Charli XCX Receives The Best Songwriter of The Year

Charli XCX has officially added another accolade by taking home the Songwriter of the Year at the Ivor Novello Awards. She achieved the milestone at the prestigious ceremony celebrating the finest in British and Irish songwriting and screen composition.

Thus, the win makes a monumental era for Charli. Starting from her 2024 album, Brat has become nothing short of a cultural phenomenon. Being a sharp and emotionally charged body of work, it climbed the charts and redefined Charli’s place in pop music. Critics and fans alike praised the album’s honesty and self-aware style. Thus, it showcased Charli’s evolution as a songwriter and a pop provocateur.

Charli’s Ivor Novello win follows an awards season sweep with five Brit Awards. Thus, she had the second-highest number of wins in a single night and three Grammy victories. Hence, it shows Charli XCX and her global impact and creative renaissance. While Brat was also nominated for Best Album at the Ivors, that honor ultimately went to Berwyn for his deeply personal debut, Who Am I.

Charli XCX and The Rest of The Winners

Berwyn continues to carve a unique path in UK music. Berwyn’s work features themes of migration, masculinity, and resilience. His path shows a rise to Mercury Prize-nominated mixtapes and collaborations with artists like Fred Again.

Elsewhere at the ceremony, Irish singer-songwriter Orla Gartland claimed Best Song Musically and Lyrically for Mine. The song is a minimalist ballad steeped in vulnerability and trauma recovery. She edged out competition from some of the UK’s most notable artists, including Lola Young, Raye, and others. While Messy missed out on that award, she was named Rising Star.

In one of the night’s more surprising outcomes, Best Contemporary Song went to Sans Souci for Circumnavigating Georgia. This low-profile gem beat out chart staples like Angel of My Dreams by Jade and rap entries from Pa Salieu, Ghetts, and Bashy.

That night does belong to Charli XCX—she is a bold, visionary force, and her fingerprints are all over the very DNA of modern pop. Giving birth to Brat, she wasn’t riding the cultural wave; she was creating it. The Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year just truly strengthens what the fans and fellow musicians have always known about her; she isn’t just making hits, she’s the emergence of a new order.