[Iceman]

The nominations for the 56th Ivor Novello awards have been revealed.

Plan B has received two nominations, with Tinie Tempah, Katy B and The xx all getting nods.

The annual ceremony celebrates excellence in music writing and recognises talent from composers across all genres.

There are seven main categories, as well as a number of special awards to be announced on the night that include 'International Achievement', 'Outstanding Song Collection' and 'Songwriter(s) of the Year'.

The Ivors will take place at London's Grosvenor House on May 19.

The nominations for the Ivor Novello awards are as follows:

'Best Song Musically and Lyrically'

Villagers, 'Becoming a Jackal', written by O'Brien, published by Domino Publishing Company

Everything Everything, 'MY KZ, UR BF', written by Higgs, Pritchard, Robertshaw and Spearman, published by Universal Music Publishing

Foals, 'Spanish Sahara', written by Bevan, Congreave, Gervers, Philippakis and Smith, published by Universal Music Publishing

'Best Contemporary Song'

The xx, 'Islands', written by Croft, Qureshi, Sim and Smith, published by Universal

Katy B, 'Katy on a Mission', written by Benga, Katy B and Geeneus, published by EMI

Tinie Tempah, 'Pass Out', written by McKenzie, Okogwu and Williams, published by EMI / Stellar Songs Ltd

'Album Award'

Bombay Bicycle Club, Flaws, written by Jack Steadman, published by Imagem Music

Everything Everything, Man Alive, written by Higgs, Pritchard, Robertshaw and Spearman, published by Universal

Plan B, The Defamation of Strickland Banks, written by Benjamin Drew, published by Universal

'PRS for Music Most Performed Work'

Kylie Minogue, 'All the Lovers', written by Jim Eliot and Mima Stilwell, published by Sony / ATV

Plan B, 'She Said', written by Appapoulay, Cassell, Drew and Wright-Goss, published by Sony / ATV / Universal

Scouting For Girls, 'This Ain't A Love Song', written by Roy Stride, published by EMI

'Best Television Soundtrack'

Agatha Christie's Marple, Series V, composed by Dominik Scherrer, published by EMI

Any Human Heart, composed by Dan Jones, published by Faber / Universal

Going Postal, composed by John Lunn, published by SATV

'Best Original Film Score'

How To Train Your Dragon, composed by John Powell, published by BMG Chrysalis

Monsters, composed by Jon Hopkins, published by Domino / Vertigo

Unstoppable, composed by Harry Gregson-Williams, published by EMI

'Best Original Video Game Score'

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, composed by Nitin Sawhney, developed by Ninja Theory, published by Namco Bandai Games SAS

James Bond 007: Blood Stone, composed by Richard Jaques, developed by Bizarre Creations, published by Activision

Napoleon: Total War, composed by Beddow, Birdsall and Livingstone, developed by The Creative Assembly, published by SEGA