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  Ben Howard: ‘I played the sincere, miserable singer-songwriter’

  The brooding balladeer has spent most of his career trying to shrug off his early folk image. But after burnout, and now a new album with some help from Aaron Dessner, he’s finally coming to terms with himself, he tells Rupert Hawksley

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  Ben Howard - Collections from the Whiteout review: Striking a balance between sweet, sad and strange

  With a bit of help, Howard has finally found a combination that could please everyone

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  The 1975 win two major awards at 2019 Ivor Novellos

  Matty Healy of the 1975 performing in the US this year. Photograph: Jeff Hahne/Getty Images The 1975 have received two of the most prestigious prizes at this year’s Ivor Novello songwriting awards. The band won songwriters of the year, for songs from their UK No 1 album A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships, which considered everything from online dating to Donald Trump, quarter-life crises, and heroin addiction. They also received best contemporary song for Love It If We Made It. The vo

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  Ivor Novello Awards 2019: The 1975 land double win as Richard Ashcroft picks up Outstanding Contribution award

  The 1975 scored a double win at the Ivor Novello Awards 2019, picking up awards for Best Contemporary Song and Songwriters of the Year. Matt Healy and bandmates George Daniel, Adam Hann and Ross MacDonald’s hit Love It If We Made It saw off competition from the likes of Jorja Smith and Ghetts in the Best Song category. The group was also hailed by the Ivors Academy for their “daring, vulnerable and recklessly honest” songwriting on their album A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships.

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  Ivor Novello awards 2019: The 1975 and Wiley triumph at ceremony

  The 1975 and Wiley were among the winners at this year’s Ivor Novello Awards. At a ceremony taking place at London’s Grosvenor House, Wiley, known as the “Godfather of Grime”, was awarded with The Ivors Inspiration Award, while The 1975 won both Best Contemporary Song and Songwriters of the Year. Mariah Carey was also presented with the PRS for Music Special International Award, while Ben Howard won the award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for “Nica Libres at Dusk”, from the album Noonday

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  Ivor Novello awards 2019: Ghetts, Jorja Smith and The 1975 among nominees

  Ghetts, The 1975 and Jorja Smith are among the artists nominated for this year's Ivor Novello awards.

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  Ivor Novello nominations 2019: Ghetts and Jorja Smith will go head-to-head​

  East London rapper Ghetts will go head-to-head with Jorja Smith and The 1975 after being nominated in this year’s prestigious Ivor Novello Awards.

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  Ben Howard review, Brixton Academy: proof that there's mileage in woozy melancholia

  Anyone who heard Ben Howard’s late-night guest slot on Radio 1 earlier this week would have gathered pretty quickly that the 31-year-old singer-songwriter is not your average rock star. Speaking in hushed and hesitant tones, Richmond-born Howard played music from cult American folkie Chris Smither, avant-garde cellist Arthur Russell and Eighties experimentalists Talk Talk. Mainstream it most certainly wasn’t.

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  Ben Howard review: He's surely becoming one of Britain's best singer-songwriters

  Back in 2011, Ben Howard and Ed Sheeran released debut albums a matter of weeks apart. While Sheeran has embraced the spotlight, Howard has positively resisted it. Last night’s show at Brixton Academy — the first of four nights at this 5,000-capacity venue — was characteristic of an artist who likes to do things differently.

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  Ben Howard tour: Extra date added to sold-out Brixton Academy shows

  Ben Howard has added a new date to his string of sold-out London shows.

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