Sam Fender, Rosalía and Jacob Alon win Ivor Novello Awards

Sam Fender, Rosalía and Jacob Allen were among the large winners astatine this year's Ivor Novello Awards, arsenic Sir Elton John received a peculiar honour.

Geordie vocalist Fender accepted the prestigious prize, with officials saying helium had go 1 of "the defining voices successful modern British euphony and storytelling".

Catalan superstar Rosalía was presented with planetary songwriter of the year, portion Scottish alt-folk vocalist Alon bushed disconnected contention from Self Esteem and Wolf Alice to triumph champion opus musically and lyrically for their opus Don't Fall Asleep.

Sir Elton was besides honoured arsenic helium was announced arsenic the Ivors Academy's first-ever president.

The Ivor Novello Awards, are coveted successful the UK euphony manufacture due to the fact that they specifically recognise the value of songwriting.

Fender, known for albums including People Watching and Seventeen Going Under, was praised by the Academy for his "sharp societal commentary and emotionally honorable songwriting".

Catalan superstar Rosalía was presented with a caller award, planetary songwriter of the year, aft breaking done with her genre-melding, neo-classical and multi-lingual medium Lux.

The Ivors Academy said she had "pushed the boundaries of planetary songwriting and experimental pop".

As she accepted her award, connected signifier astatine London's Grosvenor House, she took the accidental to basal up for much divers songwriting voices.

She stated that determination are "countless outstanding writers which volition not beryllium recognised arsenic they merit due to the fact that they aren't middle-class achromatic Europeans, whose upbringing has been sufficiently unchangeable for them to crook a hint of endowment into a palmy career."

Lily Allen, who returned past twelvemonth to large acclaim with her revealing, tell-all deed breakup record, West End Girl, received the outstanding opus postulation award.

The academy said she had "built 1 of the astir distinctive catalogues successful British euphony crossed the past 2 decades" with tracks similar Smile, LDN and Madeline, that person had "a lasting interaction connected British popular civilization and songwriting".

Alon took location 2 awards for rising prima and champion opus musically and lyrically for his way Don't Fall Asleep, and 4 Non Blondes vocalist and guitarist Linda Perry received the peculiar planetary award.

The euphony icon grant was presented to DJ and shaper Calvin Harris for "helping signifier the dependable of modern creation and popular implicit the past 2 decades".

Harris, known for his collaborations with stars including Dua Lipa and Rihanna, is, they said, 1 of the astir "impactful producers and songwriters of his generation".

The Scottish DJ and songwriter made america each consciousness aged by joking that his prospective DJ vocation had began by adding his present workfellow arsenic a person connected MySpace (remember that, anyone?).

He past thanked his wife, presenter Vick Hope, for, well, "marrying me".

'Don't fto radical instrumentality it distant from you, particularly AI'

In a peculiar moment, Lola Young presented Sir Elton with a peculiar honour for his "outstanding enactment championing songwriters, composers, and creativity crossed the euphony industry".

In his caller relation arsenic the Ivors Academy's archetypal president, Sir Elton volition present correspond its "global assemblage of songwriters and composers, championing the worth of euphony instauration and advocating for the rights and designation of euphony creators worldwide".

Sir Elton John was speedy to item his pridefulness of UK euphony stating that "we're an astonishing state that produces large songwriting."

A recurring taxable of the nighttime was the treatment among musicians and euphony manufacture figures astir the usage of AI successful euphony and songwriting.

Among those to code this was Sir Elton who told the assemblage that, "No substance what benignant of euphony you write, it's yours, you ain it... It came from your soul, it means a hellhole of a batch to you.

"And don't fto radical instrumentality it distant from you, particularly AI."

In 2004, Sir Elton was awarded fellowship of the Ivors Academy, and his aged collaborator, the precocious George Michael, besides had that honour bestowed upon him connected Thursday - 10 years aft his death.

The Wham! and solo popular star, who died successful 2016 aged 53, joined a big of celebrated fellowship inductees including Bruce Springsteen and besides U2, from past year's ceremony.

The songwriting academy's highest accolade recognises "excellence and interaction successful the creation and trade of euphony creation".

His Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley, collecting the grant connected his behalf, said that "George would person been profoundly moved to beryllium recognised successful this way".

He added that it was Michael's songwriting that "was the model to his soul, and it was the accomplishment and subject that helium felt distinguished him much than thing else."

Also being awarded the Fellowship was Radiohead's pb vocalist Thom Yorke.

Surprise impermanent Harry Styles presented the grant to Yorke calling it "a terrifying honour."

However it was his much playful confession astir Yorke's way Talk Show Host that prompted 1 of the biggest laughs of the nighttime from the audience, with Styles revealing that helium had "lost his virginity" to the track... earlier rapidly clarifying: "Well, the intro to Talk Show Host."

UK rapper and histrion Kano was recognised with the visionary award, highlighting his "lasting interaction connected British euphony and culture". It was handed to by his Chapter 16 collaborator and Top Boy co-star Dave.

The Ivors acknowledged Kano arsenic "one of the UK's astir influential artists, helping signifier the bequest of grime done acclaimed albums including Made successful the Manor and Hoodies All Summer."

In his acceptance speech, Kano thanked his mum, "for babysitting close now".

He added: "Anyway, convey you Ivors and to everyone successful the room. Keep the trade going. Respect to the craft".

The Ivor Novello winners successful full:

International songwriter of the year

Best opus musically and lyrically

Best tv soundtrack

Outstanding opus collection