Ed Sheeran scooped the Ivor Novello Songwriter of the Year award on Thursday. The British artist, who in 2014 saw his second album x become the best-selling album of the year, was on hand to collect his award, and later instagrammed a picture of the award.
"Honoured to have won songwriter of the year at the Ivor novellos, so so cool x", he wrote to his nearly four million followers.
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Classical crossover act Clean Bandit also won big, taking home two trophies, for most performed work as well as best contemporary song, pipping hot favourite FKA Twigs to the post.
© Photo: PAEd Sheeran with his Songwriter of the Year trophy
Jack Steadman, the leader singer of indie outfit Bombay Bicycle Club was also awarded for his song writing abilities for the group’s fourth album So Long, See You Tomorrow, while Manic Street Preachers - James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Nicky Wire - took home the Ivors Inspiration Award.
Bob Geldof bought his daughter Pixie Geldof to the Awards as his date, as he accepted the Ivors Special Anniversary Award for himself and Midge Ure.
BEST SONG MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY
Take Me To Church
Written by Andrew Hozier-ByrnePerformed by HozierPublished in the UK by Sony/ATV Music Publishing – The Evolving Music Company
BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG
Rather BeWritten by James Napier and Jack PattersonPerformed by Clean Bandit featuring Jess GlynnePublished in the UK by Universal Music Publishing – Salli Isaak Songs / Sony/ATV Music Publishing
PRS FOR MUSIC MOST PERFORMED WORK
Rather BeWritten by James Napier and Jack PattersonPerformed by Clean Bandit featuring Jess GlynnePublished in the UK by Universal Music Publishing – Salli Isaak Songs / Sony/ATV Music Publishing
ALBUM AWARD
So Long, See You TomorrowWritten by Jack SteadmanPerformed by Bombay Bicycle ClubPublished in the UK by Imagem Music
BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE
‘71Composed by David HolmesPublished in the UK by Universal Music Publishing
BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK
The Honourable WomanComposed by Natalie Holt and Martin PhippsPublished in the UK by Imagem FTV / Du Vinage Publishing
Lifetime Achievement
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
Outstanding Song Collection
Albert Hammond
PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music
Boy George
PRS for Music Special International Award
Paul Williams
Songwriter of the Year
Ed Sheeran
The Ivors Classical Music Award
Judith Weir
The Ivors Inspiration Award
James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Nicky Wire
The Ivors Special Anniversary Award
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
BASCA Fellowship
Annie Lennox
