55th Ivor Novello Award Nominations Announced

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The nominations for the 55th Ivor Novello Awards have been unveiled. The awards are an internationally recognised award that honours excellence in British music writing.

 

Both Lily Allen and Dizzy Rascal have two nominations each. Below are the nominations:

 

BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG

 

Song: Bonkers

Writer/s: Dylan Mills / Armand Van Helden

Performed By: Dizzee Rascal

UK Publisher/s: Notting Hill Music / Bug Music

 

Song: Daniel

Writer/s: Natasha Khan

Performed By: Bat for Lashes

UK Publisher/s: Chrysalis Music

 

Song: In For The Kill

Writer/s: Elly Jackson / Ben Langmaid

Performed By: La Roux

UK Publisher/s: Big Life Music

 

BEST SONG MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY

 

Song: Save It For Someone Who Cares

Writer/s: Nick Hemming

Performed By: The Leisure Society

UK Publisher/s: Notting Hill Music

 

Song: The Fear

Writer/s: Lily Allen / Greg Kurstin

Performed By: Lily Allen

UK Publisher/s: Universal Music Publishing / EMI Music Publishing

 

Song: The Last Bus

Writer/s: Ed Adlard / Will Adlard / Ali Digby / George Eddy

Performed By: Patch William

UK Publisher/s: Chrysalis Music

 

BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK

 

Broadcast: Desperate Romantics

Composer: Daniel Pemberton

UK Publisher/s: Moncur Street Music

 

Broadcast: Life

Composer: George Fenton

UK Publisher/s: Shogun Music Ltd

 

Broadcast: Red Riding 1974

Composer: Adrian Johnston

UK Publisher/s: Manners, McDade and McCleery Music

 

ALBUM AWARD

 

Album: The Duckworth Lewis Method

Writer/s: Neil Hannon / Thomas Walsh

Performed By: The Duckworth Lewis Method

UK Publisher/s: Sony/ATV Music Publishing

 

Album: Sunny Side Up

Writer/s: Paolo Nutini

Performed By: Paolo Nutini

UK Publisher/s: Warner/Chappell Music

 

Album: Tongue N' Cheek

Writer/s: Nicholas Detnon / Dylan Mills

Performed By: Dizzee Rascal

UK Publisher/s: Notting Hill Music

 

PRS FOR MUSIC MOST PERFORMED WORK

 

Song: Broken Strings

Writer/s: James Morrison / Fraser T Smith / Nina Woodford

Performed By: James Morrison featuring Nelly Furtado

UK Publisher/s: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Chrysalis Music

 

Song: The Fear

Writer/s: Lily Allen / Greg Kurstin

Performed By: Lily Allen

UK Publisher/s: Universal Music Publishing / EMI Music Publishing

 

Song: The Promise

Writer/s: Nick Coler / Miranda Cooper / Brian Higgins / Kieran Jones / Tim Powell / Jason Resch / Carla Williams

Performed By: Girls Aloud

UK Publisher/s: Warner/Chappell Music

 

BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE

 

Film: Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Composer: John Powell

UK Publisher/s: EMI Music Publishing

 

Film: Skin

Composer: Helene Muddiman

UK Publisher/s: Mack Mummy Music Publishing

 

Film: The Young Victoria

Composer: Ilan Eshkeri

UK Publisher/s: Cutting Edge Music

 

BEST ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SCORE

 

Game: Empire: Total War

Composer/s: Richard Beddow / Richard Birdsall / Walter Mair / Lorenzo Piggici / Simon Ravn

Developer: Creative Assembly

UK Publisher/s: SEGA

 

Game: Killzone 2

Composer/s: Joris de Man

Developer: Guerrilla Games

UK Publisher/s: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

 

Game: Savage Moon: Waldgeist

Composer/s: Armin Elsaesser

Developer: FluffyLogic Development Ltd

UK Publisher/s: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

 

 

The following `Gift of the Academy' Awards will be presented on the day:

 

INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

PRS FOR MUSIC OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO BRITISH MUSIC

SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR

SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL AWARD

THE ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP

THE IVORS CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD

THE IVORS INSPIRATION AWARD