Alt-J, Emeli Sandé, Calvin Harris & more win Ivor Novello Awards
The renowned Ivor Novello Awards have revealed the winners of their 2013 ceremony.
The awards, which heralds songwriting talent and “excellence in music writing”, were hosted today (16 May) at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
Among the winners were Emeli Sandé for ‘Best Song’ and ‘Most Performed Work’, Alt-J picking up the album prize for An Awesome Wave and The Maccabees for ‘Best Contemporary Song’. Elsewhere, Bush’s Gavin Rossdale picked up the ‘International Achievement Award’ and Calvin Harris was awarded ‘Songwriter of the Year’
You can check out the full list of winnersbelow:
INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Gavin Rossdale, Bush
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Calvin Harris
OUTSTANDING SONG COLLECTION
Noel Gallagher
BEST SONG MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY
NEXT TO ME
Written by Hugo Chegwin, Harry Craze, Anup Paul and Emeli Sandé
Performed by Emeli Sandé
Published in the UK by Naughty Words Ltd – Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Stellar Songs Ltd – EMI Music Publishing
BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG
PELICAN
Written by Sam Doyle, Rupert Jarvis, Orlando Weeks, Felix White and Hugo White
Performed by The Maccabees
Published in the UK by BMG Chrysalis
PRS for MUSIC MOST PERFORMED WORK
NEXT TO ME
Written by Hugo Chegwin, Harry Craze, Anup Paul and Emeli Sandé
Performed by Emeli Sandé
Published in the UK by Naughty Words Ltd – Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Stellar Songs Ltd – EMI Music Publishing
ALBUM AWARD
AN AWESOME WAVE
Written by Thomas Green, Joe Newman, Gwilym Sainsbury and Augustus Unger-Hamilton
Performed by Alt-J
Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing
BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE
ANNA KARENINA
Composed by Dario Marianelli
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK
LUCIAN FREUD: PAINTED LIFE
Composed by John Harle
Published in the UK by Chester Music
- Pip Blom announce first independent release, Grip EP
- Real Estate announce compilation album, The Wee Small Hours: B-Sides and Other Detritus 2011-2025
- The Itch sign with Fiction/I OH YOU and launch double single, "The Influencer" and "Co-Conspirator"
- GRÓA announce new album, Drop P and share double single, "ugh" / "beauty tips"
- salute shares Hudson Mohawke remix of "saving flowers" featuring Rina Sawayama
- Hotline TNT reveal new album preview, “Candle”
- Sufjan Stevens unveils previously unheard "Death With Dignity (Demo)"
Get the Best Fit take on the week in music direct to your inbox every Friday

Car Seat Headrest
The Scholars

Model/Actriz
Pirouette

Samantha Crain
Gumshoe
