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‘He’s never worked a day in his life!’: Paul McCartney honours Bruce Springsteen at Ivor Novello awards


Springsteen receives Academy fellowship as Raye named songwriter of the year, and Yussef Dayes, Victoria Canal and Speakers Corner Quartet pick up major awards

Her album My 21st Century Blues, full of candid lyricism across a range of pop styles, reached No 2 in the UK and produced a chart-topping single that also found huge US success, Escapism. She was nominated for the Mercury prize, and since My 21st Century Blues came out in February 2023 she has released a live version recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, toured extensively and co-written Riiverdance on Beyoncé’s album Cowboy Carter. Dayes has long been a celebrated figure in London’s energetic jazz scene and capped the release of his album with a set at the Royal Albert Hall.

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