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Wales Online
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Charli XCX named songwriter of the year at The Ivors awards ceremony
Charli XCX named songwriter of the year at The Ivors awards ceremony Messy singer Lola Young took home the rising star award and Berwyn won best album for Who Am I at the awards ceremony at London's Grosvenor House on Tuesday Charli xcx (Image: WireImage ) Brat star Charli XCX has been named songwriter of the year at the 2025 edition of The Ivors. Messy singer Lola Young took home the rising star award and Berwyn won best album for Who Am I at the awards ceremony at London's Grosvenor House on Tuesday. Best contemporary song was won by Sans Soucis for Circumnavigating Georgia, while best song musically and lyrically was won by Orla Gartland for Mine, beating the likes of Young, Raye and Fontaines DC. Speaking about the winners, Tom Gray, chairman 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. Article continues below "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." Robbie Williams picked up the music icon award, The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers won the special international award and Self Esteem, whose real name is Rebecca Lucy Taylor, was given the visionary award. Myles Smith's Stargazing, co-written with Peter Fenn and Jesse Fink, was named most performed work, while Raffertie's soundtrack to The Substance took the gong for best film score. Article continues below Best video game score was won by John Konsolakis's work on Farewell North, and best TV soundtrack went to Vince Pope's True Detective: Night Country score. Irish rock band U2 were awarded their academy fellowship while Bloc Party's Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong took home outstanding song collection, with both awards previously announced. The Ivors celebrated their 70th anniversary this year, with previous winners including Amy Winehouse, Sir Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
RTÉ News
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Irish singer Orla Gartland 'can't believe' Ivor Novello win
Irish singer Orla Gartland has said she "can't believe" she won an Ivor Novello award following her success at the awards ceremony in London on Thursday night. The Dubliner won the Best Song Musically and Lyrically award for her track Mine, beating the likes of compatriots Fontaines DC and the British acts Raye and Lola Young. Speaking to Oliver Callan on RTÉ Radio 1 this morning after her big win, Gartland said: "I've just woken up and I still can't believe it. "My parents came over for it, I almost didn't want them to come over for it as I felt there was such little chance of winning but I was so glad they were there." When Callan said it was a "lovely thing to win", Gartland agreed wholeheartedly. "It is, it's my first time being at anything like that or having a red carpet experience, but it's a really special one," she said. "The category that I was in is decided by other songwriters, the panel are my peers or people through the generations who are making music, so there's no big corporate aspect to it, it feels like it's actually about the music. I don't know if that's the same for some of the other awards." She also joked that she asked British popstar Charli XCX, who was named Songwriter of the Year at the awards, for a photo but "got rejected". "Not by her, by handlers?", Callan asked in surprise. "She did have some people with her, it was all very chic," Gartland laughed. "I actually really respected it, it was very cool. "There was a red carpet room you got brought into after you win, I wanted to respect her space, so I asked my manager to ask who she was with. She probably would have said yes to her credit." Speaking about the progression of her career, Gartland added: "It's a marathon not a sprint. I've done this job since school and I've never had one big viral overnight rise, it's been really gradual. "I'm very content with that, I'm very grateful because it feels like it's never got bigger than where I'm at. If you do get a moment in the spotlight in this job they rarely come around a second time and I'm glad that all of this is happening at this point and not a few years ago. I feel ready for it." "Playing live shows is a skill in itself, it takes years to become good at that, it's a different set of skills to writing songs. I played The Olympia just over a month ago, which is obviously a dream venue, again I was just happy that that didn't happen sooner. "I felt like the show was at the right level for my name to be on that ticket. I'm very happy with the pace of it all."
Rhyl Journal
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Charli XCX named songwriter of the year at The Ivors awards ceremony
Messy singer Lola Young took home the rising star award and Berwyn won best album for Who Am I at the awards ceremony at London's Grosvenor House on Tuesday. Best contemporary song was won by Sans Soucis for Circumnavigating Georgia, while best song musically and lyrically was won by Orla Gartland for Mine, beating the likes of Young, Raye and Fontaines DC. Speaking about the winners, Tom Gray, chairman 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.' Robbie Williams picked up the music icon award, The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers won the special international award and Self Esteem, whose real name is Rebecca Lucy Taylor, was given the visionary award. Myles Smith's Stargazing, co-written with Peter Fenn and Jesse Fink, was named most performed work, while Raffertie's soundtrack to The Substance took the gong for best film score. Best video game score was won by John Konsolakis's work on Farewell North, and best TV soundtrack went to Vince Pope's True Detective: Night Country score. Irish rock band U2 were awarded their academy fellowship while Bloc Party's Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong took home outstanding song collection, with both awards previously announced. The Ivors celebrated their 70th anniversary this year, with previous winners including Amy Winehouse, Sir Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
South Wales Guardian
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Charli XCX named songwriter of the year at The Ivors awards ceremony
Messy singer Lola Young took home the rising star award and Berwyn won best album for Who Am I at the awards ceremony at London's Grosvenor House on Tuesday. Best contemporary song was won by Sans Soucis for Circumnavigating Georgia, while best song musically and lyrically was won by Orla Gartland for Mine, beating the likes of Young, Raye and Fontaines DC. Speaking about the winners, Tom Gray, chairman 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.' Robbie Williams picked up the music icon award, The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers won the special international award and Self Esteem, whose real name is Rebecca Lucy Taylor, was given the visionary award. Myles Smith's Stargazing, co-written with Peter Fenn and Jesse Fink, was named most performed work, while Raffertie's soundtrack to The Substance took the gong for best film score. Best video game score was won by John Konsolakis's work on Farewell North, and best TV soundtrack went to Vince Pope's True Detective: Night Country score. Irish rock band U2 were awarded their academy fellowship while Bloc Party's Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong took home outstanding song collection, with both awards previously announced. The Ivors celebrated their 70th anniversary this year, with previous winners including Amy Winehouse, Sir Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
RTÉ News
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Orla Gartland wins at Ivor Novello Awards in London as U2 honoured with academy fellowship
Irish singer-songwriter Orla Gartland was among the winners at the Ivor Novello Awards, known as The Ivors, in London on Thursday evening with U2 receiving the academy fellowship. In an awards ceremony at London's Grosvenor House, Dubliner Gartland won the Best Song Music and Lyrically award for her track Mine, beating the likes of compatriots Fontaines DC and the British acts Raye and Lola Young. It had been previously announced that U2 would become Ivors Academy Fellows at this year's ceremony - the first Irish songwriters to be awarded the highest honour the songwriting organisation bestows. Bloc Party's Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack and former members Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong were honoured with the Outstanding Song Collection award - also previously announced. Brat star Charli XCX was named Songwriter of the Year at the 2025 edition of The Ivors. Best Contemporary Song was won by Sans Soucis for Circumnavigating Georgia. Messy singer Lola Young took home the Rising Star award. Berwyn won Best Album for Who Am I. Robbie Williams picked up the Music Icon award. The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers won the Special International award. Solo star Self Esteem, whose real name is Rebecca Lucy Taylor, was given the Visionary award. Myles Smith's Stargazing, co-written with Peter Fenn and Jesse Fink, was named Most Performed Work. Raffertie's soundtrack to The Substance took the gong for Best Film Score. The score to the box office hit Kneecap had also been nominated in the same category. Best Video Game Score was won by John Konsolakis for his work on Farewell North. Best TV Soundtrack went to Vince Pope for his True Detective: Night Country score. Speaking about the winners, Tom Gray, chairman 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 Ivors celebrated their 70th anniversary this year. Previous winners have included Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and Amy Winehouse.
