The Ivors: celebrating songwriters and screen composers

The Ivors 22 May 2025

The biggest celebration of songwriters and screen composers.

The Ivors with Amazon Music celebrates the craft of outstanding songwriters and screen composers.

The Ivors with Amazon Music, presented by The Ivors Academy, is one of the most prestigious award ceremonies in music, celebrating exceptional achievements in songwriting and screen composing.

Winners receive a hand-crafted Ivor Novello Award statuette and join a roll call of greats, including Adele, Stormzy, Cathy Dennis, Annie Lennox, Amy Winehouse, Dave, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen and Joan Armatrading. Judged by songwriters and composers, for songwriters and composers, the awards recognise excellence in craft and creativity.

In its 70th edition, Ivor Novello Awards will be presented to honour songs and scores written by UK and Irish songwriters and composers, released in the UK in 2024, that demonstrate exceptional originality, skill and impact. Gift of the Academy Awards will be presented to honour sustained contributions to music and global achievements.

U2 to become Fellows of The Ivors Academy

U2 will become Fellows of The Ivors Academy at The Ivors 2025, the highest honour the organisation bestows. With this, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. become the first Irish songwriters that the Academy has inducted into Fellowship during its 81-year history.

Formed in Dublin in 1978, U2 is one of the greatest songwriting partnerships and most influential bands of all time. The band’s songwriting is marked by an emotional authenticity that has crafted some of the most powerful songs in the history of rock spanning nearly five decades.

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