Tuesday, April 21, 2009

21 Apr: Duffy nominated for three Ivor Novello Awards

This story is from Walesonline.

Welsh songstress Duffy has been nominated for three gongs at this year's Ivor Novello Awards.

The singer from Nefyn on the Llŷn Peninsula is nominated in the Most Performed Work and Best Selling British Song categories for her number 1 single Mercy, while Rockferry was nominated for the Album award.

Among the other artist nominated for awards is little-known guitarist and warehouse worker Nick Hemmings was nominated for one of the most prestigious awards in music today.

The 35-year-old made the shortlist for the best song musically and lyrically prize at the 54th Ivor Novello Awards.

Here is a full list of nominees.

Best song musically and lyrically

My Mistakes Were Made For You – Miles Kane and Alex Turner, performed by The Last Shadow Puppets

One Day Like This – Guy Garvey, Richard Jupp, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Peter Turner, performed by Elbow

The Last Of The Melting Snow – Nicholas Hemming, performed by The Leisure Society

Best contemporary song

Dance Wiv Me – Nicholas Detnon, Calvin Harris, Dylan Mills and Tyrone Paul, performed by Dizzee Rascal

Grounds For Divorce – Guy Garvey, Richard Jupp, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Peter Turner, performed by Elbow

That’s Not My Name – Julian De Martino and Katie White, performed by The Ting Tings

Best original film score

Quantum of Solace – David Arnold

The Escapist – Benjamin Wallfisch

There Will Be Blood – Jonny Greenwood

Best television soundtrack

Fiona’s Story – Ben Bartlett

Trial and Retribution 2008 – Anne Dudley

Wallace and Gromit (A Matter of Loaf and Death) – Julian Nott

PRS for music most performed work

Mercy – Steve Booker and Duffy, performed by Duffy

Sweet About Me – Gabriella Cilmi, Nicholas Coler, Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Timothy Larcombe and Tim Powell, performed by Gabriella Cilmi

Viva La Vida – Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin, performed by Coldplay

Best selling British song

Mercy – Steve Booker and Duffy, performed by Duffy

Paper Planes – Maya Arulpragasam, Topper Headon, Mick Jones, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer, performed by M.I.A

Viva La Vida – Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin, performed by Coldplay

Album award

Rockferry – Bernard Butler and Duffy, performed by Duffy

Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends – Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin, performed by Coldplay

We Started Nothing – Julian De Martino and Katie White, performed by The Ting Tings

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