



“Bad Habits” (written by Fred, Johnny McDaid and Ed Sheeran performed by Ed Sheeran) “Stronger” (written by Dean “Inflo” Josiah Cover and Cleopatra Nikolic performed by Sault) “King” (written by Jack Antonoff and Florence Welch performed by Florence + The Machine) “Complex” (written by Katie Gregson-Macleod performed by Katie Gregson-Macleod) “Best Day of My Life” (written by Laurie Blundell and Tom Odell performed by Tom Odell) “As It Was” (written by Kid Harpoon, Tyler Johnson and Harry Styles performed by Harry Styles) “Payback” (written by Knucks, Kojey Radical and Swindle performed by Kojey Radical feat.

“Leon the Professional” (written by Knucks, Venna and Toshifumi Hinata performed by Knucks) “Hide & Seek” (written by Owen Cutts, P2J, PRGRSHN and Stormzy performed by Stormzy) “Escapism” (written by 070 Shake, Raye and Mike Sabath performed by Raye & 070 Shake) “Cold Summer” (written by Wesley Joseph and Leon Vynehall performed by Wesley Joseph) “It’s a superlative list and on behalf of the Ivors Academy, I’m delighted to congratulate every writer nominated for their craft and achievements.” “The music nominated for an Ivor Novello this year is testament to the power and range of British and Irish songwriting and screen composing,” said Tom Gray, chair of the Ivors Academy, in a statement. Winners will be revealed at the Ivors with Amazon Music at Grosvenor House in London on May 18. In the best contemporary song category, Wesley Joseph and Leon Vynehall are up for “Cold Summer,” Raye, 070 Shake and Mike Sabath are nominated for “Escapism,” and Owen Cutts, P2J, Prgrshn and Stormzy for “Hide & Seek.” View the complete list of nominees below. Sheeran’s follow-up hit “Shivers” is also nominated in the category this year. In the PRS for music most performed work category, Ed Sheeran’s “Bad Habits” makes history by scoring another nomination after winning the award last year. “Inflo” and Cleo Soul go head-to-head with “As It Was” for best song musically and lyrically as the co-writers of Sault’s “Stronger.” They are also nominated twice for best album, once for their work on Little Simz’s “No Thank You,” and Sault’s 11 with Jamar McNaughton and Jack Peñate.Īlso among the 2023 nominees for best album are Arctic Monkeys’ “The Car” (written by Alex Turner), Obongjayar’s “Some Nights I Dream of Doors” (written by Barney Lister and Obongjayar) and Fontaines DC’s “Skinty Fia” (written by Grian Chatten, Thomas Coll, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan and Carlos O’Connell).
