Music Friday, 25 May 2007

Winehouse wins at Ivor Novello Awards

Amy Winehouse has won Best Contemporary Song at the Ivor Novello Awards for 'Rehab', the first single off her second album, 'Back to Black'.

The Ivor Novellos, which are for songwriting, are considered to be some of the most prestigious awards in British music.

Other winners included Madonna - who took home International Hit of the Year for 'Sorry', which she co-wrote - and Arctic Monkeys, who were presented with the Best Album award for 'Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not'.

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Singer-songwriter Scott Matthews won the award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for his song 'Elusive'.

Elton John received the Most Performed Song Performing Rights Society award for 'I Don't Feel Like Dancin', which he co-wrote with the Scissor Sisters.

The Feeling were named song writers of the year.

Fatboy Slim, aka Norman Cook, won an award for his Outstanding Contribution to British Music, the Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Peter Gabriel, while a special international award went to Quincy Jones and Yusuf Islam or Cat Stevens received the award for Outstanding Song Collection.

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