Harry Styles, Arctic Monkeys and Little Simz among nominees for The Ivors 2023
Today the nominees are revealed for The Ivors 2023, with 72 British or Irish songwriters and composers receiving recognition for their contributions to music across its nine categories.
Leading the pack with three nominations each are the songwriting partnerships of Harry Styles and Kid Harpoon as well as Cleopatra Nikolic (aka Cleo Sol) and Dean Josiah Cover (Inflo).
Others nominees include Florence Welch (Florence + the Machine), Central Cee and Young Chencs, Arctic Monkeys, Little Simz, Fontaines D.C., SAULT, Kate Bush, Raye, Stormzy, Ed Sheeran, Glass Animals, Katie Gregson-MacLeod, Cat Burns, Jack Antonoff and many more.
The winners will be revealed at The Ivors with Amazon Music at Grosvenor House in London on Thursday 18th May 2023.
Tom Gray, Chair of The Ivors Academy, said, “The music nominated for an Ivor Novello this year is testament to the power and range of British and Irish songwriting and screen composing. It’s a superlative list and on behalf of The Ivors Academy I’m delighted to congratulate every writer nominated for their craft and achievements.”
Listen to the official playlist for The Ivors 2023 on Amazon Music which showcases the songs and songwriters nominated for a 2023 award.
See the full list of nominations via category below:
BEST ALBUM
11
written by Dean “Inflo” Josiah Cover, Jamar McNaughton, Cleopatra Nikolic and Jack Peñate
performed by SAULT
NO THANK YOU
written by Dean “Inflo” Josiah Cover, Little Simz and Cleopatra Nikolic
performed by Little Simz
SKINTY FIA
written by Grian Chatten, Thomas Coll, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan and Carlos O’Connell
performed by Fontaines D.C.
SOME NIGHTS I DREAM OF DOORS
written by Barney Lister and Obongjayar
performed by Obongjayar
THE CAR
written by Alex Turner
performed by Arctic Monkeys
BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG
COLD SUMMER
written by Wesley Joseph and Leon Vynehall
performed by Wesley Joseph
ESCAPISM
written by 070 Shake, RAYE and Mike Sabath
performed by RAYE & 070 Shake
HIDE & SEEK
written by Owen Cutts, P2J, PRGRSHN and Stormzy
performed by Stormzy
LEON THE PROFESSIONAL
written by Knucks, Venna and Toshifumi Hinata
performed by Knucks
PAYBACK
written by Knucks, Kojey Radical and Swindle
performed by Kojey Radical feat. Knucks
BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
composed by Simon Franglen
DEATH ON THE NILE
composed by Patrick Doyle
DON’T WORRY DARLING
composed by John Powell
MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS
composed by Rael Jones
THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN
composed by Arthur Sharpe
BEST ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SCORE
GOTHAM KNIGHTS
composed by The Flight
HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST
composed by Joris de Man, Oleksa Lozowchuk and The Flight
MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE
composed by Gareth Coker, Grant Kirkhope and Yoko Shimomura
BEST SONG MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY
AS IT WAS
written by Kid Harpoon, Tyler Johnson and Harry Styles
performed by Harry Styles
BEST DAY OF MY LIFE
written by Laurie Blundell and Tom Odell
performed by Tom Odell
COMPLEX
written by Katie Gregson-Macleod
performed by Katie Gregson-Macleod
KING
written by Jack Antonoff and Florence Welch
performed by Florence + The Machine
STRONGER
written by Dean “Inflo” Josiah Cover and Cleopatra Nikolic
performed by SAULT
BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK
BAD SISTERS
composed by PJ Harvey and Tim Phillips
ELIZABETH: THE UNSEEN QUEEN
composed by David Schweitzer
THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS
composed by Hannah Peel
THE RESPONDER
composed by Matthew Herbert
THE THIEF, HIS WIFE AND THE CANOE
composed by Harry Escott and Ben Pearson
PRS FOR MUSIC MOST PERFORMED WORK
AS IT WAS
written by Kid Harpoon, Tyler Johnson and Harry Styles
performed by Harry Styles
BAD HABITS
written by FRED, Johnny McDaid and Ed Sheeran
performed by Ed Sheeran
HEAT WAVES
written by Dave Bayley
performed by Glass Animals
RUNNING UP THAT HILL
written by Kate Bush
performed by Kate Bush
SHIVERS
written by Johnny McDaid, Kal Lavelle, Steve Mac and Ed Sheeran
performed by Ed Sheeran
RISING STAR AWARD WITH AMAZON MUSIC
Cat Burns
Ines Dunn
tendai
venbee
Victoria Canal
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR WITH AMAZON MUSIC
Central Cee and Young Chencs
Florence Welch
George Daniel and Matty Healy
Harry Styles and Kid Harpoon
Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers
