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 renowned songwriters and composers from The Ivors Academy, 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 also be presented to writers who have made a sustained contribution to music.
Dates
Entries open, Monday 2nd December 2024
For seven nominated categories:
Best Album
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Best Contemporary Song
Best Film Score
Best Video Game Score
Best Television Soundtrack
Rising Star Award with Amazon Music
Entries close, Friday 17th January 2025
Nominations announced, Thursday 24th April 2025
Awards ceremony, Thursday 22nd May 2025
The Ivors with Amazon Music 2025 will be held at JW Marriott Grosvenor House London
Highlights from The Ivors 2024
Winners of The Ivors with Amazon Music 2024 were revealed across 14 categories at the annual awards ceremony held at Grosvenor House, London. Explore all the winners below.
Title sponsor Amazon Music scaled up The Ivors’ reach with a behind-the-scenes livestream on Twitch, featuring interviews, performances and exclusive red carpet content. Listen to the official playlist, which showcases the songs and songwriters of this year’s nominees and winners.
Awards ceremony
The Ivors with Amazon Music, Thursday 22nd May 2025, Grosvenor House in London.
Date
Time
14:00 - 20:00
Address
JW Marriott Grosvenor House London
86-90 Park Lane
Mayfair
London W1K 7TN
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Written by Brian Eno, Fred Gibson, Buddy Ross and Winnie Raeder
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing, Promised Land Music-Sony Music Publishing, Heavy Duty-Kobalt Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music Ltd
Written by Todd Dulaney, Ines Dunn, Barney Lister and METTE
Published in the UK by MNRK Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing, Promised Land Music-Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music Ltd
Written by Imani ‘Mocha’ Lewis, Corey Lindsay-Keay, Jackson Lomastro, Ari PenSmith, Rayo, Sammy SoSo and Olmo Zucca
Published in the UK by Always Forward Thinking-Kobalt Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music Ltd, Concord Music Publishing and Sony Music Publishing
Written by Victoria Canal, Jonny Lattimer and Eg White
Published in the UK by Second Songs-Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music Ltd and Universal Music Publishing
Written by Kid Harpoon, Tyler Johnson and Harry Styles
Music published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing and Pulse Songs-Concord Music Publishing
Written by Central Cee, Dave, Jo Caleb and Jonny Leslie
Music published in the UK by Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music Ltd and Kobalt Music Publishing
Performed by Dave and Central Cee
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Honesty may be in short supply in the modern world, but lyrical truth has set Blair Davie free. Blair spent their youth in rock bands but since going solo, they’ve mined a rich seam of supremely candid self-expression. No wonder vulnerable songs such as Stairs and Right Love Wrong Time have made Blair one of 2024’s most hotly tipped singer-songwriters and won over fans including Coldplay’s Chris Martin. Proof that, when it comes to songwriting, honesty is always the best policy.
Meet the new queen of heartbreak. Since emerging from Essex in 2021 with her Back In The Day EP, Chrissi has built an enviable reputation for combining emotionally raw lyrics with irresistible melodies, on songs such as Stupid Little Girl and Love Me In Chapters. From a talented musical family (her older brother is Mercury-nominated rapper Berwyn), she’s already collaborated with – and been championed by – Rachel Chinouriri. And you can be sure that Chrissi’s sad songs will be making listeners happy for years to come.
If a rising star can be judged by the company he keeps, then Elmiene is destined for truly great things. The soulful singer-songwriter has already collaborated with Stormzy, Sampha and James Vincent McMorrow, while Louis Vuitton used Elmiene’s song Golden to soundtrack one of its shows. And you can expect the Oxford native to attract plenty of other admirers too, as refreshingly modern R&B tracks such as Someday and Remember will surely become good friends to anyone who appreciates top quality songwriting.
You can’t call yourself Master Peace without backing it up and – rest assured – Peace Okezie’s songwriting lives up to its billing. His music is an eclectic grab bag of influences – from funk to punk, grime to indie rock – while Peace’s boundless energy and the unfiltered lyrics on anthems such as I Might Be Fake and Shangaladang have helped him win over a whole Peace Corps of devotees, including The Streets’ Mike Skinner. No wonder the world is now waiting for a career full of Master Peace masterpieces.
Nino SLG is brewing up something special. He grew up on gospel music, but makes hip-hop. His rapping is fierce but his lyrics are always poetic and socially conscious. And he is surely the only musician to ever be supported by both Stormzy – who dubbed him an artist to watch last year – and Twinings tea, which used Prison Walls on an ad campaign. And with consummately executed songs such as House Invasions and LSOM, expect Nino SLG to soon be everybody’s cup of tea.
