Ivor Novello Awards 2016 nominations: Ed Sheeran, Skepta and Jamie XX lead
Wolf Alice, Jesse Glynne and James Bay are also up for awards
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Your support makes all the difference.Almost two years since its release, Ed Sheeran’s “Bloodstream” is still picking up award nominations. At the 2016 Ivor Novello Awards, the song is up for Best Song Musically and Lyrically, running against Wolf Alice’s “Bros” and “Wasn’t Expecting That” by Jamie Lawson.
Meanwhile, the Best Contemporary Song is dominated by Grime, with Skepta’s “Shutdown” the frontrunner. Roots Manuva’s “Cargo” and Snakeship’s “All My Friends” are also nominated.
Nominated for Music Most Performed Work is “Hold Back The River” by James Bay, “Hold My Hand” by Jess Glyne and “King” by Years & Years.
The Album Award will see Jamie XX, Gaz Coombes and Villagers battle it out with In Colour, Matador and Darling Arithmetic, respectively.
Ex Machine, Pan and The Duke of Burgundy are up for Best Original Film Score, while And Then There Were None, From Darkness and London Spy are nominated for Best Television Soundtrack.
The awards, which take place on the 19 May, will also see International Achievement, Lifetime Achievement, Outstanding Song Collection, Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music, Music Special International Award, The Ivors Classical Music Award and The Ivors Inspiration Award awarded. Songwriter og the Year for 2015 will also be handed out.
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
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