Ivor Novello Awards Presented

Radiohead, Dario Marianelli, Stargate and Beyonce Knowles among those honored

Gilad Ben-Amram
ASCAP members via PRS were honored at the 53rd annual Ivor Novello Awards, which were held in London on May 22nd, 2008. The Ivor Novello Awards recognize the best British songwriting and composing talent. Among this year’s PRS/ASCAP honorees were songwriter Simon Aldred, who took home the Best Contemporary Song award for “People Help the People,” composer Dario Marianelli who was awarded Best Original Film Score for his Atonement score, and songwriter Gary Barlow for his collaboration on the song “Shine” which was PRS’s Most Performed Work of the Year. Stargate’s Mikkel Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen along with Beyonce Knowles were awarded Best-Seling British Song for “Beautiful Liar,” and songwriters Colin Greenwood, Johnny Greenwood, Edward O’Brien, Philip Selway, and Thom Yorke of the band Radiohead took the Album Award for their 2007 record In Rainbows.

Beyonce Knowles	Radiohead
Stargate	Dario Marianelli