The official programme given to attendees of The Ivors awards ceremony on 18 May 2017. An Ivor Novello Award is the highest accolade in songwriting and composing. Exclusively judged by music creators and presented by The Ivors Academy (formerly known as BASCA) since 1956, the award is the pinnacle in the careers of many songwriters and composers. The brochure includes exclusive profiles celebrating the 2017 Gift of the Academy Award recipients: John Surman, Anne Dudley, Pulp, Florence Welch, Gary Numan, Skepta, Nitin Sawhney and Bill Withers. There are details of all the other award nominees and 2017’s judges.