London Grammar And Newman Up For Novello

John Newman is up against London Grammar and Palma Violets for the prestigious Ivor Novello songwriting award.

The annual awards, presented by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA), are highly prized because they are voted for by songwriters and composers.

Newman's debut single Love Me Again is shortlisted for the best song musically and lyrically alongside London Grammar's Strong and Best Of Friends By Palma Violets.

Last year's Mercury Award winner James Blake is nominated for the best contemporary song for Retrograde in a shortlist that includes Kemosabe by Everything Everything and Latch by Disclosure featuring Sam Smith.

The nominations for most performed work are shared between Emeli Sande for Clown, Let Her Go by Passenger and Troublemaker by Olly Murs featuring Flo Rida.

Nominations for the album award go to Arctic Monkeys for AM, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds for Push the Sky Away and Laura Mvula's Sing to the Moon.

BASCA Chairman Simon Darlow said: "The Ivors nominations clearly reflect the health of British songwriting and composing, highlighting the wealth of creative talent the UK possesses. BASCA is delighted that The Ivors continue to be the award songwriters and composers want to win, and I congratulate everyone represented here today."

The awards will be presented at a ceremony in London on Thursday May 22.

The nominations are:

:: Best Song Musically and Lyrically

Best of Friends by Palma Violets

Love Me Again by John Newman

Strong by London Grammar

:: Best Contemporary Song

Kemosabe by Everything Everything

Latch by Disclosure featuring Sam Smith

Retrograde by James Blake

:: PRS for Music Most Performed Work

Clown by Emeli Sande

Let Her Go by Passenger

Troublemaker by Olly Murs featuring Flo Rida

:: Album Award

AM by Arctic Monkeys

Push the Sky Away by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

Sing to the Moon by Laura Mvula

:: Best Original Film Score

Captain Phillips by Henry Jackman

Gravity by Steven Price

The Epic of Everest by Simon Fisher Turner

:: Best Television Soundtrack

Mr Selfridge by Charlie Mole

Ripper Street by Dominik Scherrer

The Thirteenth Tale by Benjamin Wallfisch