The nominations for the 2021 Ivor Novello Awards Rising Star Prize have been announced, ahead of the official ceremony in September.
The award, which recognises the acheivements and ambition of young musicians in the industry has seen Allegra, Holly Humberstone, Kamal, Rachel Chinouriri and Willow Kayne nominated.
The Ivor Academy announced their nominations as they prepare to unveil the full shortlist on August 10th.
Exciting: The nominations for the 2021 Ivor Novello Awards Rising Star Prize have been announced, ahead of the official ceremony in September (Rachel Chinouriri pictured)
The Rising Star Award aims to discover, support, and accelerate the careers of the most promising music creators, and is part of Apple Music's continued support of the songwriter and composer community.
The winner receives a dedicated Ivor Novello Award and joins a roll call of songwriting greats that includes Adele, Stormzy, Annie Lennox, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and Joan Armatrading.
Allegra, has been writing and recording music since the age of 13, and has worked with Grammy-award winner Tim Fagan and Grammy nominee Paul O'Duffy.
Honoured: The award, which recognises the acheivements and ambition of young musicians in the industry has seen five rising stars recognised (Holly Humberstone is pictured)
Music star: Willow Kayne cites pop, hip-hop and punk as key influences on her sound, and her single I Don't Wanna Know comes hot on the heels of her previous track
The young musician has also performed on The One Show and Jools Holland, and her debut single Spectacles received airplay on BBC Radio when it was released earlier this year.
Holly Humberstone has amassed more than 120 million streams for her debut EP Falling Asleep At The Wheel and came runner up in the BBC Sound of 2021.
She has also followed in the footsteps of Billie Eilish after being chosen as Apple's Up Next Artist.
This summer Holly will perform her first ever headline shows, with four sold-out nights in London, plus the upcoming festival season.
