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Plan B, BDO 2011
Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Plan B Triple Winner At The Ivor Novello Awards

By Music-News.com
Fri, 20 May 2011 12:35:57 +1000

Plan B won three accolades at the UK's Ivor Novello Awards today.

The rapper – real name Ben Drew – took home a hat trick of prizes at the ceremony, winning Songwriter of the Year, the Album Award for The Defamation of Strickland Banks, and PRS For Music Most Performed Work for his hit single 'She Said'.

Despite his success with 'She Said', Ben admitted he has now heard it so many times, he no longer likes the track.

He told BANG Showbiz: "I don't really like the song anymore. When I'm out people sometimes come up to me and sing the first two lines to me and it feels like a TV theme song or something. Or I'll walk into a restaurant and they'll start playing it. But I have to just keep thinking back to when I first wrote the song."

The British star is now hoping to return to his rap roots after enjoying mainstream success in the last several months.

He added: "I want to go back to underground albums now, but I don't think this will leave many commercial doors open for me. I will come back to commercial records later, but I need to show people I'm still a rapper."

Other winners at the ceremony, which took place at London's Grosvenor House Hotel, were Villagers, who were awarded the Best Song Musically and Lyrically gong for 'Becoming a Jackal', Tinie Tempah, whose track 'Pass Out' was named Best Contemporary Song, and Muse, whose global success was recognised with the International Achievement honour.

'Bonkers' hitmaker Dizzee Rascal picked up the Ivors Inspiration Award, while Paul Rodgers took home the PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music honour.

2011 Ivor Novello Awards full list of winners

Best Song Musically and Lyrically:
Song: 'Becoming a Jackal'
Writer: Conor O'Brien
Performed By: Villagers
UK Publisher: Domino Publishing Company

Best Contemporary Song:
Song: 'Pass Out'
Writers: Timothy McKenzie / Patrick Okogwu / Marc Williams
Performed By: Tinie Tempah
UK Publishers: EMI Music Publishing / Stellar Songs Ltd

Album Award:
Album: The Defamation of Strickland Banks
Writer: Benjamin Drew
Performed By: Plan B
UK Publisher: Universal Music Publishing

PRS for Music Most Performed Work:
Song: 'She Said'
Writers: Eric Appapoulay / Richard Cassell / Benjamin Drew / Tom Wright-Goss
Performed By: Plan B
UK Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing

Best Television Soundtrack:
Broadcast: 'Any Human Heart'
Composer: Dan Jones
UK Publishers: Faber Music Ltd / Universal Music Publishing

Best Original Film Score:
Film: How To Train Your Dragon
Composer: John Powell
UK Publisher: BMG Chrysalis

Best Original Video Game Score:
Game: 'Napoleon: Total War'
Composers: Richard Beddow / Richard Birdsall / Ian Livingstone
Developer: The Creative Assembly
UK Publisher: SEGA

International Achievement:
MUSE

Outstanding Song Collection:
Steve Winwood

PRS for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music:
Paul Rodgers

PRS for Music Special International Award:
Stephen Sondheim

Songwriter of the Year:
Benjamin Drew

The Ivors Classical Music Award:
Michael Nyman

The Ivors Inspiration Award:
Dizzee Rascal 

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