The AIM Independent Music Awards are back for 2016, with their full list of nominees.
The awards – which aim to celebrate independent music – include gongs for Best Small Label, Hardest Working Band, Breakthrough of the Year, Label of the Year, and Best Live Act.
Nominees this year include Wolf Alice (pictured), Daughter, Savages, PVRIS, Christine And The Queens, Grimes, Babymetal, Run The Jewels, Adele and Radiohead.
Alison Wenham, CEO of AIM comments: “Where else other than the AIM Awards would you find grime acts going head to head with hardcore punk bands and electronic producers?
“The shortlisted nominees represent a huge diversity of artist and genres, and highlight the fact that the best place to be in the music industry right now is the independent sector.”
Winners will be announced on 6th September. The full list of nominees is:
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 & Creem 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
Courteeners
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 ft Nyla & 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 NEW 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
INNOVATOR AWARD
TBA