The Scottish Alternative Music Awards will return to Saint Luke’s, Glasgow on December 8. Now in its 13th year, this year’s event will be hosted by new music champion Jim Gellatly and highly-acclaimed poet Leyla Josephine which will see awards given to seven of the most outstanding artists working in Scotland today.
As in previous years, the SAMA 2022 seven award categories are Best Live Act, Best Hip Hop, Best Newcomer, Best Acoustic, Best Metal, Best Electronic and Best Rock/Alternative.
They will be nominated for the award by a host of promoters, programmers, broadcasters, podcasters, editors, writers and artists from organisations such as Amazing Radio, BBC, Jupiter Rising, Scotland in Colour, Tenement TV, Time Out, The Skinny and Up2standard.
Performing at the event will be theatrical electro-rock outfit VLURE, all-female rap trio The Honey Farm and intimate soul songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Becky Sikasa. Founded over a decade ago by Richy Muirhead, the SAMA have grown in prominence over the years, with past winners including Fatherson, Hector Bizerk, The Snuts, Gerry Cinnamon and Lewis Capaldi, recognised long before his debut EP release.
