CMAT up for songwriting gong at the Ivor Awards

CMAT won the Choice Prize for Irish album of the year earlier this month and is due to play Dublin's St Anne's Park on May 30 and Cork's Virgin Media Park on June 20.

CMAT is nominated for best album at the Ivors. Picture: Ian West/PA

Irish artist CMAT, Olivia Dean, and Lily Allen, are among the artists nominated for the Ivor awards which celebrate songwriting.

Dean bagged her first Ivor nominations and is up for two categories including best album with her Brit-award winning record The Art of Loving.