Let’s Eat Grandma with Live4ever at SXSW (Paul Bachmann / Live4ever)
Idles and Let’s Eat Grandma won prizes at the 2018 AIM Independent Music Awards, which were held in London yesterday.
Idles were named ‘Hardest Working Group Or Artist’ while Let’s Eat Grandma picked up the Best Sophomore Release award thanks to I’m All Ears.
Elsewhere, Outstanding Contribution To Music went to Tracey Thorn and Goldie was presented with the Pioneer Award.
AIM Independent Music Awards 2018 winners:
Independent Album of the Year: Nadine Shah – Holiday Destination (1965 Records/[PIAS])
Independent Track of the Year: Peggy Gou – It Makes You Forget (Itgehane) (Ninja Tune)
Best Sophomore Release: Let’s Eat Grandma – I’m All Ears (Transgressive)
UK Breakthrough of the Year: Jorja Smith (FAMM)
International Breakthrough of the Year: Phoebe Bridgers (Dead Oceans)
Best Live Act: Erasure (Mute Records)
Hardest Working Group or Artist: IDLES (Partisan Records)
Outstanding Contribution to Music: Tracey Thorn
Pioneer Award: Goldie
Innovator Award: SOPHIE
Best Creative Packaging: Black Sabbath – The Ten Year War (BMG)
Independent Label of the Year: Ninja Tune
Best Small Label: Black Acre Records
Indie Champion Award: Femi Adeyemi – Founder of NTS Radio
PPL Award For Most Played New Independent Act: Dave (Dave)
Independent Video of the Year: Novo Amor – Birthplace (AllPoints) / Directed by Sil van der Woerd & Jorik Dozy
