Bez, Happy Mondays (Photo: Alberto Pezzali for Live4ever Media)
Villagers‘ ‘Darling Arithmetic‘ picked up the Album Award at the 2016 Ivor Novellos which were held in London this afternoon.
More great work from Jamie xx and Gaz Coombes had nominations in one of the ceremony’s main categories, but it was Conor O’Brien who came out on top.
Elsewhere Damon Albarn was presented with the Lifetime Achievement award, while another special prize went to the Happy Mondays, who took home the Ivors Inspiration Award.
2016 Ivor Novello Awards winners:
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
James Bay – ‘Hold Back The River’
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Jamie Lawson – ‘Wasn’t Expecting That’
The Ivors Inspiration Award
The Happy Mondays
Album Award
Villagers – ‘Darling Arithmetic’
Songwriter of the Year
Adele
Best Original Film Score
Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury for Ex Machina
Best Contemporary Song
Snakehips – ‘All My Friends’
Outstanding Song Collection
Simple Minds
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Portishead
Lifetime Achievement
Damon Albarn
PRS for Music Special International Award
Bryan Adams
Best Television Soundtrack
London Spy
The Ivors Classical Music Award
Oliver Knussen
International Achievement
Wayne Hector