Songwriter Greg Kurstin Wins Three Ivor Novello Awards

UK Awards Ceremony Honors Excellence in Music Writing

The 55th annual Ivor Novello Awards was, once again, heralded an unmitigated success. The event is seen as the pinnacle of British songwriting events and is organized by BASCA (British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors) and sponsored by UK performing right organization PRS for Music.

London's Grosvenor House hotel hosted the star-studded awards show on May 20, 2010, which saw ASCAP member Greg Kurstin pick up three awards for Best Song Musically and Lyrically ("The Fear"), PRS for Music Most Performed Work ("The Fear") and Songwriter of the Year.

ASCAP is proud to represent these winners and congratulates them and all of the nominees.

PRS FOR MUSIC MOST PERFORMED WORK

Song: Broken Strings
Writer/s: James Morrison / Fraser T Smith / Nina Woodford (PRS/ASCAP)
Performed By: James Morrison featuring Nelly Furtado
UK Publisher/s: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Chrysalis Music

Song: The Fear *WINNER
Writer: Greg Kurstin (PRS)
Performed By: Lily Allen
UK Publishers: Universal Music Publishing / EMI Music Publishing

Song: The Promise
Writers: Nick Coler / Miranda Cooper / Brian Higgins / Kieran Jones / Tim Powell / Jason Resch / Carla Williams (PRS)
Performed By: Girls Aloud
UK Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music

BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK

Broadcast: Desperate Romantics *WINNER
Composer: Daniel Pemberton (PRS)
UK Publisher: Moncur Street Music

Broadcast: Red Riding 1974
Composer: Adrian Johnston (PRS)
UK Publishers: Manners, McDade and McCleery Music

BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG

Song: Daniel *WINNER
Writers: Natasha Khan (PRS)
Performed By: Bat for Lashes
UK Publishers: Chrysalis Music

Song: In For The Kill
Writers: Elly Jackson / Ben Langmaid (PRS)
Performed By: La Roux
UK Publisher: Big Life Music

BEST SONG MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY

Song: The Fear
Writer: Greg Kurstin
Performed By: Lily Allen
UK Publishers: Universal Music Publishing / EMI Music Publishing

ALBUM AWARD

Album: The Duckworth Lewis Method
Writers: Neil Hannon / Thomas Walsh (PRS)
Performed By: The Duckworth Lewis Method
UK Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Album: Sunny Side Up *WINNER
Writer: Paolo Nutini (PRS)
Performed By: Paolo Nutini
UK Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music

BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE

Film: Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs *WINNER
Composer: John Powell
UK Publisher: EMI Music Publishing

Film: Skin
Composer: Helene Muddiman(PRS)
UK Publisher/s: Mack Mummy Music Publishing

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Greg Kurstin

INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
Imogen Heap (PRS)

THE ACADEMY FELLOWSHIP
Sir Tim Rice

THE IVORS CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (PRS)