Sampha and Yussef Dayes lead the way in this year’s Ivors nominations.
The 35-year-old singer – full name Sampha Lahai Sisay – and the English drummer and composer, 30, have landed two nods each, bosses of the event revealed on Tuesday. (23.04.24)
Harry Styles, 30, Kae Tempest, 38, Tom Odell, 33, Victoria Canal, 25, and Fred again.. and Brian Eno are also nominated, while Blur have been recognised 29 years on from their first Ivor Novello nomination for their ‘Parklife’ album.
The Ivors with Amazon Music will take place at Grosvenor House in London on Thursday, 23 May, with the nominations now released across its eight categories – including Best Album, Best Contemporary Song, Best Original Film Score, PRS for Music Most Performed Work and the Rising Star Award with Amazon Music.
Tom Gray, chair of The Ivors Academy, said about the list of contenders: “The 2024 Ivor Novello Award nominees represent a remarkable breadth of talent, showcasing the wide-ranging creativity and innovation that defines British and Irish songwriting and screen composing.
“From established voices to rising stars, this year’s list reflects an ever-evolving musical landscape and celebrates the writing craft that soundtracks our lives.”
Of the 77 songwriters and composers who have received Ivor ’24 nominations 60 per cent of them are receiving one for the first time.
Along with two nods apiece for Sampha and Yussef Dayes, composer Daniel Pemberton, 46, is nominated twice in the screen categories.
The Ivor Novello for Best Album category includes Raye’s chart-topping pop debut ‘My 21st Century Blues’ (also written by Mike Sabath) and jazz record ‘Black Classical Music’ from Yussef Dayes.
Tom Odell has got his second nomination in as many years for his ‘Black Friday’ album, with Blur nominated for their ‘The Narcissist’ track.
The Ivors also recognises Britain and Ireland’s film, TV and video games composers – with nominees for Best Original Film Score including 29-year-old Jerskin Fendrix’s debut film score for the Oscar-winning ‘Poor Things’ and Daniel Pemberton’s for Marvel’s animated ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’.
Daniel Pemberton is also nominated in the Best Television Soundtrack category, this time for his work on spy drama ‘Slow Horses’.
The nominations come after it was revealed Bruce Springsteen, 74, will become the first-ever international songwriter to become a Fellow of the Academy, the highest honour it bestows.
THE IVORS 2024 – NOMINATIONS IN FULL
BEST ALBUM
‘Black Classical Music’
Written by Yussef Dayes, Rocco Palladino and Charlie Stacey, performed by Yussef Dayes, music published in the UK by YD Music-Kobalt Music Publishing and Sentric Music.
‘Crazymad, For Me’
Written and performed by CMAT, music published in the UK by BMG.
‘False Lankum’
Written by Daragh Lynch, Ian Lynch, Cormac MacDiarmada and Radie Peat, performed by Lankum, Music published in the UK by Beggars Music.
‘Lahai’
Written and performed by Sampha, music published in the UK by Young Songs-Sony Music Publishing.
‘My 21st Century Blues
Written by Raye and Mike Sabath, performed by Raye, Music published in the UK by Warner Chappell Music Ltd and Sony Music Publishing.
BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG
‘Back on 74’
Written by Lydia Kitto, J Lloyd and Tom McFarland, performed by Jungle, music published in the UK by Handsome Dad Publishing-Sony Music Publishing and Kobalt Music Publishing.
‘Enough’
Written by Brian Eno, Fred Gibson, Buddy Ross and Winnie Raeder, performed by Fred again.. and Brian Eno, music published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing, Promised Land Music-Sony Music Publishing, Heavy Duty-Kobalt Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
‘Geronimo Blues’
Written by Kwake Bass, Peter Bennie, Biscuit, Raven Bush and Kae Tempest,. performed by Speakers Corner Quartet feat Kae Tempest, music published in the UK by Warp Publishing and Domino Publishing Company.
‘Mama’s Eyes’
Written by Todd Dulaney, Ines Dunn, Barney Lister and METTE, performed by METTE, music published in the UK by MNRK Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing, Promised Land Music-Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
‘Water’
Written by Imani ‘Mocha’ Lewis, Corey Lindsay-Keay, Jackson Lomastro, Ari PenSmith, Rayo, Sammy Soso and Olmo Zucca, performed by Tyla, music published in the UK by Always Forward Thinking-Kobalt Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music Ltd, Concord Music Publishing and Sony Music Publishing.
BEST SONG MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY
‘Black Friday’
Written by Laurie Blundell, Max Clilverd and Tom Odell, performed by Tom Odell, music published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing-UROK Music Publishing.
‘Black Swan’
Written by Victoria Canal, Jonny Lattimer and Eg White, performed by Victoria Canal, music published in the UK by Second Songs-Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music Ltd and Universal Music Publishing.
‘Spirit 2.0’
Written by Yussef Dayes and Sampha, performed by Sampha, music published in the UK by YD Music-Kobalt Music Publishing and Young Songs-Sony Music Publishing.
‘Sunshine Baby’
Written by Amber Bain, performed by The Japanese House, music published in the UK by Dirty Hit Songs-Kobalt Music Publishing.
‘The Narcissist’
Written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree
performed by Blur, music published in the UK by Sony Music Publishing and BMG.
PRS FOR MUSIC MOST PERFORMED WORK
‘As it Was’
Written by Kid Harpoon, Tyler Johnson and Harry Styles, performed by Harry Styles, music published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing and Pulse Songs-Concord Music Publishing.
‘Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2’
Written by Ice Spice, Mura Masa and PinkPantheress, performed by PinkPantheress and Ice Spice, music published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing, BMG and Sony Music Publishing.
‘Giving Me’
Written by Conor Bissett, Robert Griffiths and Jazzy, performed by Jazzy, music published in the UK by Sony Music Publishing.
‘Sprinter’
Written by Central Cee, Dave, Jo Caleb and Jonny Leslie, performed by Dave and Central Cee, music published in the UK by Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music Ltd and Kobalt Music Publishing.
‘Strangers’
Written and performed by Kenya Grace, music published by Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
RISING STAR AWARD WITH AMAZON MUSIC
Blair Davie
Chrissi
Elmiene
Master Peace
Nino SLG
BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE
‘Poor Things’
Composed by Jerskin Fendrix, music published in the UK by Sony Music Publishing.
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’
Composed by Daniel Pemberton, music published in the UK by Sony Music Publishing.
‘Typist Artist Pirate King’
Composed by Carly Paradis
BEST ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SCORE
‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III’
Composed by Walter Mair
‘Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’
Composed by Stephen Barton and Gordy Haab, music published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing.
‘Tin Hearts’
Composed by Matthew Chastney, music published in the UK by Sentric Music.
BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK
‘Boat Story’
Composed by Dominik Scherrer, music published in the UK by Du Vinage Publishing and Sony Music Publishing.
‘Slow Horses Season 3’
Composed by Daniel Pemberton and Toydrum, music published in the UK by Apple-Sony Music Publishing.
‘The Crown: The Final Season’
Composed by Martin Phipps, music published in the UK by Du Vinage Publishing and Sony Music Publishing.
‘The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies’
Composed by Arthur Sharpe, music published in the UK by BDi Music obo Sister Pictures and Rights Worldwide.
‘Three Little Birds’
Composed by Benjamin Kwasi Burrell