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| Ivor Novello nominations pitch young talent against musical heavyweights | Ivor Novello nominations pitch young talent against musical heavyweights |
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| This year's Ivor Novello award nominations pitch young British talent against musical heavyweights for some of the highest accolades in British music. | This year's Ivor Novello award nominations pitch young British talent against musical heavyweights for some of the highest accolades in British music. |
| The awards, which celebrate the best in British songwriting, this year see trip-hop trio London Grammar receiving their first nomination in the category for best song musically and lyrically for their hit Strong. | The awards, which celebrate the best in British songwriting, this year see trip-hop trio London Grammar receiving their first nomination in the category for best song musically and lyrically for their hit Strong. |
| They are up against Best of Friends by Palma Violets, an indie band from south London, which won NME's song of the year in 2012, and Love Me Again, performed by John Newman. | |
| The nominees shortlisted in the best contemporary song are Latch, by Disclosure featuring Sam Smith, which is up against Retrograde by electronic music producer and singer-songwriter James Blake, and Kemosabe by art rock outfit Everything Everything. | The nominees shortlisted in the best contemporary song are Latch, by Disclosure featuring Sam Smith, which is up against Retrograde by electronic music producer and singer-songwriter James Blake, and Kemosabe by art rock outfit Everything Everything. |
| Arctic Monkeys' album AM will battle it out against Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' record Push the Sky Away – their 15th studio album – and Sing to the Moon by Laura Mvula for the album award. | |
| Last year's winner Emeli Sandé – who won best song musically and lyrically for her hit Next to Me – was nominated again in the most performed work category for her song Clown. | |
| The Ivor Novello awards ,now in their 59th year, celebrate excellence in British songwriting and are judged by the songwriting and composing community. Former winners include Kate Bush, Mick Jagger, Radiohead, Freddie Mercury and Elton John. | |
| London Grammar, which is made up of Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman and Dominic "Dot" Major, said it "felt amazing" to be nominated. "It is lovely as the Ivor Novellos are so prestigious," said Reid, 24. "This has all come really quickly, it's been a bit crazy." | |
| Speaking about the creative process behind the song, Reid added: "I don't know why, but I remember writing Strong really well. We were in Dan's garage in Hendon where we wrote loads of our music and he had written this guitar riff that was really catchy and it just evolved really quickly from there. It was the production of the track that took a year to get right." | Speaking about the creative process behind the song, Reid added: "I don't know why, but I remember writing Strong really well. We were in Dan's garage in Hendon where we wrote loads of our music and he had written this guitar riff that was really catchy and it just evolved really quickly from there. It was the production of the track that took a year to get right." |
| Major added: "It was the song more than any that brought us together as a band. Hannah didn't even want to include it on the album initially." | Major added: "It was the song more than any that brought us together as a band. Hannah didn't even want to include it on the album initially." |
| The trio, who recently supported Coldplay on tour, said the award had given them more confidence as they enter the studio to start recording their highly-anticipated second album. | The trio, who recently supported Coldplay on tour, said the award had given them more confidence as they enter the studio to start recording their highly-anticipated second album. |
| This year's awards will take place on 22 May at Grosvenor House. | This year's awards will take place on 22 May at Grosvenor House. |
| Best Song Musically and Lyrically | Best Song Musically and Lyrically |
| Best of Friends | Best of Friends |
| Written by Will Doyle, Sam Fryer, Chilli Jesson and Pete Mayhew | Written by Will Doyle, Sam Fryer, Chilli Jesson and Pete Mayhew |
| Performed by Palma Violets | Performed by Palma Violets |
| Love Me Again | Love Me Again |
| Written by Steve Booker and John Newman | Written by Steve Booker and John Newman |
| Performed by John Newman | Performed by John Newman |
| Strong | Strong |
| Written by Dominic Major, Hannah Reid and Daniel Rothman | Written by Dominic Major, Hannah Reid and Daniel Rothman |
| Performed by London Grammar | Performed by London Grammar |
| Best Contemporary Song | Best Contemporary Song |
| Kemosabe | Kemosabe |
| Written by Jonathan Higgs, Jeremy Pritchard, Alexander Robertshaw and Michael Spearman | Written by Jonathan Higgs, Jeremy Pritchard, Alexander Robertshaw and Michael Spearman |
| Performed by Everything Everything | Performed by Everything Everything |
| Latch | Latch |
| Written by Guy Lawrence, Howard Lawrence, James Napier and Sam Smith | Written by Guy Lawrence, Howard Lawrence, James Napier and Sam Smith |
| Performed by Disclosure ft Sam Smith | Performed by Disclosure ft Sam Smith |
| Retrograde | Retrograde |
| Written and Performed by James Blake | Written and Performed by James Blake |
| PRS for Music Most Performed Work | PRS for Music Most Performed Work |
| Clown | Clown |
| Written by Shahid "Naughty Boy" Khan, Grant Mitchell and Emeli Sandé | Written by Shahid "Naughty Boy" Khan, Grant Mitchell and Emeli Sandé |
| Performed by Emeli Sandé | Performed by Emeli Sandé |
| Let Her Go | Let Her Go |
| Written by Mike Rosenberg | Written by Mike Rosenberg |
| Performed by Passenger | Performed by Passenger |
| Troublemaker | Troublemaker |
| Written by Claude Kelly, Oliver Murs and Steve Robson | Written by Claude Kelly, Oliver Murs and Steve Robson |
| Performed by Olly Murs ft Flo Rida | Performed by Olly Murs ft Flo Rida |
| Album Award | Album Award |
| AM | AM |
| Written by Alex Turner | Written by Alex Turner |
| Performed by Arctic Monkeys | Performed by Arctic Monkeys |
| Push the Sky Away | Push the Sky Away |
| Written by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis | Written by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis |
| Performed by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Performed by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
| Sing to the Moon | Sing to the Moon |
| Written and Performed by Laura Mvula | Written and Performed by Laura Mvula |
| Best Original Film Score | Best Original Film Score |
| Captain Phillips | Captain Phillips |
| Composed by Henry Jackman | Composed by Henry Jackman |
| Gravity | Gravity |
| Composed by Steven Price | Composed by Steven Price |
| The Epic of Everest | The Epic of Everest |
| Composed by Simon Fisher Turner | Composed by Simon Fisher Turner |
| Best Television Soundtrack | Best Television Soundtrack |
| Mr Selfridge | Mr Selfridge |
| Composed by Charlie Mole | Composed by Charlie Mole |
| Ripper Street | Ripper Street |
| Composed by Dominik Scherrer | Composed by Dominik Scherrer |
| The Thirteenth Tale | The Thirteenth Tale |
| Composed by Benjamin Wallfisch | Composed by Benjamin Wallfisch |