LONDON (AP) — Bruce Springsteen, Lana Del Rey and Ray were among the music stars honored at the annual awards for songwriters and screen composers at the Ivors in London on Thursday.

American rock star Springsteen became the first international songwriter to receive an Ivers Academy Fellowship, the highest honor given by the UK-based association.

The “Born to Run” singer and guitarist, who joins Sting, Kate Bush and Paul McCartney in becoming a Fellow of the Academy, in recognition for “his outstanding contribution to the art of songwriting and influence on the UK cultural landscape”. was given. ,

“I want to thank you for taking my music into your hearts and your souls. I want to thank you for including me in the challenging and beautiful cultural life of the UK,” Springsteen told the ceremony’s guests after accepting the award from McCartney.

“Once it was only my dream, today it is reality.”

Ray, who this year won a record six awards in one night at Britain’s pop music honors, the Brit Awards, was named songwriter of the year.

Best Album, an award said to honor “coherent and inventive creativity, as well as exceptional songwriting”, went to jazz drummer Yusef Dez’s predominantly instrumental “Black Classical Music”, while Victoria Canales’ ” “Black Swan”, which had won the award in the Rising Star category last year, received the award for Best Song for Music and Lyrics.

Best Contemporary Song went to “Geronimo Blues” by Speakers Corner Quartet and Kay Tempest. Rapper Dave and Central’s No. 1 hit “Sprinter” won the award in the category of Most Performed Work.

Del Rey was presented with a special international award for her career and influence, while songwriter and longtime Elton John collaborator Bernie Taupin was honored for outstanding contribution to British music.

Other winners included grime artist Skepta, who received a Visionary Award, and Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall, who was honoured with the Song Collection Award.

The Rising Star award went to music artist Master Peace.

Named after Ivor Novello, an early 20th-century Welsh musician, actor and entertainer, the Ivor Awards were first awarded in 1956.

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