Ivor Novello Awards Explained

The Ivor Novello Awards
Awarded For:Honouring Excellence in Music Writing
Presenter:The Ivors Academy[1]
Country:United Kingdom
Location:London

The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and composing. They have been presented annually in London by the Ivors Academy, formerly called the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors, since 1956.[1] [2]

Awards

The awards are presented at two annual ceremonies known as The Ivors[3] and The Ivors Composer Awards.[4]

The award itself is a solid bronze sculpture of Euterpe, the muse of lyric poetry.[2] It was designed in 1955 by Hazel Underwood.

Award categories

Nominated annual awards

Other annual awards

Other awards

Trivia

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ivor Novello Awards . IvorsAcademy.com . 21 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Ivor Novello award found in scrapyard . BBC News . 4 June 2013 . 29 June 2013.
  3. Web site: The Ivors . The Ivors Academy.
  4. Web site: The Ivors Composer Awards . The Ivors Academy.
  5. Web site: Apple Music to partner with The Ivors Academy for Ivors 2020 . www.musicweek.com . en.
  6. Web site: Winners announced for The Ivors Composer Awards 2019 . www.prsformusic.com . en.
  7. Web site: The Ivors Composer Awards . Music Publishers Association.
  8. Web site: The Ivors 1964 . IvorsAcademy.com. BASCA . 21 May 2019.
  9. Web site: The Ivors 1974 . IvorsAcademy.com . BASCA . 21 May 2019.
  10. Web site: The Ivors 1975. IvorsAcademy.com . BASCA . 21 May 2019.
  11. Web site: The Ivors 1976 . IvorsAcademy.com. BASCA . 21 May 2019.
  12. Web site: The Ivors 2008 . IvorsAcademy.com. BASCA . 21 May 2019.
  13. Web site: 'Amy Winehouse' up for three coveted Ivor Novellos . The Mirror . 21 April 2008 . 19 December 2015.
  14. Web site: 'Killzone 2' awarded Ivor Novello . Gaming News . Digital Spy . 23 May 2013 . 29 June 2013.