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Ivor Novello Awards given out

By Aly Barchi | Published on Friday 23 May 2014

So the ol Ivor Novellos got given away to their respective winners yesterday, and what a glittering occasion it was. So dripping in songwriting ability and artistry, it was practically soaked. Also, Tom Odell came, which was nice. In fact, he was named Songwriter Of The Year, so it was worth his time showing up.

Fleetwood Mac lady Christine McVie was presented with this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award, whilst Nile Rodgers received the Special International Award. Also, London Grammar won Best Song Musically And Lyrically for their single ‘Strong’, and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ latest LP ‘Push The Sky Award’ was deemed deserving of the Album Award. It really was wild.

Here are all the awards and the names of the artists what won them:

Best Contemporary Song: James Blake – Retrograde

Best Song Musically And Lyrically: London Grammar – Strong (Dominic Major, Hannah Reid, Daniel Rothman)

Album Award: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Push The Sky Awar (Nick Cave, Warren Ellis)

PRS For Music Most Performed Work: Passenger – Let Her Go (Mike Rosenberg)

Best Television Soundtrack: Ripper Street (Dominik Sherrer)

Best Original Film Score: The Epic Of Everest (Simon Fisher Turner)

The Ivors Classical Music Award: John McCabe

Songwriter Of The Year: Tom Odell

International Achievement: Mumford & Sons (Ed Dawne, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall, Marcus Mumford)

PRS For Music Special International Award: Nile Rodgers

Outstanding Song Collection: The Chemical Brothers (Tom Rowlands, Ed Simons)

PRS For Music Award For Outstanding Contribution To British Music: Jeff Beck

Lifetime Achievement: Christine McVie

The Ivors Inspiration Award: Jerry Dammers