Raye , Bruce Springsteen , Lana Del Rey , Bernie Taupin , KT Tunstall and more were honored at the 2024 Ivor Novello Awards , which were held at Grosvenor House in London on Thursday (May 23). The Ivors with Amazon Music, as the awards are officially branded, went to 26 songwriters and composers across 14 categories. This year’s Songwriter of the Year with Amazon Music went to Raye.
The win caps a busy 12 months since the release of her debut album, My 21st Century Blues . On March 2, Raye became the first artist to win six awards in a single night at the Brit Awards. Her haul included British album of the year, British artist of the year and best new artist.
Before her breakthrough as an artist, Raye wrote for artists including Charli XCX, Little Mix, Beyoncé, John Legend, Ellie Goulding and Zara Larsson. Springsteen was in attendance to receive Fellowship of The Ivors Academy , the highest honor the organization bestows. Springsteen is the first international songwriter that the Academy has inducted into Fellowship.
Springsteen, who has won an Oscar and seven Grammys for his songwriting (out of 20 Grammys total), was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1999. This year’s Special International Award celebrated Del Rey’s career and influence. Del Rey has received three Grammy nominations for her songwriting, including song of the year nods for “Norman F–king Rockwell” and “A&W.
” She also received a Grammy nod for best song written for visual media f.