It was the Ivor Novello Awards in London yesterday, and leading the way with two wins was up-and-coming Scottish singer-songwriter Jacob Alon.
Alon – whose 2025 debut album In Limerence was nominated for the Mercury Prize last year – won Best Song Musically And Lyrically for Don’t Fall Asleep, a delicate finger-picked number about the accidental death of their cousin. The Ivor judges described it as “profoundly emotionally honest.” Alon also scooped the Rising Star award.