The Ivors Academy have announced their 2025 award nominations, recognising 74 individual composers and songwriters across eight categories including Best Album, Best Contemporary Song and Best Song Musically and Lyrically.
First-time nominee Lola Young leads with three nominations, while RAYE, Dua Lipa, Laura Marling, Orla Gartland, and Fontaines DC are among the other artists recognised. The Best Album category features nominations for Charli XCX, Ghetts, Jordan Rakei, Lola Young, and BERWYN, while Pa Salieu, Bashy, and JADE have received nods in the Best Contemporary Song category.
The ceremony, marking its 70th year, will take place at Grosvenor House in London on 22nd May, where U2 will be inducted into the Academy Fellowship.
The Best Song Musically and Lyrically category sees nominations for Laura Marling’s ‘Child of Mine’, RAYE’s ‘Genesis’, Fontaines DC’s ‘In the Modern World’, Lola Young’s ‘Messy’, and Orla Gartland’s ‘Mine’.
In the PRS for Music Most Performed Work category, nominations include Harry Styles’ ‘As It Was’, Dua Lipa’s ‘Houdini’, WHAM!’s ‘Last Christmas’, Cassö, RAYE and D-Block Europe’s ‘Prada’, and Myles Smith’s ‘Stargazing’. The Rising Star Award with Amazon Music nominees are Bea and her Business, Liang Lawrence, Lola Young, LULU, and Nia Smith.
The academy have also announced nominations across Best Original Film Score, Best Original Video Game Score, and Best Television Soundtrack categories, featuring composers including Daniel Pemberton, Mica Levi, and Oliver Coates.
You can find the full list of nominations below.
BEST ALBUM
BRAT written by Charli xcx, A. G. Cook and Finn Keane / Published in the UK by Sony Music Publishing, Concord Music Publishing obo Alias Guild and Universal Music Publishing / Performed by Charli xcx
ON PURPOSE, WITH PURPOSE written by Ghetts and TenBillion Dreams / Published in the UK by BMG Rights Worldwide UK /Performed by Ghetts
THE LOOP written and performed by Jordan Rakei / Published in the UK by Sony Music Publishing
THIS WASN’T MEANT FOR YOU ANYWAY written by William Brown, Conor Dickinson, Jared Solomon and Lola Young / Published in the UK by Sony Music Publishing obo Day One Songs, Sony Music Publishing – Solomon Gouda and Sony Music Publishing /Performed by Lola Youn
WHO AM I written and performed by BERWYN / Published in the UK by Sony Music Publishing
BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG
ALLERGY written by Felix Joseph, Alastair O’Donnell and Pa Salieu / Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing and Sony Music Publishing / Performed by Pa Salieu
ANGEL OF MY DREAMS written by Pablo Bowman, JADE, Steph Jones and Mike Sabath / Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing and Universal Music Publishing obo Hipgnosis Hits-Steph Jones Who Music-Vistaville Music / Performed by JADE
CIRCUMNAVIGATING GEORGIA written and performed by Sans Soucis / Published in the UK by Sentric Music
DOUBLE STANDARDS written by Ghetts, EMIL, Sampha Sisay and R-Kay / Published in the UK by BMG Rights Worldwide UK, Ditto Plus Music Publishing and Sony Music Publishing – Young Songs / Performed by Ghetts feat. Sampha
HOW BLACK MEN LOSE THEIR SMILE written by Bashy, Toddla T and Linton Kwesi Johnson / Published in the UK by Downtown Music obo DLJ Songs, BMG Rights Worldwide UK and Universal Music Publishing obo L-K-J Music Publishers / Performed by Bashy
BEST SONG MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY
CHILD OF MINE written and performed by Laura Marling / Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing
GENESIS. written by Rodney Jerkins, RAYE and Toneworld / Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music and Kobalt Music Publishing obo Mohemmusic-Songs by Seventy 7 Music / Performed by RAYE
IN THE MODERN WORLD written by Grian Chatten, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan, Thomas Coll and Carlos O’Connell / Published in the UK by Domino Publishing Company / Performed by Fontaines D.C.
MESSY written by Conor Dickinson and Lola Young / Published in the UK by Sony Music Publishing obo Day One Songs and Sony Music Publishing /Performed by Lola Young
MINE written and performed by Orla Gartland / Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing obo San Remo Music
PRS FOR MUSIC MOST PERFORMED WORK
AS IT WAS written by Kid Harpoon, Tyler Johnson and Harry Styles Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing and Concord Music Publishing obo These Are Pulse Songs / Performed by Harry Styles
HOUDINI written by Caroline Ailin, Danny L Harle, Tobias Jesso Jnr, Dua Lipa and Kevin Parker / Published in the UK by Sony Music Publishing obo Viking Jamz Publishing, Sony Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music obo Radical 22 Publishing / Performed by Dua Lipa
LAST CHRISTMAS written by George Michael / Published in the UK by Warner Chappell Music obo WHAM! Music Limited / Performed by WHAM!
PRADA written by D-Block Europe, Obi Ebele (Da Beatfreakz), Uche Ebele (Da Beatfreakz), Jahmori “Jaymo” Simmons and RAYE / Published in the UK by Sony Music Publishing, Bucks Music Group Ltd obo Armada Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing obo Fat Pigeon (Publishing) Limited and Warner Chappell Music / Performed by Cassö, RAYE and D-Block Europe
STARGAZING written by Peter Fenn, Jesse Fink and Myles Smith/ Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing obo Songs by 308 Publishing-Where Da Kasz At, Lyric Global Copyright Services Crescendo obo Arcade Artists Publishing-Jesse Fink Publishing-Spirit One Music Crescendo and Sony Music Publishing / Performed by Myles Smith
RISING STAR AWARD WITH AMAZON MUSIC
Bea and her Business
Liang Lawrence
Lola Young
LULU.
Nia Smith
BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE
FLY ME TO THE MOON composed by Daniel Pemberton / Published in the UK by Sony Music Publishing obo Apple
HARD TRUTHS composed by Gary Yershon / Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing obo Thin Man Films
KNEECAP composed by Michael ‘Mickey J’ Asante
THE SUBSTANCE composed by Raffertie / Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing obo Universal Pictures Music
THE ZONE OF INTEREST composed by Mica Levi / Published in the UK by Domino Publishing Company
BEST ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SCORE
EMPIRE OF THE ANTS composed by Mathieu Alvado and Mark Choi
FAREWELL NORTH composed by John Konsolakis
FLOCK composed by Eli Rainsberry
SENUA’S SAGA: HELLBLADE II composed by David Garcia Diaz
THE CASTING OF FRANK STONE composed by Boxed Ape
BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK
BLACK DOVES composed by Martin Phipps / Publishing in the UK by BMG Rights Management UK obo Maisie Anthems
MARY & GEORGE composed by Oliver Coates / Published in the UK by SATV Publishing
RIVALS composed by Jack Halama and Natalie Holt /Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing obo Walt Disney Music Company
TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY composed by Vince Pope / Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing obo T-L Music Publishing
UNTIL I KILL YOU composed by Carly Paradis / Published in the UK by BMG Rights Management UK obo Veti Music Publishing
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