Adele leads Ivor Novello nods

In what is perhaps no great surprise, Adele leads the way in the nominations for the 57th Ivor Novello Awards, with the 21 singer shortlisted for four awards.

Last year saw Villagers' frontman Conor J. O'Brien pick up the gong in the 'Best Song Musically and Lyrically' category for 'Becoming A Jackal' but this year sees a complete absence of Irish talent. Elsewhere there are potential winners in the form of Take That, Nero and Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, with his score for We Need To Talk About Kevin shortlisted.

The full list of nominations is as follows:

Best Song Musically and Lyrically

Song: 'Rolling In The Deep'
Written by: Adele Adkins / Paul Epworth
Performed by: Adele

Song: 'Shake It Out'
Written by: Paul Epworth / Kid Harpoon / Florence Welch
Performed by: Florence + The Machine

Song: 'The A Team'
Written & Performed by: Ed Sheeran

Best Contemporary Song

Song: 'Promises'
Written by: Joseph Ray / Daniel Stephens / Alana Watson
Performed by: Nero

Song: 'The Wilhelm Scream'
Written by: James Blake / James Litherland
Performed by: James Blake

Song: 'Video Games'
Written by: Lana Del Rey / Justin Parker
Performed by: Lana Del Rey

Best Original Film Score

Film: Life In A Day
Composed by: Harry Gregson-Williams / Matthew Herbert

Film: The First Grader
Composed by: Alex Heffes

Film: We Need To Talk About Kevin
Composed by: Jonny Greenwood

Best Television Soundtrack

Broadcast: Leonardo
Composed by: Mark Russell

Broadcast: Page Eight
Composed by: Paul Englishby

Broadcast: The Shadow Line
Composed by: Martin Phipps

PRS for Music Most Performed Work
Song: 'Rolling In The Deep'
Written by: Adele Adkins / Paul Epworth
Performed by: Adele

Song: 'Someone Like You'
Written by: Adele Adkins / Dan Wilson
Performed by: Adele

Song: 'The Flood'
Written by: Gary Barlow / Howard Donald / Jason Orange / Mark Owen / Robbie Williams
Performed by: Take That

Album Award

Album: 21
Written by: Adele Adkins / Paul Epworth
Performed by: Adele

Album: 50 Words For Snow
Written & Performed by: Kate Bush

Album: Let England Shake
Written & Performed by: PJ Harvey