Ivor Novello Awards: Harry Styles wins, Raye calls out music industry greed

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Raye calls out music industry greed at Ivor Novello Awards

" of the market, saying that record labels were making "significant profits" while writers and performers were "losing out".

Written when she was at her lowest ebb, the song has now earned her an Ivor Novello Award, and she used the opportunity to raise the issue of payment.She noted that songwriters aren't entitled to a single penny of an artist's royalties when they write a hit song, while producers regularly get a 4% share.

This year's ceremony saw Harry Styles' As It Was named the most-performed song of the year, while black-centric music collective Sault won album of the year for 11.Charli XCX joked that she felt like "an outsider with a heavy award" in her acceptance speech In her acceptance speech, the star, whose hits include Boom Clap, 1999 and Beg For You, said she had pursued a musical career because she felt like an outsider.But backstage, she said the recognition meant a great deal.', and played the part of this braggy character."It's cool to be able to get this kind of accolade on my own terms, without having to make too many sacrifices."

"Every time I look at a blank page, I'm filled with a mortal terror. I don't quite know how I write songs, but I do. It's a mystery." Judges praised the duo's self-titled debut album as "fresh, unapologetic and direct, with surprising melodies that demand attention".

 

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