The Association of Independent Music (AIM) hold their sixth awards show on 6th September at The Brewery in London. In the past the awards have recognised a number of independent artists, such as Björk, Skepta, Edwyn Collins and Flying Lotus, while also honouring labels like Transgressive and Alcopop.
Now the shortlists for the Awards have been announced, with 47 artists in total running for 9 Awards. Christine and the Queens, Field Music, Flume, Radiohead and Wolf Alice lead the nominations. A variety of small labels have also been nominated in a special category recognising their achievements, while the public were able to vote for who they’d like to see win Best Live Act.
It had already been announced that Róisín Murphy was this year’s winner of the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award.
See the full list of nominations below. The winners will be revealed at the ceremony on 6th September.
Best Small Label
Beatnik Creative
Earth Recordings
Holy Roar
Local Action
Numbers
Best Difficult Second Album
Daughter – Not to Disappear
Fat White Family – Songs for Our Mothers
Melt Yourself Down – Last Evenings on Earth
Money – Suicide Songs
Savages – Adore Life
Special Catalogue Release of the Year
British Sea Power – The Compleat Illustrated British Sea Power (Vol. 1)
Mikael Tariverdiev – Film Music
Slade – When Slade Rocked the World
Various Artists – Ork Records: New York, New York
Various Artists – Leaf 20 Box Set
Hardest Working Band or Artist
Darren Hayman
Kamasi Washington
Martyn Joseph
Run the Jewels
Shaodow
Golden Welly Award for Best Independent Festival
Barn on the Farm
Beat Herder
Brainchild Festival
Pete the Monkey
Strawberries & Cream Festival
Independent Breakthrough of the Year
Christine and the Queens
Father John Misty
Flume
Neck Deep
PVRIS
Stormzy
Indie Champion Award
Chris Bye – Arts Council England/ Liverpool Sound City
Jen Long – DICE
Jess Partridge – London in Stereo
Jon Tolley – Banquet Records
Mary Anne Hobbs – BBC 6Music
Independent Video of the Year
Darwin Deez – ‘The Mess She Made’
Grimes – ‘Kill v Maim’
Kaytranada – ‘Lite Spots’
Oscar – ‘Sometimes’
Yeasayer – ‘I Am Chemistry’
Best Live Act
Babymetal
Caravan Palace
Courtneeners
Sunset Sons
Wolf Alice
Independent Track of the Year
Adele – ‘Hello’
Christine and the Queens – ‘Tilted’
Field Music – ‘The Noisy Days Are Over’
Flume – ‘Never Be Like You’
Ghetts x Rude Kid – ‘One Take’
Major Lazer feat Nyla and Fuse ODG – ‘Light It Up (Remix)’
Protoje ft Chronixx – ‘Who Knows’
Radiohead – ‘Burn the Witch’
Skepta – ‘Man’
Roots Manuva – ‘Don’t Breathe Out’
PPL Award for Most Played Independent Act
KDA
Sigala
Wolf Alice
Tchami
Independent Album of the Year
ARCA – Mutant
Brian Eno – The Ship
Field Music – Commontime
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – Blossom
Lapsley – Long Way Home
Little Simz – A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons
Press to Meco – Good Intent
Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
Roots Manuva – Bleeds
Skepta – Konnichiwa
Independent Label of the Year
Because Music
Bella Union
Epitaph/ ANTI
Moshi Moshi
Ninja Tune
Outstanding Contribution to Music
Roisin Murphy
Pioneer Award
Richard Russell – XL Recordings
