyrically

Four Out Of Five


Written by Alex Turner


Performed by Arctic Monkeys


Published in the UK by EMI Music Publishing

Nica Libres At Dusk


Written and performed by Ben Howard


Published in the UK by Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Limited

Nina Cried Power


Written and performed by Hozier


Published in the UK by Sony/ATV Music Publishing – The Evolving Music Company

Best contemporary song

Black Rose


Written by Ghetts, Kojey Radical, Daniel Miles, JoJo Mukeza and Jaime Naldo Menezes


Performed by Ghetts ft Kojey Radical

Published in the UK by BMG Rights Management and EMI Music Publishing – Stellar Songs

Blue Lights


Written by Guy Bonnet, Dizzee Rascal, Roland Romanelli and Jorja Smith


Performed by Jorja Smith


Published in the UK by EMI Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Love It If We Made It


Written by George Daniel, Adam Hann, Matthew Healy and Ross MacDonald


Performed by The 1975


Published in the UK by Good Solider Songs

PRS for Music most performed work

Breathe


Written by Jax Jones and Ina Wroldsen


Performed by Jax Jones ft Ina Wroldsen


Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing and Reservoir Reverb Music

Shotgun


Written by George Ezra Barnett, FRED and Joel Pott


Performed by George Ezra

Published in the UK by BMG Rights Management and Sony ATV/Music Publishing – Promised Land Music

These Days


Written by Julian Bunetta, Dan Caplen, Macklemore, John Ryan and Jamie Scott


Performed by Rudimental ft Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen


Published in the UK by Big Deal Music – Peermusic UK, BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing and EMI Music Publishing

Best album

Cocoa Sugar


Written by Kayus Bankole, Graham Hastings and Alloysious Massaquoi


Performed by Young Fathers


Published in the UK by Just Isn’t Music Limited

I’m All Ears


Written by Jenny Hollingworth and Rosa Walton


Performed by Let’s Eat Grandma


Published in the UK by Blue Raincoat Songs

Joy As An Act of Resistance


Written by Jonathan Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan and Joseph Talbot


Performed by Idles


Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing

Best original film score

American Animals


Composed by Anne Nikitin


Published in the UK by Accorder Music – Peermusic UK

Phantom Thread


Composed by Jonny Greenwood


Published in the UK by Warner/Chappell North America Limited

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse


Composed by Daniel Pemberton


Published in the UK by Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Best television soundtrack 

Flowers (Series 2)


Composed by Arthur Sharpe


Published in the UK by Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead


Composed by Clint Mansell


Published in the UK by Decca Publishing – Universal Music Publishing

Requiem


Composed by Natasha Khan and Dominik Scherrer

Published in the UK by BMG Rights Management, Du Vinage Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Best original video game score

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey


Composed by Michael Georgiades, Joe Henson and Alexis Smith

Q.U.B.E. 2


Composed by David Housden

Sea of Thieves


Composed by Robin Beanland