The Ivor Novello Awards
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Robbie Williams' flop single 'Rudebox' has been nominated for a prestigious Ivor Novello Award. The track which was widely panned by critics is up for hit of the year at the British ceremony. The troubled star - who recently spent time in rehab for a prescription drug addiction - is up against Madonna's 'Sorry', and Scissor Sisters' smash hit 'I Don't Feel Like Dancing''.
Despite only topping the charts in Germany and Switzerland, judges decided Robbie's single was still successful enough to be shortlisted. An awards spokesman said: "The nominations are based on statistical data and the award is for the song by a British writer that has sold the most around the world." Arctic Monkeys songwriter Alex Turner is up for best song musically and lyrically, for the group's hit 'When The Sun Goes Down'.
British soul singer Amy Winehouse has been put forward for best contemporary song for 'Rehab'. Her nomination follows her BRIT Awards success in February when she was named best British Female. Madonna and Scissor Sisters lead the way in the nominations with two each. 2007 Ivor Novello Awards nominations:
Best
song
musically
and
lyrically:
'Elusive'
(Scott
Matthews)
'Sophia'
(Nerina
Pallot)
'When
The
Sun
Goes
Down'
(Alex
Turner)
Best
contemporary
song:
'Over
and
Over'
(Hot
Chip)
'Rehab'
(Amy
Winehouse)
'Yeah
Yeah'
(Bodyrox
ft
Luciana)
Best
original
film
score:
'Casino
Royale'
(David
Arnold)
'Ice
Age,
The
Meltdown'
(John
Powell)
'Severance'
(Christian
Henson)
Best
TV
soundtrack:
'Hotel
Babylon'
(John
Lunn/Jim
Williams)
'Shiny
Shiny
Bright
New
Hole
In
My
Heart'
(Alex
Heffes)
'The
Virgin
Queen'
(Martin
Phipps)
PRS
most
performed
work:
'I
Don't
Feel
Like
Dancing''
(Scissor
Sisters)
'Put
Your
Records
On'
(Corinne
Bailey
Rae)
'Sorry'
(Madonna)
International
hit
of
the
year:
'I
Don't
Feel
Like
Dancing''
(Scissor
Sisters)
'Rudebox'
(Robbie
Williams)
'Sorry'
(Madonna).