Ivor Novello Awards 2022: Adele, Ed Sheeran, Dave and Inflo lead list of nominations

Adele, Ed Sheeran, Dave and Dean 'Inflo' Josiah Cover lead nominations for the 2022 Ivor Novello Awards.

The ceremony, which honours British and Irish songwriters and screen composers, will this year be held at London's Grosvenor House on Thursday May 19.

77 individual songwriters and composers are celebrated on the list, including Adele with two nominations, Ed Sheeran with three nods and Dean ‘Inflo’ Josiah Cover, who is this year’s most-nominated songwriter with four nominations.

This year sees five huge artists in the running for the coveted Songwriter of the Year award: Adele, Coldplay, Dave, Ed Sheeran and Raye. For the second year, members of The Ivors Academy will vote for their winner.

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See the full list of Ivor Novello Awards 2022 nominations below:

Best Album

MOTHER 
written by Cleo Sol and Dean ‘Inflo’ Josiah Cover 
performed by Cleo Sol 

NINE 

written by Cleo Sol, Dean ‘Inflo’ Josiah Cover and Jack Peñate 
performed by SAULT 

PINK NOISE  

written by Dann Hume and Laura Mvula 
performed by Laura Mvula 

SOMETIMES I MIGHT BE INTROVERT 
written by Dean ‘Inflo’ Josiah Cover and Little Simz 
performed by Little Simz 

SPARE RIBS 

written by Andrew Fearn and Jason Williamson 
performed by Sleaford Mods 

Best Contemporary Song

BODY 

written by Gotcha, Russ Millions and Tion Wayne 
performed by Russ Millions & Tion Wayne 

COMING BACK 
written by James Blake, Dominic Maker, Starrah and SZA 
performed by James Blake ft. SZA 

DON’T JUDGE ME 
written by FKA twigs, Fred again.. and Headie One 
performed by FKA twigs, Headie One, Fred again.. 

I LOVE YOU, I HATE YOU 
written by Dean ‘Inflo’ Josiah Cover and Little Simz 
performed by Little Simz 

JUST FOR ME 
written by Mura Masa, PinkPantheress, Mike Kinsella, Steve Holmes and Steve Lamos 
performed by PinkPantheress

Best Original Film Score

AFTER LOVE 

composed by Chris Roe 

CENSOR 

composed by Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch 

LAST NIGHT IN SOHO 

composed by Steven Price 

SPENCER 

composed by Jonny Greenwood 

THE WORLD TO COME 

composed by Daniel Blumberg

Best Video Game Score

MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 

composed by Richard Jacques 

OMNO 

composed by Benedict Nichols 

RETURNAL 

composed by Bobby Krlic 

Best Song Musically and Lyrically 

ALL YOU EVER WANTED  
written by Mike Elizondo, Natalie Hemby, Ben Jackson-Cook and Rag’n’Bone Man 

performed by Rag’n’Bone Man  

EASY ON ME  
written by Adele and Greg Kurstin 
performed by Adele 

HAUNTED HOUSE 
written by Sarah Aarons, Holly Humberstone and Rob Milton 
performed by Holly Humberstone 

LET’S GO HOME TOGETHER 
written by James Arthur, Tom Barnes, Ella Henderson, Pete Kelleher and Ben Kohn 
performed by Ella Henderson & Tom Grennan 

SEVENTEEN GOING UNDER 
written by Sam Fender 
performed by Sam Fender 

Best Television Soundtrack

BLITZ SPIRIT WITH LUCY WORSLEY 

composed by Jessica Dannheisser 

LANDSCAPERS 

composed by Arthur Sharpe 

ROBIN ROBIN 

composed by Ben Please and Beth Porter 

THE OUTLAWS 

composed by Stew Jackson and Dan Jones 

THE SERPENT 

composed by Dominic Scherrer 

PRS For Music Most Performed Work

BAD HABITS 
written by Fred again.., Johnny McDaid and Ed Sheeran 
performed by Ed Sheeran 

BED 
written by David Guetta, Jin Jin, Raye and Giorgio Tuinfort 
performed by Joel Corry, Raye and David Guetta  

COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX) 
written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Andrew Meecham and Dean Meredith 
performed by Elton John & Dua Lipa 

LITTLE BIT OF LOVE 
written by Daniel Bryer, Tom Grennan and Mike Needle 
performed by Tom Grennan 

SHIVERS 
written by Kal Lavelle, Steve Mac, Johnny McDaid and Ed Sheeran 
performed by Ed Sheeran 

Rising Star Award with Apple Music

Ashaine White 

Luz 

Matilda Mann 

Naomi Kimpenu 

PinkPantheress

Songwriter of the Year

Adele 

Coldplay 

Dave 

Ed Sheeran 

Raye 

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Shaznay Lewis, Ivor Novello Award winner and judge for The Ivors, said: "It’s been a standout year for music and I am full of admiration for the 77 talented songwriters and composers we are celebrating this year.

"Their work and words touch on a dizzying range of emotions, and I count myself lucky to have heard their stories. As it has every year since 1956, The Ivors celebrates the outstanding creation of music, and I’d like to say a huge congratulations to every nominee."