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.