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We protect, empower, and champion songwriters and composers. Join us as a Member or Friend 👇
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‼️ Generative AI Threatens Songwriters and Media Composers: Our Response to CISAC's Global Study. 👇. Songwriters and composers— already facing existential challenges in today’s evolving music industry - stand to lose nearly a quarter of their income.
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Congratulations to George Daniel, @1975hann @Truman_Black & Ross MacDonald of @the1975 who have been awarded Songwriters of The Year at #TheIvors
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⚡️#TheIvors Best Song Musically and Lyrically⚡️ Congratulations to Alex Turner who has been nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for 'Four Out Of Five'
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🏆🎤 The Ivors 2021 nomination for @PRSforMusic MOST PERFORMED WORK 🎤🏆. Watermelon Sugar written by @TylerSamJ @kidharpoon @mitchrupdates and @harry_styles. #TheIvors
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🏆🎤 The Ivors 2021 nomination for @PRSforMusic MOST PERFORMED WORK 🎤🏆. Adore You written by @amyallenmusic @TylerSamJ @kidharpoon and @harry_styles. #TheIvors
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🏆 @raye accepted the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year with her grandad Michael. She dedicated her award to him - a songwriter who in the past was cheated and had a song stolen from him. Declaring her award a win for her and her grandad, she dedicated it to all
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"Songwriting is the core of who I am. It's a beautiful thing to be appreciated for the songs I've been creating my whole career" - @MariahCarey, @PRSforMusic Special International Award winner
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🎶#TheIvors Best Contemporary Song🎶 Congratulations to George Daniel, Adam Hann @Truman_Black and @Ross_The1975 of @the1975 who have been nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for 'Love It If We Made It'
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The Ivor for Most Performed Work with @PRSforMusic goes to. As It Was written by @kidharpoon, Tyler Johnson and @Harry_Styles 🎤. #TheIvors
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Congratulations to @samfendermusic who wins the Ivor for Best Song Musically And Lyrically with anthem Seventeen Going Under 🖤🤍. #TheIvors
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Bruce Springsteen has been honoured with Fellowship of The Ivors Academy, the first time an international songwriter has received this prestigious award. 🏆. By welcoming @springsteen to our membership as a Fellow, we recognise his exceptional songwriting skills and the profound
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Scaling the heights of songwriting excellence, the recipient of Outstanding Song Collection goes to @paulheatonsolo 👏. #TheIvors
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This year’s Special International Award celebrated the career and influence of Lana Del Rey. With six UK number one records, her impact on the UK is undeniable, as is her outstanding songwriting talent. #TheIvors #IvorNovelloAwards #LanaDelRey
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🎤🎼 The Ivors winner for BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG 🎼🎤. Children of the Internet written by @santandave1 and @thefutureutopia. #TheIvors
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Joining a roster of songwriting greats, we are delighted to welcome @springsteen to The Ivors Academy as our Fellow 🏆. Bruce Springsteen is officially the first international songwriter to become a Fellow and receives a dedicated Ivor Novello Award. He was inducted into
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Last chance to vote for Songwriter of the Year! . ✨ @ajtracey.✨ @celeste & @jamiehartman.✨ @Harry_Styles & @kidharpoon.✨ @KamilleXX.✨ @MNEK. Voting is open to Professional Ivors Academy members and CLOSES TODAY at 5pm ⏰. #TheIvors
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🏆🎤 The Ivors winner for @PRSforMusic MOST PERFORMED WORK 🎤🏆. Adore You written by @amyallenmusic @TylerSamJ @kidharpoon and @harry_styles. #TheIvors
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Congratulations to George Daniel, @1975hann @Truman_Black & Ross MacDonald of @the1975 who have won Best Contemporary Song for 'Love It If We Made It' #TheIvors
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Rap legend @Skepta was recognised with the Visionary Award with @amazonmusic. Fearless in his creative approach, he is the custodian of a genre that has changed the face of popular music. Groundbreaking, multifaceted and visionary, Skepta’s influence is undeniable. #TheIvors
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Congratulations to @benhowardmusic who has won an Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically with 'Nica Libres at Dusk' #TheIvors
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Congratulations to @MariahCarey who has won the @PRSforMusic Special International Award at #TheIvors
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Take Me To Church written by @Hozier nominated BestSongMusicallyLyrically #TheIvors 2015 @sonyatvpubuk.
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📸 Iconic moment: Jill Furmanovsky captures Sir @PaulMcCartney inducting Bruce Springsteen into Ivors Academy Fellowship. 🎶. @springsteen makes history as the first international songwriter to receive this prestigious honour. 🌟. A legendary night documented by an acclaimed
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Winner of the Ivor Novello Award for✨LARGE ORCHESTRAL✨at #TheIvorsComposerAwards 2020. Horror Vacui by @JnnyG. Find out more about the piece 👉
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Congratulations to @TheRealBeano who has won an Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Video Game Score with 'Sea of Thieves' #TheIvors
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#TheIvors 2020 nomination for BEST SONG MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY ✨🎶. Dead Boys by @samfendermusic . Listen on @AppleMusic
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🎵🎮 The Ivors winner for BEST ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SCORE 🎮🎵. Ori and the Will of the Wisps written by @garethcoker. #TheIvors
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Worthy recipient of Outstanding Song Collection at #TheIvors @PaulHeatonSolo . His exceptional talent at observing and challenging society with a pop sensibility has resulted in his place as one of this country’s finest songwriters.
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Congratulations to Jonathan Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan & Joseph Talbot of @idlesband who have won Best Album for 'Joy As An Act of Resistance' #TheIvors
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Bruce Springsteen Makes History as the First International Songwriter Fellow of The Ivors Academy! 🇺🇸🇬🇧. We're proud to reveal @springsteen as the first-ever international songwriter inducted into The Ivors Academy's Fellowship, the highest honour the organisation bestows.
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The Ivors nominations for Songwriter of the Year ✍️ . Central Cee and @YoungChencs . @florencemachine . George Daniel and Matty Healy @the1975 . @Harry_Styles and @kidharpoon . @wetlegband . #TheIvors
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The Ivor for Best Original Film Score goes to. ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ composed by John Powell 📽️🎶. #TheIvors
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The Ivor for Best Song Musically and Lyrically goes to… King written by @jackantonoff @florencemachine 🎹✨. #TheIvors
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The Special International Award goes to. Debbie Harry and Chris Stein @BlondieOfficial 🌎💫. #TheIvors
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Best Original Video Game Score goes to @garethcoker, @grantkirkhope and Yoko Shimomura for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope 🕹️🎼. #TheIvors
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Be one of the greats!. Entries for #TheIvors close on Friday 20th January, so start 2023 on a positive note by submitting your work today. Rules and guidelines here:
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And that’s a wrap! Some of the best bits from #TheIvors. Featuring @lauramvula @shakira @Tom_Grennan @raye @naomikimpenu @hopemusicuk @MrTomGray @celeste @itspetergabriel @johnnymcdaid and more.
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Tom Gray is the new Chair of The Ivors Academy 👏. Tom is a member of Mercury Prize winning band Gomez, a composer, musician & campaigner, and says taking up the position is a "gift to support, champion & reward the brilliance of music-makers." .
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Universal Music Group boss Lucian Grainge is set to earn more in 2021 than all songwriters did combined from streams & sales of their music in the UK in 2019. "There’s only one word for it – obscene" @crispinhunt 🔄 Share this post if you agree . (1/2)
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Special International Award winner @jonbonjovi couldn't attend the ceremony, but he did send us this 💌😭. #TheIvors
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We are beyond honoured that @itspetergabriel became the latest Fellow of The Ivors Academy at #TheIvors
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🙏@lilyallen, @Palomafaith, @RebeccaFMusic, @BoyGeorge and @NoelGallagher - who join 156 artists calling on Boris Johnson to take action over streaming. #FixStreaming #KeepMusicAlive #BrokenRecord.
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🎶✨ The Ivors 2021 nomination for BEST SONG MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY ✨🎶. Man's World written by @mariadiamandis. #TheIvors
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The Ivors nomination for Best Song Musically And Lyrically 🎹✨ . Easy On Me written by @adele and @gregkurstin. #TheIvors
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The Ivors nominations for Best Song Musically And Lyrically 🎹 . ✨As It Was .✨Best Day of My Life .✨complex .✨King .✨Stronger. #TheIvors
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We are sad to hear that incredible songwriter Christine McVie has died. Her talent and accomplishments were recognised with an Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2014. ❤️❤️❤️
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The Ivors 2024 in pictures 🏆📸. Photo Credit: Hogan Media / Shutterstock. #TheIvors #IvorNovelloAwards #LanaDelRey #KTTunstall #VictoriaCanal
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🎶🌍 The Ivors SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL AWARD with @applemusic 🌍🎶. @jonbonjovi and @therealsambora. #TheIvors
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The Ivors nominations for @PRSforMusic Most Performed Work 🎤🏆 . As It Was . Bad Habits . Heat Waves . Running Up That Hill . Shivers
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Yesterday we awarded @raye Songwriter of the Year. Her acceptance speech was a powerful call to unite and protect the rights and value of the creative forces that originate all music - songwriters and composers. Her tireless fight for fair compensation and songwriters' rights
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✨ The Ivors Visionary Award goes to @cocteautwins Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde ✨. #TheIvors
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Today we are delighted to announce that @katebushmusic has become the 20th Fellow of The Ivors Academy. Read reactions from Kate Bush herself, as well as @BigBoi @AnnieLennox @eltonofficial @DavidGArnold & @ArmatradingJoan 👉
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The award for Best Original Video Game Score goes to @Richard_Jacques for Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy 🎼🕹️. #TheIvors
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#TheIvors 2020 nomination for BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK 🎶📺. Euphoria by @Labrinth . Listen on @AppleMusic
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🎮 #TheIvors Best Original Video Game Score 🎮 Congratulations to @TheRealBeano who has been nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for 'Sea of Thieves'
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Who's going to take home the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year? . 👉@ajtracey .👉@celeste & @jamiehartman .👉@Harry_Styles & @kidharpoon .👉@KamilleXX .👉@MNEK . Voting is open. Academy-tier members, it's over to you. Find out the winner on 21st September. #TheIvors
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🏆 The Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Song Collection with @prsformusic goes to @kttunstall 🏆.#TheIvors. 📷 Hogan Media / Shutterstock
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The streaming model has been broken for years and it is getting worse. It’s time to #FixStreaming + #KeepMusicAlive. Together with @WeAreTheMU we have launched a new campaign to create a music industry that works for music creators
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New music from @TheIvors 2017 Songwriter of the Year @Skepta. And thanks for the shout out! #Hypocrisy
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The @PRSforMusic Icon Award goes to Tim Booth, Saul Davies, Jim Glennie, Larry Gott and Mark Hunter @wearejames 💎. #TheIvors
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#TheIvors 2020 nomination for @PRSforMusic MOST PERFORMED WORK🎤🏆. Hold Me While You Wait by @LewisCapaldi @jamiencommons @jamiehartman . Listen on @AppleMusic
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Last chance to vote for The Ivors Songwriter of the Year 🤩. Voting is open to Professional members of the Academy and closes THIS Thursday at 5pm. The nominees are:. @adele.@coldplay.@santandave.@edsheeran .@raye. Who would you like to see take home the award?
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We are deeply concerned that @Spotify CEO @eldsjal is investing profits from music in AI weaponry. It is a betrayal of everything that music stands for. We need the Spotify Board to explain if this matches their values.
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek's move to funding an AI defence tech company has led to artists and users cancelling their accounts.
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🎵🎮 The Ivors 2021 nomination for BEST ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SCORE 🎮🎵. Ghost of Tsushima written by @ilaneshkeri and Shigeru Umebayashi. #TheIvors
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The BBC’s new strategy for classical music makes for deeply alarming reading for composers and music creators across the UK and beyond. @BBCSingers occupy a unique place in our nation’s musical life, performing new works by dozens of living composers each year. 👉Thread.
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🎞️🎼 The Ivors winner for BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE 🎼🎞️. Calm With Horses written by @Blanckmass. #TheIvors
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300 songwriters and artists so far have joined our #PaySongwriters campaign, calling on labels to. 👉Pay songwriters a minimum daily allowance.👉Give writers at least four points on the master from the label share. Sign our letter and join the campaign
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🎮 #TheIvors Best Original Video Game Score 🎮 Congratulations to @mikegeorgiades & @theflightmusic who have been nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for 'Assassin’s Creed Odyssey'
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📢 Exciting update . Say hello to our new 40-strong member Senate. These renowned songwriters and composers have been elected to represent members’ views at The Ivors Academy. Find out more 👉 (1/6)
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A letter to the Prime Minister, on behalf of today’s generation of artists, musicians and songwriters in the UK 👇 .
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In response to the death of George Floyd we will observe Blackout Tuesday. We will use this time to reflect & work on our role as a community & professional association promoting equal opportunities & challenging injustices. #BlackLivesMatter #TheShowMustBePaused #BlackoutTuesday
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#TheIvors 2020 winner for BEST SONG MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY ✨🎶. Age of Anxiety by @jamiecullum .Published by @SentricMusic. Listen on @AppleMusic
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To strengthen British music, Academy Chair @MrTomGray calls for much greater progress to improve the rights, earnings and support for music creators. Speaking to @CommonsDCMS 1 year on from their landmark report calling for a complete reset of streaming. #MusicStreamingInquiry
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