Sunday, May 19, 2013

Winners of the 58th Ivor Novello Awards announced

The 58th Ivor Novello Awards, celebrating, honouring and rewarding excellence in songwriting and composing, have just taken place in the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London.

The Maccabees kicked off proceedings winning the Best Contemporary Song Award with 'Pelican'.

Best Song Musically and Lyrically went to Emeli Sandé for Next To Me. 

The Ivors Inspiration Award was taken home by Mark Almond and Gavin Rossdale won International Achievement Award.

Outstanding Song Collection Award was accepted by Noel Gallagher with a characteristically heart-warming blue acceptance speech. 

Best Original Film Score for Anna Karenina went to Dario Marianelli, the full list is below.

The Ivor Novello Awards are presented and judged by the writing community and regarded as the most important awards for UK music writers.

Music-News.com will have our exclusive interviews with the stars up soon!


Winners of the 58th Ivor Novello Awards

Best Contemporary Song
Pelican 
Written by Sam Doyle, Rupert Jarvis, Orlando Weeks, Felix White and Hugo White
Published in the UK by BMG Chrysalis 

PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Next to Me 
Written by Hugo Chegwin, Harry Craze, Anup Paul and Emeli Sandé
Published in the UK by Naughty Words Ltd - Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Stellar Songs Ltd - EMI Music Publishing

Best Television Soundtrack
Lucian Freud: Painted Life
Composed by John Harle
Published in the UK by Chester Music

The Ivors Inspiration Award 
Marc Almond

Album Award
An Awesome Wave
Written by Thomas Green, Joe Newman, Gwilym Sainsbury and 
Augustus Unger-Hamilton
Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing

The Ivors Classical Music Award 
Errollyn Wallen MBE

PRS for Music Award for Outstanding Achievement 
Justin Hayward

Best Original Film Score
Anna Karenina
Composed by Dario Marianelli
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing

Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Next to Me 
Written by Hugo Chegwin, Harry Craze, Anup Paul and Emeli Sandé
Published in the UK by Naughty Words Ltd - Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Stellar Songs Ltd - EMI Music Publishing

International Achievement 
Gavin Rossdale

Songwriter of the Year
Calvin Harris

Outstanding Song Collection 
Noel Gallagher

PRS for Music Special International Award
Randy Newman