Charli XCX picks up another huge award at prestigious music event
The Ivors celebrated the best in music and songwriting with a glittering event in London
Charli XCX continued her phenomenal year by scooping the over the coveted songwriting gong at The Ivors. The 32-year-old star, who didn't attend the glittering affair, was celebrated for her groundbreaking work on 2024 album BRAT, which became a cultural phenomenon seeing the term 'brat' even named the Collins Dictionary Word of the Year.
Rockers U2 were inducted into Fellowship of the Academy. Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. become the first-ever Irish songwriters that the Academy has inducted into Fellowship during its 81-year history. Robbie Williams, 51, picked up the PRS for Music Icon Award. His fifth Ivor Novello Award, it was in recognition of a songwriting career that has touched millions and defined a generation, from the heartfelt power of Angels to the swagger of Let Me Entertain You.
Brandon Flowers, 43, presented with the Special International Award for his music as the frontman of The Killers and a solo artist.
This year's Visionary Award with Amazon Music went to Self Esteem, in recognition of her fearless, genre-defying songwriting. From her bold solo debut Compliments Please to the Mercury-nominated Prioritise Pleasure and her latest work A Complicated Woman.
Exciting talent Lola Young, 24, was the latest under-25 songwriter to be awarded the Rising Star Award. She's been making waves after viral hit Messy.
Berwyn won Best Album for Who Am I, his first Ivor Novello Award.
Myles Smith was also recognised for his hit Stargazing.
The winners of The Ivors with Amazon Music were revealed at the annual awards ceremony held at Grosvenor House, London, recognising and celebrating exceptional achievements in songwriting and screen composing.
In the 70 th year of The Ivors, 22 songwriters and composers collected Ivor Novello Awards across 14 categories, with 73% of all winners and award recipients receiving recognition for the first time. Established in 1956, The Ivors is presented by The Ivors Academy, the leading organisation representing songwriters and composers, and is the most prestigious awards ceremony celebrating songwriting and screen composition.
Tom Gray, Chair of The Ivors Academy, said: 'Congratulations to every Ivor Novello Award-winning songwriter and composer. On behalf of The Ivors Academy, it is a privilege to recognise their craft and achievements. Their lyrics and melodies are the most important foundations of music and there is no greater recognition than an Ivor Novello Award, judged by fellow songwriters and composers.'
The 2025 winners join a roll of songwriting and composing greats who have received an Ivor Novello Award over the past seven decades, including Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Adele, RAYE, Stormzy, Cathy Dennis, Bruce Springsteen, Annie Lennox, Amy Winehouse, Dave, Sting and Joan Armatrading.
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