This year’s Ivors 2026 nominations feature big names like Olivia Dean, Lola Young, Lily Allen, Coldplay, CMAT, and Florence + the Machine. The awards, which honor songwriters and composers, will take place on May 12 in London.
Over 61 British, Irish, or UK-based songwriters and composers have been nominated in The Ivors 2026, and of these, 34 are first-time nominees, making the race even more exciting for fans and industry watchers.
Full Nomination List:
Best Album
• Jim Legxacy – Black British Music (written by Legxacy and Joe Stanley)
• CMAT – Euro Country (written and performed by CMAT)
• Olivia Dean – The Art of Loving (written by Dean, Bastian Langebaek and Max Wolfgang)
• Wolf Alice – The Clearing (written by Joff Oddie and Ellie Rowsell)
• Lily Allen – West End Girl (written by Allen, Chloe Angelides, Kito and Blue May)
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Best Contemporary Song
• Gorillaz – Damascus (ft Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey) (written by Damon Albarn, Bey and Souleyman)
• Little Simz – Fire (written by Simz, Alex Bonfanti and Miles Clinton James)
• Self Esteem – I Do and I Don’t Care (written by Self Esteem and Johan Hugo)
• Kae Tempest – I Stand on the Line (written by Tempest and Fraser T Smith)
• Kae Tempest – Know Yourself (written by Tempest, Fraser T Smith and Tom Rowlands)
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
• Jacob Alon – Don’t Fall Asleep (written by Alon)
• Florence + the Machine – Everybody Scream (written by Florence Welch, Mark Bowen and Mitski)
• Self Esteem – Focus Is Power (written by Self Esteem, Johan Hugo and Jacob Vetter)
• Wolf Alice – The Sofa (written by Ellie Rowsell)
• Sugababes – Weeds (written by Tove Burman, Anya Jones and Jon Shave)
PRS for Music Most-Performed Work
• Olivia Dean – Man I Need (written by Dean, Tobias Jesso Jr and Zach Nahome)
• Lola Young – Messy (written by Young)
• Myles Smith – Stargazing (written by Smith, Peter Fenn and Jesse Fink)
• Chrystal – The Days (written by Chrystal)
• Coldplay – Viva la Vida (written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin)
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Rising Star
• Chloe Qisha
• Divorce
• Jacob Alon
• Kwn
• Skye Newman
Best Original Film Score
• Jerskin Fendrix – Bugonia
• Raffertie – Dragonfly
• Robin Carolan – Nosferatu
• Tom Hodge – Testimony
• Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist
Best Television Soundtrack
• Aaron May and David Ridley – Adolescence
• Sarah Warne – Lazarus
• Gazelle Twin – Summerwater
• Rael Jones – This City Is Ours
• David Holmes and Brian Irvine – Trespasses
