16 songwriters and composers collected Ivor Novello Awards across 14 categories this year.
Sam Fender and Lola Young were among the major winners at The Ivors 2026 — you can see the full list of winners below.
This year’s ceremony, which celebrated the ‘craft, cultural impact and enduring importance of songs and screen compositions’, was held at Grosvenor House in London earlier today (21 May)
16 songwriters and composers were presented with Ivor Novello Awards across 14 categories this year. Among the major winners was Sam Fender, who won Songwriter of the Year, and Kae Tempest, who triumphed in the Best Contemporary Song category for the track I Stand On The Line.
Elsewhere, Calvin Harris took home the PRS for Music Icon Award, while Lola Young won the PRS for Music Most Performed Work award for the continued success of her 2024 hit Messy.
George Michael and Thom Yorke were both inducted into the Ivors Academy Fellowship. Lily Allen won the Outstanding Song Collection award, while recent M Magazine cover star Jacob Alon won Best Song Musically and Lyrically for their song Don’t Fall Asleep and the Rising Star Award.
You can see the full list of winners from The Ivors 2026 below.
Best Album
CMAT – Euro-Country
Best Contemporary Song
Kae Tempest – I Stand On The Line (written by Kae Tempest and Fraser T Smith)
Best Song Musically and Lyrically
Jacob Alon – Don’t Fall Asleep
PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Lola Young – Messy
Rising Star Award
Jacob Alon
Outstanding Song Collection
Lily Allen
Visionary Award
Kano
Songwriter of the Year
Sam Fender
Best Original Film Score
Testimony – composed by Tom Hodge
Best Television Soundtrack
Trespasses – composed by David Holmes and Brian Irvine
PRS for Music Icon Award
Calvin Harris
Special International Award
Linda Perry
International Songwriter of the Year
ROSALÍA
Academy Fellowship
George Michael
Thom Yorke
