The Ivors Academy has announced a new Senate of songwriters and composers

The Ivors Academy has announced a new Senate of songwriters and composers, elected by its members to champion music creators at the heart of its governance.

British stars, Paloma Faith and Tinie Tempah were announced, alongside songwriters like Iain Archer - whose co-writing credits include hits ‘Hold Back The River’ and Jake Bugg’s 'Lightning Bolt’.

25 year-old, Lizzie Esau was revealed as part of the Senate, following the release of her pop-rock anthem, ‘She’s A Scorpio’ and accomplished E.P, ‘Spilling Out The Truth’. The single received repeat plays from Greg James on his BBC Radio 1 show on the days following its release and has gone down as a fan favourite live. Esau headlined Glastonbury Festival’s BBC Introducing Stage this summer.

The elected Senate members will play a key role in communicating and ensuring the the views and priorities of the songwriting community including the impact of AI and fair pay.

Roberto Neri, CEO of The Ivors Academy said, “I am delighted with the outcome of the election and also the member engagement throughout the process. Alongside other issues, our new Senate will strengthen our voice in addressing the potential threat of AI, with lobbying the new Government to fix streaming and ensuring media composers sign fairer contracts.

Thank you again to the many songwriters and composers who put themselves forward in the election and for their continued commitment”.

List of members elected to the Senate:

Andy Skinner

Anna Phoebe

Ayanna Witter-Johnson

Cassell the Beatmaker

Catherine Anne Davies

Crispin Hunt

David Arnold

Dru Masters

Duncan MacLeod

Emily Saunders

Esmeralda Conde Ruiz

Eve Horne

Fiona Bevan

Gary Crosby

Iain Archer

Ilā Kamalagharan

Ines Dunn

Jill Thomas

Joe Galuszka

Jonathan Vincent

Jonny Lattimer

Kal Lavelle

Kamille

Katie Richardson

Keith Ayling

Lizzie Esau

Louise Dodds

Melpomeni Kermanidou

Mika Sellens

Nainita Desai

Olli Wells

Orphy Robinson

Paloma Faith

Ras Kassa Alexander

Rob Aitken

Shelly Mcerlaine

Tansy Davies

Tinie Tempah

Tom Gray

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