Adele picked up a dozen gongs at the Billboard Music Awards less than a week after her triumph at the Ivor Novellos.

Boy George thinks all today's pop records sound the same.

Adele is too afraid to headline Glastonbury, according to the festival's organiser.

A tearful Adele was named songwriter of the year at the Ivor Novello Awards today – and promptly gave the gong away.

Move over Kylie – Adele has been unveiled as a new gay “icon”.

Adele’s success looks set to continue as the singer-songwriter picked up a string of nominations for the Ivor Novello Awards.

Irish act The Villagers took the prized "Best Song Musically and Lyrically" award for 'Becoming A Jackal' at the esteemed Ivor Novello Awards.

Three tracks which failed to even dent the top 100 singles chart are up for a top title as the year’s best song at the Ivor Novello awards today.

Lily Allen broke down in tears as her song 'The Fear' scooped major prizes at the Ivor Novello Awards today.

A group of virtual unknowns championed on Twitter by Stephen Fry will battle it out with chart star Lily Allen for a top UK songwriting award, it was announced today.

ELBOW followed their recent honours by picking up two gongs at the Ivor Novello Awards yesterday.

Elbow followed their recent honours by picking up two gongs at the Ivor Novello Awards today.

A warehouse worker without a record deal was nominated for one of the music industry’s most prestigious awards today alongside international artists including Coldplay and Duffy.

The Ivor Novello Awards, the “Oscars” of British songwriting and composing, are taking place today – with Amy Winehouse nominated for three gongs.

Amy Winehouse has been nominated for three Ivor Novello Awards – the “Oscars” of British songwriting and composing.

Robbie Williams, Amy Winehouse and Arctic Monkeys are among the contenders at the Ivor Novello Awards today.

Kinks star Ray Davies called today for schoolchildren in the UK to be taught about British culture.

James Blunt was a double winner at the Ivor Novello Awards today while Coldplay left empty-handed.

Bob Geldof and Midge Ure today announced plans for their follow-up to Live Aid.

THE top five songs of the past five decades were named yesterday after listeners to British station Radio 2 were asked to vote for the best song from each decade since the 1950s.

Natasha Bedingfield, The Streets and Keane will battle it out for best song of 2004 after being nominated today for the Ivor Novello Awards.

Chart stars Coldplay were honoured today as songwriters of the year at top music event the Ivor Novello awards.

Kylie Minogue's Can't Get You Out Of My Head has been nominated in four categories at this year's Ivor Novello Awards.