Alt-J, Bear’s Den, George Ezra, Hozier, Jimmy Napes and FKA Twigs are all up for Ivor Novello Awards this year.
The UK ceremony, celebrating its 60th birthday, takes place on Thursday, May 21 at the Grosvenor House in London.
Organised by BASCA in association with PRS for Music, nine awards will be given out on the day.
The 2015 nominations are for works released in the UK during 2014 and recognise songwriters and composers, along with their UK music publisher.
The full list of nominees are:
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
- Above The Clouds of Pompeii, written by Andrew Davie, performed by Bear’s Den, published in the UK by Communion Publishing
- I Forget Where We Were, written and performed by Ben Howard, published in the UK by Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd
- Take Me to Church, written by Andrew Hozier-Byrne, performed by Hozier, published in the UK by Sony/ATV Music Publishing – The Evolving Music Company
Best Contemporary Song
- Every Other Freckle, written by Thomas Green, Joe Newman and Gus Unger-Hamilton, performed by alt-J, published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing
- Rather Be, written by James Napier and Jack Patterson, performed by Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne, published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing – Salli Isaak Songs/Sony/ATV Music Publishing
- Two Weeks, written by Tahliah Debrett Barnett (aka. FKA Twigs) and Emile Haynie, performed by FKA Twigs, published in the UK by BMG Chrysalis / Universal Music Publishing
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
- Budapest, written by George Ezra Barnett and Joel Pott, performed by George Ezra, published in the UK by BMG Chrysalis
- Rather Be, written by James Napier and Jack Patterson, performed by Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne, published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing – Salli Isaak Songs / Sony/ATV Music Publishing
- Stay With Me, written by James Napier, William Phillips and Sam Smith, performed by Sam Smith, published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing – Salli Isaak Songs – Method Paperwork / Naughty Words Ltd – Stellar Songs Ltd – Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Album Award
- Present Tense, written by Thomas Fleming, Ben Little, Christopher Talbot and Hayden Thorpe, performed by Wild Beasts, published in the UK by Domino Publishing Company
- Royal Blood, written by Michael Kerr and Ben Thatcher, performed by Royal Blood, published in the UK Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd
- So Long, See You Tomorrow, written by Jack Steadman, performed by Bombay Bicycle Club, published in the UK by Imagem Music
Best Original Film Score
- ‘71, composed by David Holmes, published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
- Mr. Turner, composed by Gary Yershon, published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
- The Boxtrolls, composed by Dario Marianelli, published in the UK by Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd
Best Television Soundtrack
- The Honourable Woman, composed by Natalie Holt and Martin Phipps, published in the UK by Imagem FTV / Du Vinage Publishing
- The Mill – Series 2, composed by Samuel Sim, published in the UK by Du Vinage Publishing/Sony/ATV Music Publishing
- The Suspicions of Mr Whicher – Beyond the Pale, composed by Edmund Butt, published in the UK by Bucks Music Group / Imagem FTV
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