CMAT’s Ivor Novello Speech and the Question Most Pop Stars Won’t Answer
When CMAT accepted the Ivor Novello Award for Euro-Country, she used her speech to deliver a direct challenge to fellow artists. “It is not the time to sit on the fence. Fascism is on the rise.” The speech quickly became one of the most discussed moments in British and Irish music, but it did not emerge in isolation. It arrived during a period of growing political tension, following…








