Now, surely an Ivor Novello Award is one of the more credible music awards to win. You are, after all, being recognised for your song writing ability rather than your skills in looking pretty and getting yourself in the tabloids. But whether that means the award-ceremony-hating Mike Skinner will show up and, should he win, actually accept his award in person remains to be seen. Anyway, Mike Skinner has been nominated in two categories at this year's Ivor Novellos. He is shortlisted for Best Song
Musically & Lyrically for 'Dry Your Eyes' and for Best Contemporary
Song for 'Blinded By The Light', both of which, of course, appeared on The Streets' 2004 album 'A Grand Don't Come For Free'.
In the former category he is up against Natasha Bedingfield's pop hit 'These Words', written by Natasha and Stephen Kipner, Andrew
Frampton and Wayne Wilkins, and Keane's 'Everybody's Changing', which was written by the band themselves. In the Best Contemporary
Song Category Skinner will compete with Franz Ferdinand who are nominated for their track 'Take Me Out' and Wolfman who is nominated for his song 'For Lovers', which featured the vocal talents of former Libertine Pete Doherty of course.
Other
Ivor Novello nominations announced yesterday include:
Most performed work:
Amazing Performed by George Michael. Written by George Michael/
Jonathan Douglas.
Toxic Performed by Britney Spears. Written by Cathy Dennis/
Christian Karlsson/Henrik Jonback.
Thank You Performed by Jamelia. Written by Jamelia Davies/Carsten
Schack/Peter Biker.
International hit of the year:
Behind Blue Eyes Performed by Limp Bizkit. Written by Pete Townshend.
Do They Know It's Christmas? Performed by Band Aid 20. Written by Bob Geldof/Midge Ure.
Vertigo Performed by U2. Written by Bono/The Edge/Adam Clayton/Larry
Mullen Jr.
Best selling UK single:
All This Time Performed by Michelle McManus. Written by Wayne
Hector/Steve Mac/Lorne A Tennant.
Do They Know It's Christmas? Performed by Band Aid 20. Written by Bob Geldof/Midge Ure.
Call On Me Performed by Eric Prydz. Written by Steve Winwood/Eric
Prydz/Will Jennings.
Best original film score:
Deep Blue Composed by George Fenton.
Man On Fire Composed by Harry Gregson-Williams.
Enduring Love Composed by Jeremy Sams.
Best original music for television:
Fallen Composed by Paul Leonard-Morgan.
North And South Composed by Martin Phipps.
Blackpool Composed by Rob Lane.
The
Ivor Novello awards, which celebrate their 50th anniversary this year, will take place on 26 May at the Grovesnor House
Hotel in London. Other awards to be made on the night include
Album Award, Outstanding Song Collection, International Achievement,
The Ivors Classical Music Award, PRS Outstanding Contribution
To British Music and Songwriter/s Of The Year.