Pop singer-songwriter Lola Young leads the nominations for this year’s prestigious Ivor Novello Awards, with Charli XCX, Ghetts and Jade among the other stars in contention.
Young has three nominations including best song musically and lyrically for her breakthrough hit Messy, which spent a month at number one in the UK earlier this year.
She is also shortlisted in the best album category, where she will go up against Charli XCX’s Brat, which became a cultural phenomenon last summer.
The Ivor Novello Awards are highly prized within the British music sector as they particularly honor songwriting excellence.
Charli, rapper Ghetts and singer Raye all have two nominations each, as has Young’s co-writer Conor Dickinson.
Other contenders include Fontaines DC, Harry Styles, Laura Marling, Bashy and Pa Salieu.
Former Little Mix star Jade is nominated for best contemporary song for her first solo single Angel of My Dreams.
Forty years following its debut, Wham!’s “Last Christmas” has been shortlisted for the award recognizing the most played composition, determined by broadcast frequency.
The announcement of the winners will take place during a ceremony in London on May 22nd.
The judges have already declared that U2 will receive the honor of becoming Academy Fellows, which is The Ivors’ most prestigious distinction.
The Ivor Novello nominations in full:
Best album
- Charli XCX – Brat
- Ghetts – On Purpose, With Purpose
- Jordan Rakei – The Loop
- Lola Young – This Was Not Intended for You Anyway
- Berwyn – What Is My Identity
Best contemporary song
- Pa Salieu – Allergy
- Jade – Angel of My Dreams
- Sans Soucis – Circumnavigating Georgia
- Ghetts ft Sampha – Double Standards
- Bashy: Why Black Men Often Find Themselves Without a Smile
Best song musically and lyrically
- Laura Marling – Son of Mine
- Raye – Genesis
- Fontaines D.C. – In the Modern Age
- Lola Young – Messy
- Orla Gartland – Mine
Most performed work
- Harry Styles – As It Was
- Dua Lipa – Houdini
- Wham! – Last Christmas
- Cassö, Raye and D-Block Europe – Prada
- Myles Smith – Stargazing
Rising star
- Bea and her Business
- Liang Lawrence
- Lola Young
- LULU.
- Nia Smith
Best original film score
- Fly Me To the Moon – Daniel Pemberton
- Difficult Realities – Gary Yershon
- Kneecap – Michael ‘Mickey J’ Asante
- The Substance – Raffertie
- The Zone of Interest – Mica Levi
Best original video game score
- Empire of the Ants – Mathieu Alvado and Mark Choi
- Farewell North – John Konsolakis
- Flock – Eli Rainsberry
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II – David Garcia Diaz
- The Casting of Frank Stone – Boxed Ape
Best television soundtrack
- Black Doves – Martin Phipps
- Mary & George – Oliver Coates
- Rivals – Jack Halama and Natalie Holt
- True Detective: Night Country – Vince Pope
- Until I Kill You – Carly Paradis
- Lola Young’s “Messy” reaches the top spot: My music is entirely genuine.
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