Ivor Novello Awards 2026 Nominees: Here are the full shortlists for the music awards - including Scotland's Jacob Alon

Presented annually by the Ivors Academy, the winners list reads like a Who’s Who of the British recording industry.

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This year’s nominees have just been released, with the winners announced at a ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House on Thursday, May 21.

And Scotland’s Jacob Alon is up for two gongs, having already bagged the BBC Introducing Artist Of The Year Award, the BRITs Critics' Choice award and a Mercury Prize nomination.

Here’s the full list of nominees.

Best Album

• Black British Music (2025) - written by Jim Legxacy and Joe Stanley; performed by Jim Legxacy
• Euro Country - written and performed by CMAT
• The Art of Loving - written by Olivia Dean, Bastian Langebaek and Max Wolfgang; performed by Olivia Dean
• The Clearing - written by Joff Oddie and Ellie Rowsell; performed by Wolf Alice
• West End Girl - written by Lily Allen, Chloe Angelides, Kito and Blue May; performed by Lily Allen

Best Contemporary Song

• Damascus - written by Damon Albarn, Yasiin Bey and Omar Souleyman; performed by Gorillaz (feat. Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey)
• Free - written by Alex Bonfanti, Miles Clinton James and Little Simz; performed by Little Simz
• I Do and I Don’t Care - written by Johan Hugo and Self Esteem; performed by Self Esteem
• I Stand On The Line - written by Fraser T Smith and Kae Tempest; performed by Kae Tempest
• Know Yourself - written by Tom Rowlands, Fraser T Smith and Kae Tempest; performed by Kae Tempest Firs

Best Song Musically and Lyrically

• Don’t Fall Asleep - written and performed by Jacob Alon
• Everybody Scream - written by Mark Bowen, Mitski and Florence Welch; performed by Florence + The Machine
• Focus Is Power - written by Johan Hugo, Self Esteem and Jacob Vetter; performed by Self Esteem
• The Sofa - written by Ellie Rowsell; performed by Wolf Alice
• Weeds - written by Tove Burman, Anya Jones and Jon Shave; performed by Sugababes

PRS for Music Most Performed Work

• Man I Need - written by Olivia Dean, Tobias Jesso Jr. and Zach Nahome; performed by Olivia Dean
• Messy - written and performed by Lola Young
• Stargazing - written by Peter Fenn, Jesse Fink and Myles Smith; performed by Myles Smith
• The Days - written and performed by Chrystal
• Viva La Vida - written by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin; performed by Coldplay

Rising Star Award with Amazon Music

• Chloe Qisha
• Divorce (Tiger Cohen-Towell, Felix Mackenzie-Barrow, Adam Peter-Smith and Kasper Sandstrøm)
• Jacob Alon
• Kwn
• Skye Newman

Best Original Film Score

• Bugonia - composed by Jerskin Fendrix
• Dragonfly - composed by Raffertie
• Nosferatu - composed by Robin Carolan
• Testimony - composed by Tom Hodg
• The Brutalist - composed by Daniel Blumberg

Best Television Soundtrack

• Adolescence - composed by Aaron May and David Ridley
• Lazarus - composed by Sarah Warne
• Summerwater - composed by Gazelle Twin
• The City Is Ours - composed by Rael Jones
• Trespasses - composed by David Holmes and Brian Irvine

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