SEARCH DATE RANGE

SEARCH TERM OR WORD

 

 

  • Mariah Carey awarded PRS for Music Special International Award, grime star Wiley honoured with The Ivors Inspiration Award and Dido’s songwriting excellence celebrated with Outstanding Song Collection
  • Chart-toppers The 1975 win twice for Best Contemporary Song and Songwriters of the Year, while Ben Howard takes award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically
  • Composers of scores for Requiem and Phantom Thread won for Television and Film categories, with Best Original Video Game Score going to Sea of Thieves composer
  • Richard Ashcroft, Idles and Deep Purple also take home awards
  • 83% of winners are receiving an Ivor Novello Award for the first time

The Ivors Academy announce the winners and recipients of Ivor Novello Awards presented at The Ivors 2019, during a star-studded ceremony at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London. 

The Ivors, now in their 64th year, celebrate, honour and reward excellence in British and Irish songwriting and composing across categories for songs, album, film, TV and video game scores released in the UK in 2018. The ceremony also saw the presentation of Ivor Novello Awards which recognise music creators for their wider contribution to UK music.

The Ivors Academy presented Ivor Novello Awards to 29 individual songwriters and composers across fourteen award categories, 83% of which are first time winners.

The Ivors Academy Chair, Crispin Hunt, said “From heavyweights of rock, to gods of grime, jazz maestros to chart royalty; today’s celebrated music creators have been rightly recognised for their artistic merit and inspiring influence on their fellow creators. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners from The Ivors Academy.”

Mariah Carey was presented with the PRS for Music Special International Awardacknowledging her as an extraordinary global talent, an impactful songwriter and one of the biggest selling artists of all time. During her career she has penned 18 US number one singles, from Vision of Love to Hero, Fantasy and We Belong Together.  

The Ivors Inspiration Award, which is awarded to a songwriter or composer for inspiring their peers, honoured the ‘Godfather of Grime’, Wiley, for his role in shaping a hugely innovative and uniquely British genre and his relentless energy as motivator and producer.

The Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song was awarded to The 1975’s George Daniel, Adam Hann, Matthew Healy and Ross MacDonald for Love It If We Made It. The Ivors judges described the song as a bold, inspirational and original statement, bringing together an awareness of contemporary issues without resorting to cliché. The band achieved a double win, as they were also presented the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriters of the Year. Of this award, The Academy said “All at once daring, vulnerable and recklessly honest, The 1975’s songwriting on ‘A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships’ stands out as a vivid picture of modernity. These songs are a quintessential snapshot of the emotional complexities of life in the here and now, but with all the hallmarks of a body of work that will stand the test of time.”

It was third time lucky for Ben Howard who won his first Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for Nica Libres at Dusk, the first single from his third album, Noonday Dream. Praised for its authenticity and originality, The Ivors judges described the song as striking a genuine emotional chord with the listener.

The Academy celebrated the songwriting excellence of Dido by presenting her with the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Song Collection. Twenty years since her record-breaking debut No Angel, Dido continues to write enduring songs that articulate universal emotions with a confident honesty and beguiling grace.

Songwriters Julian Bunetta, Dan Caplen, Macklemore, John Ryan and Jamie Scott won PRS for Music Most Performed Work for These Days, performed by Rudimental ft Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen. This was a first time win for all five writers.

The Academy honoured Django Bates with The Ivors Jazz Award. A musical polymath and prodigiously gifted composer, Bates has been at the heart of Britain’s jazz scene for the last 40 years. The award acknowledged his unique and exceptional talent and his relentless drive to collaborate and seek out new possibilities to explore where jazz can go.

Hailed as “so visceral it is impossible to ignore”, the Ivor Novello Award for Best Album was won by Idles for their second release, Joy As An Act of Resistance. The Ivors judges praised the band for pushing boundaries within their genre, describing their songwriting as brave and upfront.

Acknowledging an exceptional legacy that has inspired and shaped generations of hard rock musicians all over the world, the Academy bestowed the Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement to the iconic Deep Purple Mark II line-up - Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord (posthumous) and Ian Paice.

PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music was presented to Richard Ashcroft in recognition of a 30 year career that has resulted in a highly distinguished body of work and cemented his place as one of the great British songwriters of all time.

Composer Robin Beanland won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Video Game Score for Sea of Thieves, a shared world adventure game and pirate fantasy developed by UK games company Rare and published by Microsoft Studios. The Ivors judges praised the score’s tight integration with the game, skilled usage of diegetic and non-diegetic music as well as Beanland’s highly accomplished composition and orchestration. “The music oozes character and charm, and whilst it demonstrates serious quality, it also retains a sense of humour. Superb.”

Requiem, composed by Natasha Khan and Dominik Scherrer, won Best Television Soundtrack. A six-part drama co-produced by New Pictures for the BBC and Netflix, Requiem encompasses elements of both the supernatural and thriller genres. The Ivors judges said, “with immediate, absorbing and haunting Celtic vocals the score empowered drama with innovative instrumentation”. This was Natasha Khan’s second Ivor Novello Award, having previously picked up Best Contemporary Song in 2010 for Bat for Lashes’ Daniel; it was also Dominik Scherrer’s second win for Best Television Soundtrack.

Jonny Greenwood won his sixth Ivor Novello Award: Best Original Film Score for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread. Described by the judges as “romantic, expressive, imaginative and beautifully put together” they praised the way the music weaves through the film.

The Ivors are sponsored by PRS for Music.

For more information visit www.ivorsacademy.com or follow us @IvorsAcademy

The 2019 Ivor Novello Award winners are:
PRS FOR MUSIC MOST PERFORMED WORK
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 ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SCORE
Sea of Thieves
Composed by Robin Beanland

BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG
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 Soldier Songs

THE IVORS JAZZ AWARD
Django Bates

BEST ALBUM
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
Phantom Thread
Composed by Jonny Greenwood
Published in the UK by Warner/Chappell North America Limited

PRS FOR MUSIC SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Mariah Carey

BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK
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 SONG MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY
Nica Libres at Dusk
Written by Ben Howard
Published in the UK by Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Limited

THE IVORS INSPIRATION AWARD
Wiley

SONGWRITERS OF THE YEAR
George Daniel, Adam Hann, Matthew Healy and Ross MacDonald (The 1975)

OUTSTANDING SONG COLLECTION
Dido

INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord (posthumous) and Ian Paice (Deep Purple – mark II line-up)

PRS FOR MUSIC OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO BRITISH MUSIC
Richard Ashcroft

28 Mar 2024 | Press release

Ostereo expands team and music catalogue with new hires and signings

  New hires include Campaign Manager for Asia and A&R/Digital Manager Original records to be released in 2024 for numerous domestic and overseas artists Ostereo reports international streaming success   Ostereo, the UK-based music label and publishing company, has announced an expansion with new hires and signings...more

28 Mar 2024 | Press release

Nadia Khan appointed as Chair of EarthPercent

  EarthPercent, the charity which harnesses the power of the music industry to support the most impactful climate organisations around the world, has announced the appointment of Nadia Khan as its Chair.  Nadia Khan is the first externally appointed Chair to the...more

28 Mar 2024 | Press release

Showcasing diversity in the European independent music scene - Impala's 100 Artists to Watch for 2024 in collaboration with YouTube

  For the third year in a row, IMPALA returns with its highly anticipated 100 Artists to Watch 2024 edition in collaboration with YouTube. This year, we're excited to showcase a vibrant selection of emerging talent from across the European independent...more

28 Mar 2024 | Press release

Taylor Swift, SEVENTEEN and Morgan Wallen top IFPI Global Album Charts

IFPI releases three more Global Charts for 2023, celebrating the biggest albums of the year across different formats  SEVENTEEN, who reached #1 on IFPI’s Global Album and Global Album Sales Charts, pose with their awards. (Photo courtesy of PLEDIS Entertainment)    IFPI, the...more

28 Mar 2024 | Press release

Wise Music Group sign Portico Quartet

  Wise Music Group announces the signing of Portico Quartet to the global independent publishing group, as they join the roster through Campbell Connelly & Co in an exclusive songwriter agreement. The deal includes their back catalogue and future work.  Led by...more

28 Mar 2024 | Press release

Universal Music Group and Spotify Expand Strategic Relationship

Companies to collaborate on new promotional and social tools to help artists and songwriters drive interaction and excitement around new releases UMG artists will soon be able to share short pre-release teasers and expanded pre-save opportunities on Spotify   Universal Music Group (UMG),...more

28 Mar 2024 | Press release

IMS Ibiza 2024 - Full Summit Program Announced

IMS Ibiza, the thought-leadership platform at the intersection of culture, education, industry, and wellness in electronic music, announces today the full program for the fifteenth edition of the summit. Across 60+ discussions and sessions, 125+ speakers will come together with...more

27 Mar 2024 | Press release

Jordan Rakei announced as the inaugural ‘Artist In Residence’ at Abbey Road Studios

Today (27th March), Jordan Rakei has been announced as the first ever ‘Artist In Residence’ at London’s iconic Abbey Road Studios. The role is the first in a series of new ‘in residence’ appointments, designed to enhance Abbey Road’s position...more

27 Mar 2024 | Press release

Miraval’s Mystery Vinyl [Music For Your Tastebuds] Pop Up Record Shop From Record Store Day & Studio By Miraval

  Record Store Day and Studio by Miraval team up to launch pop-up record shop on Wednesday 17th April  Vinyl enthusiasts have the chance to take home a brand-new mystery record and enjoy a glass of Studio by Miraval Rosé- for just £5! Proceeds...more

27 Mar 2024 | Press release

Jarvis Cocker and Darcus Beese OBE among keynote speakers revealed for the Great Escape Conference

TOM GRAY AND YOLANDA BROWN ALSO REVEALED FOR KEYNOTES  PLUS  AIM JOIN AS A CONFERENCE COLLABORATOR  DOZENS MORE SPEAKERS     The Great Escape has announced a raft of music legends and industry leaders as keynote speakers for its newly revamped conference, including Pulp frontman Jarvis...more

27 Mar 2024 | Press release

PPL pays out £18.8 million of international revenue in Q1 distribution

In today’s Q1 distribution of international revenue, PPL is paying £18.8 million to over 22,000 performers and recording rights holders. The payment is up 7% on the Q1 payment made in March 2023.   The first of four payments made by...more

26 Mar 2024 | Press release

TCE Presents & Broadwick group announce partnership

TCE PRESENTS & BROADWICK ISSUE A JOINT STATEMENT: Pioneering spaces and culture group 'Broadwick', and New York's leading event design company 'TCE presents', announce new US venture Respectively revered for their work within the global live events industry, today - two of...more

26 Mar 2024 | Press release

Manana Music Management launch new full service venture for Scotland's electronic music scene

Mañana Music Management, the Glasgow-based management company behind Joesef, t e s t p r e s s, Theo Bleak and Citizen Papes are delighted to announce a new electronic-based music venture: Mañana Electronic.  Operating as a full service company, Mañana Electronic will offer expertise in management,...more

26 Mar 2024 | Press release

Soundmouse by Orfium appointed official music reporting partner for South Korean broadcast industry

Soundmouse by Orfium will enable music creators and rights holders in the world’s seventh largest music market to receive accurate and transparent royalty payments for the use of their music on radio and television    Soundmouse by Orfium (“the Company”) has been selected by...more

26 Mar 2024 | Press release

Loop.Fans launches Web3 Music Awards - Helping Emerging Artists Grow through AI and Blockchain Technology

Website | Awards Loop.Fans is here to empower both Artists and SuperFans by leveraging the power of the latest Web3, AI and blockchain technology. The platform enables emerging talent in the electronic music industry to gain new followers, engage with and...more

26 Mar 2024 | Press release

GENIE (Gender Equality Networks in Europe) Project Launch

Launch Date: 2 April 2024 www.geniedatabase.comInstagram: @geniedatabase   Gender equality activist and researcher Grace Goodwin launches GENIE (Gender Equality Networks in Europe), an online database of over 300 projects across 25 countries supporting gender equality in music. The database features projects ranging...more

26 Mar 2024 | Press release

Teddy Swims signs to Warner Chappell Music

Powerhouse Vocalist Hit No. 1 On The Billboard Hot 100 This Week With His Global Smash “Lose Control” Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has signed a global publishing deal with masterful singer and songwriter, Teddy Swims. With his RIAA platinum-certified smash hit...more

26 Mar 2024 | Press release

So.Co Image of Music Awards 2024 winners announced

  VIEW IMAGES HERE   Winners of seven categories unveiled at lively event in London Fearghal McGlinchey crowned Music Photographer of the Year McGlinchey also wins Image of Music with shot of Greta Van Fleet Young Music Photographer of the Year awarded to Grace Prachthauser Jill Furmanovsky...more

26 Mar 2024 | Press release

Concord Music Publishing signs legendary soul singer and songwriter William Bell

  Today, Concord Music Publishing announced the signing of iconic soul singer-songwriter, legend of Stax Records and Memphis Music Hall of Fame inductee William Bell. The administration deal, effective immediately, includes a selection of Bell’s catalog and all future works. William Bell states: "I am very...more

26 Mar 2024 | Press release

Grassroots music inquiry - FAC comment

Today, the Culture Media & Sport Committee held three evidence sessions to explore the ongoing crisis in the grassroots music sector, after 125 venues reportedly abandoned live music in 2023.  In the third of these sessions, David Martin, CEO, Featured Artists Coalition, appeared alongside...more

26 Mar 2024 | Press release

Bruce Springsteen to become a Fellow of the Ivors Academy

SPRINGSTEEN MAKES HISTORY AS THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITER TO RECEIVE THE HONOUR FELLOWSHIP RECOGNISES HIS INFLUENCE AND IMPACT ON THE CRAFT OF SONGWRITING Bruce Springsteen will receive the award at the world’s biggest and most prestigious celebration of songwriters, The Ivors with...more

26 Mar 2024 | Press release

The Radio Academy announces nominees for ARIAS 2024

Hosted by Alice Levine & Romesh Ranganathan, plus backstage interviews with Sam Thompson       The Radio Academy today reveals the 211 nominees that will be recognised at the 2024 ARIAS on Tuesday 7th May at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London.The Radio Academy ARIAS (Audio and Radio Industry Awards) are the UK's leading audio and radio awards that...more

26 Mar 2024 | Press release

Hybe and Universal Music Group announce new global alliance

The new global agreement will give UMG exclusive distribution rights across HYBE's roster of artists and labels HYBE today announced an expanded long-term agreement with Universal Music Group (UMG), providing them exclusive distribution rights across HYBE music for the next 10...more

25 Mar 2024 | Press release

Rewind and Fast Forward: Keychange announces Impact Evaluation Report

Rewind and Fast Forward: Keychange announces Impact Evaluation Report (2018 - 2023) and unveils Keychange Manifesto 2.0 Celebrating 5 years of transformative impact and charting the path forward for gender equity in music at Tallinn Music Week in Estonia on April...more

25 Mar 2024 | Press release

Calling All Music Creators! UK Music Needs Your Help

UK Music is launching its 2024 economic survey for music creators. As the collective voice for the UK music industry, UK Music needs data on creator’s earnings in 2023 to help it to calculate the economic contribution the industry made to the...more

25 Mar 2024 | Press release

AIF statement on Shindig Festival closure

Comment from AIF CEO John Rostron on Shindig Festival's announcement that its 2024 edition will be its last. This is now the 28th UK festival to announce its postponement, cancellation or closure in 2024. A full list of lost festivals can be found here.   AIF...more

25 Mar 2024 | Press release

Royal Albert Hall’s songwriter showcase goes national

The Royal Albert Hall’s ‘Future Makers’ programme, for musicians aged 14 to 19 who write their own music, is going national for the first time. The project, which has been running across London since 2022, provides talented young musicians with a...more

25 Mar 2024 | Press release

FKP Scorpio UK & Communion Presents announce formation of Communion One

THE TWO COMPANIES JOIN FORCES AS LIVE PROMOTERS FOR LIKES OF ED SHEERAN, SAM FENDER, NOAH KAHAN, PHOEBE BRIDGERS, LEWIS CAPALDI, AND MITSKI COMMUNION ONE TO PRODUCE 15,000 CAPACITY THREE NIGHT LIVE EVENT SERIES AT BRISTOL’S QUEEN SQUARE FROM 2025...more

21 Mar 2024 | Press release

Turn on, tune in, rock out: introducing the UK's newest music television destination - Staccs TV

  Staccs TV will offer high-quality music videos, concert clips, exclusive recordings and original programming - on Samsung TV Plus Staccs TV is the latest free, ad-supported television (FAST) channel available to UK viewers  Expansion marks a milestone for the Swedish start up,...more

21 Mar 2024 | Press release

Yolanda Brown breaks a Guinness World Records title

  THE MOST MONEY RAISED BY A RESTAURANT ON KICKSTARTER WORLDWIDE   YOLANDA BROWN OBE DL PUSHES BOUNDARIES AND RAISES QUARTER OF A MILLION POUND  FOR MUSIC VENUE AND RESTAURANT ‘SOUL MAMA’ YOLANDA BROWN - CHANGING THE FACE OF VENUE OWNERSHIP   Today, musician, broadcaster, composer and philanthropist, YolanDa Brown...more

28 Mar 2024

  • Is the US too reliant on paid subscriptions? (see Analysis)

27 Mar 2024

  • Misogyny, sexual discrimination and harassment are still everyday problems for female musicians (see Reports)

26 Mar 2024

  • Believe's board asks Warner Music Group to make acquisition offer (see Business)

25 Mar 2024

  • Why are IFPI & MIDiA’s 2023 revenue figures so far apart? (see Analysis)

22 Mar 2024

  • IFPI: Global recorded music revenues grew 10.2% in 2023 (see Reports)

  • How have one-hit wonders changed over time? (see Analysis)

21 Mar 2024

  • TikTok: MPs raise concerns about UK ownership (see News); AI ambitions (see Digital); UK Artist Playbook (see Reports)

20 Mar 2024

  • The composer with 650 different names identified as Sweden’s most-listened-to artist on Spotify (see Digital)

19 Mar 2024

  • Recorded Music Market report shows 9.8% growth in 2023 (see Reports)

  • Spotify updates its Loud & Clear website with 2023 data (see Reports)

  • Murmur launches with pledges to drive change in environmental solutions (see News)

18 Mar 2024

  • Global music revenue continued to rise in 2023. So why are some music organisations sounding the alarm? (see Comment)

15 Mar 2024

  • Can Sweden keep its edge in the music industry? (see Features)

  • Industry welcomes Labour Party's pledges to the music sector (see News)