Neo-soul singer Sampha, jazz drummer Yussef Dayes and composer Daniel Pemberton have topped the nominations for the 2024 Ivor Novello awards, which recognise the best in British and Irish songwriting and composition for the screen.
Sampha and Dayes are individually nominated for best album, while they share a joint nomination for co-writing Sampha’s track Spirit 2.0, which is up for best song musically and lyrically.
The Japanese House (for Sunshine Baby), Victoria Canal (for Black Swan) and Tom Odell (for Black Friday) round out the category.
The awards take place on Thursday 23 May at the Grosvenor in London.