Lola Young, Sam Fender and Rosalia were among the winners of the Ivor Novello Awards this year.
The 2026 Ivor Novello Awards ceremony, which took place in London on Thursday (May 21), recognized 16 songwriters and composers across 14 categories.
The Ivors, presented by The Ivors Academy since 1956, is among the prestigious awards ceremony celebrating songwriting and screen composition.
Lola Young received the PRS for Music Most Performed Work award for "Messy." Rosaliá was presented with International Songwriter of the Year after a breakthrough year with her hugely successful album Lux.
Sam Fender, whose "Rein Me In," featuring Olivia Dean, is currently in its 11th nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the U.K.'s Official Singles Charts, was awarded the Songwriter of the Year with Amazon Music. He collected the award from Elton John.
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