Adele, Fleet Foxes Up For Inaugural Aim Independent Music Awards


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The nominees for the first ever Aim Independent Music Awards, established in July by The Association of Independent Music to highlight the best of British-signed indie music, have been announced today, with Adele, Fleet Foxes and Bon Iver amongst those up for awards.

The brilliant XL Recordings label has seen its bands pick up seven nominations in total, including a nod for The Horrors on the Independent Breakthrough of the Year category.

The awards will be handed out at a London ceremony on November 10th.

Shortlist:

Independent Entrepreneur of the Year (in association with The Orchard):

Rob da Bank (Sunday Best Recordings / Bestival / Camp Bestival / AIF)
Ruth Daniel (Fat Northerner Records / unConvention)
Martin Goldschmidt (Cooking Vinyl)
Julie Weir (Visible Noise / Wiseblood Management)

Best Difficult Second Album:

’21’ – Adele (XL Recordings)
‘Bon Iver’ – Bon Iver (4AD)
‘Helplessness Blues’ – Fleet Foxes (Bella Union)
‘Pala’ Friendly Fires (XL Recordings)
‘Watch Me Dance’ – Toddla T (Ninja Tune)

Catalogue Release of the Year (in association with Rovi):

‘Ninja Tune XX’ – Various Artists – Ninja Tune
‘The Wonderful & Frightening World of The Fall / This Nation’s Saving Grace (Omnibus Edition)’ – The Fall –  – Beggars Group
‘Coals To Newcastle’ – Orange Juice – Domino
‘Matador at 21’ – Various Artists – Matador Records

Best Small Label (in association with Sound Performance):

Ambiguous Records
Naim Edge Records
Smalltown America
Stolen Recordings

Hardest Working Band or Artist (in association with Live Nation):

Beardyman (Sunday Best Recordings)
Bring Me The Horizon (Visible Noise)
Frank Turner (Xtra Mile)
Random Hand (Bomber Music)

Innovative Marketing Campaign of the Year:

Ninja Tune – Amon Tobin ‘ISAM’ campaign
Ninja Tune – ‘Ninja Tune XX’ campaign
Radar Maker – Frankie & the Heartstrings ‘Hunger’ campaign
Warp Records – Flying Lotus EP ‘Cosmogramma, Pattern+Grid World, Cosmogramma Alt Takes’

Independent Breakthrough of the Year:

Bring Me The Horizon (Visible Noise)
Caro Emerald (Dramatico)
The Horrors (XL Recordings)
SBTRKT (XL Recordings)

Golden Welly Award for Best Independent Festival (in association with AIF and Virtual Festivals):

Bearded Theory
Belladrum
End of the Road
Y Not Festival

PPL Award for Most Played Independent Artist:

Adele (XL Recordings)
Arctic Monkeys (Domino)
Vampire Weekend (XL Recordings)
The XX (XL Recordings/Young Turks)

Best Live Act (in association with Sailor Jerry):

Bring Me The Horizon (Visible Noise)
Enter Shikari (Ambush Reality)
Frank Turner (Xtra Mile)
Warpaint (Rough Trade)


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