Lily Allen, Olivia Dean and Wolf Alice are among some of the musicians nominated for this year’s Ivor Novello Awards. Other acts in the running include Lola Young, Florence + The Machine, CMAT, Little Simz, Coldplay, Damon Albarn, Jacob Alon, Self Esteem, Jim Legxacy and Kae Tempest – who is nominated twice for best contemporary song. The Ivors recognise British and Irish musical achievement in songwriting and composition, and also celebrate a number of singer-songwriters and groups for their wider contribution to UK music. Image: Olivia Dean, pictured on stage during this year’s Brit Awards, is nominated for an Ivor for the first time. Pic: Reuters In the best album category, Allen is nominated for her “punchy and forthright” West End Girl, Jim Legxacy for the “bold and genre-traversing” black british music, and Dean for her “divine sophomore” The Art Of Loving. They are up against Wolf Alice‘s fourth album The Clearing and Irish-star CMAT’s EURO-COUNTRY. Shortlisted composers also include writers for Oscar-nominated scores including this year’s Bugonia and last year’s The Brutalist, as well …