Lily Allen Leads The Way In Ivor Novello Nominations

Lily Allen

This year’s Ivor Novello Awards nominations have been announced, with British stars Lily Allen and Dizzee Rascal leading the pack with two nominations each.

Lily Allen is named in the Best Song Musically & Lyrically category for her track ‘The Fear‘, while the 2009 single also gets a nod in the Most Performed Work section. Dizzee Rascal’s ‘Bonkers‘ is nominated for the Best Contemporary Song, while his LP ‘Tongue N Cheek‘ is up against Paolo Nutini’s ‘Sunny Side Up‘ and The Duckworth Lewis Method’s self-titled record for the Album Award.

The prizes will be handed out a ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House on May 20th.

Full nominations:

Best Contemporary Song

‘Bonkers’ performed by Dizzee Rascal
Written by Dylan Mills and Armand Van Helden

‘Daniel’ performed by Bat For Lashes
Written by Natasha Khan

‘In For The Kill’ performed by La Roux
Written by Elly Jackson and Ben Langmaid

Best Song Musically & Lyrically

‘Save It For Someone Who Cares’ performed by The Leisure Society
Written by Nick Hemming

‘The Fear’ performed by Lily Allen
Written by Lily Allen and Greg Kurstin

‘The Last Bus’ performed by Patch William
Written by Ed Adlard, Will Adlard, Ali Digby and George Eddy

PRS For Music Most Performed Work

‘Broken Strings’ performed by James Morrison and Nelly Furtado
Written by James Morrison, Fraser T Smith and Nina Woodford