Adele, Ed Sheeran and Inflo lead 2022 Ivor Novello nominations
The 2022 Ivor Novello awards nominations have been announced, and are led by Adele, Ed Sheeran and Inflo.
Dean ‘Inflo’ Josiah Cover leads this year's Ivor Novello nominations after being nominated in the Best Album and Best Contemporary Song categories for his work with Little Simz, SAULT and Cleo Sol. Ed Sheeran follows Inflo with three nominations across the Most Performed Work and Songwriter of the Year categories.
Adele has been nominated for two Ivor Novello awards this year, including Best Song Musically and Lyrically for "Easy On Me" and Songwriter of the Year. Other Sogwriter of the Year nominees include RAYE, Dave and Coldplay.
PinkPantheress also ties with Adele with two nominations in the Best Contemporary Song and Rising Star Award categories.
The winners will be announced at the 67th presentation of the Ivor Novello Awards at London's Grosvenor House on 19 May. Check out the full list of nominnations below.
Best Album
- Mother - Cleo Sol
- NINE - SAULT
- Pink Noise - Laura Mvula
- Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz
- Spare Ribs - Sleaford Mods
Best Contemporary Song
- "Body" - Russ Millions and Tion Wayne
- "Coming Back" - James Blake feat. SZA
- "Don't Judge Me" - FKA twigs, Headie One and Fred again..
- "I Love You, I Hate You" - Little Simz
- "Just For Me" - PinkPantheress
Best Original Film Score
- After Love - Chris Roe
- Censor - Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
- Last Night In Soho - Steven Price
- Spencer - Jonny Greenwood
- The World To Come - Daniel Blumberg
Best Original Video Game Score
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - Richard Jacques
- Omno - Benedict Nichols
- Returnal - Bobby Krlic
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
- "All You Ever Wanted" - Rag'n'Bone Man
- "Easy On Me" - Adele
- "Haunted House" - Holly Humberstone
- "Let's Go Home Together" - Ella Henderson and Tom Grennan
- "Seventeen Going Under" - Sam Fender
Best Television Soundtrack
- Blitz Spirit With Lucy Worsley - Jessica Dannheisser
- Landscapes - Arthur Sharpe
- Robin Robin - Ben Please and Beth Porter
- The Outlaws - Stew Jackson and Dan Jones
- The Serpent - Dominic Scherrer
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
- "Bad Habits" - Ed Sheeran
- "Bed" - Joel Corry, RAYE and David Guetta
- "Cold Heart" - Elton John and Dua Lipa
- "Little Bit Of Love" - Tom Grennan
- "Shivers" - Ed Sheeran
Songwriter of the Year
- Adele
- Coldplay
- Dave
- Ed Sheeran
- Raye
Rising Star Award with Apple Music
- Ashaine White
- Luz
- Matilda Mann
- Naomi Kimpenu
- PinkPantheress
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