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Ivor Novello Winners; Plan B, Tempah & Villagers Win Big

• 20th May 2011

The 2011 Ivor Novello Awards were held yesterday (19th May) afternoon, with Plan B and Tinie Tempah both winning big.

Plan B won the much-coveted Album Award for The Defamation Of Strickland Banks, as well as Songwriter Of The Year. Tinie Tempah scooped the Best Contemporary Song Award for “Pass Out”, and Villagers won Best Song Musically And Lyrically for “Becoming A Jackal”.

Other winners include Muse for their International Achievement and Dizzie Rascal – who took home the Inspiration prize. Check out the full list of winners below.

Ivor Novello Awards 2011 – Winners List:

BEST SONG MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY

Song: Becoming a Jackal
Writer: Conor O'Brien
Performed By: Villagers
UK Publisher: Domino Publishing Company

BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG

Song: Pass Out
Writers: Timothy McKenzie / Patrick Okogwu / Marc Williams
Performed By: Tinie Tempah
UK Publishers: EMI Music Publishing / Stellar Songs Ltd

ALBUM AWARD

Album: The Defamation of Strickland Banks
Writer: Benjamin Drew
Performed By: Plan B
UK Publisher: Universal Music Publishing

PRS FOR MUSIC MOST PERFORMED WORK

Song: She Said
Writers: Eric Appapoulay / Richard Cassell / Benjamin Drew / Tom Wright-Goss
Performed By: Plan B
UK Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing

BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK

Broadcast: Any Human Heart
Composer: Dan Jones
UK Publishers: Faber Music Ltd / Universal Music Publishing

BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE

Film: How To Train Your Dragon
Composer: John Powell
UK Publisher: BMG Chrysalis

BEST ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SCORE

Game: Napoleon: Total War
Composers: Richard Beddow / Richard Birdsall / Ian Livingstone
Developer: The Creative Assembly
UK Publisher: SEGA

INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

MUSE

OUTSTANDING SONG COLLECTION

Steve Winwood

PRS FOR MUSIC OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO BRITISH MUSIC

Paul Rodgers

PRS FOR MUSIC SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL AWARD

Stephen Sondheim

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Benjamin Drew

THE IVORS CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD

Michael Nyman

THE IVORS INSPIRATION AWARD

Dizzee Rascal

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