The Ivors Composer Awards 2020
The Ivors Composer Awards sees the presentation of Ivor Novello Awards to recognise creative excellence in classical, jazz, and sound arts.
The Ivors Composer Awards sees the presentation of Ivor Novello Awards to recognise creative excellence in classical, jazz, and sound arts.
Recognised as a pinnacle of achievement since they were first presented in 1956, an Ivor Novello Award represents peer recognition with categories judged by those within the UK music creator community.
We hold an annual public call for submissions for works that received a UK premiere performance, either live or broadcast, during the 12 months preceeding 1 April in any given year. To be eligible the composer must have been born in the UK, or have been ordinarily resident during a specified period of time.
The Ivors Composer Awards are sponsored by PRS for Music. The awards presentation is in association with BBC Radio 3 providing exclusive broadcast coverage.
The call for entries for the 2020 Awards closed at 5pm on Thursday 16 July.
Submissions are made through the Academy’s Entry Website where you can also see the full rules: https://ivorsacademy.secure-platform.com
Nominations for The Ivors Composer Awards 2020 will be announced on Tuesday 3 November.
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Don't miss The Ivors Academy Fellow Joan Armatrading in conversation with Paul Gambaccini.
📍Friday 4 September 16:00 - 17:00
🎟Book your free place on Zoom via our website now!
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The Ivors 2020 winner for Best Album @littlesimz • Grey Area
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The Ivors 2020 winner for Best Original Game Score Simon Poole • Draugen
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The Ivors 2020 winner for Best Contemporary Song @santandave • Black
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The Ivors 2020 winner for Best Contemporary Song @frasertsmith • Black
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The Ivors 2020 winner Songwriter of the Year 2019 Steve Mac @rokstoneprod
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The Ivors 2020 winner for PRS for Music Most Performed Work @bensbrother1 • Giant
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The Ivors 2020 winner for PRS for Music Most Performed Work @ragnbonemanuk • Giant
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The Ivors 2020 Rising Star Award with Apple Music winner @mmmmysie
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The Ivors 2020 winner for Best Song Musically and Lyrically @jamiecullum • Age of Anxiety
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The Ivors 2020 winner for Best Television Soundtrack @Labrinth • Euphoria
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@santandave describes his second Ivor win in as many years as “an honour of a lifetime” #TheIvors 🏆 🎤
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Ivor Novello Award winner @frasertsmith tell us about working with @santandave on Black, which has won Best Contemporary Song at #TheIvors 🙌🙏
➡️ Swipe to watch video messages for Songwriter of the Year 2019 winner Steve Mac @rokstoneprod from @mabel @westlife’s @kianegan @nickybyrneinsta @shanefilanofficial and @iamtomwalker and @biffy_clyro’s Simon Neil.
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Watch what our new Fellow @armatradingjoan had to say about receiving the prestigious Academy Fellowship at this year’s #TheIvors 🙌🙌🙌
Congratulations to the songwriters of Giant who have won an Ivor Novello Award for @PRSforMusic Most Performed work. Swipe ➡️ to see what @ragnbonemanuk @bensbrother1 and @troy__miller had to say on receiving their awards 🏆👏
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In accepting the Ivor Novello Award @thehaxancloak praises everyone involved in Midsommar for allowing him to “write a score that was so true to myself” 🎼 💓
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Winner of Best Song Musically and Lyrically @jamiecullum tells us why being recognised for this work in particular means so much 🤗🎉👏
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“I am so excited for the future and the music.” Big congratulations to @mmmmysie who is the winner of the first ever Rising Star Award with Apple Music 🌟👏
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It’s the second time @Labrinth has won at #TheIvors, this time for Best Television Soundtrack. “The last one didn’t feel as heavy” 🤣🤣
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https://t.co/cGbkkwFHAS Kate Bush has become a Fellow of The Ivors Academy - #katebush @katebushmusic #IvorsAcademy @theivors @IvorsAcademy #theivors #TheIvorsComposerAwards https://t.co/OhTYUuIzXd
