The Ivors Academy has announced the nominees for its annual awards, which recognises British and Irish songwriters. They’re normally a good barometer of the health of songwriting on these shores – and this year is no exception.
Following huge success at the BRITs and Grammys, Harry Styles is among those leading the pack this year, with three alongside his frequent collaborator and ‘As It Was’ co-writer Kid Harpoon.
Also on three nominations is Dean Josiah Cover, better known as ‘Inflo’. The somewhat mysterious producer has been recognised for his work on both Little Simz’ superb No Thank You album and his work with the collective SAULT.
Fellow SAULT associate Cleo Sol (full name Cleopatra Nikolic) is also up for three awards.
Elsewhere, Alex Turner is up for a gong, for his songwriting on Arctic Monkeys’ latest, relatively divisive album The Car.
Raye is up for Best Contemporary Song, for her 070 Shake-featuring hit ‘Escapism’, the lead single from the independent singer’s debut album My 21st Century Blues.
Irish outfit Fontaines D.C., meanwhile, will be hoping to follow up on their BRIT win (International Group of the Year) with Best Album at the Ivors. We chose their nominated record Skinty Fia as our number one album of last year, so we wish them all the best.
Victoria Canal is also among those hoping to win the Rising Star award. But enough waffle, here’s the full list of nominations, the winners for which will be announced at the ceremony on 18 May.
Who are the nominees for the Ivor Awards 20223?
BEST ALBUM
11 – written by Dean “Inflo” Josiah Cover, Jamar McNaughton, Cleopatra Nikolic and Jack Peñate, performed by SAULT
No Thank You – written by Dean “Inflo” Josiah Cover, Little Simz and Cleopatra Nikolic, performed by Little Simz
Skinty Fia – written by Grian Chatten, Thomas Coll, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan and Carlos O’Connell, performed by Fontaines DC
Some Nights I Dream Of Doors – written by Barney Lister and Obongjayar, performed by Obongjayar
The Car – written by Alex Turner, performed by Arctic Monkeys
BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG
Cold Summer – written by Wesley Joseph and Leon Vynehall, performed by Wesley Joseph
Escapism – written by 070 Shake, Raye and Mike Sabath, performed by Raye & 070 Shake
Hide & Seek – written by Owen Cutts, P2J, PRGRSHN and Stormzy, performed by Stormzy
Leon The Professional – written by Knucks, Venna and Toshifumi Hinata, performed by Knucks
Payback – written by Knucks, Kojey Radical and Swindle, performed by Kojey Radical featuring Knucks
BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE
Avatar: The Way Of Water – composed by Simon Franglen
Death On The Nile – composed by Patrick Doyle
Don’t Worry Darling – composed by John Powell
Mrs Harris Goes To Paris – composed by Rael Jones
The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain – composed by Arthur Sharpe
BEST ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SCORE
Gotham Knights – composed by The Flight Horizon
Forbidden West – composed by Joris de Man, Oleksa Lozowchuk and The Flight Mario +
Rabbids Sparks Of Hope – composed by Gareth Coker, Grant Kirkhope and Yoko Shimomura
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BEST SONG MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY
As It Was – written by Kid Harpoon, Tyler Johnson and Harry Styles, performed by Harry Styles
Best Day Of My Life – written by Laurie Blundell and Tom Odell, performed by Tom Odell
Complex – written and performed by Katie Gregson-Macleod
King – written by Jack Antonoff and Florence Welch, performed by Florence + The Machine
Stronger – written by Dean “Inflo” Josiah Cover and Cleopatra Nikolic, performed by SAULT
PRS FOR MUSIC MOST PERFORMED WORK
As It Was – written by Kid Harpoon, Tyler Johnson and Harry Styles, performed by Harry Styles
Bad Habits – written by FRED, Johnny McDaid and Ed Sheeran, performed by Ed Sheeran Heat Waves – written by Dave Bayley, performed by Glass Animals
Running Up That Hill – written and performed by Kate Bush
Shivers – written by Johnny McDaid, Kal Lavelle, Steve Mac and Ed Sheeran, performed by Ed Sheeran
BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK
Bad Sisters – composed by PJ Harvey and Tim Phillips
Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen – composed by David Schweitzer
The Midwich Cuckoos – composed by Hannah Peel
The Responder – composed by Matthew Herbert
The Thief, His Wife And The Canoe – composed by Harry Escott and Ben Pearson
RISING STAR AWARD
Ines Dunn
tendai
venbee
Victoria Canal
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Central Cee and Young Chencs
Florence Welch (Florence + The Machine)
George Daniel and Matty Healy (The 1975)
Harry Styles and Kid Harpoon
Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers (Wet Leg)
