Jake Bugg (Photo: Andy Crossland for Live4ever Media)
The 58th anual Ivor Novello Awards which celebrates songwriting ability announced its 2013 nominees shortlist today. The annual awards are highly prized because they are voted for by songwriters and composers.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Grosvenor House hotel in central London on Thursday, May 16. Jake Bugg’s ‘Two Fingers‘ is up against ‘Laura‘ by Bat For Lashes and Emeli Sande’s ‘Next To Me‘ in the Best Song Musically and Lyrically category. Alt-J, Plan B and The Maccabees will go head to head in the Best Contemporary Song category while Plan B is also nominated for Best Original Film Score category for his film Ill Manors.
Up for the Album Award are Alt-J who are nominated for the Mercury-winning ‘An Awesome Wave‘, alongside Lianne La Havas‘ ‘Is Your Love Big Enough?’ and Ben Howard’s ‘Every Kingdom‘.
The nominations for the 58th Ivor Novello Awards are:
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Laura – Bat For Lashes
Next To Me – Emeli Sande
Two Fingers – Jake Bugg
Best Contemporary Song
Fitzpleasure – Alt-J
Ill Manors – Plan B
Pelican – The Maccabees
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Dance With Me Tonight – Olly Murs
Next To Me – Emeli Sande
Paradise – Coldplay
Album Award
An Awesome Wave – Alt-J
Every Kingdom – Ben Howard
Is Your Love Big Enough? – Lianne La Havas
Best Original Film Score
Anna Karenina – Dario Marianelli
Dr Seuss’ The Lorax – John Powell
Ill Manors – Plan B
Best Television Soundtrack
Lucian Freud: Painted Life – John Harle
The Mystery Of Edwin Drood – John Lunn
Upstairs Downstairs Series 2 – Carl Davis
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