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Harry Styles, Arctic Monkeys, Wet Leg, Stormzy and Little Simz are among the artists nominated for this year's Ivor Novello Awards for songwriting.
Other artists on the shortlist include Ed Sheeran, Florence + The Machine, and Cleo Sol and Inflo - as well as Kate Bush, whose 1980s hit Running Up That Hill is shortlisted as one of the top five most performed songs of 2022 thanks to its revival in sci-fi series Stranger Things.
Raye is also nominated for best contemporary song for Escapism - the hit that stormed the charts after she cut ties with her record label and went independent. The track is up against songs including Hide And Seek by Stormzy, and Payback by Kojey Radical featuring Knucks.
Styles and his songwriting partner Kid Harpoon have three nominations, including for songwriter of the year - up against Florence Welch (Florence + The Machine), Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers (Wet Leg), George Daniel and Matty Healy (The 1975), and Central Cee and Young Chencs.
Cleopatra Nikolic (Cleo Sol) and Dean "Inflo" Josiah Cover are also up for three awards together.
Arctic Monkeys, Little Simz, Fontaines DC, SAULT and Obongjayar are the five artists shortlisted for best album, while Cat Burns, Ines Dunn, tendai, venbee and Victoria Canal are up for the rising star prize.
The Ivor Novello Awards recognise creative musical achievement in songwriting and composition, and also celebrate a number of singer-songwriters and groups for their wider contribution to UK music.
In total, some 72 individual songwriters and composers have been recognised, with more than half (54%) receiving a nomination for the very first time.
Tom Gray, chair of The Ivors Academy, said: "The music nominated for an Ivor Novello this year is testament to the power and range of British and Irish songwriting and screen composing. 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."
This year, as previously announced, Sting is expected to become a fellow of the Ivors Academy, its highest honour - following in the footsteps of artists including Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox and Joan Armatrading.
Other special awards to be announced include prizes for outstanding song collection and an icon award.
The winners will be revealed at a ceremony in London on Thursday 18 May.
Other artists on the shortlist include Ed Sheeran, Florence + The Machine, and Cleo Sol and Inflo - as well as Kate Bush, whose 1980s hit Running Up That Hill is shortlisted as one of the top five most performed songs of 2022 thanks to its revival in sci-fi series Stranger Things.
Raye is also nominated for best contemporary song for Escapism - the hit that stormed the charts after she cut ties with her record label and went independent. The track is up against songs including Hide And Seek by Stormzy, and Payback by Kojey Radical featuring Knucks.
Styles and his songwriting partner Kid Harpoon have three nominations, including for songwriter of the year - up against Florence Welch (Florence + The Machine), Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers (Wet Leg), George Daniel and Matty Healy (The 1975), and Central Cee and Young Chencs.
Cleopatra Nikolic (Cleo Sol) and Dean "Inflo" Josiah Cover are also up for three awards together.
Arctic Monkeys, Little Simz, Fontaines DC, SAULT and Obongjayar are the five artists shortlisted for best album, while Cat Burns, Ines Dunn, tendai, venbee and Victoria Canal are up for the rising star prize.
The Ivor Novello Awards recognise creative musical achievement in songwriting and composition, and also celebrate a number of singer-songwriters and groups for their wider contribution to UK music.
In total, some 72 individual songwriters and composers have been recognised, with more than half (54%) receiving a nomination for the very first time.
Tom Gray, chair of The Ivors Academy, said: "The music nominated for an Ivor Novello this year is testament to the power and range of British and Irish songwriting and screen composing. 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."
This year, as previously announced, Sting is expected to become a fellow of the Ivors Academy, its highest honour - following in the footsteps of artists including Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox and Joan Armatrading.
Other special awards to be announced include prizes for outstanding song collection and an icon award.
The winners will be revealed at a ceremony in London on Thursday 18 May.
