FAQ category: Awards
In 2023, The Ivors Academy re-launched The Ivors Composer Awards as The Ivors Classical Awards to celebrate creative excellence in composition for contemporary classical and sound art. The Academy is seeking to establish The Ivors Jazz Awards in 2024 as part of a programme of awards and recognition to celebrate composers and songwriters. A stand […]
For The Ivors Classical awards, the work’s contribution template can downloaded here. For The Ivors, the game cue sheet can be downloaded here. For The Ivors, the song’s contribution template can be downloaded here.
The ISWC (International Standard Musical Work Code) is an internationally recognised reference number for the identification of musical works. The ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) is an internationally recognised reference number to identify recorded music tracks and music videos. Each ISRC code identifies a specific unique recording and can be permanently encoded into a product […]
No. Works which have previously been entered for Ivor Novello Award consideration (at either of our ceremonies: The Ivors or The Ivors Classical Awards) cannot be re-entered for the Awards.
Yes. For The Ivors, Standard tier members of The Ivors Academy [standard or standard under 25] with a qualifying interest in the work receive a 25% discount on the administration fee. Professional tier members of The Ivors Academy with a qualifying interest in the work receive a 50% discount on the administration fee. For The […]
There is an administration fee to enter a work into our nominated categories. This is levied to cover administration costs only. The amount differs depending on the ceremony so please read the Rules & Guidelines for either The Ivors or The Ivors Classical Awards before starting to submit a work. The Rising Star Award with […]
Yes. Anyone can enter an eligible submission for consideration including the songwriter or composer themselves.
You need to be an Under 25 Standard Member to enter the Rising Star Award with Amazon Music, which is presented each year at The Ivors. You do not need to be a member to enter any of our other award categories. Ivors Academy members do receive a discount on the administration fee.
The overriding criteria for Ivor Novello Award consideration is that the songwriter or composer is a British or Irish national. For some categories residency also counts and in these instances you need to have been ordinarily resident in the UK during the entire award year. This is because a founding principal of the award was […]
An Ivor Novello Award is an award which recognises creative excellence in contemporary songwriting and composition. At its core is the principal of peer recognition as award categories are decided by music creators working in the particular award category’s field. First presented in 1956 an Ivor Novello Award is named in honour of Ivor Novello, […]
Central to what makes it so special, an Ivor Novello is a peer-recognition award at heart. The nominated award categories are judged by individual panels of established classical composers, sound artists and practitioners within contemporary new music. The gift of the Academy awards are chosen by the Awards Committee, a sub-committee of The Ivors Academy […]
The Ivors Classical Awards is the awards ceremony at which Ivor Novello Awards are presented to celebrate classical British and Irish composers and sound artists. Founded in 2003, The Ivors Classical Awards were known as the British Composer Awards until 2019 and The Ivors Composer Awards until 2022.
Central to what makes it so special, an Ivor Novello Award is a peer-recognition award at heart. The nominated award categories are judged by individual panels of established songwriters and screen composers, with the exception of PRS for Music Most Performed Work which is a statistical category based on data held by the award’s title […]
The Ivors with Amazon Music is the annual awards ceremony when Ivor Novello Awards are presented to recognise and celebrate creative excellence by British and Irish songwriters and screen composers. It is the Academy’s oldest ceremony, having taken place every year since 1956. Further details about the current presentation of awards at The Ivors can […]
