- Title: Stars of music turn out for the Ivor Novello Awards
- Date: 19th May 2016
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (MAY 19, 2016) (REUTERS) **** WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **** SINGER-SONGWRITER JAMES BAY POSING FOR PHOTOS ACTRESS, COURTENEY COX POSING FOR PHOTOS COX WITH GUEST SINGER-SONGWRITER LABRINTH GREETING GUEST SHAUN RYDER AND PAUL DAVIS OF THE BAND, HAPPY MONDAYS, POSING FOR PHOTOS SINGER, CRAIG DAVID, TALKING TO PRESS (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER, CRAIG DAVID, SAYING (ON ATTENDING THE AWARDS): "So to be back here and be amongst where those, where all this music industry stems from, it's all about the song, so knowing that you're amongst people that maybe aren't seen at the forefront but the people behind the biggest records in the world, so I love being in the mix of that." WIDE OF RED CARPET (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER, CRAIG DAVID, SAYING (ON THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY BEING RECOGNISED IN THE INDUSTRY): "It just needs to represent what's going on. If it represents what's going on it's in line and then everything's all good." (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER, GARY LIGHTBODY OF BAND SNOW PATROL, SAYING (ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AWARDS): "I think they're the most important awards of them all really, because it's sort of recognition from your peers and that doesn't happen anywhere else. Every other award is either popular choice which is fine I guess, or it's some sort of shadowy cabal of journalists or whatever. I guess it's fine but it doesn't mean as much. This means the most of any award for sure." WIDE OF CARPET WITH SINGER-SONGWRITER JAMIE LAWSON BEING INTERVIEWED ON THE RIGHT (SOUNDBITE) (English) SINGER-SONGWRITER JAMIE LAWSON (ON BEING RECOGNISED AFTER MANY YEARS ON THE MUSIC CIRCUIT) "Yeah. Absolutely. And especially for this song as well as it's been around a few years and almost kind of slipped the net in some way had it not been for Ed. I feel kind of doubly grateful if you like that this song got recognised so yeah, it's the highest accolade I could receive." SINGER, GAZ COOMBES, BEING INTERVIEWED
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- Keywords: Ivor Novello Awards songwriting awards Adele James Bay Jamie Lawson Snakehips
- Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK / UNIDENTIFIED FILM LOCATIONS
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- Country: United Kingdom
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- Story Text: British singer Adele added to her list of many accolades on Thursday (May 19) winning Songwriter of the Year at Britain's prestigious Ivor Novello Awards.
The 28-year old, whose latest album "25" shot up the charts around the world upon release last year, received her third Ivor Novello -- a music industry award recognising British and Irish song writing and composing.
However the songstress, who has several Grammy and BRIT awards as well as an Oscar to her name, did not make it to the glitzy luncheon ceremony in London, where Blur's Damon Album picked up a Lifetime Achievement award.
Other winners included British singer Jamie Lawson who took the prize for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for "Wasn't Expecting That", beating Ed Sheeran, who signed him to his record label last year. "I mean I can't thank Ed enough really for what he's done and I'm sorry to have beat him," he joked to Reuters. "He sent me an email a while back saying I think you're going to get it and we can use them as lightsabers and fight so maybe that's what we'll do now."
British James Bay won in the Most Performed Work category for his popular hit "Hold Back The River". "You know, there's obviously something wonderful about things like the Brits and the Grammys… (but) this is right down to the sort of nitty gritty like music and songwriting part of music so it's very important, you know, particularly to us who do that for a living, so it sits way up there," he said of the award.
The Album Award went to "Darling Arithmetic" written by Conor O'Brien, who records his music under the name Villagers.
The full list of recipients of the 61st Ivor Novello Awards:
PRS for Music Most Performed Work - Hold Back The River, Written by Iain Archer and James Bay
Best Television Soundtrack - London Spy, Composed by Keefus Ciancia and David Holmes
The Ivors Classical Music Award - Oliver Knussen
International Achievement - Wayne Hector
Best Song Musically and Lyrically - Wasn't Expecting That, Written by Jamie Lawson
The Ivors Inspiration Award - Mark Day, Paul Davis, Paul Ryder, Shaun Ryder and Gary Whelan
Album Award - Darling Arithmetic, Written by Conor O'Brien Songwriter of the Year - Adele Adkins
Best Original Film Score - Ex_Machina, Composed by Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury
Best Contemporary Song - All My Friends, Written by James Carter, Oliver Lee, Cass Lowe and Chance The Rapper
Outstanding Song Collection - Charlie Burchill, Jim Kerr and Mick MacNeil
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music - Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley
Lifetime Achievement - Damon Albarn
PRS for Music Special International Award - Bryan Adams - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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