The nominations for this years songwriting awards - the Ivor Novellos - have been released, with songs performed by Kylie Minogue, Coldplay, Oasis and David Gray all nominated. Nomination highlights include:
- Two Kylie songs - 'Love At First Sight' and 'In Your Eyes' - will compete with Liberty X's 'Just a Little' for the Most Performed Work award.
- Ms Dynamite's 'It Takes More', The Streets' 'Weak Become Heroes' and Coldplay's 'In My Place' all compete for the Best Contemporary Song award.
- International Hit of the Year nominations go to U2's 'Electrical Storm', Avril Lavigne's 'Complicated' and Robbie Williams' 'Feel'.
- Shy FX's 'Shake UR Body', X-Press 2's 'Lazy' and Tim Deluxe's 'It Just Won't Do' are all up for the Dance
Award.
- Cathy Dennis, after her win last year for 'Can't Get You Out of My Head', is nominated again this year for the Will Young performed song 'Anything Is Possible'.
- Oasis' 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out', Aqualung's 'Strange and Beautiful' and David Gray's 'The Other Side' are all competing for the top award, Best Song Musically & Lyrically.
The actual awards take place at the Le Meridien Grosvenor House in London on 22 May.