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Straits Times
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
U2, Charli XCX and Robbie Williams honoured at Ivor songwriting awards
Charli XCX (left) was named Songwriter of the Year while Robbie Williams won the Music Icon Award. PHOTOS: REUTERS LONDON - British singers Charli XCX, Robbie Williams, Myles Smith and Trinidadian rapper Berwyn triumphed on May 22 at the Ivors, Britain's annual awards for songwriters and screen composers, with Irish rockers U2 adding to their honours with a fellowship. U2 members Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen Jr follow English singers Paul McCartney, Sting and Kate Bush as well American rocker Bruce Springsteen in receiving an Ivors Academy Fellowship, the highest honour bestowed by the Britain-based association. They are the first Irish songwriters to do so. 'When we gathered in Larry Mullen's kitchen in 1976, this was unimaginable - we never thought that the band could be this old,' Clayton, 65, said on stage. 'We had the most basic of talents, but we believed that songs could take us anywhere because we'd already been to so many places, we just had to tell our story.' At the ceremony in London, Charli XCX, 32, was named Songwriter of the Year in recognition of her hit album Brat, which inspired a cultural phenomenon. But Brat lost out in the Album of the Year category to Berwyn's Who Am I, with the judges hailing that record's 'vivid storytelling that transcends generations, race and social differences, offering a voice to those often unseen by society'. Best Contemporary Song went to singer Sans Soucis' Circumnavigating Georgia, while Irish singer Orla Gartland's Mine won Best Song Musically and Lyrically. Smith's viral hit, Stargazing, won the Most Performed category. Williams, whose hits include Angels (1997) and Let Me Entertain You (1998), won the Music Icon Award 'in recognition of a songwriting career that has touched millions and defined a generation'. 'I'm just compelled to keep searching for the perfect pop tune and also compelled to express myself and try and get whatever's inside out for whatever reason that is,' the 51-year-old told Reuters when asked how his songwriting had evolved over his career. American rock band The Killers' frontman Brandon Flowers took the Special International Award, with judges describing the 43-year-old as 'one of the most influential songwriters of his generation' for lyrics he penned for the band as well as for his solo work. British singer Lola Young, 24, who had led nominations with three nods, took the Rising Star Award. Named after the early 20th century Welsh composer, actor and entertainer Ivor Novello, the Ivor Awards were first handed out in 1956. Reuters Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Daily Mirror
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
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.
