Winners of the 60th Ivor Novello Awards
BASCA, in association with PRS for Music, announce the recipients and winners of the 60th Ivor Novello Awards
(‘The Ivors’).
Fifteen Ivor Novello Awards were presented at the ceremony, which took place on 21 May at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London.
The Ivor Novello Awards were created by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) to celebrate, honour and reward excellence in British and Irish songwriting and composing.
Recipients of the 60th Anniversary Ivor Novello Awards are as follows:
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Rather Be
Written by James Napier and Jack Patterson
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing – Salli Isaak Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Best Television Soundtrack
The Honourable Woman
Composed by Natalie Holt and Martin Phipps
Published in the UK by Imagem FTV and Du Vinage Publishing
Outstanding Song Collection
Albert Hammond
The Ivors Classical Music Award
Judith Weir
Album Award
So Long, See You Tomorrow
Written by Jack Steadman
Published in the UK by Imagem Music
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Take Me To Church
Written by Andrew Hozier-Byrne
Published in the UK by Sony/ATV Music Publishing – The Evolving Music Company
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Boy George
Best Original Film Score
‘71
Composed by David Holmes
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
Songwriter of the Year
Ed Sheeran
The Ivors Inspiration Award
James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Nicky Wire
Best Contemporary Song
Rather Be
Written by James Napier and Jack Patterson
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing – Salli Isaak Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing
The Ivors Special Anniversary Award
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
Lifetime Achievement
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
PRS for Music Special International Award
Paul Williams
BASCA Fellowship
Annie Lennox