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PUBLISHING: Hit songwriters fall foul of Ivor rules.
Percentages game mean Eg White, Steve Booker and Jimmy Hogarth miss out on Ivor nomination
By Stuart Clarke
Hit songwriters Eg White, Steve Booker and Jimmy Hogarth have missed out on an Ivor Novello nomination this year despite penning a number of hits on Duffy's Ivor-nominated debut, Rockferry.
Together, White and Hogarth co-wrote the single Warwick Avenue as well as album tracks Hanging On Too Long and Delayed Devotion, while Hogarth also co-wrote I'm Scared with Duffy. Booker, meanwhile, co-wrote the hit single Mercy and Stepping Stone with the star.
Their omission from the Ivor Novello shortlist, revealed last week, was a result of rules governing the best album category that dictate that only those writers with 15% credits on an album are eligible.
Organiser BASCA told Music Week, "The rules of the Ivors state that to qualify for an Ivor for best album the songwriter must be credited with at least 15% of the total album. All tracks on an album are treated equally and so the ...
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