The Ivor Novello Awards: the winners Two Scottish pop acts, Emeli Sandé and Calvin Harris, were amongst the big winners at last night's 58th Ivor Novello awards. Sandé, who became a household name in 2012 after performing at both the opening and closing ceremonies of the London Olympics, picked up two awards for her 2012 hit, Next to Me, voted Best Song Musically and Lyrically and Most Performed Work. Scottish dance music producer Calvin Harris was recognised as Songwriter of the Year after his album, 18 Months, produced eight top 10 hits. He described his victory as "easily the greatest achievement of my entire life." He was presented with the award by Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong who applauded the recognition being given to electronic music at the awards: "Dance music and DJs never believed they belonged in this room before. Elsewhere, Alt-J, who won the Mercury Music Prize last year, walked away with the Best Album Award, while Noel Gallagher was recognised for his Outstanding Song Collection. Picking up the award from The Kinks' Ray Davies, the ex-Oasis man, who released his first solo album, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, in 2012 said: "I'd like to thank anyone who's ever played any of my songs." The awards are particularly highly valued by artists as they recognise songwriting ability and are voted for by fellow musicians. Other winners included veteran singer-songwriter Randy Newman, Plan B and Moody Blues star Justin Hayward who won the Outstanding Achievement Prize. For a full list of winners, visit theivors.com