Jade Thirlwall put on a loved-up display with her boyfriend Jordan Stephens as they lead the stars at the prestigious Ivor Novello Awards.  

The awards ceremony took place in London on Thursday as it celebrated its milestone 70th year.

Jade was in attendance after landing her first nomination as a solo artist for her debut single Angel of My Dreams in the Best Contemporary Song category, but the gong was eventually won by Sans Soucis for her track Circumnavigating Georgia. 

The former Little Mix star looked typically stylish as she arrived in a grey and red oversized pinstripe suit, with her Rizzle Kicks beau planting a kiss on her forehead as they took to the red carpet. 

Meanwhile Messy hitmaker Lola Young was one of the night’s big winners as she took home the Rising Star award for the viral track.

Lola effortlessly pulled off casual chic as she arrived in a grey marl zip-up jumpsuit which cinched her in at the waist thanks to a corset design, and sported a pair of silver stiletto flats. 

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Jade Thirlwall put on a loved-up display with her boyfriend Jordan Stephens as they lead the stars at the prestigious Ivor Novello Awards in London on Thursday

Meanwhile Messy hitmaker Lola Young was one of the night’s big winners as she took home the Rising Star award for the viral track

After winning the BRIT Award in the Best Album category last month for the incredibly successful BRAT, Charli XCX lost out on the gong in the same category at The Ivors to Trinidadian rapper BERWYN’s album WHO AM I.

However Charli did come out with an award as she received the Songwriter of the Year gong. 

Meanwhile Robbie Williams was also honoured at Thursday’s ceremony as he was presented with the coveted Icon Award. 

Among the stars who made an appearance at the ceremony were Nia Smith, Rebecca Lucy Taylor, aka Self Esteem, and radio legend Edith Bowman.  

In her first year of recognition by The Ivors Academy, breakout star Lola lead the pack with a whopping three nominations.

Alongside her nod for the Rising Star prize, Lola was also nominated in the Best Album and Best Song Musically and Lyrically categories for her viral No. 1 track, Messy.

Meanwhile, RAYE was also seeking to continue her incredible winning streak after scoring two nominations this year.

She was previously nominated for two Ivors in 2022, won the Contemporary Song award in 2023 for her viral hit Escapism and was honoured with the highly-regarded Songwriter of the Year at last year’s ceremony.

This year saw her competing against Lola for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for her 2024 single Genesis, alongside Child of Mine by Laura Marling, Fontaines D.C.’s In the Modern World and Orla Gartland with Mine.

The awards ceremony took place in London on Thursday as it celebrated its milestone 70th year

Jade was in attendance after landing her first nomination as a solo artist for her debut single Angel of My Dreams in the Best Contemporary Song category, but the gong was eventually won by Sans Soucis for her track Circumnavigating Georgia

The former Little Mix star looked typically stylish as she arrived in a grey and red oversized pinstripe suit, with her Rizzle Kicks beau planting a kiss on her forehead as they took to the red carpet

Lola effortlessly pulled off casual chic as she arrived in a grey marl zip-up jumpsuit which cinched her in at the waist thanks to a corset design, and sported a pair of silver stiletto flats

In her first year of recognition by The Ivors Academy, breakout star Lola lead the pack with a whopping three nominations

Meanwhile Robbie Williams was also honoured at Thursday’s ceremony as he was presented with the coveted Icon Award

The music legend beamed as he was presented with the gong at the ceremony on Thursday

While RAYE’s 2023 hit Prada is among the very strong contenders for the Most Performed Work prize, which recognises the most-played song in the UK.

She was up against fierce compeтιтion from Dua’s Houdini, Stargazing by Myles Smith, and Harry Styles’ hit As It Was, which has been in contention for the gong three years in a row, previously winning in 2023.

But it was BRIT Awards Rising Star Myles Smith who took home the award on Thursday for his tracks Stargazing with Peter Fenn and Jesse Fink. 

The late George Michael was also posthumously nominated in the category, with Wham!’s beloved and staple festive hit, Last Christmas – four decades after it was released.

Along with RAYE, Ghetts and Conor Dickinson, who each received two nominations, with Ghetts also competing for Best Contemporary Song with hit track Double Standards (feat. Sampha).

While she and Ghetts will also face off against Sans Soucis’s Circumnavigating Georgia and How Black Men Lose Their Smile by Bashy and Pa Salieu with Allergy.

Rising Star nominee Nia Smith arrived for the event in a chic fitted black sweater and white wide-leg trousers

Another star who made an appearance was Rebecca Lucy Taylor, aka Self Esteem, as she donned a cream linen oversized suit 

Radio legend Edith Bowman looked as stylish as ever in a navy oversized suit with a shirt and tie and platform suede heels

It was BRIT Awards Rising Star Myles Smith who took home the award for Most Performed Work on Thursday for his tracks Stargazing with Peter Fenn and Jesse Fink

After winning the BRIT Award in the Best Album category last month for the incredibly successful BRAT, Charli XCX lost out on the gong in the same category at The Ivors to Trinidadian rapper BERWYN’s album WHO AM I

The Ivors also celebrate composers for film and TV, and up for Best Original Film are Daniel Pemberton with Fly Me to the Moon, Gary Yershon’s music to Hard Truths, Michael ‘Mickey J’ Asante’s original score to Kneecap, Raffertie’s music to The Substance and Mica Levi’s score to The Zone of Interest.

In contention for Best Television Soundtrack were Martin Phipps for Black Doves, Oliver Coates’ music to Mary & George, Jack Halama and Natalie Holt’s soundtrack to Rivals, and Carly Paradis’ Until I Kill You – with Vince Pope’s score to True Detective: Night Country the winner on the night.

 

The final category for Best Original Video Game Score saw nods for Mathieu Alvado and Mark Choi’s Empire of the Ants, John Konsolakis for Farewell North, Eli Rainsberry’s music to Flock, David Garcia Diaz’s soundtrack to Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II and Boxed Ape’s The Casting Of Frank Stone.

The ceremony also saw U2 become the latest songwriters bestowed with the most prestigious accolade of Academy Fellows, making Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. the first Irish songwriters that the Academy has inducted into Fellowship in its 81-year history.

The Ivors 2025 winners

BEST ALBUM

BRAT – Charli XCX

ON PURPOSE, WITH PURPOSE – Ghetts

THE LOOP – Jordan Rakei

THIS WASN’T MEANT FOR YOU ANYWAY – Lola Young

WHO AM I – BERWYN – WINNER

 

BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG

ALLERGY – Pa Salieu

ANGEL OF MY DREAMS – JADE

CIRCUMNAVIGATING GEORGIA – Sans Soucis – WINNER

DOUBLE STANDARDS – Ghetts feat. Sampha

HOW BLACK MEN LOSE THEIR SMILE – Bashy 

 

BEST SONG MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY

CHILD OF MINE – Laura Marling 

GENESIS. – RAYE

IN THE MODERN WORLD – Fontaines D.C.

MESSY – Lola Young

MINE – Orla Gartland 

 

MOST PERFORMED WORK

AS IT WAS – Harry Styles

HOUDINI – Dua Lipa 

LAST CHRISTMAS – WHAM!

PRADA – Cᴀssö, RAYE and D-Block Europe

STARGAZING – Myles Smith – WINNER

 

RISING STAR AWARD

Bea and her Business

Liang Lawrence

Lola Young – WINNER

LULU.

Nia Smith

 

BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE 

FLY ME TO THE MOON – Daniel Pemberton 

HARD TRUTHS – Gary Yershon 

KNEECAP – Michael ‘Mickey J’ Asante

THE SUBSTANCE – Raffertie – WINNER

THE ZONE OF INTEREST – Mica Levi

 

BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK

 BLACK DOVES – Martin Phipps

MARY & GEORGE – Oliver Coates 

 RIVALS – Jack Halama and Natalie Holt

TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY – Vince Pope – WINNER

UNTIL I KILL YOU – Carly Paradis 

BEST ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SCORE 

EMPIRE OF THE ANTS – Mathieu Alvado and Mark Choi

FAREWELL NORTH – John Konsolakis – WINNER

FLOCK – Eli Rainsberry

SENUA’S SAGA: HELLBLADE II – David Garcia Diaz

THE CASTING OF FRANK STONE – Boxed Ape