Wolf Alice are set to battle the combined forces of Ed Sheeran at this year’s Ivor Novello Awards.
Nominated in the ‘Best Song Musically and Lyrically’ category, ‘Bros’ will go head-to-head with Ed’s ‘Bloodstream’, and the first act signed to Sheeran’s Gingerbread Music label, Jamie Lawson with ‘Wasn’t Expecting That’.
Elsewhere, Skepta’s ‘Shutdown’ is up for ‘Best Contemporary Song’, while Jamie xx’s ‘In Colour’ is up for the ‘Album Award’.
Taking place on May 19th, the full list of nominations reads:
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Bloodstream
Written by Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden, Amir Izadkhah, Gary Lightbody, Johnny McDaid, Leon Rolle and Ed Sheeran
Performed by Ed Sheeran and Rudimental
Published in the UK by Ed Sheeran Limited – Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing and Polar Patrol Publishing
Bros
Written by Ellen Rowsell
Performed by Wolf Alice
Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing
Wasn’t Expecting That
Written & Performed by Jamie Lawson
Published in the UK by Imagem Music
Best Contemporary Song
All My Friends
Written by James Carter, Oliver Lee, Cass Lowe and Chance The Rapper
Performed by Snakehips ft Tinashe & Chance The Rapper
Published in the UK by Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Cargo
Written by FRED and Roots Manuva
Performed by Roots Manuva
Published in the UK by Promised Land Music – Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Just Isn’t Music Ltd
Shutdown
Written by Ragz Originale and Skepta
Performed by Skepta
Published in the UK by Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Hold Back The River
Written by Iain Archer and James Bay
Performed by James Bay
Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing and Spirit B-Unique Music
Hold My Hand
Written by Janée ‘Jin Jin’ Bennett, Jess Glynne and Jack Patterson
Performed by Jess Glynne
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing, BMG UK – Black Butter Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
King
Written by Michael Goldsworthy, Mark Ralph, Oliver Thornton and Emre Turkmen
Performed by Years & Years
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Album Award
Darling Arithmetic
Written by Conor O’Brien
Performed by Villagers
Published in the UK by Domino Publishing Company
In Colour
Written & Performed by Jamie xx
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
Matador
Written & Performed by Gaz Coombes
Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing
Best Original Film Score
Ex_Machina
Composed by Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
Pan
Composed by John Powell
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
The Duke of Burgundy
Composed by Faris Badwan and Rachel Zeffira
Published in the UK by BMG UK and Universal Music Publishing
Best Television Soundtrack
And Then There Were None
Composed by Stuart Earl
Published in the UK by Imagem FTV
From Darkness
Composed by Edmund Butt
Published in the UK by Du Vinage Publishing
London Spy
Composed by Keefus Ciancia and David Holmes
Published in the UK by Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Kobalt Music Publishing
Nominated in the ‘Best Song Musically and Lyrically’ category, ‘Bros’ will go head-to-head with Ed’s ‘Bloodstream’, and the first act signed to Sheeran’s Gingerbread Music label, Jamie Lawson with ‘Wasn’t Expecting That’.
Elsewhere, Skepta’s ‘Shutdown’ is up for ‘Best Contemporary Song’, while Jamie xx’s ‘In Colour’ is up for the ‘Album Award’.
Taking place on May 19th, the full list of nominations reads:
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Bloodstream
Written by Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden, Amir Izadkhah, Gary Lightbody, Johnny McDaid, Leon Rolle and Ed Sheeran
Performed by Ed Sheeran and Rudimental
Published in the UK by Ed Sheeran Limited – Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing and Polar Patrol Publishing
Bros
Written by Ellen Rowsell
Performed by Wolf Alice
Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing
Wasn’t Expecting That
Written & Performed by Jamie Lawson
Published in the UK by Imagem Music
Best Contemporary Song
All My Friends
Written by James Carter, Oliver Lee, Cass Lowe and Chance The Rapper
Performed by Snakehips ft Tinashe & Chance The Rapper
Published in the UK by Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Cargo
Written by FRED and Roots Manuva
Performed by Roots Manuva
Published in the UK by Promised Land Music – Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Just Isn’t Music Ltd
Shutdown
Written by Ragz Originale and Skepta
Performed by Skepta
Published in the UK by Warner/Chappell Music Publishing
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Hold Back The River
Written by Iain Archer and James Bay
Performed by James Bay
Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing and Spirit B-Unique Music
Hold My Hand
Written by Janée ‘Jin Jin’ Bennett, Jess Glynne and Jack Patterson
Performed by Jess Glynne
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing, BMG UK – Black Butter Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
King
Written by Michael Goldsworthy, Mark Ralph, Oliver Thornton and Emre Turkmen
Performed by Years & Years
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Album Award
Darling Arithmetic
Written by Conor O’Brien
Performed by Villagers
Published in the UK by Domino Publishing Company
In Colour
Written & Performed by Jamie xx
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
Matador
Written & Performed by Gaz Coombes
Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing
Best Original Film Score
Ex_Machina
Composed by Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
Pan
Composed by John Powell
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
The Duke of Burgundy
Composed by Faris Badwan and Rachel Zeffira
Published in the UK by BMG UK and Universal Music Publishing
Best Television Soundtrack
And Then There Were None
Composed by Stuart Earl
Published in the UK by Imagem FTV
From Darkness
Composed by Edmund Butt
Published in the UK by Du Vinage Publishing
London Spy
Composed by Keefus Ciancia and David Holmes
Published in the UK by Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Kobalt Music Publishing
