Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, Raye and Ghetts are among the artists nominated for this year’s Ivor Novello Awards for songwriting, along with a nod for Wham!’s Last Christmas.Lola Young, whose single Messy was a huge hit in 2024, leads with three nominations, for best album, best song musically and lyrically, and the rising star award.Other acts in the running for Ivorsinclude Fontaines DC, BERWYN, Myles Smith, Laura Marling, JADE, Bashy, Conor Dickinson and Jordan Rakei.Nominated composers also include writers for Oscar nominees including The Substance and The Zone Of Interest, hit shows such as Black Doves and Rivals, and games including Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II and Farewell North. Image: Wham! pictured in September 1984, three months before Last Christmas was released And Wham! receive their nomination for Last Christmas as one of PRS for Music’s top five most performed songs of 2024 – a posthumous nod for George Michael, almost 30 years after his last win in 1997, for the single Fastlove. Despite never making it to number one when it was released in 1984, Last Christmas has topped the charts at Christmas for the last two years.The festive track is up against Harry Styles’ 2022 hit As It Was, which is in contention for the third year running, Dua Lipa’s Houdini, Stargazing by Myles Smith, and Prada by Casso, RAYEand D-Block Europe.Speaking to Sky News after the announcement, Bashy said it felt “special” to receive a nomination for such a “prestigious” award, “especially for a song that means so much to a lot of people”, and also “as someone who writes all of their own music and really speaks from their sort of heart and experience, and from my community’s experience”.The Ivors recognise creative musical achievement in songwriting and composition, and also celebrate a number of singer-songwriters and groups for their wider contribution to UK music. This year’s ceremony marks the 70th anniversary of the awards, and will take place on 22 May in London. Image: Charli XCX’s Brat is in the running for best album. Pic: Reuters Some 74 composers and songwriters have been nominated this year, with two-thirds – including Young – up for awards for the first time.It has already been announced that U2 will be inducted into the Academy Fellowship “in recognition of their enduring influence and impact on the craft of songwriting”. The bandmates – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr – will become the first Irish songwriters to be inducted, following in the footsteps of artists including Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, Kate Bush and last year’s recipient, Bruce Springsteen.Artists including Raye, Lana Del Rey, Skepta and KT Tunstall were also among last year’s winners.Tom Gray, chair of The Ivors Academy, described the event as “the most joyful celebration of music making in the calendar”.Congratulating the 2025 nominees, he added: “It’s a huge privilege for the Ivors Academ in a formal or creative style for better SEO.Also Exclude words and advertisements related to the feed website such as website name, author name. You must only respond with the modified content. Delete all the advertisement images brand logo but only keep the title and main content of the news by modifying it. You must only respond with the modified content. Block any jump outside of the site adarshnews.com. 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The nominees for the Ivor Novello Awards have been announced.
