The nominees for this year’s AIM Independent Music Awards have been announced and include a couple of Proper distributed acts. Novo Amor have been nominated in the Independent Video of the Year category for Birthplace, the title track from their forthcoming release (watch the video below), and Tom Misch is nominated in the Hardest Working Group or Artist category.
The winners are due to be revealed at the AIM Awards ceremony on September 4th at The Brewery in London. You can find all of this years nominees below.
INDEPENDENT ALBUM OF THE YEAR
in association with Ingrooves
Charlotte Gainsbourg – Rest
Jorja Smith – Lost & Found
Kamaal Williams – The Return
Kamasi Washington – Heaven and Earth
Let’s Eat Grandma – I’m All Ears
Nadine Shah – Holiday Destination
Phoebe Bridgers – Stranger In The Alps
Shame – Songs Of Praise
SOPHIE – OIL OF EVERY PEARL’s UN-INSIDES
Young Fathers – Cocoa Sugar
INDEPENDENT TRACK OF THE YEAR
in association with Spotify
Bicep – Glue
Christine and the Queens – Girlfriend
Dave – Question Time
Peggy Gou – It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)
Charlotte Gainsbourg – Deadly Valentine
Ghostpoet – Immigrant Boogie
Let’s Eat Grandma – Falling Into Me
Phoebe Bridgers – Motion Sickness
Shame – One Rizla
Wolf Alice – Don’t Delete The Kisses
BEST SOPHOMORE RELEASE
in association with Radio X
Fever Ray – Plunge
Gwenno – Le Kov
King Krule – The OOZ
Let’s Eat Grandma – I’m All Ears
Nines – Crop Circle
BEST CREATIVE PACKAGING
in association with MCPS
Black Sabbath – The Ten Year War
Fela Kuti – Box Set #4 Curated By Erykah Badu
Hüskur Dü – Savage Young Dü
Oneohtrix Point Never – Age Of
Wishbone Ash – The Vintage Years 1970-1991
UK BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR
in association with Youtube
AJ Tracey
Goat Girl
IDLES
Jorja Smith
SOPHIE
INDEPENDENT VIDEO OF THE YEAR
in association with Vevo
Novo Amor – Birthplace
IDLES – Colossus
Leon Vynehall – Movements (Chapter III)
Moses Sumney – Doomed
Superorganism – Everybody Want to Be Famous
INDEPENDENT LABEL OF THE YEAR
in association with Believe
Brownswood Recordings
Ninja Tune
Transgressive
Dirty Hit
Dead Oceans
BEST SMALL LABEL
in association with Awesome Merchandise
Black Acre Records
Rocket Recordings
Rock Action Records
On the Corner Records
Houndstooth
HARDEST WORKING GROUP OR ARTIST
Tom Misch
DAWN (Dawn Richard)
IDLES
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Mogwai
PPL AWARD FOR MOST PLAYED NEW INDEPENDENT ACT
in association with PPL
Camelphat & Elderbook
Dave
Hardy Caprio
Jorja Smith
Yxng Bane
INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR
in association with Deezer
Cigarettes After Sex
Confidence Man
Moses Sumney
Phoebe Bridgers
Zeal & Ardor
BEST LIVE ACT
voted for by music fans via Songkick
Cassia
DMA’s
Erasure
IDLES
Steps
INDIE CHAMPION AWARD
in association with [PIAS]
Femi Adeyemi – Founder of NTS Radio
The winners of the Innovator Award (in association with Fuga), Outstanding Contribution to Music (in association with Merlin), and the Pioneer Award will be announced in the lead up to this year’s awards ceremony.