Well, all eyes were on the song writers yesterday with the ever credible Ivor Novello Awards (unless you're of a classical bent, in which case you might have been at the Classical Brits). In many ways it was Coldplay's day - they were labelled songwriters of the year for chart-topping second album 'A Rush of Blood to the Head', though the band weren't able to attend sending Al Murray to pick up their award.
Elsewhere David Gray won Best Song Of The Year for 'The Other Side' while the prize for Best Contemporary Song went to Mike Skinner for The Streets track 'Weak Become Heroes'.
There were a number of pop prizes. Avril Lavigne won the award for International Hit Of The Year for 'Complicated', Liberty X won the title for Most Performed Work with Just A Little, and Will Young's Anything is Possible was confirmed as the best-selling UK single of 2002.
At the veteran end of the scale Beach Boy Brian Wilson received an International Award For His Achievements In Music, Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry was given an award for his Outstanding Contribution To British Music, while U2 were honoured with the prize for their Outstanding Song Collection. Oh yes, and UB40 were given the International Achievement Award to mark their success overseas.