UK's Ivor Novello Awards Honor Quincy Jones

The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters (BACS) held its annual award show, The Ivor Novello Awards, in London on May 24, 2007. Now in its 52nd year, the ceremony is considered by many to be the pinnacle of UK award ceremonies. BACS chairman, David Ferguson, was on hand to guide the day's events and “pay respect to the craft of the songwriter and composer, whose work is the heartbeat of the music industry.” Quincy Jones was given the Special International Award and was there in person to collect his honor, as were Stuart Price, Alex Turner, Yusuf Islam, Scott Matthews, Norman Cook and The Scissor Sisters. The Ivor Novello Awards is sponsored by the UK performing right society, PRS. ASCAP is proud to represent, either directly or via PRS, the winners listed below:

INTERNATIONAL HIT OF THE YEAR
Song: Sorry
Writers: Madonna / Stuart Price
Performed By: Madonna
UK Publisher: Warner Chappell Music

ALBUM AWARD
Album: Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not
Writer: Alex Turner
Performed By: Arctic Monkeys

OUTSTANDING SONG COLLECTION
Yusuf Islam

BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK
Broadcast: The Virgin Queen
Composer: Martin Phipps
UK Publisher: BDi Music Limited

THE IVORS CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD
John Rutter CBE

PRS MOST PERFORMED WORK
Song: I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’
Writers: Scott Hoffman / Jason Sellards
Performed By: Scissor Sisters
UK Publisher: HST Management Ltd/Universal Music Publishing / EMI Music Publishing

BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE
Film: Ice Age The Meltdown
Composer: John Powell
UK Publisher: EMI Music Publishing

PRS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO BRITISH MUSIC
Norman Cook

BEST SONG MUSICALLY & LYRICALLY
Song: Elusive
Writer: Scott Matthews
Performed By: Scott Matthews
UK Publisher: Universal Music Publishing

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Peter Gabriel

THE SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Quincy Jones

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