The lovely Coldplay and all their super songs have scored three nominations for this year's Ivor Novello Awards, the UK's main awards event for songwriting. Their track 'Speed Of Sound' is up for International Hit Of The Year and Most Performed Work, while 'Fix You' is up for Best Song Musically And Lyrically. Well done them.
Other Ivor nominees announced yesterday include James Blunt, who is up for International Hit Of The Year and Most Performed Work for everyone's favourite track of 2005, 'You're Beautiful'. Kaiser Chiefs are up for Best Contemporary Song for 'I Predict A Riot', Robbie Williams is also up for International Hit Of The Year for 'Tripping' while Arctic Monkeys compete with Coldplay for the Best Song Musically And Lyrically with their song 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor'.
Announcing the nominations, David Ferguson of the British Academy of Composers And Songwriters, who co-stage the awards with PRS, told reporters: "Music cannot exist without the endeavour and inspiration of songwriters. At a time when more music is getting stolen than ever before... it is critical to honour and reward the people who write and initiate the music we all enjoy".
The 51st Ivors take place at the Grosvenor House in London on 25 May. There's a full list of nominees at the bottom of today's Daily.