Preview – Trevor Horn feat The Sarm Orchestra

I’m not entirely sure what the purpose is here, but Trevor Horn has worked together with the orchestra from Sarm Studios to record a compilation called Reimagines the Eighties. Here’s Robbie Williams, gracing Tears for Fears‘ Everybody Wants to Rule the World in slightly annoying jazz-pop fashion:

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The Ultimate Guide to the BRIT Awards

This year’s BRIT Awards will be the 39th ever, and due to the gap between the first and second, it’s over forty years since the first ceremony was held in October 1977. There’s no particular reason for a celebration, but let’s take a moment anyway to look back at the previous 38 ceremonies and the history of the awards!

Artists they love

We calculated the top twenty artists at the BRITs just last year, and – spoiler alert – the top five British acts, in ascending order, were Annie Lennox, Take That, Adele, Coldplay, and Robbie Williams. Comparison with the top-selling British acts of all time puts Annie Lennox and Take That nowhere on the list, Adele and Coldplay joint fourteenth alongside others, and Robbie Williams joint twenty-fifth.

Or you could compare with the top sixty singles acts of all time. Annie Lennox still doesn’t make it, Take That are fifteenth, Adele is a bit too recent for the list, Coldplay are sixtieth, and Robbie Williams is twenty-second.

The BRIT Awards seem to have always struggled with the Female Solo Artist categories, obsessing for years on end over Annie Lennox, Alison Moyet, Adele, and (internationally) Björk.

Artists they hate

Contemporary artists who haven’t done quite so well based on those lists include Elton John, Queen, and David Bowie, who came 15th, off the chart, and 11th respectively, although much of their heyday would have been in the 1970s, and Oasis, Spice Girls, and George Michael, who have never quite made the cut, appearing 10th, 17th, and somewhere just off the list respectively.

Famously, Radiohead have never won anything despite plenty of nominations, and Jamiroquai also inexplicably got lots of nominations but sanity prevailed on the night, and they never quite won.

Nominated in the wrong category

U2 seem to have caused a bit of confusion about whether they were British or International, having been nominated for awards in both. Solo artists have got a bit confused at times as well, with Roland Gift of Fine Young Cannibals receiving a solo nomination in 1990, despite not releasing anything on his own for another decade. Fortunately, his group returned their awards after a particularly vomit-inducing appearance from Margaret Thatcher as part of the ceremony. Mick Hucknall also seems to have caused some confusion in 1997 about whether he was a solo act or group, as did.

Trouble at the top

Plenty of drama happens on and off stage at the awards, most of which is well-documented. A new one that I hadn’t come across previously was that somewhat amusingly, Rick Astley apparently couldn’t quite make it up to the stage in time, so wasn’t able to accept his own award.

There have been some very odd choices of presenters – after Michael Aspel presented the first, and Samantha Fox and Mick Fleetwood were never invited back, a lot of odd people were, including Tim Rice, Noel Edmonds, Simon Bates, and Russell Brand. Ant & Dec have presented three times (2001, 2015, and 2016), Chris Evans has done four (1995, 1996, 2005, and 2006), and astonishingly James Corden

Nobody cares any more

The ceremony has had its ups and downs (Sam Fox, perhaps not unfairly, apparently blames everyone but herself for the 1989 event). Search online, and there are plenty of good articles about the better and worse moments in its history – this one is one of the better researched.

But in its heyday, the BRIT Awards ceremony was event TV, with a sixth of the country watching, but these days, barely five million people can be bothered tuning in.

Stay tuned for more coverage on the run-up to the 2018 BRIT Awards. There’s plenty of coverage on this blog from previous years, but one place to start might be this post from a couple of years ago.

Ivor Novello Awards Winners 1956-2018 (Part Two)

Last week, we ran through the 63-year history of the Ivor Novello Awards, and listed all the winners in the Song and Album categories, and the special and one-off awards. Let’s finish that journey now, starting with the Artist Award categories.

Artist Awards

Outstanding Services to British Music

• 1956 – Jack Payne
• 1957 – A.P. Mantovani
• 1958 – Ted Heath
• 1959 – Billy Cotton
• 1960 – Lionel Bart
• 1961 – Eric Maschwitz
• 1962 – Cliff Richard, Jet Harris, Hank Marvin, Tony Meehan and Bruce Welch
• 1963 – Lawrence Wright
• 1964 – Brian Epstein, George Harrison, John Lennon, George Martin, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr
• 1965 – Paddy Roberts
• 1966 – BBC TV (for the production of the series ‘A Song For Europe’)
• 1967 – Joe Loss
• 1968 – Alan Herbert
• 1969 – Andrew Gold
• 1970 – Noel Coward
• 1971 – Cliff Richard
• 1972 – Jimmy Kennedy
• 1973 – Vivian Ellis
• 1974 – Tolchard Evans
• 1975 – Vera Lynn
• 1976 – Dick James
• 1977 – Adrian Boult
• 1978 – Harry Mortimer
• 1979 – George Martin
• 1980 – Robert Mayer
• 1981 – William Walton
• 1982 – Lennox Berkeley
• 1984 – Andrew Lloyd Webber
• 1985 – Michael Tippett
• 1986 – Malcolm Arnold
• 1987 – Yehudi Menuhin
• 1988 – David Heneker
• 1989 – Paul McCartney
• 1990 – Mick Avory, Dave Davies, Ray Davies, Ian Gibbons and Jim Rodford
• 1991 – Robert Farnon
• 1996 – Jeff Lynne

Songwriter of the Year

• 1970 – Tony Macaulay
• 1971 – Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway
• 1972 – Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway
• 1973 – Gilbert O’Sullivan
• 1974 – Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn
• 1975 – Phil Coulter and Bill Martin
• 1976 – Wayne Bickerton and Tony Waddington
• 1977 – Biddu
• 1978 – Tony Macaulay
• 1979 – Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
• 1980 – Ben Findon
• 1981 – Ben Findon
• 1982 – Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni
• 1983 – Andy Hill
• 1984 – Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart
• 1985 – George Michael
• 1986 – Roland Orzabal
• 1987 – Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart
• 1988 – Matt Aitken, Mike Stock and Peter Waterman
• 1989 – George Michael and Matt Aitken, Mike Stock and Peter Waterman (presented jointly)
• 1990 – Matt Aitken, Mike Stock and Peter Waterman
• 1991 – Phil Collins
• 1992 – Mick Hucknall
• 1993 – Colin Angus and Richard West
• 1994 – Gary Barlow
• 1995 – Tony Mortimer
• 1996 – Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, Dave Rowntree and Noel Gallagher (presented jointly)
• 1997 – George Michael
• 1998 – Richard Ashcroft
• 1999 – Guy Chambers and Robbie Williams
• 2000 – Fran Healy
• 2001 – Craig David and Mark Hill
• 2002 – Dido Armstrong
• 2003 – Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin
• 2004 – Ed Graham, Dan Hawkins, Justin Hawkins and Frankie Poullain
• 2005 – Tom Chaplin, Richard Hughes and Tim Rice-Oxley
• 2006 – Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett
• 2007 – Dan Gillespie Sells, Ciaran Jeremiah, Kevin Jeremiah, Richard Jones and Paul Stewart
• 2008 – Mika
• 2009 – Eg White
• 2010 – Lily Allen and Greg Kurstin
• 2011 – Ben Drew
• 2012 – Adele Adkins
• 2013 – Calvin Harris
• 2014 – Tom Odell
• 2015 – Ed Sheeran
• 2016 – Adele
• 2017 – Skepta
• 2018 – Ed Sheeran

PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music

• 1977 – John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
• 1979 – Jeff Lynne
• 1981 – John Lennon
• 1982 – Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Kenney Jones, Keith Moon and Pete Townshend
• 1983 – Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford
• 1984 – Andy Brown, Peter Kircher, Alan Lancaster, Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi
• 1985 – Graeme Edge, Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Patrick Moraz and Ray Thomas
• 1986 – Elton John
• 1987 – John Deacon, Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor
• 1988 – Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
• 1989 – Mark Knopfler and John Illsley
• 1990 – David Bowie
• 1991 – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood and Bill Wyman
• 1992 – David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters and Richard Wright
• 1993 – Bernie Calvert, Allan Clarke, Bobby Elliott, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash and Terry Sylvester
• 1994 – Tim Rice
• 1995 – Lonnie Donegan
• 1996 – Kenney Jones, Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott and Ian McLagan
• 1997 – Elvis Costello
• 1998 – Morrissey
• 1999 – Chrissie Hynde
• 2000 – Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant
• 2001 – Topper Headon, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer
• 2002 – Kate Bush
• 2003 – Bryan Ferry
• 2004 – Errol Brown
• 2005 – Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor and Roger Taylor
• 2006 – Ray Davies
• 2007 – Norman Cook
• 2008 – Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook
• 2009 – Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall and Andrew Vowles
• 2010 – Trevor Horn
• 2011 – Paul Rodgers
• 2012 – Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams
• 2013 – Justin Hayward
• 2014 – Jeff Beck
• 2015 – Boy George
• 2016 – Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley
• 2017 – Anne Dudley
• 2018 – Billy Bragg

International Achievement

• 1970 – Tom Jones
• 1980 – Paul McCartney
• 1991 – Albert Hammond
• 1992 – Bernie Taupin
• 1993 – Rod Temperton
• 1994 – Bono, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jnr and The Edge
• 1997 – Noel Hogan and Dolores O’Riordan
• 1998 – Enya, Nicky Ryan and Roma Ryan
• 1999 – Martin Gore
• 2001 – Bruce Dickinson, Janick Gers, Steve Harris, Nicko McBrain, Dave Murray and Adrian Smith
• 2002 – Sting
• 2003 – Astro, James Brown, Ali Campbell, Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers and Michael Virtue
• 2004 – Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway and Thom Yorke
• 2005 – Robert Smith
• 2006 – Ian Anderson
• 2008 – Phil Collins
• 2010 – Imogen Heap
• 2011 – Matthew Bellamy, Dominic Howard and Christopher Wolstenholme
• 2013 – Gavin Rossdale
• 2014 – Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall and Marcus Mumford
• 2016 – Wayne Hector
• 2017 – Florence Welch
• 2018 – Billy Ocean

Outstanding Contribution to British Musical Theatre

• 1994 – Andrew Lloyd Webber
• 1996 – Cameron Mackintosh

Lifetime Achievement

• 1980 – Edgar Yipsel Harburg and Jimmy Kennedy
• 1983 – Vivian Ellis
• 1989 – Cliff Richard
• 1992 – Eric Clapton
• 1993 – George Shearing
• 1994 – Ron Goodwin
• 1995 – Van Morrison
• 1997 – John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
• 1999 – Rod Stewart
• 2001 – Pete Townshend
• 2007 – Peter Gabriel
• 2008 – David Gilmour
• 2010 – Paul Weller
• 2012 – Mark Knopfler
• 2014 – Christine McVie
• 2015 – Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward
• 2016 – Damon Albarn
• 2017 – Nitin Sawhney

The Jimmy Kennedy Award

• 1985 – Tommie Connor
• 1986 – Lionel Bart
• 1987 – Hugh Charles
• 1988 – Norman Newell
• 1989 – Leslie Bricusse
• 1990 – Herbert Kretzmer
• 1991 – John Barry
• 1992 – Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent
• 1993 – Les Reed
• 1994 – Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway
• 1995 – Don Black
• 1996 – Tony Macaulay
• 1997 – Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn
• 1998 – Barry Mason
• 1999 – Peter Callander and Mitch Murray
• 2000 – Geoff Stephens

Outstanding Song Collection

• 1993 – Marcella Detroit, Siobhan Fahey and Dave Stewart
• 1994 – Paul Weller
• 1995 – Elvis Costello
• 1996 – Joan Armatrading
• 1997 – Richard Thompson
• 1998 – Johnny McElhone and Sharleen Spiteri
• 1999 – Wallis Buchanan, Simon Katz, Jason Kay, Derrick McKenzie, Toby Smith and Stuart Zender
• 2000 – Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman, Cathal Smyth, Suggs, Lee Thompson and Daniel Woodgate
• 2001 – Roy Wood
• 2002 – Mick Hucknall
• 2003 – Bono, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jnr and The Edge
• 2004 – Lol Crème, Kevin Godley, Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
• 2005 – John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor
• 2006 – Philip Cunningham, Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner
• 2007 – Yusuf Islam
• 2008 – Gabrielle
• 2009 – Vince Clarke
• 2011 – Steve Winwood
• 2012 – Gary Kemp
• 2013 – Noel Gallagher
• 2014 – Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons
• 2015 – Albert Hammond
• 2016 – Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr and Mick MacNeil
• 2017 – Pulp
• 2018 – Cathy Dennis

PRS for Music Special International Award

• 1999 – Hal David
• 2000 – Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
• 2001 – Stevie Wonder
• 2002 – Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus
• 2003 – Brian Wilson
• 2004 – Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland
• 2005 – Lou Reed
• 2006 – Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
• 2007 – Quincy Jones
• 2008 – Diane Warren
• 2009 – Smokey Robinson
• 2010 – Neil Sedaka
• 2011 – Stephen Sondheim
• 2012 – Jimmy Webb
• 2013 – Randy Newman
• 2014 – Nile Rodgers
• 2015 – Paul Williams
• 2016 – Bryan Adams
• 2017 – Bill Withers
• 2018 – Lionel Richie

BASCA Fellowship

• 2006 – Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
• 2009 – David Ferguson
• 2009 – Don Black
• 2010 – Tim Rice
• 2012 – Andrew Lloyd Webber
• 2015 – Annie Lennox

The Ivors Inspiration Award

• 2008 – Jazzie B
• 2009 – Edwyn Collins
• 2010 – Johnny Marr
• 2011 – Dizzee Rascal
• 2012 – Siouxsie Sioux
• 2013 – Marc Almond
• 2014 – Jerry Dammers
• 2015 – James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Nicky Wire
• 2016 – Mark Day, Paul Davis, Paul Ryder, Shaun Ryder and Gary Whelan
• 2017 – Gary Numan
• 2018 – Shane MacGowan

The Ivors Classical Music Award

• 2003 – Boots of Lead – Simon Holt
• 2004 – Richard Rodney Bennett
• 2005 – John Tavener
• 2006 – Harrison Birtwistle
• 2007 – John Rutter
• 2008 – Jonathan Dove
• 2009 – James MacMillan
• 2010 – Peter Maxwell Davies
• 2011 – Michael Nyman
• 2013 – Errollyn Wallen
• 2014 – John McCabe
• 2015 – Judith Weir
• 2016 – Oliver Knussen
• 2018 – Thea Musgrave

The Ivors Jazz Award

• 2012 – Stan Tracey
• 2017 – John Surman

Genre or Style-Specific Awards

Best Instrumental or Light Orchestral Work

• 1956 – The Dam Busters – Eric Coates
• 1957 – The Westminster Waltz – Robert Farnon
• 1958 – Elizabethan Serenade – Ronald Binge
• 1959 – Lingering Lovers – Ron Goodwin
• 1960 – Windows of Parish – Tony Osborne
• 1961 – Seashore – Robert Farnon
• 1962 – The Secrets of the Seine – Tony Osborne
• 1963 – Nicola – Steve Race
• 1964 – Carlos’ Theme – Ivor Slaney
• 1965 – Bombay Duckling – Max Harris
• 1966 – March of the Mods – Tony Carr
• 1967 – The Power Game – Wayne Hill
• 1968 – Love in the Open Air – Paul McCartney
• 1969 – Ring of Kerry – Peter Hope
• 1971 – March from the Colour Suite – Gordon Langford
• 1975 – Four Dances from Aladdin – Ernest Tomlinson
• 1976 – Introduction and Air to a Stained Glass Window – John Gregory
• 1977 – Rain Forest – Biddu
• 1978 – Cavatina – Stanley Myers
• 1979 – Song For Guy – Elton John
• 1980 – War of the Worlds – Jeff Wayne and Gary Osborne

Best Comedy Song

• 1956 – Got’n Idea – Paddy Roberts and Jack Woodman
• 1958 – Three Brothers – Paddy Roberts
• 1959 – I’m So Ashamed – Ken Hare
• 1960 – The Ballad of Bethnal Green – Paddy Roberts
• 1964 – Flash, Bang, Wallop – David Heneker
• 1966 – A Windmill In Old Amsterdam – Ted Dicks and Myles Rudge
• 1967 – Hev Yew Gotta Loight, Boy? – Allan Smethurst
• 1968 – Grocer Jack – Keith West and Mark Wirtz
• 1969 – I’m the Urban Spaceman – Neil Innes
• 1971 – Grandad – Herbie Flowers and Ken Pickett
• 1972 – Ernie – Benny Hill
• 1973 – The People Tree – Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
• 1974 – Nice One Cyril – Helen Clarke and Harold Spiro

Best Swing / Rhythm Composition

• 1956 – Big City Suite – Ralph Dollimore
• 1957 – Itinerary of an Orchestra – Johnny Dankworth and Dave Lindup
• 1958 – Overdrive – Tommy Watt

Best Jazz Work

• 1959 – The Colonel’s Tune – Johnny Dankworth
• 1960 – Beaulieu Festival Suite – Kenny Graham
• 1961 – Apache – Jerry Lordan
• 1962 – African Waltz – Galt Macdermot
• 1963 – Outbreak of Murder – Gordon Franks
• 1964 – What the Dickens – Johnny Dankworth

Best Beat Song

• 1966 – It’s Not Unusual – Gordon Mills and Les Reed
• 1969 – Build Me Up Buttercup – Michael D’Abo and Tony Macaulay
• 1974 – Rubber Bullets – Lol Crème, Kevin Godley and Graham Gouldman

Best Ballad or Romantic Song

• 1969 – I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten – Clive Westlake
• 1971 – Home Lovin’ Man – Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway and Tony Macaulay
• 1972 – No Matter How I Try – Gilbert O’Sullivan
• 1973 – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
• 1974 – Won’t Somebody Dance with Me – Lynsey De Paul

The Best Pop Song

• 1971 – Love Grows – Tony Macaulay and Barry Mason
• 1972 – Simple Game – Mike Pinder
• 1973 – Oh Babe What Could I Say – Hurricane Smith
• 1974 – You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me – Tony Macaulay and Geoff Stephens
• 1975 – Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas
• 1976 – I’m Not In Love – Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
• 1977 – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Elton John and Bernie Taupin
• 1978 – How Deep Is Your Love – Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb
• 1979 – Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty
• 1980 – I Don’t Like Mondays – Bob Geldof
• 1981 – Stop the Cavalry – Jona Lewie
• 1982 – Every Little Thing She Does is Magic – Sting
• 1983 – Our House – Carl Smyth and Chris Foreman
• 1984 – Karma Chameleon – Boy George, John Moss, Michael Craig, Roy Hay and Phil Pickett

Best Middle of the Road Song

• 1976 – Harry – Catherine Howe
• 1977 – Music – John Miles

The Ivors Dance Award

• 1998 – You’re Not Alone – Tim Kellett and Robin Taylor-Firth
• 1999 – Horny – Mousse T and Errol Rennalls
• 2000 – Re-Rewind – Mark Hill/Craig David
• 2001 – Woman Trouble – Mark Hill, Craig David, Robbie Craig and Pete Devereux
• 2002 – Can’t Get You Out Of My Head – Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis
• 2003 – Lazy – Ashley Beedle, Darren House, Darren Rock and David Byrne
• 2004 – Strict Machine – Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory and Nick Batt

Musicals, Films, Television, Radio, and Video Games

The Best Song From a Musical

• 1956 – Salad Days – Dorothy Reynolds and Julian Slade
• 1958 – Free as Air – Dorothy Reynolds, Julian Slade
• 1960 – Lock Up Your Daughters – Lionel Bart and Laurie Johnson
• 1961 – Oliver! – Lionel Bart
• 1962 – Stop the World I Want to Get Off – Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
• 1966 – Charlie Girl – David Heneker and John Taylor
• 1972 – I Don’t Know How To Love Him – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice

Best British Musical

• 1963 – Summer Holiday – Brian Bennett, Stanley Black, Ronald Cass, Mike Conlin, Hank Marvin, Peter Myers, Cliff Richard and Bruce Welch
• 1965 – Robert and Elizabeth – Ron Grainer and Ronald Millar
• 1974 – Jesus Christ Superstar – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
• 1975 – Treasure Island – Cyril Ornadel and Hal Shaper
• 1976 – Great Expectations – Cyril Ornadel and Hal Shaper
• 1978 – Privates on Parade – Denis King and Peter Nicholls
• 1979 – Evita – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
• 1980 – Songbook – Monty Norman and Julian Mo
• 1982 – Cats – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Trevor Nunn
• 1983 – Windy City – Tony Macaulay and Dick Vosburgh
• 1984 – Blood Brothers – Willie Russell
• 1985 – The Hired Man – Howard Goodall
• 1986 – Me and My Girl – Reginald Armitage and Douglas Furber
• 1987 – The Phantom of the Opera – Charles Hart, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe
• 1990 – Aspects of Love – Don Black, Charles Hart and Andrew Lloyd Webber
• 1992 – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice

Best Film Score Theme or Song

• 1957 – The March Hare – Philip Green
• 1959 – Inn of the Sixth Happiness – Malcolm Arnold
• 1967 – Born Free – John Barry and Don Black
• 1973 – Diamonds Are Forever – John Barry and Don Black
• 1978 – How Deep Is Your Love – Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb
• 1979 – Bright Eyes – Mike Batt
• 1980 – Caravans – Mike Batt
• 1981 – Xanadu – Jeff Lynne
• 1982 – The French Lieutenant’s Woman – Carl Davis
• 1983 – For All Mankind – Ravi Shankar and George Fenton
• 1984 – Going Home – Mark Knopfler
• 1985 – We All Stand Together – Paul McCartney
• 1986 – We Don’t Need Another Hero – Graham Lyle and Terry Britten
• 1987 – Sweet Freedom – Rod Temperton
• 1988 – Cry Freedom – George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa
• 1989 – Two Hearts – Phil Collins and Lamont Dozier
• 1990 – Henry V Nons Nobis Domine – Patrick Doyle
• 1991 – Witches – Stanley Myers
• 1992 – Under Suspicion – Christopher Gunning
• 1993 – Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton and Will Jennings
• 1994 – The Piano – Michael Nyman
• 1995 – Circle of Life – Elton John and Tim Rice
• 1996 – Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman – Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange, Michael Kamen and Bryan Adams
• 1998 – Picture of You – Paul Wilson, Andy Watkins, Ronan Keating and Eliot Kennedy
• 1999 – The Flame Still Burns – Chris Difford, Marti Frederiksen and Mick Jones

Best Original Film Score

• 1968 – Doctor Dolittle – Leslie Bricusse
• 1969 – Madwoman of Caillot – Michael Lewis
• 1976 – Murder on the Orient Express – Richard Rodney Bennett
• 1979 – The Silent Witness – Alan Hawkshaw
• 1995 – Shadowlands – George Fenton
• 1996 – Don Juan De Marco – Michael Kamen
• 1997 – 101 Dalmatians – Michael Kamen
• 1998 – William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet – Craig Armstrong, Marius De Vries and Nellee Hooper
• 1999 – Firelight – Christopher Gunning
• 2000 – The World Is Not Enough – David Arnold
• 2001 – X-Men – Michael Kamen
• 2002 – Shrek – Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell
• 2003 – The Quiet American – Craig Armstrong
• 2004 – Max – Dan Jones
• 2005 – Enduring Love – Jeremy Sams
• 2006 – Evil – Francis Shaw
• 2007 – Ice Age: The Meltdown – John Powell
• 2008 – Atonement – Dario Marianelli
• 2009 – There Will Be Blood – Jonny Greenwood
• 2010 – Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – John Powell
• 2011 – How To Train Your Dragon – John Powell
• 2012 – The First Grader – Alex Heffes
• 2013 – Anna Karenina – Dario Marianelli
• 2014 – The Epic of Everest – Simon Fisher Turner
• 2015 – ‘71 – David Holmes
• 2016 – Ex_Machina – Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury
• 2017 – Kubo and the Two Strings – Dario Marianelli
• 2018 – Jackie – Mica Levi

Best Television or Radio Theme or Song

• 1962 – The Maigret Theme – Ron Grainer
• 1963 – Steptoe and Son – Ron Grainer
• 1964 – Theme from ‘The Avengers’ – Johnny Dankworth
• 1965 – Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life – Caryl Brahms, Ron Grainer and Ned Sherrin
• 1971 – Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler – Jimmy Perry and Derek Taverner
• 1974 – Galloping Home – Denis King
• 1975 – No Honestly! – Lynsey De Paul
• 1976 – The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs Theme) – Alexander Faris
• 1977 – Sam – John McCabe
• 1978 – Poldark – Kenyon Emrys-Roberts
• 1979 – Lillie – Joseph Horovitz
• 1980 – Nunc Dimittis – Geoffrey Burgon
• 1981 – I Could Be So Good for You – Gerard Kenny and Patricia Waterman
• 1982 – Brideshead Revisited – Geoffrey Burgon
• 1983 – Theme From Harry’s Game – Paul Brennan
• 1984 – That’s Livin’ Alright – David Mackay and Ken Ashby
• 1985 – Jewel in the Crown – George Fenton
• 1986 – Edge of Darkness – Eric Clapton and Michael Kamen
• 1987 – The Monocled Mutineer – George Fenton
• 1988 – Fortunes of War – Richard Holmes
• 1989 – Testament – Nigel Hess
• 1990 – Ruth Rendell Mysteries – Brian Bennett
• 1991 – Victorian Kitchen – Paul Reade
• 1992 – Darling Buds of May – Philip Burley and Barrie Guard
• 1993 – Civvies – Michael Storey
• 1994 – Stalag Luft – Stanley Myers
• 1995 – Middlemarch – Stanley Myers
• 1996 – The Hanging Gale – Shaun Davey
• 1997 – Hetty Wainthropp Investigates – Nigel Hess
• 1998 – Rebecca – Christopher Gunning
• 1999 – Close Relations – Rob Lane
• 2000 – Trial By Fire – Richard G Mitchell
• 2001 – Gormenghast – Richard Rodney Bennett
• 2002 – The Blue Planet – George Fenton

Best Television or Radio Soundtrack

• 1973 – Colditz – Robert Farnon
• 2003 – Feltham Sings – Dextrous and Simon Armitage
• 2004 – The Young Visitors – Nicholas Hooper
• 2005 – Blackpool – Rob Lane
• 2006 – Elizabeth I – Rob Lane
• 2007 – The Virgin Queen – Martin Phipps
• 2008 – Oliver Twist – Martin Phipps
• 2009 – Wallace and Gromit (A Matter of Loaf and Death) – Julian Nott
• 2010 – Desperate Romantics – Daniel Pemberton
• 2011 – Any Human Heart – Dan Jones
• 2012 – The Shadow Line – Martin Phipps
• 2013 – Lucian Freud: Painted Life – John Harle
• 2014 – Ripper Street – Dominik Scherrer
• 2015 – The Honourable Woman – Natalie Holt and Martin Phipps
• 2016 – London Spy – Keefus Ciancia and David Holmes
• 2017 – War and Peace – Martin Phipps
• 2018 – The Miniaturist – Dan Jones

Best Theme from a Commercial

• 1990 – Abbey Endings (Abbey National) – Lionel Bart
• 1991 – Only You (Fiat Tempra) – Geoff MacCormack and Simon Goldenberg
• 1992 – Driven By You (Ford Motor Company) – Brian May

Best Original Video Game Score

• 2010 – Killzone 2 – Joris de Man
• 2011 – Napoleon: Total War – Richard Beddow, Richard Birdsall and Ian Livingstone
• 2018 – Horizon Zero Dawn – Joris de Man, Joe Henson and Alexis Smith

Ivor Novello Awards Winners 1956-2018 (Part One)

Let’s take a final look at the history of the Ivor Novello Awards, by trying to summarise the winners by award category. As they should, these have evolved somewhat over the years, and many have changed their name, so I’ve tried to reconcile them into a single category if they’re roughly the same. I’ve generally tried to use the most recent name in each instance.

Best Song or Album

PRS for Music Most Performed Work

• 1956 – Ev’rywhere – Tolchard Evans and Jack Fishman
• 1957 – My September Love – Tolchard Evans and Richard Mullen *
• 1958 – We Will Make Love – Russ Hamilton *
• 1959 – Trudie – Joe Henderson *
• 1960 – Side Saddle – Russ Conway *
• 1961 – As Long As He Needs Me – Lionel Bart *
• 1962 – My Kind of Girl – Leslie Bricusse
• 1963 – Stranger on the Shore – Acker Bilk
• 1964 – She Loves You – John Lennon and Paul McCartney
• 1965 – Can’t Buy Me Love – John Lennon and Paul McCartney
• 1966 – I’ll Never Find Another You – Tom Springfield
• 1967 – Michelle – John Lennon and Paul McCartney
• 1968 – Puppet on a String – Phil Coulter and Bill Martin
• 1969 – Congratulations – Phil Coulter and Bill Martin
• 1970 – Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da – John Lennon and Paul McCartney
• 1971 – Yellow River – Jeff Christie
• 1972 – My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
• 1973 – Beg Steal or Borrow – Tony Cole, Graeme Hall and Steve Wolfe
• 1974 – Get Down – Gilbert O’Sullivan
• 1975 – Wombling Song – Mike Batt
• 1976 – I’m Not In Love – Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart
• 1977 – Save Your Kisses For Me – Tony Hiller, Martin Lee and Lee Sheriden *
• 1978 – Don’t Cry for Me Argentina – Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber
• 1979 – Night Fever – Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb
• 1980 – Bright Eyes – Mike Batt
• 1981 – Together We Are Beautiful – Ken Leray
• 1982 – You Drive Me Crazy – Ronnie Harwood
• 1983 – Golden Brown – Jean J. Burnell, Hugh Cornwell, Jet Black and David Greenfield
• 1984 – Every Breath You Take – Sting
• 1985 – Careless Whisper – George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
• 1986 – Easy Lover – Phillip Bailey, Phil Collins and Nathan East
• 1987 – Chain Reaction – Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
• 1988 – Never Gonna Give You Up – Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman
• 1989 – I Should Be So Lucky – Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman
• 1990 – This Time I Know It’s For Real – Mike Stock, Matt Aiken, Pete Waterman and Donna Summer
• 1991 – Blue Savannah – Andy Bell and Vince Clarke
• 1992 – I’m Too Sexy – Fred Fairbrass, Rob Manzoli and Richard Fairbrass
• 1993 – Deeply Dippy – Fred Fairbrass, Rob Manzoli and Richard Fairbrass
• 1994 – Ordinary World – Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Warren Cuccurullo
• 1995 – Love is All Around – Reg Presley
• 1996 – Back For Good – Gary Barlow
• 1997 – Fast Love – George Michael
• 1998 – I’ll Be Missing You (Every Breath You Take) – Sting
• 1999 – Angels – Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers
• 2000 – Beautiful Stranger – William Orbit and Madonna
• 2001 – Pure Shores – Shaznay Lewis and William Orbit
• 2002 – Can’t Get You Out Of My Head – Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis
• 2003 – Just A Little – Michelle Escoffery, John Hammond Hagan, George Hammond Hagan
• 2004 – Superstar – Mich Hansen, Joseph Belmaati and Mikkel Sigvardt
• 2005 – Toxic – Cathy Dennis, Bloodshy, Henrik Jonback and Avant
• 2006 – You’re Beautiful – James Blunt, Amanda Ghost and Sacha Skarbek
• 2007 – I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ – Elton John, Scott Hoffman and Jason Sellards
• 2008 – Shine – Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Stephen Robson
• 2009 – Mercy – Steve Booker and Duffy
• 2010 – The Fear – Lily Allen and Greg Kurstin
• 2011 – She Said – Eric Appapoulay, Richard Cassell, Ben Drew and Tom Wright-Goss
• 2012 – Rolling In The Deep – Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
• 2013 – Next to Me – Hugo Chegwin, Harry Craze, Anup Paul and Emeli Sandé
• 2014 – Let Her Go – Mike Rosenberg
• 2015 – Rather Be – James Napier and Jack Patterson
• 2016 – Hold Back The River – Iain Archer and James Bay
• 2017 – Hymn for the Weekend – Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin
• 2018 – Shape of You – Steve Mac, Johnny McDaid and Ed Sheeran

Those with an asterisk (*) were awarded jointly as Most Performed Work and Best Selling British Song, as a single award.

Best Selling British Song

• 1957 – My September Love – Tolchard Evans and Richard Mullen *
• 1958 – We Will Make Love – Russ Hamilton *
• 1959 – Trudie – Joe Henderson *
• 1960 – Side Saddle – Russ Conway *
• 1961 – As Long As He Needs Me – Lionel Bart *
• 1962 – Walkin’ Back To Happiness – Michael Hawker and John Schroeder
• 1963 – Telstar – Joe Meek
• 1964 – She Loves You – John Lennon and Paul McCartney
• 1965 – Can’t Buy Me Love – John Lennon and Paul McCartney
• 1966 – We Can Work It Out – John Lennon and Paul McCartney
• 1967 – Yellow Submarine – John Lennon and Paul McCartney
• 1968 – The Last Waltz – Barry Mason and Les Reed
• 1969 – Hey Jude – John Lennon and Paul McCartney
• 1970 – Get Back – John Lennon and Paul McCartney
• 1971 – In the Summertime – Ray Dorset
• 1972 – My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
• 1973 – Mouldy Old Dough – Nigel Fletcher and Rob Woodward
• 1974 – I Love You Love Me Love – Mike Leander
• 1975 – Tiger Feet – Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn
• 1976 – Bohemian Rhapsody – Freddie Mercury
• 1977 – Save Your Kisses For Me – Tony Hiller, Martin Lee and Lee Sheriden *
• 1978 – Mull of Kintyre – Paul McCartney and Denny Laine
• 1979 – Night Fever – Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb
• 1980 – Bright Eyes – Mike Batt
• 1981 – There’s No One Quite Like Grandma – Gordon Lorenz
• 1982 – Stand and Deliver – Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni
• 1983 – Come On Eileen – Kevin Rowland, Kevin Adams and James Paterson
• 1984 – Karma Chameleon – Boy George, John Moss, Michael Craig, Roy Hay and Phil Pickett
• 1985 – Do They Know It’s Christmas? – Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
• 1986 – I Know Him So Well – Tim Rice, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson
• 1987 – Every Loser Wins – Simon May, Stewart James and Bradley James
• 1988 – Never Gonna Give You Up – Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman
• 1989 – Mistletoe & Wine – Leslie Stewart, Jeremy Paul and Keith Strachan
• 1990 – Too Many Broken Hearts – Mike Stock, Matt Aiken and Pete Waterman
• 1991 – Sacrifice/Healing Hands – Elton John and Bernie Taupin
• 1992 – Bohemian Rhapsody / These are the Days of Our Lives – Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon
• 1993 – Would I Lie To You – Mick Leeson and Peter Vale
• 1994 – Mr Blobby – David Rogers and Paul Shaw
• 1995 – Love is All Around – Reg Presley
• 1996 – Back For Good – Gary Barlow
• 1997 – Wannabe – Victoria Adams, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard
• 1998 – Candle In The Wind 1997 – Elton John and Bernie Taupin
• 1999 – Believe – Brian Higgins, Steve Torch, Paul Barry, Stuart McLennan, Tim Powell and Matt Gray
• 2000 – The Millennium Prayer – Paul Field and Stephen Deal
• 2001 – Can We Fix It – Paul Joyce
• 2002 – Pure and Simple – Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes and Alison Clarkson
• 2003 – Anything Is Possible – Cathy Dennis and Chris Braide
• 2004 – Mad World – Roland Orzabal
• 2005 – Do They Know It’s Christmas? – Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
• 2006 – That’s My Goal – Jorgan Elofsson, Jeremy Godfrey and Bill Padley
• 2007 – A Moment Like This – Jorgen Elofsson and John Reid
• 2008 – Beautiful Liar – Ian Dench, Mikkel Eriksen, Amanda Ghost, Tor Erik Hermansen and Beyonce Knowles
• 2009 – Viva La Vida – Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin

Those with an asterisk (*) were awarded jointly as Most Performed Work and Best Selling British Song, as a single award.

Best Song Musically and Lyrically

• 1956 – In Love for the Very First Time – Paddy Roberts and Jack Woodman
• 1957 – By the Fountains of Rome – Norman Newell and Mátyás Seiber
• 1958 – A Handful of Songs – Lionel Bart, Michael Pratt and Tommy Steele
• 1959 – The Wind Cannot Read – Peter Hart
• 1960 – The Village of St. Bernadette – Eula Parker
• 1961 – Portrait of My Love – Norman Newell and Cyril Ornadel
• 1962 – What Kind of Fool Am I? – Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
• 1963 – My Love and Devotion – Howard Barnes, Harold Fields and Joe Roncoroni
• 1964 – If I Ruled The World – Leslie Bricusse and Cyril Ornadel
• 1965 – Downtown – Tony Hatch
• 1966 – Yesterday – John Lennon and Paul McCartney
• 1968 – She’s Leaving Home – John Lennon and Paul McCartney
• 1970 – Where Do You Go To My Lovely – Peter Sarstedt
• 1971 – Something – George Harrison
• 1972 – Don’t Let It Die – Hurricane Smith
• 1973 – Without You – Tom Evans and Peter Ham
• 1974 – Daniel – Elton John and Bernie Taupin
• 1975 – Streets of London – Ralph McTell
• 1978 – Don’t Cry for Me Argentina – Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber
• 1979 – Baker Street – Gerry Rafferty
• 1980 – The Logical Song – Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson
• 1981 – Woman in Love – Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
• 1982 – Memory – Andrew Lloyd Webber, T.S. Eliot and Trevor Nunn
• 1983 – Have You Ever Been in Love – Andy Hill, Pete Sinfield and John Danter
• 1984 – Every Breath You Take – Sting
• 1985 – Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) – Phil Collins
• 1986 – Nikita – Elton John and Bernie Taupin
• 1987 – Don’t Give Up – Peter Gabriel
• 1988 – Something Inside So Strong – Labi Siffre
• 1989 – They Dance Alone – Sting
• 1990 – The Living Years – BA Robertson and Mike Rutherford
• 1991 – Sacrifice – Elton John and Bernie Taupin
• 1992 – The Whole of the Moon – Mike Scott
• 1993 – Why – Annie Lennox
• 1994 – If I Ever Lose My Faith in You – Sting
• 1995 – Think Twice – Andy Hill andPeter Sinfield
• 1996 – Common People – Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey and Russell Senior
• 1997 – Too Much Love Will Kill You – Brian May, Frank Musker and Elizabeth Lamers
• 1998 – Paranoid Android – Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Phil Selway, Colin Greenwood and Ed O’Brien
• 1999 – Believe – Brian Higgins, Stuart McLennan, Paul Barry, Steve Torch, Matt Gray and Tim Powell
• 2000 – Strong – Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers
• 2001 – Babylon – David Gray
• 2002 – Walk On – Adam Clayton, The Edge, Bono and Larry Mullen Jnr
• 2003 – The Other Side – David Gray
• 2004 – Leave Right Now – Francis Eg White
• 2005 – Dry Your Eyes – Mike Skinner
• 2006 – Suddenly I See – KT Tunstall
• 2007 – Elusive – Scott Matthews
• 2008 – Love Is A Losing Game – Amy Winehouse
• 2009 – One Day Like This – Guy Garvey, Richard Jupp, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Peter Turner
• 2010 – The Fear – Lily Allen and Greg Kurstin
• 2011 – Becoming a Jackal – Conor O’Brien
• 2012 – The A Team – Ed Sheeran
• 2013 – Next to Me – Hugo Chegwin, Harry Craze, Anup Paul and Emeli Sandé
• 2014 – Strong – Dominic Major, Hannah Reid and Daniel Rothman
• 2015 – Take Me To Church – Andrew Hozier-Byrne
• 2016 – Wasn’t Expecting That – Jamie Lawson
• 2017 – Black Man in a White World – Dean ‘Inflo’ Josiah Cover and Michael Kiwanuka
• 2018 – Magnificent (She Says) – Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Pete Turner

International Hit of the Year

• 1967 – Winchester Cathedral – Geoff Stephens
• 1968 – A Whiter Shade of Pale – Gary Brooker and Keith Reid
• 1969 – Delilah – Barry Mason and Les Reed
• 1970 – Love Is All – Barry Mason and Les Reed
• 1971 – In the Summertime – Ray Dorset
• 1972 – Jesus Christ Superstar – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
• 1973 – Without You – Tom Evans and Pete Ham
• 1974 – Power To All Our Friends – Guy Fletcher and Doug Flett
• 1975 – The Night Chicago Died – Peter Callander and Mitch Murray
• 1976 – I’m Not In Love – Graham Gouldman – Eric Stewart
• 1977 – Save Your Kisses For Me – Tony Hiller, Martin Lee and Lee Sheriden
• 1978 – Don’t Cry for Me Argentina – Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber
• 1979 – Stayin’ Alive – Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb
• 1980 – We Don’t Talk Anymore – Alan Tarney
• 1981 – Another Brick in the Wall – Roger Waters
• 1982 – In the Air Tonight – Phil Collins
• 1983 – Ebony and Ivory – Paul McCartney
• 1984 – Let’s Dance – David Bowie
• 1985 – The Reflex – Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor and Nick Rhodes
• 1986 – 19 – Paul Hardcastle, Mike Oldfield, Bill Couturie and Jonas McCord
• 1987 – West End Girls – Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe
• 1988 – Never Gonna Give You Up – Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman
• 1989 – Faith – George Michael
• 1990 – She Drives Me Crazy – David Steele and Roland Gift
• 1991 – All Around the World – Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andrew Morris
• 1992 – Crazy – Seal
• 1993 – Would I Lie To You – Mick Leeson and Peter Vale
• 1994 – Living on My Own – Freddie Mercury
• 1995 – Love is All Around – Reg Presley
• 1996 – Kiss From A Rose – Seal
• 1997 – Wannabe – Victoria Adams, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard
• 1998 – Candle In The Wind 1997 – Elton John and Bernie Taupin
• 1999 – Believe – Brian Higgins, Stuart McLennan, Paul Barry, Steve Torch, Matt Gray and Tim Powell
• 2000 – Genie In A Bottle – Pam Sheyne, David Frank and Steve Kipner
• 2001 – It Feels So Good – Sonique, Linus Burdick, Simon Belofsky and Graeme Pleeth
• 2002 – Can’t Get You Out Of My Head – Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis
• 2003 – Complicated – Lauren Christy, David Alspach, Graham Edwards and Avril Lavigne
• 2004 – White Flag – Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong and Richard Nowels
• 2005 – Vertigo – Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr
• 2006 – You’re Beautiful – James Blunt, Amanda Ghost and Sacha Skarbek
• 2007 – Sorry – Madonna and Stuart Price

Best Lyric

• 1978 – Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs – Michael Coleman and Brian Burke
• 1979 – The Man with the Child in His Eyes – Kate Bush
• 1980 – I Don’t Like Mondays – Bob Geldof
• 1981 – Take That Look Off Your Face – Don Black
• 1982 – Woman – John Lennon
• 1983 – Private Investigations – Mark Knopfler

Best Contemporary Song

• 1985 – Two Tribes – Holly Johnson, Peter Gill and Mark O’Toole
• 1986 – We Don’t Need Another Hero – Graham Lyle and Terry Britten
• 1987 – It’s Alright (Baby’s Coming Back) – Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart
• 1988 – You Win Again – Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb
• 1989 – Love Changes (Everything) – Simon Climie, Dennis Morgan and Rob Fisher
• 1990 – All Around the World – Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andrew Morris
• 1991 – Killer – Adam ‘Adamski’ Tinley and Seal
• 1992 – Crazy – Seal
• 1993 – Would I Lie To You – Peter Vale and Mick Leeson
• 1994 – Pray – Gary Barlow
• 1995 – You Gotta Be – Des’ree Weekes and Ashley Ingram
• 1996 – Alright – Danny Goffrey, Gaz Coombes and Michael Quinn
• 1997 – A Design for Life – James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Nicky Wire
• 1998 – Karma Police – Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Phil Selway, Colin Greenwood and Ed O’Brien
• 1999 – Here’s Where The Story Ends – Harriet Wheeler and David Gavurin
• 2000 – Why Does It Always Rain On Me – Fran Healy
• 2001 – Seven Days – Craig David, Mark Hill and Darren Hill
• 2002 – Shining Light – Tim Wheeler
• 2003 – Weak Become Heroes – Mike Skinner
• 2004 – Stronger Than Me – Amy Winehouse and Salaam Remi
• 2005 – Take Me Out – Robert Hardy, Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson
• 2006 – Wires – Joel Pott, Steven Roberts, Timothy Wanstall and Carey Willetts
• 2007 – Rehab – Amy Winehouse
• 2008 – People Help The People – Simon Aldred
• 2009 – Grounds For Divorce – Guy Garvey, Richard Jupp, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Peter Turner
• 2010 – Daniel – Natasha Khan
• 2011 – Pass Out – Timothy McKenzie, Patrick Okogwu and Marc Williams
• 2012 – Video Games – Lana Del Rey and Justin Parker
• 2013 – Pelican – Sam Doyle, Rupert Jarvis, Orlando Weeks, Felix White and Hugo White
• 2014 – Retrograde – James Blake
• 2015 – Rather Be – James Napier and Jack Patterson
• 2016 – All My Friends – James Carter, Oliver Lee, Cass Lowe and Chance The Rapper
• 2017 – Man – Skepta and Josh Homme
• 2018 – Question Time – Dave and Fraser T Smith

Album Award

• 2005 – Final Straw – Iain Archer, Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn
• 2006 – Employment – Nick Baines, Nick Hodgson, Simon Rix, Andrew White and Ricky Wilson
• 2007 – Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not – Alex Turner
• 2008 – In Rainbows – Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Edward O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
• 2009 – We Started Nothing – Julian De Martino and Katie White
• 2010 – Sunny Side Up – Paolo Nutini
• 2011 – The Defamation of Strickland Banks – Ben Drew
• 2012 – Let England Shake – PJ Harvey
• 2013 – An Awesome Wave – Thomas Green, Joe Newman, Gwilym Sainsbury and Augustus Unger-Hamilton
• 2014 – Push the Sky Away – Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
• 2015 – So Long, See You Tomorrow – Jack Steadman
• 2016 – Darling Arithmetic – Conor O’Brien
• 2017 – The Dreaming Room – Laura Mvula
• 2018 – Gang Signs & Prayer – Michael ‘Stormzy’ Omari

One-Off and Special Awards

One-Off Awards

• 1966 – The Year’s Outstanding Contemporary Folk Song – Catch the Wind – Donovan
• 1970 – The Year’s Outstanding Light Orchestral Arranger / Composer – Ernest Tomlinson
• 1972 – Entertainment Music – Ron Goodwin
• 1976 – Best British Work for Children – Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo – Michael Flanders and Joseph Horovitz
• 1976 – Music Publisher of the Year – Geoffrey Heath
• 1984 – The Best Rock Song – Let’s Dance – David Bowie
• 1992 – Award in Recognition of the Exceptional Success of a Single Song – Everything I Do (I Do It For You) – Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen and Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange
• 1995 – The Radio 1 Award for Continuing Innovation in Music – Brian Eno
• 2000 – International Achievement in Musical Theatre – Robert Elhai, Elton John, Lebo M, Tsidii Le Loka, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Tim Rice, Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer

Special Awards

• 1956 – A Personal Special Award – Haydn Wood
• 1961 – Any work which in the opinion of the Judges, is worthy of an Award, but which may not necessarily be governed by Existing Categories – Goodness Gracious Me – Herbert Kretzmer and David Lee
• 1961 – Special Award – What Do You Want If You Don’t Want Money? – Johnny Worth
• 1964 – Special Award in Recognition of Fifty Years’ Service to the Music Industry – The Performing Rights Society
• 1970 – Special Award for Originality – Space Oddity – David Bowie
• 1970 – Special Award for The Most Contemporary Song – Melting Pot – Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway
• 1977 – Special Award for the James Bond Theme – Monty Norman
• 1978 – Special Award – Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb
• 1979 – Special Award for Services to British Songwriters – Victor Knight
• 1983 – Special Award for 25 Years In The Music Business – Brian Bennett, Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch
• 2005 – The Ivors Special Award for Songwriting – Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
• 2015 – The Ivors Special Anniversary Award – Bob Geldof and Midge Ure

In the second and final part next week, we’ll look at the Artist, Genre or Style-Specific Awards, and awards for Musicals, Films, Television, Radio, and Video Games.

Ivor Novello Awards – The 2000s

This is the last post in this series (well, we’ll compile all the winners into one place in a week or two), and what we’ve learned is that the Ivor Novello Awards tend to be either very brave, or very, very misguided. Any year that you choose to pick, yo

Ivor Novello Awards 2000

2000 saw the 45th Ivor Novello Awards ceremony, on 25th May at Grosvenor House.

• Best Song Musically and Lyrically: Strong, written by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers. Also nominated: You’re Still the One, written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain; Genie in a Bottle, performed by Christina Aguilera, written by Pam Sheyne, David Frank and Steve Kipner
• Best Contemporary Song: Why Does It Always Rain On Me?, performed by Travis, written by Fran Healy. Also nominated: Rise, written by Gabrielle, Bob Dylan, Ferdy Unger-Hamilton and Ollie Dagois; Beautiful Stranger, written by William Orbit and Madonna
• PRS Most Performed Work: Beautiful Stranger. Also nominated: Strong; That Don’t Impress Me Much, written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain
• International Hit of the Year: Genie in a Bottle. Also nominated: Ray of Light, written by Madonna, William Orbit, Christine Leach, Clive Muldoon and Dave Curtis; That Don’t Impress Me Much
• Best Selling UK Single: The Millennium Prayer, performed by Cliff Richard, written by Paul Field and Stephen Deal. Also nominated: Sweet Like Chocolate, performed by Shanks and Bigfoot, written by Stephen Meade and Daniel Langsman; That Don’t Impress Me Much
• Best Original Music for a Television / Radio Broadcast: Trial By Fire, composed by Richard G Mitchell. Also nominated: Bad Blood, composed by John Lunn; An Evil Streak, composed by Stanislav Syrewicz
• Best Original Film Score: The World Is Not Enough, composed by David Arnold. Also nominated: Anna and the King, composed by George Fenton; Shakespeare in Love, composed by Stephen Warbeck
• The Ivors Dance Award: Re-Rewind, written by Mark Hill and Craig David; Rendez-Vu, performed by Basement Jaxx, written by Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe. Also nominated: Sweet Like Chocolate
• International Achievement in Musical Theatre: Robert Elhai, Elton John, Lebo M, Tsidii Le Loka, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Tim Rice, Julie Taymor and Hans Zimmer
• PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music: Pet Shop Boys (Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant)
• The Jimmy Kennedy Award: Geoff Stephens
• Outstanding Song Collection: Madness (Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman, Cathal Smyth, Suggs, Lee Thompson and Daniel Woodgate)
• Songwriter of the Year: Fran Healy
• The Special International Award: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Ivor Novello Awards 2001

The 2001 Ivor Novello Awards ceremony was on 24th May 2001 at Grosvenor House, London.

• Best Contemporary Song: Seven Days, written by Craig David, Mark Hill and Darren Hill. Also nominated: Beautiful Day, performed by U2, written by Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jnr and Adam Clayton; Please Forgive Me, written by David Gray
• Best Song Musically and Lyrically: Babylon, written by David Gray. Also nominated: Trouble, performed by Coldplay, written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin; Never Had A Dream Come True, performed by S Club 7, written by Cathy Dennis and Simon Ellis
• Best Original Music for a Television / Radio Broadcast: Gormenghast, composed by Richard Rodney Bennett. Also nominated: Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased), composed by David Arnold and Tim Simenon; The Wyvern Mystery, composed by Philip Appleby
• Best Original Film Score: X-Men, composed by Michael Kamen. Also nominated: Chicken Run, composed by John Powell and Harry Gregson-Williams; Gangster No1, composed by Johnny Dankworth
• The Ivors Dance Award: Woman Trouble, written by Mark Hill, Craig David, Robbie Craig and Pete Devereux. Also nominated: Girls Like Us, performed by B-15 Project, written by Ali Campbell, Brian Travers, Dawnette Nevers, Janice Fyffe and Haldane Browne; The Time Is Now, performed by Moloko, written by Róisín Murphy and Mark Brydon
• PRS Most Performed Work: Pure Shores, performed by All Saints, written by Shaznay Lewis and William Orbit. Also nominated: Rise, written by Gabrielle, Ollie Dagois, Ferdy Unger Hamilton and Bob Dylan; Rock DJ, written by Ekundayo Paris, Nelson Pigford, Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers and Kelvin Andrews
• International Hit of the Year: It Feels So Good, written by Sonique, Linus Burdick, Simon Belofsky and Graeme Pleeth. Also nominated: I Turn To You, written by Melanie Chisholm, Rick Nowels and Billy Steinberg; Sexbomb, written by Errol Rennalls and Mousse T
• Best Selling UK Single: Can We Fix It, performed by Bob the Builder, written by Paul Joyce. Also nominated: Pure Shores; It Feels So Good
• PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music: The Clash (Topper Headon, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer)
• Outstanding Song Collection: Roy Wood
• International Achievement: Iron Maiden (Bruce Dickinson, Janick Gers, Steve Harris, Nicko McBrain, Dave Murray and Adrian Smith)
• Lifetime Achievement: Pete Townshend
• Songwriters of the Year: Craig David and Mark Hill
• The Special International Award: Stevie Wonder

Ivor Novello Awards 2002

23rd May 2002 saw Grosvenor House in London host the Ivor Novello Awards.

• Best Contemporary Song: Shining Light, performed by Ash, written by Tim Wheeler. Also nominated: Clint Eastwood, performed by Gorillaz, written by Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett and Teren Delvon Jones; Thank You, written by Dido Armstrong and Paul Herman
• Best Song Musically and Lyrically: Walk On, performed by U2, written by Adam Clayton, The Edge, Bono and Larry Mullen Jnr. Also nominated: Side, performed by Travis, written by Fran Healy; Sail Away, written by David Gray
• PRS Most Performed Work: Can’t Get You Out Of My Head, performed by Kylie Minogue, written by Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis. Also nominated: Thank You; Out of Reach, written by Gabrielle and Jonathan Shorten
• Best Selling UK Single: Pure and Simple, performed by Hear’Say, written by Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes and Alison Clarkson. Also nominated: Can’t Get You Out Of My Head; Whole Again, performed by Atomic Kitten, written by Andy McCluskey, Stuart Kershaw, Bill Padley and Jeremy Godfrey
• The Ivors Dance Award: Can’t Get You Out Of My Head. Also nominated: Do You Really Like It?, performed by DJ Pied Piper, written by Eugene Nwohia, Ronald Nwohia, Paul Newman, Ashley Livingston and Steve Wickham; Where’s Your Head At, performed by Basement Jaxx, written by Felix Buxton, Simon Ratcliffe and Gary Numan
• Best Original Music for a Television / Radio Broadcast: The Blue Planet, composed by George Fenton. Also nominated: Band of Brothers, composed by Michael Kamen; Wild Africa, composed by Christopher Gunning
• Best Original Film Score: Shrek, composed by Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell. Also nominated: Quills, composed by Stephen Warbeck; Thirteen Days, composed by Trevor Jones
• International Hit of the Year: Can’t Get You Out Of My Head. Also nominated: Whole Again; Hero, written by Paul Barry, Enrique Iglesias and Mark Taylor
• PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music: Kate Bush
• Outstanding Song Collection: Mick Hucknall
• International Achievement: Sting
• Songwriter of the Year: Dido Armstrong
• The Special International Award: Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus

Ivor Novello Awards 2003

The 48th ceremony was on 22nd May 2003 at Grosvenor House, London.

• Best Song Musically and Lyrically: The Other Side, written by David Gray. Also nominated: Strange and Beautiful, performed by Aqualung, written by Matthew Hales and Kim Oliver; Stop Crying Your Heart Out, performed by Oasis, written by Noel Gallagher
• Best Contemporary Song: Weak Become Heroes, performed by The Streets, written by Mike Skinner. Also nominated: It Takes More, written by Ms Dynamite and Punch; In My Place, performed by Coldplay, written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin
• PRS Most Performed Work: Just A Little, performed by Liberty X, written by Michelle Escoffery, John Hammond Hagan, George Hammond Hagan. Also nominated: Love at First Sight, written by Kylie Minogue, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Ashley Howes and Martin Harrington; In Your Eyes, written by Kylie Minogue, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher and Ashley Howes
• Best Selling UK Single: Anything Is Possible, performed by Will Young, written by Cathy Dennis and Chris Braide. Also nominated: Hero, written by Paul Barry, Enrique Iglesias and Mark Taylor; Just a Little
• International Hit of the Year: Complicated, written by Lauren Christy, David Alspach, Graham Edwards and Avril Lavigne. Also nominated: Electrical Storm, performed by U2, written by Adam Clayton, The Edge, Bono and Larry Mullen Jr; Feel, written by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers
• The Ivors Dance Award: Lazy, performed by X-Press 2, written by Ashley Beedle, Darren House, Darren Rock and David Byrne. Also nominated: Shake UR Body, performed by Shy FX & T-Power, written by Andre Williams and Dianna Joseph; It Just Won’t Do, performed by Tim Deluxe feat. Sam Obernik, written by Tim Liken and Ben Onono
• Best Original Film Score: The Quiet American, composed by Craig Armstrong. Also nominated: Die Another Day, composed by David Arnold; Rabbit Proof Fence, composed by Peter Gabriel
• Best Original Music for Television: Feltham Sings, composed by Dextrous and Simon Armitage. Also nominated: Goodbye Mr Chips, composed by Colin Towns; Danger in Tiger Paradise, composed by David Mitcham
• The Ivors Classical Music Award: Boots of Lead, composed by Simon Holt. Also nominated: Dead March, composed by Gerald Barry; Sophie’s Choice, composed by Nicholas Maw
• Songwriters of the Year: Coldplay (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin)
• International Achievement: UB40 (Astro, James Brown, Ali Campbell, Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers and Michael Virtue)
• PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music: Bryan Ferry
• Outstanding Song Collection: U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jnr and The Edge)
• The Special International Award: Brian Wilson

Ivor Novello Awards 2004

The 2004 Ivor Novello Awards were hosted at Grosvenor House on 27th May.

• Best Song Musically and Lyrically: Leave Right Now, performed by Will Young, written by Francis Eg White. Also nominated: White Flag, written by Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong and Richard Nowels; Step Into My Office Baby, performed by Belle and Sebastian, written by Stuart Murdoch, Stephen Jackson, Christopher Geddes, Richard Colburn, Michael Cooke, Sarah Martin and Robert Kildea
• Best Contemporary Song: Stronger Than Me, written by Amy Winehouse and Salaam Remi. Also nominated: Jus’ a Rascal, performed by Dizzee Rascal, written by Dylan Mills, Tesmond Rowe and Vegard Vardoen; Slow, written by Dan Carey, Emiliana Torrini and Kylie Minogue
• Best Original Music for Television: The Young Visitors, composed by Nicholas Hooper. Also nominated: Second Generation, composed by Nitin Sawhney; The Key, composed by Anne Dudley
• Best Original Film Score: Max, composed by Dan Jones. Also nominated: In America, composed by Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer; BodySong, composed by Jonny Greenwood
• The Ivors Dance Award: Strict Machine, performed by Goldfrapp, written by Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory and Nick Batt. Also nominated: Shining Through, performed by Layo & Bushwacka, written by Layo Paskin and Matthew Benjamin; Familiar Feeling, performed by Moloko, written by Róisín Murphy, Mark Brydon and Edmond Stevens
• PRS Most Performed Work: Superstar, performed by Jamelia, written by Mich Hansen, Joseph Belmaati and Mikkel Sigvardt. Also nominated: Clocks, performed by Coldplay, written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin; Hole in the Head, performed by Sugababes, written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Timothy Powell, Nicholas Coler, Niara Scarlett, Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Heidi Range
• International Hit of the Year: White Flag, written by Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong and Richard Nowels. Also nominated: Feel, written by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers; Slow, written by Dan Carey, Emiliana Torrini and Kylie Minogue
• Best Selling UK Single: Mad World, performed by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules, written by: Roland Orzabal
• The Ivors Classical Music Award: Richard Rodney Bennett
• Outstanding Song Collection: 10cc (Lol Crème, Kevin Godley, Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart)
• International Achievement: Radiohead (Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway and Thom Yorke)
• PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music: Errol Brown
• Songwriters of the Year: The Darkness (Ed Graham, Dan Hawkins, Justin Hawkins and Frankie Poullain)
• The Special International Award: Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland

Ivor Novello Awards 2005

Reaching its fiftieth anniversary, the Ivor Novello Awards were held on 26th May 2005 at Grosvenor House, London.

• PRS Most Performed Work: Toxic, performed by Britney Spears, written by Cathy Dennis, Bloodshy, Henrik Jonback and Avant. Also nominated: Amazing, written by George Michael and Jonathan Douglas; Thank You, written by Jamelia Davies, Carsten Schack and Peter Biker
• Best Contemporary Song: Take Me Out, performed by Franz Ferdinand, written by Robert Hardy, Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy and Paul Thomson. Also nominated: For Lovers, performed by Wolfman, written by Peter Wolfe, Pete Doherty, Julian Taylor, Edmund Scott, Matt White, David Banks and Matt Scott; Blinded by the Lights, performed by The Streets, written by Mike Skinner
• Best Original Film Score: Enduring Love, composed by Jeremy Sams. Also nominated: Deep Blue, composed by George Fenton; Man on Fire, composed by Harry Gregson-Williams
• The Ivors Classical Music Award: John Tavener
• Best Selling UK Single: Do They Know It’s Christmas?, performed by Band Aid 2000, written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. Also nominated: All This Time, performed by Michelle McManus, written by Wayne Hector, Steve Mac and Ali Tennant; Call On Me, written by Steve Winwood, Eric Prydz and Will Jennings
• Best Song Musically and Lyrically: Dry Your Eyes, performed by The Streets, written by Mike Skinner. Also nominated: These Words, written by Stephen Kipner, Andrew Frampton, Natasha Bedingfield and Wayne Wilkins; Everybody’s Changing, performed by Keane, written by Tim Rice-Oxley, Tom Chaplin and Richard Hughes
• Best Original Music for Television: Blackpool, composed by Rob Lane. Also nominated: Fallen, composed by Paul Leonard-Morgan; North and South, composed by Martin Phipps
• International Hit of the Year: Vertigo, performed by U2, written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. Also nominated: Behind Blue Eyes, performed by Limp Bizkit, written by Pete Townshend; Do They Know It’s Christmas?
• International Achievement: Robert Smith
• Songwriters of the Year: Keane (Tom Chaplin, Richard Hughes and Tim Rice-Oxley)
• Album Award: Final Straw, performed by Snow Patrol, written by: Iain Archer, Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn
• PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music: Duran Duran (Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor and Roger Taylor)
• Outstanding Song Collection: Queen (John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor)
• The Special International Award: Lou Reed
• The Ivors Special Award for Songwriting: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

Ivor Novello Awards 2006

25th May 2006 saw the hosting of the 51st Ivor Novello Awards ceremony at Grosvenor House, London.

• Best Song Musically & Lyrically: Suddenly I See, written by KT Tunstall. Also nominated: Fix You, performed by Coldplay, written by Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion and Chris Martin; I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor, performed by Arctic Monkeys, written by Alex Turner
• PRS Most Performed Work: You’re Beautiful, written by James Blunt, Amanda Ghost and Sacha Skarbek. Also nominated: Shiver, written by Natalie Imbruglia, Sheppard Solomon and Francis Eg White; Speed of Sound, performed by Coldplay, written by Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion and Chris Martin
• Best Television Soundtrack: Elizabeth I, composed by Rob Lane. Also nominated: A Waste Of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets, composed by Kevin Sargent; Colditz, composed by Richard Harvey
• Outstanding Song Collection: New Order (Philip Cunningham, Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner)
• Best Selling UK Single: That’s My Goal, performed by Shayne Ward, written by: Jorgan Elofsson, Jeremy Godfrey and Bill Padley
• Album Award: Employment, performed by Kaiser Chiefs, written by: Nick Baines, Nick Hodgson, Simon Rix, Andrew White and Ricky Wilson
• The Ivors Classical Music Award: Harrison Birtwistle
• International Hit of the Year: You’re Beautiful, written by James Blunt, Amanda Ghost and Sacha Skarbek. Also nominated: Speed of Sound; Tripping, written by Stephen Duffy and Robbie Williams
• Best Original Film Score: Evil, composed by Francis Shaw. Also nominated: Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe, composed by Harry Gregson–Williams; Pride and Prejudice, composed by Dario Marianelli
• Best Contemporary Song: Wires, written by Joel Pott, Steven Roberts, Timothy Wanstall and Carey Willetts. Also nominated: DARE, written by Damon Albarn, Brian Burton and Jamie Hewlett; I Predict a Riot, written by Nick Baines, Nick Hodgson, Simon Rix, Andrew White and Ricky Wilson
• International Achievement: Ian Anderson
• Songwriters of the Year: Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett
• PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music: Ray Davies
• The Special International Award: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
• BASCA Fellowship: Bee Gees (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb)

Ivor Novello Awards 2007

2007’s Ivor Novello ceremony took place on 24th May at Grosvenor House, London.

• International Hit of the Year: Sorry, written by Madonna and Stuart Price. Also nominated: I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’, performed by Scissor Sisters, written by Elton John, Scott Hoffman and Jason Sellards; Rudebox, written by Robbie Williams, Danny Spencer, Kelvin Andrews, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, William “Earl” Collins, Bill Laswell and Edmund “Carl Jr” Aiken
• Album Award: Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not, performed by Arctic Monkeys, written by: Alex Turner
• Best Contemporary Song: Rehab, written by Amy Winehouse. Also nominated: Over and Over, performed by Hot Chip, written by Joseph Goddard, Alexis Taylor and Felix Martin; Yeah Yeah, performed by Bodyrox feat. Luciana, written by Nick Bridges, Jon Pearn, Nathan Thomas, Luciana Caporaso and Nick Clow
• Best Television Soundtrack: The Virgin Queen, composed by Martin Phipps. Also nominated: Hotel Babylon, composed by John Lunn and Jim Williams; Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole In My Heart, composed by Alex Heffes
• Best Selling UK Single: A Moment Like This, performed by Kelly Clarkson, written by Jorgen Elofsson and John Reid
• Outstanding Song Collection: Yusuf Islam
• The Ivors Classical Music Award: John Rutter
• PRS Most Performed Work: I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’. Also nominated: Put Your Records On, written by Corinne Bailey Rae, John Beck and Steve Chrisanthou; Sorry, written by Madonna and Stuart Price
• Best Original Film Score: Ice Age: The Meltdown, composed by John Powell. Also nominated: Casino Royale, composed by David Arnold; Severance, composed by Christian Henson
• PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music: Norman Cook
• Best Song Musically and Lyrically: Elusive, written by Scott Matthews. Also nominated: Sophia, written by Nerina Pallot; When the Sun Goes Down, written by Alex Turner
• Songwriters of the Year: The Feeling (Dan Gillespie Sells, Ciaran Jeremiah, Kevin Jeremiah, Richard Jones and Paul Stewart)
• Lifetime Achievement: Peter Gabriel
• The Special International Award: Quincy Jones

Ivor Novello Awards 2008

The 2008 Ivor Novello Awards were on 22nd May at Grosvenor House.

• Best Selling British Song: Beautiful Liar, performed by Beyoncé and Shakira, written by Ian Dench, Mikkel Eriksen, Amanda Ghost, Tor Erik Hermansen and Beyoncé Knowles. Also nominated: Grace Kelly, written by Jodi Marr, John Merchant, Mika and Dan Warner; Rehab, written by Amy Winehouse
• International Achievement: Phil Collins
• Best Contemporary Song: People Help the People, performed by Cherry Ghost, written by Simon Aldred. Also nominated: Foundations, written by Paul Epworth and Kate Nash; Golden Skans, performed by Klaxons, written by Jamie Reynolds, James Righton and Simon Taylor-Davies
• Best Television Soundtrack: Oliver Twist, composed by Martin Phipps. Also nominated: Primo, composed by Jonathan Goldstein; Who Killed Mrs de Ropp?, composed by Paul Moessl
• Album Award: In Rainbows, performed by Radiohead, written by Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Edward O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke. Also nominated: Man on the Roof, written by Stephen Fretwell; Thirst for Romance, performed by Cherry Ghost, written by Simon Aldred
• The Ivors Inspiration Award: Jazzie B
• PRS Most Performed Work: Shine, performed by Take That, written by Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Stephen Robson. Also nominated: Ruby, performed by Kaiser Chiefs, written by Nicholas Baines, Nick Hodgson, James Rix, Andrew White and Ricky Wilson; Starz in Their Eyes, performed by Just Jack, written by Jack Allsopp
• The Ivors Classical Music Award: Jonathan Dove
• Best Song Musically & Lyrically: Love is a Losing Game, written by Amy Winehouse. Also nominated: Let Me Out, written by Rosi Golan and Jamie Hartman; You Know I’m No Good, written by Amy Winehouse
• Outstanding Song Collection: Gabrielle
• Best Original Film Score: Atonement, composed by Dario Marianelli. Also nominated: Becoming Jane, composed by Adrian Johnston; La Vie en Rose, composed by Christopher Gunning
• PRS Outstanding Contribution to British Music: Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook
• Songwriter of the Year: Mika
• The Special International Award: Diane Warren
• Lifetime Achievement: David Gilmour

Ivor Novello Awards 2009

Closing the decade, the 2009 Ivor Novello ceremony was on 21st May at Grosvenor House, London.

• BASCA Fellowship: David Ferguson
• Best Contemporary Song: Grounds for Divorce, performed by Elbow, written by Guy Garvey, Richard Jupp, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Peter Turner. Also nominated: Dance Wiv Me, performed by Dizzee Rascal, written by Nicholas Detnon, Calvin Harris, Dylan Mills and Tyrone; That’s Not My Name, performed by The Ting Tings, written by Julian De Martino and Katie White
• Album Award: We Started Nothing, performed by The Ting Tings, written by Julian De Martino and Katie White. Also nominated: Rockferry, written by Bernard Butler and Duffy; Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends, performed by Coldplay, written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin
• Best Television Soundtrack: Wallace and Gromit (A Matter of Loaf and Death), composed by Julian Nott. Also nominated: Fiona’s Story, composed by Ben Bartlett; Trial and Retribution 2008, composed by Anne Dudley
• Outstanding Song Collection: Vince Clarke
• The Ivors Classical Music Award: James MacMillan
• Best Selling British Song: Viva La Vida, performed by Coldplay, written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin. Also nominated: Mercy, written by; Steve Booker and Duffy; Paper Planes, performed by M.I.A., written by Maya Arulpragasam, Topper Headon, Mick Jones, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer
• PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music: Massive Attack (Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall and Andrew Vowles)
• Best Song Musically and Lyrically: One Day Like This, performed by Elbow, written by Guy Garvey, Richard Jupp, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Peter Turner. Also nominated: My Mistakes Were Made For You, performed by Last Shadow Puppets, written by Miles Kane and Alex Turner; The Last of the Melting Snow, performed by The Leisure Society, written by Nicholas Hemming
• Best Original Film Score: There Will Be Blood, composed by Jonny Greenwood. Also nominated: Quantum of Solace, composed by David Arnold; The Escapist, composed by Benjamin Wallfisch
• The Ivors Inspiration Award: Edwyn Collins
• PRS for Music Most Performed Work: Mercy, written by Steve Booker and Duffy. Also nominated: Sweet About Me, written by Gabriella Cilmi, Nicholas Coler, Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Timothy Larcombe and Tim Powell; Viva La Vida, performed by Coldplay, written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin
• Songwriter of the Year: Eg White
• The Special International Award: Smokey Robinson
• BASCA Fellowship: Don Black

Further Reading

• 2000-2009 on theivors.com

NME Award Winners 1994-2018 (Part Two)

Let’s now complete our summary of the NME Awards, with all the winners in one single, easy-to-digest place. So, as an extension of part two of the NME Poll Winners 1952-1992, here’s the final part!

Best Newcomer

Continuing the list that saw Cliff Richard and The Stone Roses share the limelight previously, these are the more recent newcomers.

Best New Artist

• 1994 – Elastica (Best New Band), Credit to the Nation (Best New Solo Act)
• 1995 – Oasis
• 1996 – Supergrass
• 1997 – Kula Shaker
• 1998 – Embrace
• 1999 – Gomez
• 2000 – Muse
• 2001 – Coldplay
• 2002 – The Strokes
• 2003 – The Libertines
• 2004 – Kings of Leon
• 2005 – Razorlight
• 2006 – Arctic Monkeys
• 2007 – Klaxons
• 2008 – The Enemy
• 2009 – MGMT
• 2010 – Bombay Bicycle Club
• 2011 – Hurts
• 2012 – The Vaccines
• 2013 – Palma Violets
• 2014 – Drenge
• 2015 – Royal Blood
• 2016 – Rat Boy
• 2017 – Dua Lipa
• 2018 – Stefflon Don

Philip Hall Under the Radar Award

• 1995 – Gene
• 1996 – Rocket from the Crypt
• 1997 – Super Furry Animals
• 2000 – Terris
• 2001 – Starsailor
• 2002 – The Coral
• 2003 – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• 2005 – Kaiser Chiefs
• 2006 – The Long Blondes
• 2007 – The Twang
• 2008 – Glasvegas
• 2009 – The Big Pink
• 2010 – The Drums
• 2011 – The Naked and Famous
• 2012 – The Child of Lov
• 2014 – Fat White Family
• 2018 – Pale Waves

Best Live Music Categories

Most award ceremonies now seem to recognise live music, but the NME Awards have been doing it since way back in the early 1990s.

Best Live Act

• 1995 – Blur
• 1996 – Oasis (Best Live Act), Pulp (NME Live Act of the Year)
• 1997 – Manic Street Preachers
• 2000 – Super Furry Animals (Best Live Act), Mogwai (NME Live Act of the Year)
• 2001 – Moby
• 2002 – U2
• 2003 – The Datsuns
• 2004 – Queens of the Stone Age
• 2005 – Muse
• 2006 – Franz Ferdinand
• 2007 – Kasabian
• 2008 – Muse
• 2009 – Muse
• 2010 – Arctic Monkeys
• 2011 – Biffy Clyro
• 2012 – Arctic Monkeys
• 2013 – The Rolling Stones
• 2014 – Arctic Monkeys
• 2015 – Royal Blood
• 2016 – Wolf Alice
• 2017 – The 1975
• 2018 – Kasabian

Best Festival Headliner

• 2017 – Adele
• 2018 – Muse

Best Live Event

• 1994 – Megadog
• 1995 – Orbital at Glastonbury Festival
• 1996 – Glastonbury Festival
• 1997 – Oasis at Knebworth (Best Musical Event)
• 1998 – Glastonbury Festival (Best Musical Event)
• 1999 – Glastonbury Festival (Best Musical Event)
• 2000 – Glastonbury Festival (Best Musical Event)
• 2001 – Carling Weekend – Reading and Leeds (Best Musical Event)
• 2002 – Ozzfest (Best Musical Event)
• 2003 – Carling Weekend – Reading and Leeds (Best Musical Event)
• 2005 – Glastonbury Festival
• 2006 – Carling Weekend – Reading and Leeds (Best Musical Event)
• 2007 – Carling Weekend – Reading and Leeds
• 2008 – Carling Weekend – Reading and Leeds
• 2009 – Glastonbury Festival
• 2010 – Blur at Hyde Park

Best Festival

• 2010 – Glastonbury Festival
• 2011 – Glastonbury Festival
• 2012 – Glastonbury Festival
• 2013 – Carling Weekend – Reading and Leeds
• 2014 – Glastonbury Festival
• 2015 – Glastonbury Festival
• 2016 – Glastonbury Festival
• 2017 – Glastonbury Festival
• 2018 – Glastonbury Festival

Best Small Festival

• 2011 – RockNess
• 2012 – RockNess
• 2013 – Festival No. 6
• 2014 – Sŵn
• 2015 – Liverpool Psych Fest
• 2016 – End of the Road
• 2017 – End of the Road
• 2018 – Festival No. 6

Radio Session of the Year

• 1997 – Suede (Radio 1 Evening Session of the Year)
• 1998 – Radiohead (Radio 1 Evening Session of the Year)
• 1999 – Junior Carter (Breezeblock Mix of the Year)
• 2000 – Supergrass (Radio 1 Session of the Year), Ooberman (Best NME Premier Show Performance)
• 2001 – Coldplay (Radio 1 Session of the Year)
• 2002 – The Charlatans (Radio 1 Session of the Year)

Best Club / Live Venue

• 1994 – The Forum
• 1995 – Brixton Academy
• 1996 – Brixton Academy
• 1997 – Brixton Academy
• 1998 – Brixton Academy
• 1999 – Brixton Academy
• 2000 – Brixton Academy
• 2001 – Cream
• 2003 – London Astoria
• 2004 – Brixton Academy
• 2005 – Brixton Academy
• 2006 – Brixton Academy
• 2007 – Brixton Academy
• 2008 – Wembley Stadium

Tour Award

• 2001 – Amen / JJ72 / Alfie
• 2002 – Lostprophets / Andrew WK / The Coral

Genre-Specific Artist Categories

These are just a selection of the artist categories that relate to a particular genre of music.

Best Dance Act

• 1994 – Orbital
• 1996 – The Prodigy (Best Dance Act), Goldie (Vibes Award for Best Dance Act)
• 1997 – The Prodigy (Best Dance Act), Orbital (Vibes Award for Best Dance Act)
• 1998 – The Prodigy
• 1999 – Fatboy Slim
• 2000 – The Chemical Brothers (Best Dance Act), Death in Vegas (On the Decks Award for Best Dance Act)
• 2001 – Fatboy Slim
• 2002 – Basement Jaxx

Best Hip Hop / Rap Act

• 1994 – Cypress Hill
• 1995 – Warren G
• 2001 – Eminem
• 2002 – Missy Elliott

Best Metal Act

• 2001 – Marilyn Manson
• 2002 – Lostprophets

Best Rock Act

• 2001 – U2

Best Pop Act

• 2001 – All Saints
• 2002 – Kylie Minogue

Best R&B / SOUL Act

• 2001 – Kelis
• 2002 – Aaliyah

One-off awards

There are a whole load of odd, eclectic, and occasionally wonderful one-off awards. Here are all the ones I could find.

One-off Awards

• 1996 – Special Award for Services Beyond the Call of Duty – Tony Crean
• 1999 – Brain That Should Be Kept Alive for Posterity – Nicky Wire
• 1999 – Would Make the Best Drugs Czar – Shaun Ryder
• 1999 – Would To See On A Blind Date – Marilyn Manson and Billie Piper
• 1999 – Would Most Like as Your Doctor – Natalie Imbruglia
• 1999 – Would Most Like to Go Shopping with – Brian Molko
• 1999 – Would Most Like to Cook You a Meal – Tiny Woods
• 1999 – Would Most Like to Be Marooned on a Desert Island with – Louise
• 1999 – Would Most Like as Prime Minister – Nicky Wire
• 1999 – Most Like as Your Driving Instructor – Jay Kay
• 1999 – Most Like to See in a Ring with Mike Tyson – Billie Piper
• 2004 – Fight of the Year – Jack White vs. Jason von Bondie
• 2004 – Living Legend – Arthur Lee
• 2004 – Most Missed – Johnny Cash
• 2005 – Special Award for Lifelong Service to Music – John Peel
• 2010 – Giving it Back Fan Award – Lily Allen
• 2014 – Songwriters’ Songwriter – Paul McCartney
• 2016 – Best Actor – Idris Elba
• 2016 – Best Actress – Vicky McClure
• 2016 – Vlogger of the Year – KSI

Best Solo Artist

In earlier decades, this award had been split pretty arbitrarily, and this continues. I’ve grouped these into British and International, since this is what they are currently going with, but we’re actually looking at about six different award categories here.

Best British Solo Artist

• 1995 – Paul Weller (Best Solo Artist)
• 1996 – Paul Weller (Best Solo Artist)
• 1999 – Robbie Williams (Best Solo Artist)
• 2001 – Badly Drawn Boy (Best Solo Artist)
• 2002 – Ian Brown (Best Solo Artist)
• 2005 – Graham Coxon (Best Solo Artist)
• 2007 – Jamie T (Best Solo Artist)
• 2008 – Kate Nash (Best Solo Artist)
• 2009 – Pete Doherty (Best Solo Artist)
• 2010 – Jamie T (Best Solo Artist)
• 2011 – Laura Marling (Best Solo Artist)
• 2012 – Florence + the Machine (Best Solo Artist)
• 2013 – Florence + the Machine (Best Solo Artist)
• 2014 – Lily Allen (Best Solo Artist)
• 2015 – Jake Bugg (Best Solo Artist)
• 2016 – Charlie XCX
• 2017 – M.I.A. (Female), Skepta (Male)
• 2018 – Loyle Carner

Best International Solo Artist

• 1994 – Björk (Best Solo Artist)
• 1997, 1998, 2000 – Beck (Best Solo Artist)
• 2003-2004 – Ryan Adams (Best Solo Artist)
• 2006 – Kanye West (Best Solo Artist)
• 2016 – Taylor Swift
• 2017 – Christine and the Queens (Female), Frank Ocean (Male)
• 2018 – Lorde

Best DJ

• 2000 – Fatboy Slim
• 2001 – Carl Cox

Best Group

Next, here are the categories for best group – of which there are still many.

Best British Band

• 1994 – Suede (Best Band)
• 1995 – Blur (Best Band)
• 1996-1997 – Oasis (Best Band)
• 1998 – The Verve (Best Band)
• 1999 – Manic Street Preachers (Best Band)
• 2000 – Blur (Best Band), Travis (NME Band of the Year)
• 2001 – Radiohead (Best Band)
• 2003 – Oasis (Best British Band and NME Band of the Year)
• 2004-2005 – The Libertines
• 2006 – Arctic Monkeys
• 2007 – Muse
• 2008 – Arctic Monkeys
• 2009 – Oasis
• 2010-2011 – Muse
• 2012 – Kasabian
• 2013 – Biffy Clyro
• 2014 – Arctic Monkeys
• 2015 – Kasabian
• 2016 – The Maccabees
• 2017 – Biffy Clyro
• 2018 – Alt-J

Best International Band

• 2002 – The Strokes (Best Band)
• 2003 – The Hives
• 2004 – Kings of Leon
• 2005 – The Killers
• 2006 – The Strokes
• 2007 – My Chemical Romance
• 2008-2009 – The Killers
• 2010 – Paramore
• 2011 – My Chemical Romance
• 2012 – Foo Fighters
• 2013 – The Killers
• 2014 – Haim
• 2015 – Foo Fighters
• 2016 – Run the Jewels
• 2017 – Metallica
• 2018 – Haim

Best Band Ever

• 2000 – The Beatles

Worst Band

• 1997 – Oasis
• 2003 – Nickelback
• 2005 – Insane Clown Posse
• 2006 – Son of Dork
• 2007 – Panic! At the Disco
• 2008 – The Hoosiers
• 2009-2011 – Jonas Brothers
• 2012-2013 – One Direction
• 2014 – The 1975
• 2015-2017 – 5 Seconds of Summer

Best Collaboration

• 2018 – Craig David and Bastille

Most Dedicated Fans / Best Fan Community

• 2012-2013 – Muse
• 2014 – Arctic Monkeys
• 2015 – Muse
• 2016 – The Libertines

Best of All Time Awards

Finally, NME introduced the Godlike Genius Award in 1994, and have therefore followed with a suite of “best of all time” awards.

Godlike Genius Award

• 1994 – John Peel
• 1995 – Alan McGee
• 1996 – Michael Eavis
• 1997 – Mark E. Smith
• 1999 – Massive Attack
• 2000 – Shaun Ryder
• 2001 – U2
• 2002 – Nick Kent and Pennie Smith
• 2005 – New Order and Joy Division
• 2006 – Ian Brown
• 2007 – Primal Scream
• 2008 – Manic Street Preachers
• 2009 – The Cure
• 2010 – Paul Weller
• 2011 – Dave Grohl
• 2012 – Noel Gallagher
• 2013 – Johnny Marr
• 2014 – Blondie
• 2015 – Suede
• 2016 – Coldplay
• 2017 – Pet Shop Boys
• 2018 – Liam Gallagher

Outstanding Contribution to Music

• 2002 – The Charlatans
• 2009 – Elbow
• 2010 – The Specials
• 2011 – PJ Harvey
• 2012 – Pulp
• 2013 – The Cribs
• 2014 – Belle and Sebastian
• 2017 – WIley

The Fuck Me! / John Peel Award for Innovation / NME Innovation Award

• 2003 – The Polyphonic Spree
• 2004 – Dizzee Rascal
• 2005 – The Others
• 2006 – Gorillaz
• 2007 – Enter Shikari
• 2008 – Radiohead
• 2011 – Crystal Castles
• 2014 – Damon Albarn
• 2018 – Boy Better Know

NME Icon

• 2018 – Shirley Manson

And that concludes the results of the NME Polls and Awards, from 1954 to 2018. Join us in 2019 for another new ceremony!

NME Award Winners 1994-2018 (Part One)

The final step we need to take with the NME Awards is to summarise all the winners in one single, easy-to-digest place. So, continuing with the part one of two-part NME Poll Winners 1952-1992, let’s do that!

Best and Worst Single, Video and Album Categories

Here are all the winners for specific singles, videos, albums, films, and books!

Best Single / Track

• 1994 – Radiohead – Creep
• 1995 – Oasis – Live Forever (Best Single), Blur – Girls and Boys (NME Single of the Year)
• 1996 – Oasis – Wonderwall (Best Single), Black Grape – Reverend Black Grape (NME Single of the Year)
• 1997 – Manic Street Preachers – A Design for Life (Best Single), Underworld – Born Slippy (NME Single of the Year)
• 1998 – The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
• 1999 – Manic Street Preachers – If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
• 2000 – Blur – Tender (Best Single), Aphex Twin – Windowlicker (NME Single of the Year)
• 2001 – Coldplay – Yellow
• 2002 – Ash – Burn Baby Burn
• 2003 – The Vines – Get Free (Best Single), Doves – There Goes the Fear (NME Single of the Year)
• 2004 – The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
• 2005 – Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out
• 2006 – Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
• 2007 – The View – Wasted Little DJs
• 2008 – Arctic Monkeys – Fluorescent Adolescent
• 2009 – MGMT – Time to Pretend
• 2010 – The Big Pink – Dominos
• 2011 – Foals – Spanish Sahara
• 2012 – Florence + the Machine – Shake it Out
• 2013 – Foals – Inhaler
• 2014 – Disclosure – White Noise
• 2015 – Jamie T – Zombie
• 2016 – Wolf Alice – Giant Peach
• 2017 – Christine and the Queens – Tilted
• 2018 – Charli XCX – Boys

Best Single Ever

• 2000 – Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit

Best Dance Single / Dancefloor filler / Anthem

• 1998 – The Prodigy – Smack My Bitch Up
• 1999 – Fatboy Slim – The Rockafeller Skank
• 2008 – The Wombats – Let’s Dance to Joy Division
• 2009 – Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Harris – Dance Wiv Me
• 2010 – La Roux – In for the Kill (Skream Remix)
• 2011 – Professor Green – Jungle
• 2012 – Katy B – Broken Record
• 2013 – Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch – Sweet Nothing
• 2015 – Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX – Fancy

Worst Single

• 1994 – Meat Loaf – I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)
• 1995 – Whigfield – Saturday Night
• 1996 – Robson Green and Jerome Flynn – I Believe
• 1997 – Spice Girls – Wannabe
• 1998 – Aqua – Barbie Girl
• 1999 – Billie Piper – Because We Want To
• 2000 – The Vengaboys – We’re Going to Ibiza
• 2003 – Robbie Williams – Feel
• 2004 – Fast Food Rockers – Fast Food Song

Best Music Video

• 1995 – Blur – Parklife
• 1996 – Pulp – Common People
• 1997 – The Prodigy – Firestarter
• 1998 – The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
• 1999 – Manic Street Preachers – If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
• 2000 – Blur – Coffee and TV
• 2002 – Radiohead – Pyramid Song
• 2003 – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Whatever Happened to My Rock and Roll (Punk Song)
• 2004 – Radiohead – There There
• 2005 – Green Day – American Idiot
• 2006 – Oasis – The Importance of Being Idle
• 2007 – The Killers – Bones
• 2008 – Arctic Monkeys – Teddy Picker
• 2009 – The Last Shadow Puppets – My Mistakes Were Made for You
• 2010 – Biffy Clyro – The Captain
• 2011 – My Chemical Romance – Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)
• 2012 – Hurts – Sunday
• 2013 – Arctic Monkeys – R U Mine?
• 2014 – Eagulls – Nerve Endings
• 2015 – Jamie T – Zombie
• 2016 – Slaves – Cheer Up London
• 2017 – Slaves – Consume or Be Consumed
• 2018 – The Big Moon – Sucker

Best Album / LP

• 1994 – The Boo Radleys – Giant Steps
• 1995 – Blur – Parklife (Best Album), Oasis – Definitely Maybe (NME Album of the Year)
• 1996 – Oasis – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? (Best Album), Tricky – Maxinquaye (NME Album of the Year)
• 1997 – Manic Street Preachers – Everything Must Go (Best Album), Beck – Odelay (NME Album of the Year)
• 1998 – Radiohead – OK Computer
• 1999 – Manic Street Preachers – This is My Truth, Tell Me Yours
• 2000 – The Flaming Lips – The Soft Bulletin (Best Album and NME Album of the Year)
• 2001 – Primal Scream – XTRMNTR
• 2002 – The Strokes – This is It
• 2003 – Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head (Best Album and NME Album of the Year)
• 2004 – Radiohead – Hail to the Thief
• 2005 – Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
• 2006 – Kaiser Chiefs – Employment
• 2007 – Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
• 2008 – Klaxons – Myths of the Near Future
• 2009 – Kings of Leon – Only by the Night
• 2010 – Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
• 2011 – Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
• 2012 – The Horrors – Skying
• 2013 – The Maccabees – Given to the Wild
• 2014 – Arctic Monkeys – AM
• 2015 – Kasabian – 48:13
• 2016 – Foals – What Went Down
• 2017 – Bastille – Wild World
• 2018 – J Hus – Common Sense

Best Album Ever

• 2000 – The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses

Worst Album

• 2003 – Robbie Williams – Escapology
• 2005 – Insane Clown Posse – Carnival of Carnage
• 2006 – James Blunt – Back to Bedlam
• 2007 – Robbie Williams – Rudebox
• 2008 – Britney Spears – Blackout
• 2009 – Jonas Brothers – A Little Bit Longer
• 2010 – Jonas Brothers – Lines, Vines, and Trying Times
• 2011 – Justin Bieber – My World
• 2012 – Justin Bieber – Under the Mistletoe

Best Album Artwork

• 2004 – Radiohead – Hail to the Thief
• 2008 – The Good, The Bad & The Queen – The Good, The Bad & The Queen
• 2009 – Muse – HAARP
• 2010 – Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
• 2011 – Klaxons – Surfing the Void
• 2012 – Friendly Fires – Pala

Best Reissue

• 2012 – The Smiths – The Complete Re-issues
• 2013 – Blur – 21
• 2014 – The Clash – Sound System
• 2015 – Manic Street Preachers – The Holy Bible
• 2016 – David Bowie – Five Years (1969-1973)
• 2017 – Oasis – Be Here Now
• 2018 – Radiohead – OK NOT OK

Best DVD / Best Music DVD / Best Music Film

• 2005 – Oasis – Definitely Maybe
• 2006 – Various Artists – Live 8
• 2007 – Arctic Monkeys – Scrummy Man
• 2008 – Nirvana – MTV Unplugged in New York
• 2009 – Arctic Monkeys – Live at the Apollo
• 2010 – The Mighty Boosh Live – Future Sailors Tour
• 2012 – Foo Fighters – Back and Forth
• 2013 – The Rolling Stones – Crossfire Hurricane
• 2014 – The Stone Roses – Made of Stone
• 2015 – Pulp – A Film About Life, Death and Supermarkets
• 2016 – Blur – New World Towers
• 2017 – Oasis – Supersonic
• 2018 – Lady Gaga – Five Foot Two

Best Mixtape

• 2018 – Avelino – No Bullshit

Best Book

• 2011 – John Lydon – Mr. Rotten’s Scrapbook
• 2012 – Noel Fielding – The Scribblings of a Madcap Shambleton
• 2013 – Mike Skinner – The Story of the Streets
• 2014 – Morrissey – Autobiography
• 2015 – Viv Albertine – Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
• 2016 – Patti Smith – M Train
• 2017 – Johnny Marr – Set the Boy Free
• 2018 – Wiley – Eskiboy

Media Categories

The group of media awards, for radio, TV, films, and venues.

Best Radio Show

• 1994 – John Peel (BBC Radio 1)
• 1996-1997 – The Evening Session (BBC Radio 1)
• 1998-1999 – Mark and Lard (BBC Radio 1)
• 2000-2002 – The Evening Session (BBC Radio 1)
• 2003 – The Evening Session / Lamacq Live (BBC Radio 1)
• 2005-2008 – Zane Lowe (BBC Radio 1)

Best TV Show

• 1995 – Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge
• 1996-1998 – Shooting Stars
• 1999 – South Park
• 2000 – The Royle Family
• 2001 – The League of Gentlemen
• 2002 – The Office
• 2003 – The Osbournes
• 2004 – The Office
• 2005 – Little Britain
• 2006 – Gonzo
• 2007-2009 – The Mighty Boosh
• 2010 – The Inbetweeners
• 2011 – Skins
• 2012-2013 – Fresh Meat
• 2014 – Breaking Bad
• 2015 – Game of Thrones
• 2016 – This is England ’90
• 2017 – Fleabag
• 2018 – Stranger Things

Worst TV Show

• 2009 – Big Brother

Best Film

• 1994 – Reservoir Dogs
• 1995 – Pulp Fiction
• 1996 – The Usual Suspects
• 1997 – Trainspotting
• 1998 – The Full Monty
• 1999 – Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
• 2000 – The Blair Witch Project
• 2001 – Gladiator
• 2002 – Moulin Rouge
• 2004 – The Lord of the Rings – The Return of the King
• 2005 – Shaun of the Dead
• 2006 – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• 2007 – Pirates of the Caribbean – Dead Man’s Chest
• 2008 – Control
• 2010 – Inglourious Basterds
• 2011 – Inception
• 2012 – Submarine
• 2013 – The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey
• 2015 – Northern Soul
• 2016 – Beasts of No Nation
• 2017 – My Scientology Movie
• 2018 – Baby Driver

Best Website

• 2000 – NME
• 2003 – NME
• 2004 – NME
• 2005 – NME
• 2006 – NME
• 2007 – YouTube
• 2008 – Facebook
• 2009 – YouTube
• 2010 – Muse

Best Band Blog / Twitter / Social Media

• 2008 – The Modern Age (Best Music Blog), Radiohead (Best Band Blog)
• 2009 – Noel Gallagher / Oasis
• 2010 – Radiohead
• 2011 – Hayley Williams
• 2012 – Lady Gaga
• 2013 – Alana Haim
• 2014 – Alana Haim
• 2015 – Liam Gallagher

People Categories

Continuing the odd and eclectic categories from 1954-1992, the NME Awards still give slightly odd awards out to individuals.

Genius/HERO of the Year

• 2000 – Ali G
• 2001 – Liam Gallagher
• 2003 – Ozzy Osbourne
• 2004 – Pete Doherty
• 2005 – John Peel
• 2006 – Bob Geldof
• 2007 – Gerard Way
• 2008 – Pete Doherty
• 2009 – Barack Obama
• 2010 – Rage Against the Machine
• 2011 – Lady Gaga
• 2012 – Matt Bellamy
• 2013 – Barack Obama
• 2014-2015 – Alex Turner
• 2016 – Dave Grohl
• 2017 – Beyoncé
• 2018 – Ariana Grande

Bastard/Git/Arse/Dickhead/Waster/Villain of the Year

• 1994 – John Major
• 1996 – Damon Albarn
• 1997-1999 – Liam Gallagher
• 2000, 2001, 2003 – Robbie Williams
• 2004 – George W. Bush, (Villain of the Year), Pete Doherty (Waster of the Year)
• 2005-2009 – George W. Bush
• 2010 – Kanye West
• 2011 – David Cameron
• 2012 – Justin Bieber
• 2013-2014 – Harry Styles
• 2015 – Nigel Farage
• 2016 – Donald Trump
• 2017 – Nigel Farage
• 2018 – Piers Morgan

Best Dressed / Most Stylish

• 1996 – Jarvis Cocker
• 2003 – The Hives
• 2005 – Brandon Flowers
• 2006 – Ricky Wilson
• 2007 – Faris Rotter
• 2008 – Noel Fielding
• 2009 – Alexa Chung
• 2010 – Lady Gaga
• 2011 – Brandon Flowers

Worst Dressed / Least Stylish

• 1996 – Jarvis Cocker
• 1997 – Liam Gallagher
• 2003 – Christina Aguilera
• 2005 – Jonathan Ross
• 2006 – Justin Hawkins
• 2007 – Jonathan Ross
• 2008-2009 – Amy Winehouse
• 2010 – Lady Gaga
• 2011 – Justin Bieber

Best Comedian

• 1995-1996 – Steve Coogan

Political and Real World Categories

Continuing some of the odder categories from the earlier NME Polls. For clarity, I’ve separated the “live” events from the other “musical” events, although I think the award category was sometimes the same.

Musical Moment / Event of the Year

• 1996 – Skinner, Baddiel and The Lightning Seeds – Three Lions
• 2012 – The Stone Roses reunite
• 2013 – Olympics opening ceremony
• 2014 – Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn come together for Teenage Cancer Trust
• 2015 – Jamie T’s comeback
• 2016 – The Libertines’ secret Glastonbury set
• 2017 – Coldplay’s Viola Beach tribute at Glastonbury
• 2018 – One Love Manchester

Greatest Musical Event Ever

• 2000 – Woodstock

Non-Musical Event of the Year

• 1994 – Unity March
• 1995 – Glastonbury Festival
• 1996 – French Nuclear Testing

Bummer / Disappointment

• 1995 – Kurt Cobain’s Suicide
• 1997 – The Stone Roses breaking up

Hype of the Year

• 1994 – Jurassic Park

Object of Desire / Most Desirable / Hottest / Sexiest Woman

• 1994 – Björk (Object of Desire)
• 1995 – Kylie Minogue (Object of Desire)
• 1997 – Louise (Most Desirable Human Being)
• 1998 – Louise (Most Desirable Human Being)
• 1999 – Natalie Imbruglia (Most Desirable Human Being)
• 2003 – Avril Lavigne
• 2004 – Brody Dalle
• 2005 – Barbara Knox
• 2006 – Madonna
• 2007 – Kate Moss
• 2008 – Kylie Minogue
• 2009 – Hayley Williams
• 2010 – Karen O
• 2011 – Alison Mosshart
• 2012 – Hayley Williams
• 2013 – Amy Lee

Most Desirable / Hottest / Sexiest Man

• 1996 – Liam Gallagher (Most Desirable Human Being)
• 2003 – Chris Martin
• 2004 – Har Mar Superstar
• 2005 – Brandon Flowers
• 2006 – Pete Doherty
• 2007 – Matt Bellamy
• 2008 – Noel Fielding
• 2009-2011 – Matt Bellamy
• 2012 – Jared Leto
• 2013 – Matt Bellamy

Best Haircut

• 2003 – Liam Gallagher
• 2004 – Caleb Followill

Worst Haircut

• 2003 – Jack Osbourne

Join us again next week, when we’ll finish this list off!

My Robot Friend – Hot Action!

My Robot Friend was already a couple of years into his career before I accidentally found the original 2002 version of his debut album Hot Action! on sale in a record fair, and by this time I was already aware of some of his better known tracks. Having started out as a MySpace musician, he seems to have made a name for himself by making excellent, eccentric music, and not a lot else.

The album opens with the beatsy and somewhat intimidating I Am the Robot, and if you can handle its energy, you’ll quickly realise that it’s actually fantastic. Then Sex Machine will always have a special place in my heart, thanks to its inclusion on the brilliant Robopop Vol. 1 compilation (which I should definitely review here at some point). It’s a little more vulgar than I normally like my music to be, but it’s another brilliant track.

There’s little here that’s longer than three minutes, and so the great tracks come flying. You’re Out of the Computer tells the story of an angry hacker who has a grudge to bear against a rival. One general theme on this album is very eccentric samples, and the dog barks used as thwacky snares at times on this track are particularly brilliant.

Why Won’t You Call Me Back? is probably one of the more normal tracks on here, but it still hides some very odd lyrics, lots of telephone noises, and a whole load of other things in amongst the acid noises and guitar work. OK, this is every bit as odd as everything else.

However used you might be, five tracks in, to the unexpected samples, there’s very little that could prepare you for the table tennis percussion of The Power of Love. It’s quite fantastic, and there’s really no point in any further discussion on the matter.

After the sudden end of that track, anything could happen. But there’s no way you would ever expect the soft synth pads of the amazing We’re the Pet Shop Boys. It was so good, so accurate, that not only Pet Shop Boys themselves covered it the following year, but also Robbie Williams covered it on his Rudebox album. It’s completely spot on – every sound, melody, and lyric seems to have been designed to directly reference something that Pet Shop Boys themselves did. It’s not a pastiche; it’s a carefully crafted and perfect homage, that reaches its pinnacle in the middle section, in which Mr. Robot Friend holds his nose to make himself sound a bit more like Neil Tennant, and lists some of Pet Shop Boys‘ hits.

Really, anything was going to be a disappointment after that – those first six tracks seem to have been fighting one another to out-bizarre each other, and that had to reach its pinnacle by the halfway point on the album. Sure enough, Understand Your Man is a bit dull, which I suspect would have been true at any position on the album, but it’s particularly true here.

The good stuff is far from over, though – The Fake tones down some of the oddness but makes up for it by being a great song, and then I Know What Women Want brings it back and builds a whole song around very silly samples and acid noises. But it’s the lyrics that are truly brilliant here – “I know what women want; I decide what women want” is clever stuff.

But there are a lot of tracks on here, and after the onslaught at the start, there was bound to be a bit of a period where they didn’t quite hit as hard. For me, this is the trio of Boing!, Way Down, and Walking Jewish, none of which seem entirely necessary on here, really. They’re mercifully short, but they don’t seem to add much.

But the thing about My Robot Friend is that he always seems to have one more surprise up his sleeve, and sure enough, Walt Whitman is brilliant. It’s not a typical closing track, by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s a great song, and I’m glad to see it tacked on here, closing out this exceptional debut.

None of the physical formats of Hot Action! appear to be available any more, but the digital release does get you some extra tracks, which may be worth having.

NME Awards – 2007-2008

Just two years this time: 2007 and 2008, including the one-off US version of the awards from 2008.

Shockwaves NME Awards 2007

Host: Lauren Laverne

• Godlike Genius Award: Primal Scream
• Best British Band: Muse. Also nominated: Arctic Monkeys, Babyshambles, Kasabian, Oasis
• Best International Band: My Chemical Romance. Also nominated: CSS, The Killers, The Strokes, We Are Scientists
• Best Solo Artist: Jamie T. Also nominated: Lily Allen, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Jarvis Cocker, Thom Yorke
• Best Live Band: Kasabian. Also nominated: Arctic Monkeys, Babyshambles, Muse, My Chemical Romance
• Best New Band: Klaxons. Also nominated: The Fratellis, The Horrors, The Kooks, The View
• Best Album: Arctic Monkeys, for Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not. Also nominated: Kasabian, for Empire, The Killers, for Sam’s Town, Muse, for Black Holes And Revelations, My Chemical Romance, for The Black Parade
• Best Track: The View, for Wasted Little DJs. Also nominated: Dirty Pretty Things, for Bang Bang You’re Dead, The Killers, for When You Were Young, Klaxons, for Atlantis to Interzone, Muse, for Supermassive Black Hole
• Best Video: The Killers, for Bones. Best Video: The Horrors, for Sheena Is A Parasite, Kasabian, for Empire, OK Go, for Here It Goes Again, Panic! At The Disco, for I Write Sins Not Tragedies
• Best Music DVD: Arctic Monkeys, for Scummy Man. Also nominated: Dirty Pretty Things, for Puffing On A Coffin Nail, Foo Fighters, for Skin And Bones, Maximo Park, for Found On Film, My Chemical Romance, for Life On The Murder Scene
• Best Live Event: Carling Weekend : Reading and Leeds Festivals. Also nominated: Download 2006, Oxegen, T In The Park, V2006
• Best TV Show: The Mighty Boosh. Also nominated: Extras, Gonzo, Lost, Never Mind The Buzzcocks
• Best Radio Show: Zane Lowe (BBC Radio 1). Also nominated: Lauren Laverne (Xfm), Chris Moyles (Radio 1), Colin Murray (Radio 1), Jo Whiley (Radio 1)
• Best Film: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Also nominated: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Casino Royale, The Departed, Little Miss Sunshine
• Sexiest Woman: Kate Moss. Also nominated: Lily Allen, Beth Ditto, Kate Jackson, Karen O
• Sexiest Man: Matt Bellamy (Muse). Also nominated: Carl Barât, Pete Doherty, Brandon Flowers, Gerard Way
• Worst Album: Robbie Williams, for Rudebox. Also nominated: Lily Allen, for Alright, Still, The Feeling, for Twelve Stops And Home, My Chemical Romance, for The Black Parade, Razorlight, for Razorlight
• Worst Band: Panic! At The Disco. Also nominated: The Feeling, The Horrors, The Kooks, Razorlight
• Best Dressed: Faris Rotter (The Horrors). Also nominated: Carl Barât, Russell Brand, Pete Doherty, Brandon Flowers
• Worst Dressed: Jonathan Ross. Also nominated: Lily Allen, Johnny Borrell, Russell Brand, Pete Doherty, Faris Rotter
• Hero of the Year: Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance). Also nominated: Carl Barât, Pete Doherty, Faris Rotter, Alex Turner
• Villain of the Year: George W. Bush. Also nominated: Tony Blair, Johnny Borrell, Pete Doherty, Gerard Way
• Best Live Venue: Carling Brixton Academy.Best Venue. Also nominated: Glasgow Barrowlands, London KOKO, London Astoria, Manchester Apollo
• Best Website (excluding NME.com): YouTube. Also nominated: DrownedinSound, Last.FM, MySpace, Pitchfork, YouTube
• John Peel Award for Musical Innovation: Enter Shikari
• Philip Hall Radar Award: The Twang

Shockwaves NME Awards 2008

The award party took place in indigO2 next to The O2 Arena on 28 February 2008.

Host: Matt Horne and James Corden

• Godlike Genius Award: Manic Street Preachers
• Best British Band: Arctic Monkeys. Also nominated: Babyshambles, The Cribs, Klaxons, Muse
• Best International Band: The Killers. Also nominated: Arcade Fire, Foo Fighters, Kings of Leon, My Chemical Romance
• Best Solo Artist: Kate Nash. Nominees: Jack Penate, Amy Winehouse, Jamie T, Patrick Wolf
• Best Live Band: Muse. Nominees: The Cribs, Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, My Chemical Romance
• Best New Band: The Enemy. Nominees: Foals, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, The Pigeon Detectives, The Wombats
• Best Album: Klaxons, for Myths of the Near Future. Also nominated: Arctic Monkeys, for Favourite Worst Nightmare, Babyshambles, for Shotter’s Nation, The Enemy, for We’ll Live And Die In These Towns, Radiohead, for In Rainbows
• Best Track: Arctic Monkeys, for Fluorescent Adolescent.Also nominated: Bloc Party, for Flux, The Cribs, for Men’s Needs, Oasis, for Lord Don’t Slow Me Down, The Wombats, for Let’s Dance To Joy Division
• Best Dancefloor Filler: The Wombats, for Let’s Dance to Joy Division.Also nominated: Bloc Party, for Flux, Foals, for Hummer, Klaxons, for Atlantis To Interzone, Justice, for D.A.N.C.E.
• Best Video: Arctic Monkeys, for Teddy Picker.Also nominated: Bloc Party, for Flux, Justice, for D.A.N.C.E., Klaxons, for Golden Skans, My Chemical Romance, for Teenagers
• Best Music DVD: Nirvana, for MTV Unplugged in New York.Also nominated: Babyshambles, for Up The Shambles, Led Zeppelin, for The Song Remains The Same, Oasis, for Lord Don’t Slow Me Down, Amy Winehouse, for You Know I’m Trouble
• Best Live Event: Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds Festivals.Also nominated: Glastonbury, Muse at Wembley Stadium, T In The Park, V Festival
• Philip Hall Radar Award: Glasvegas
• Best TV Show: The Mighty Boosh. Also nominated: Heroes, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, The IT Crowd, Skins
• Best Radio Show: Zane Lowe (BBC Radio 1). Also nominated: Russell Brand (Radio 2), Chris Moyles (Radio 1), Colin Murray (Radio 1), Jo Whiley (Radio 1).
• Best Film: Control. Also nominated: Hot Fuzz, Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End, The Simpsons Movie, Superbad
• Best Music Blog: The Modern Age. Also nominated: The Hype Machine, Nothing But Green Lights, Spinner, Stereogum
• Best Band Blog: Radiohead. Also nominated: Foals, Lily Allen, Lightspeed Champion, The Streets
• Best Album Artwork: The Good, The Bad & The Queen, for The Good, The Bad & The Queen. Also nominated: Arctic Monkeys, for Favourite Worst Nightmare, The Killers, for Sawdust, Kings of Leon, Because Of The Times, Manic Street Preachers, for Send Away The Tigers
• Sexiest Woman: Kylie Minogue. Also nominated: Jenny Lewis, Rihanna, Hayley Williams, Rachael Yamagata
• Sexiest Man: Noel Fielding. Also nominated: Julian Barrett, Nicky Wire, Holwin’ Pelle Almqvist, Patrick Wolf
• Worst Album: Britney Spears, for Blackout. Also nominated: James Blunt, for 1973, The Hoosiers, for The Trick To Life, Mika, for Life In Cartoon Motion, Leona Lewis, for Spirit
• Worst Band: The Hoosiers. Also nominated: Panic! At The Disco, 30 Seconds To Mars, My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy
• Best Dressed: Noel Fielding. Also nominated: Pete Doherty, Kate Nash, Gerard Way, Alex Turner
• Worst Dressed: Amy Winehouse. Also nominated: Johnny Borrell, Pete Doherty, Mika, Gerard Way
• Hero of the Year: Pete Doherty. Also nominated: Noel Fielding, Thom Yorke, Ryan Jarman, Matt Bellamy
• Villain of the Year: George W. Bush. Also nominated: Johnny Borrell, Tony Blair, Amy Winehouse, Gordon Brown
• Best Live Venue: Wembley Stadium
• Best Website (excluding NME.com): Facebook. Also nominated: Myspace. Bebo, Last.fm, YouTube
• John Peel Award for Musical Innovation: Radiohead
• Philip Hall Radar Award: Glasvegas

NME Awards USA

NME took just one foray into the US, at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, on 23 April 2008. Hosts were Jim Jeffries and Har Mar Superstar. The winners were:

• Best American Alternative/Indie Band: The Killers. Also nominated: Foo Fighters, Kings of Leon, My Chemical Romance, The White Stripes
• Best American Alternative/Indie Live Act: My Chemical Romance. Also nominated: Foo Fighters, The Killers, Kings of Leon, Queens of the Stone Age
• Best American Alternative/Indie Solo Artist: Albert Hammond Jr. Also nominated: Andrew Bird, Beck, Cat Power, Ryan Adams
• Best American Alternative/Indie New Band: Vampire Weekend. Also nominated: Band of Horses, Black Kids, MGMT, Paramore
• Best American Alternative/Indie New Live Act: Vampire Weekend. Also nominated: Band of Horses, Black Kids, MGMT, Santigold
• Best American Alternative/Indie New Solo Artist: Mark Ronson. Also nominated: Cass McCombs, Sam Sparro, Santigold, Seasick Steve
• Best American Alternative/Indie Album: Foo Fighters, for Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. Also nominated: The Hold Steady, for Boys and Girls in America, The Killers, for Sawdust, Kings of Leon, for Because of the Times, The White Stripes, for Icky Thump
• Best American Alternative/Indie Track: The Killers, for Tranquilize. Also nominated: Foo Fighters, for The Pretender, LCD Soundsystem, for All My Friends, My Chemical Romance, for Teenagers, The White Stripes, for Icky Thump
• Best International Alternative/Indie Band: Arcade Fire. Also nominated: Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Oasis, Radiohead
• Best International Alternative/Indie Live Act: Arcade Fire. Also nominated: Arctic Monkeys, The Cribs, Kaiser Chiefs, Muse
• Best International Alternative/Indie Solo Artist: Kate Nash. Also nominated: Amy Winehouse, Feist, Jamie T, M.I.A.
• Best International Alternative/Indie New Band: Klaxons. Also nominated: The Enemy, Foals, The Last Shadow Puppets, The Wombats
• Best International Alternative/Indie New Live Act: Klaxons. Also nominated: CSS, Foals, The Pigeon Detectives, The Wombats
• Best International Alternative/Indie New Solo Artist: Kate Nash. Also nominated: Dev Hynes, Duffy, Jack Peñate, Lily Allen
• Best International Alternative/Indie Album: Arctic Monkeys, for Favourite Worst Nightmare. Also nominated: Arcade Fire, for Neon Bible, Babyshambles, for Shotter’s Nation, Klaxons, for Myths of the Near Future, Radiohead, for In Rainbows
• Best International Alternative/Indie Track: Klaxons, for Golden Skans. Also nominated: Arcade Fire, for Intervention, Arctic Monkeys, for Teddy Picker, Bloc Party, for Flux, Kate Nash, for Foundations
• Best Alternative/Indie Music Video: Justice, for D.A.N.C.E.. Also nominated: Arctic Monkeys, for Fluorescent Adolescent, Foo Fighters, for Long Road to Ruin, The Killers, for Tranquilize, Oasis, for Lord Don’t Slow Me Down
• Best Film: Juno. Also nominated: Control, No Country for Old Men, The Simpsons Movie, There Will Be Blood
• Best Television: Heroes. Also nominated: Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, The Mighty Boosh, The Office
• Best Alternative/Indie Breakthrough Artist: Santigold
• Best Alternative/Indie Breakthrough Track: MGMT, for Time to Pretend
• Classic Album: The Lemonheads, for It’s a Shame About Ray
• Godlike Genius Award: Jane’s Addiction
• Inspiration Award: Mick Jones

See also

• NME Awards on Wikipedia
• A History of the NME Awards 1953-2010
• NME Awards History – 2007
• NME Awards 2007 – Nominations
• Shockwaves NME Awards 2008 – Nominations
• Shockwaves NME Awards 2008 – Winners
• NME Awards USA – Nominations
• NME Awards USA – Winners

NME Awards – 2004-2006

I’ve split the more recent years of the NME Awards out into multiple posts, as there’s a lot more to say about them. So here’s 2004-2006:

NME Awards 2004

Hosted on 12 Feb 2004, by Vernon Kay.

• Best Video: Radiohead, for There There. Also nominated: Radiohead, for There There, The Darkness, for I Believe in a Thing Called Love, The White Stripes, for The Hardest Button To Button, Muse, for Time is Running Out
• Best Album: Radiohead, for Hail to the Thief. Also nominated: The White Stripes, for Elephant, Muse, for Absolution, The Darkness, The Strokes
• Best New Band: Kings of Leon
• Best International Band: Kings of Leon. Also nominated: The White Stripes
• Living Legend: Arthur Lee
• Best Live Band: Queens of the Stone Age. Nominated: Radiohead, Muse
• Best UK Band: The Libertines. Nominated: Radiohead, Queens of the Stone Age, Muse
• Best Single: The White Stripes, for Seven Nation Army. Also nominated: Radiohead, for There There, The Darkness, for I Believe in a Thing Called Love
• Best Solo Artist: Ryan Adams
• Worst Single: Fast Food Rockers, for Fast Food Song
• Most Missed: Johnny Cash
• Best Website: NME.com
• Hero of the Year: Pete Doherty
• Villainof the Year: George H. W. Bush
• Fight of the Year : Jack White vs Jason von Bondie
• Waster of the Year: Pete Doherty
• Sexiest Man: Har Mar Superstar
• Sexiest Woman: Brody Dalle
• Best Haircut: Caleb Followill
• Best Live Venue: Brixton Academy
• Best Album Artwork: Radiohead, for Hail to the Thief
• Best TV Show: The Office
• Best Film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• The Fuck Me! Award For Innovation: Dizzee Rascal

Shockwaves NME Awards 2005

Host: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.

• Best Radio Show: Zane Lowe. Also nominated: Steve Lamacq, Chris Moyles, Colin Murray and Edith Bowman, Christian O’Connell
• Best Solo Artist: Graham Coxon. Also nominated: Ian Brown, Eminem, Morrissey, The Streets
• Best Live Band: Muse. Also nominated: Babyshambles, Franz Ferdinand, The Libertines, Razorlight
• Best Track: Franz Ferdinand, for Take Me Out. Also nominated: The Libertines, for Can’t Stand Me Now, Razorlight, for Golden Touch, The Streets, for Dry Your Eyes, U2, for Vertigo
• Best Music DVD: Oasis, for Definitely Maybe. Also nominated: Nirvana, for With the Lights Out, Pixies, for Pixies, Scissor Sisters, for We are Scissor Sisters and So Are You, The White Stripes, for Live Under Blackpool Lights
• Philip Hall Radar Award: Kaiser Chiefs
• Best TV Show: Little Britain
• Best International Band: The Killers. Also nominated: Kings of Leon, Scissor Sisters, The Strokes, U2
• Best New Band: Razorlight. Also nominated: Babyshambles, Bloc Party, Kasabian, The Killers
• Best Video: Green Day, for American Idiot. Also nominated: Beastie Boys, for Triple Trouble, Eminem, for Mosh, Franz Ferdinand, for Take Me Out, The Streets, for Fit But You Know It
• Special Award for Lifelong Service to Music: John Peel
• John Peel Award for Musical Innovation: The Others
• Best Film: Shaun of the Dead
• Best Album: Franz Ferdinand, for Franz Ferdinand. Also nominated: Green Day, for American Idiot, The Libertines, for The Libertines, Scissor Sisters, for Scissor Sisters, The Streets, for A Grand Don’t Come for Free
• Best Live Event: Glastonbury
• Best British Band: The Libertines. Also nominated: Kasabian, Franz Ferdinand, Muse, Snow Patrol
• Godlike Genius Award: New Order & Joy Division
• Best Dressed: Brandon Flowers, of The Killers
• Worst Dressed: Jonathan Ross
• Best Live Venue: London Carling Brixton Academy
• Best Website: NME.com
• Hero of the Year: John Peel
• Sexiest Man: Brandon Flowers
• Sexiest Woman: Barbara Knox
• Worst Album: Insane Clown Posse, for Carnival of Carnage
• Worst Band: Insane Clown Posse

Shockwaves NME Awards 2006

Host: Russell Brand

• Best New Band: Arctic Monkeys. Also nominated: Editors, Magic Numbers, Maximo Park, We Are Scientists
• Best Video: Oasis, for The Importance of Being Idle. Also nominated: Franz Ferdinand, for Do You Want To, Gorillaz, for Dare, Kaiser Chiefs, for I Predict a Riot, The Strokes, for Juicebox
• Best International Band: The Strokes. Also nominated: Arcade Fire, Green Day, The Killers, Foo Fighters
• Best TV Show: Gonzo. Also nominated: Little Britain, Lost, The Mighty Boosh, Peep Show
• Best Solo Artist: Kanye West. Also nominated: Antony and the Johnsons, Richard Ashcroft, Ian Brown, Graham Coxon
• Philip Hall Radar Award: The Long Blondes
• Best Radio Show: Zane Lowe. Also nominated:, Steve Lamacq, Chris Moyles, Lauren Laverne, Colin Murray and Edith Bowman
• Best Event: Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds Festivals. Also nominated: Glastonbury, Live8, T in the Park, V Festival
• Best Live Band: Franz Ferdinand. Also nominated: Arctic Monkeys, Green Day, Kaiser Chiefs, Oasis
• Best Music DVD: Live 8. Also nominated: Dig!, Green Day, for Bullet in a Bible, Kaiser Chiefs, for Enjoyment, Morrissey, for Who Put the M in Manchester
• Best Film: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Also nominated: Batman Begins, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, King Kong, Sin City
• John Peel Music Innovation Award: Gorillaz
• Best Track: Arctic Monkeys, for I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor. Also nominated: Babyshambles, for Fuck Forever, Franz Ferdinand, for Do You Want To, Kaiser Chiefs, for I Predict a Riot, Oasis, for The Importance of Being Idle
• Best Album: Kaiser Chiefs, for Employment. Also nominated: Babyshambles, for Down in Albion, Bloc Party, for Silent Alarm, Franz Ferdinand, for You Could Have it So Much Better, Oasis, for Don’t Believe the Truth
• Best British Band: Arctic Monkeys. Also nominated: Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand, Oasis
• Godlike Genius Award: Ian Brown
• Best Website: NME.com. Also nominated: Kaiser Chiefs, MySpace.com, Oasis, We Are Scientists
• Best Venue: London Brixton Carling Academy. Also nominated: Glasgow Barrowlands, London Astoria, London KOKO, Manchester Apollo
• Hero of the Year: Bob Geldof. Also nominated: Carl Barât, Pete Doherty, Liam Gallagher, Alex Turner
• Villain of the Year: George W. Bush. Also nominated: Tony Blair, James Blunt, Pete Doherty, Justin Hawkins
• Best Dressed: Ricky Wilson. Also nominated: Pete Doherty, Brandon Flowers, Liam Gallagher, Alex Kapranos
• Worst Dressed: Justin Hawkins. Also nominated: Pete Doherty, Chris Martin, Jack White, Robbie Williams
• Worst Album: James Blunt, for Back to Bedlam. Also nominated: Babyshambles, for Down in Albion, The Bravery, for The Bravery, The Darkness, for One Way Ticket to Hell… And Back, McFly, for Wonderland
• Worst Band: Son of Dork. Also nominated: Babyshambles, Coldplay, The Darkness, McFly
• Sexiest Man: Pete Doherty
• Sexiest Woman: Madonna

See also

• NME Awards on Wikipedia
• A History of the NME Awards 1953-2010
• NME Awards 2004 – Nominations
• NME Awards 2004 – Winners
• NME Awards History – 2005
• 2005 NME Awards Nominations – Manchester Evening News
• NME Awards 2006 – The Shortlist
• NME Awards 2006 – Winners

Edited 12 June 2018 – added some winners