Novello Nominees Announced

Coldplay, James Blunt, Arctic Monkeys, Gorillaz, and KT Tunstall are among the artists nominated for the Ivor Novello Awards.

This year’s ceremony will be at London’s Grosvenor House May 25th.

The event is organised by the British Academy of Composers & Songwriters in association with The Performing Right Society.

For writers, it is generally accepted that winning an Ivor Novello award is the highest honor because it is recognition from fellow writers.

Among the previous winners of the 51-year-old awards are Don Black, David Bowie, Kate Bush, Eric Clapton, John Dankworth, Cathy Dennis, George Fenton, John Lennon, Annie Lennox, Paul McCartney, George Michael, Dave Stewart, Sting, and Robbie Williams.

– John Gammon