Lana Del Rey, Adele and Nero nominated for 2012 Ivor Novello Awards

Lana Del Rey, Adele and Nero are among the nominees for this year’s Ivor Novello Awards.

The awards, which are presented annually by The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and The Ivors Committee, and sponsored by PRS For Music, are set to take place at London’s Grosvenor House hotel on May 17.

Adele is leading the charge with four nominations - including Best Song Musically & Lyrically, Best Album and two nominations in the Most Performed Work category – while Lana Del Rey, Nero and James Blake are set to battle it out in the Best Contemporary Song category.

Lana Del Rey - Video Games on MUZU.TV.

Other awards will be presented for Best Original Film Score, Best Television Soundtrack, Lifetime Achievement, Outstanding Song Collection, Outstanding Contribution to British Music, Special International Award, Songwriter(s) of the Year, The Ivors Jazz Award and The Ivors Inspiration Award.

The full list of nominations thus far are as follows:

Best Song Musically & Lyrically
Adele - Rolling In The Deep
Florence + The Machine - Shake It Out
Ed Sheeran - The A Team

Best Contemporary Song
Nero – Promises
James Blake - The Wilhelm Scream
Lana Del Rey - Video Games

Best Original Film Score
Life In A Day
The First Grader
We Need To Talk About Kevin

Best Television Soundtrack
Leonardo
Page Eight
The Shadow Line

Most Performed Work
Adele - Rolling In The Deep
Adele - Someone Like You
Take That - The Flood

Album Award
Adele – 21
Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow
PJ Harvey - Let England Shake