Ivor sings praises of U2’s outstanding song collection

U2 were among the winners at top British music event, the Ivor Novello awards.

Singer Bono attended the event where the group won the Ivor award for an outstanding song collection.

Chart stars Coldplay were honoured as songwriters of the year. The band were praised for their chart-topping second album A Rush of Blood to the Head, and the prize comes in the wake of a double Brits win earlier in the year.