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Sam Fender, Dave, Little Simz and more win at The Ivors 2022

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Sam Fender, Dave and Little Simz were among the winners at The Ivors 2022, which took place at London’s Grovesnor House tonight (May 19).The annual award ceremony celebrates songwriting and composing in both popular music and in film, TV and video game scores.Fender took him the trophy for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for ‘Seventeen Going Under’, the title track from his second album, which was released last year.

The win marks his first Ivors victory.Dave was named Songwriter of the Year for his work on the Top 10 single ‘Titanium’ and his chart-topping second album ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’, as well as collaborations with Fredo.

The award is his fourth Ivor Novello, following three wins for Best Contemporary Song in 2018, 2020 and 2021.Simz, meanwhile, picked up the award for Best Contemporary Song for ‘I Love You, I Hate You’, honoured for the track alongside her co-writer Dean “Inflo” Josiah Cover.Other winners included Peter Gabriel, Shakira and Paul Heaton, while The Cure’s Robert Smith and Simon Gallup were given the PRS For Music Icon Award.“It is a strange one,” Smith told NME backstage at the event. “I was thinking about it when we were walking up to collect the award – it felt strange to be leaving the other three at the table.

We got an NME Award a couple of years back for Best Festival Headliner. That meant a lot because we don’t often get recognised for that side of what we do live, but this is completely different.“For me, it’s really lovely that Simon is up there with me.

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