George Ezra and Clean Bandit lead Ivor Novello Awards nominations

George Ezra and Clean Bandit are among the nominees for this year's Ivor Novello Awards.

The Ivors, now in its 60th year, celebrates and honours excellence in British and Irish songwriting and composing. The awards are held in association with BASCA (British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors) and PRS for Music.

Ezra's Budapest, which he co-wrote with songwriter Joel Pott, is nominated for Most Performed Work alongside Clean Bandit's Rather Be (written by James Napier and band member Jack Patterson) and Sam Smith's Stay With Me, which was penned by Smith, Napier and William Phillips. 

Meanwhile, Royal Blood's self-titled debut is up for this year's Album Award against Wild Beasts' Present Tense and Bombay Bicycle Club's So Long, See You Tomorrow. 

Elsewhere, Hozier's Take Me To Church receives a nod for the Best Song Musically and Lyrically prize, and FKA Twigs' Two Weeks is nominated for Best Contemporary Song.

“BASCA is delighted that in their 60^th year The Ivors nominations continue to reflect the health and diversity of British and Irish songwriting and composing," BASCA Chairman, Simon Darlow, said.

"These awards were created to raise the profile of our best creative talent and today’s nominations, which include a host of fresh new writers, demonstrate that The Ivors continue to achieve this.  Congratulations to everyone represented here today.”

This year's Ivor Novello Awards will be announced at a ceremony in London on May 21. The full list of nominees appears below:

Best Song Musically and Lyrically

Above The Clouds of Pompeii
Written by Andrew Davie
Performed by Bear’s Den
Published in the UK by Communion Publishing

I Forget Where We Were        
Written and Performed by Ben Howard
Published in the UK by Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd

Take Me to Church
Written by Andrew Hozier-Byrne

Performed by Hozier
Published in the UK by Sony/ATV Music Publishing – The Evolving Music Company

Best Contemporary Song

Every Other Freckle
Written by Thomas Green, Joe Newman and Gus Unger-Hamilton

Performed by alt-J
Published in the UK by Kobalt Music Publishing

Rather Be
Written by James Napier and Jack Patterson
Performed by Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne  
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing – Salli Isaak Songs / Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Two Weeks
Written by Tahliah Debrett Barnett and Emile Haynie

Performed by FKA Twigs
Published in the UK by BMG Chrysalis / Universal Music Publishing

PRS for Music Most Performed Work

Budapest
Written by George Ezra Barnett and Joel Pott
Performed by George Ezra
Published in the UK by BMG Chrysalis

Rather Be
Written by James Napier and Jack Patterson
Performed by Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing – Salli Isaak Songs / Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Stay With Me
Written by James Napier, William Phillips and Sam Smith
Performed by Sam Smith
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing – Salli Isaak Songs – Method Paperwork / Naughty Words Ltd – Stellar Songs Ltd – Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Album Award

Present Tense
Written by Thomas Fleming, Ben Little, Christopher Talbot and Hayden Thorpe

Performed by Wild Beasts
Published in the UK by Domino Publishing Company

Royal Blood
Written by Michael Kerr and Ben Thatcher
Performed by Royal Blood
Published in the UK Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd

So Long, See You Tomorrow
Written by Jack Steadman

Performed by Bombay Bicycle Club
Published in the UK by Imagem Music

Best Original Film Score­­­­­­­­­­­­

‘71
Composed by David Holmes
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing

Mr. Turner
Composed by Gary Yershon
Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing

The Boxtrolls
Composed by Dario Marianelli
Published in the UK by Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd

Best Television Soundtrack

The Honourable Woman
Composed by Natalie Holt and Martin Phipps
Published in the UK by Imagem FTV / Du Vinage Publishing

The Mill - Series 2
Composed by Samuel Sim
Published in the UK by Du Vinage Publishing / Sony/ATV Music Publishing

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher – Beyond the Pale
Composed by Edmund Butt
Published in the UK by Bucks Music Group / Imagem FTV