Sam Fender wins Songwriter Of The Year at the Ivors 2026

The Ivors honours Sam Fender, George Michael, Rosalía, CMAT, Thom Yorke, Elton John and more

The winners of The Ivors with Amazon Music have been revealed at the 2026 awards ceremony held at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London. The event recognises exceptional achievements in songwriting and screen composing. Now in its 71st year, 16 songwriters and composers collected Ivor Novello Awards across 14 ...

Notting Hill Music signs Slade guitarist Dave Hill

UMPG & 45RPM team on global publishing agreement with film composer and artist Daniel Blumberg

Material Music launches publishing arm with Downtown Music Publishing

Sony Music Publishing elevates ZaZa Kazadi to senior director A&R, UK & Europe

Ivors 2026 preview: CEO Roberto Neri on songwriters, AI and supporting British artists

Ivors Academy chief Roberto Neri has outlined his vision for this year's ceremony while calling on the industry to do more to support emerging British songwriters. The Ivors ...

BMI to acquire Soundmouse from Orfium

BMI has agreed a deal to acquire Soundmouse from Orfium. Soundmouse is a global operator in music cue sheet reporting and monitoring for the broadcast and entertainment production ...

Fuga renews and expands partnership with Insomniac Music Group

Downtown-owned B2B distributor Fuga has announced the renewal and expansion of its partnership with electronic music specialist Insomniac Music Group. The extended agreement will see Insomniac continue to ...

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