Novello

British

/ nəˈvɛləʊ /

noun

Ivor, real name Ivor Novello Davies. 1893–1951, Welsh actor, composer, songwriter, and dramatist

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Nominations are out for this year's Ivor Novello Awards and Olivia Dean, Lola Young, Lily Allen and Jacob Alon are among stars in the running for recognition.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Tinie is a member of the Ivors Academy board, which oversees the prestigious Ivor Novello songwriting awards.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

The situation was highlighted by Raye at the 2023 Ivor Novello Awards, where she told record label bosses it was "an insult" that songwriters were expected to "work for free".

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

As well as a string of hits, including 2023's song of the summer Sprinter, to his name, Cee's picked up multiple Mobo awards and been nominated for a prestigious Ivor Novello prize.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

The first three Arias are published by Novello, and also by the N.B.G.

From Johann Sebastian Bach by Forkel, Johann Nikolaus

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