Adele, Ed Sheeran and Inflo lead 2022 Ivor Novello Award nominations
07.04.2022 - 10:31
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Adele, Ed Sheeran, producer Inflo and Little Simz lead the nominations for this year’s Ivor Novello Awards, which honour outstanding songwriting and composition.With four nods, Inflo – real name Dean Josiah Cover – is the most-nominated artist at this year’s awards. Sheeran is up for three Ivors, while Adele and Little Simz are up for two each.Adele, Coldplay, Dave, Sheeran and RAYE are the five artists nominated for Songwriter of the Year.
Up for Best Song Musically and Lyrically are Rag’n’bone Man‘s ‘All You Ever Wanted’, Adele’s ‘Easy On Me’, ‘Haunted House’ by Holly Humberstone, Ella Henderson and Tom Grennan‘s ‘Let’s Go Home Together’ and ‘Seventeen Going Under’ by Sam Fender.The Best Contemporary Song category features Russ Millions and Tion Wayne‘s ‘Body’, James Blake and SZA‘s ‘Coming Back’, ‘Don’t Judge Me’ by FKA twigs, Fred Again.. and Headie One, ‘I Love You, I Hate You’ by Little Simz (produced by Inflo) and ‘Just For Me’ by PinkPantheress, who is also nominated in the Rising Star category.The Best Album category, meanwhile, includes Cleo Sol for ‘Mother’, SAULT for ‘Nine’ and Little Simz for ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’.
Inflo is nominated for his work on those three records. The two other nominees in the category are Laura Mvula and Dann Hume for ‘Pink Noise’ and Sleaford Mods for ‘Spare Ribs’.“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,” commented Ivors judge and previous winner Shaznay Lewis.“Their work and words touch on a dizzying range of emotions, and I count myself lucky to have heard their stories.
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