11th Independent Music Awards
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Independent Music Award for Best Song - Acoustic
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| April Verch |
Worth the Wait
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| Slab Town Records |
Worth the Wait
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| Art Gomperz Band |
Court in Session
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| All About Murray Records |
Court in Session
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| Melissa Ferrick |
Singing with the Wind
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| MPress Records |
Singing with the Wind
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| Parlor Hawk |
Saddest Song
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| Northplatte Records |
Saddest Song
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| The Spinning Leaves & Hezekiah Jones |
Strange Dream
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| Mad Dragon Records |
Strange Dream
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Independent Music Award for Best Album - Adult Contemporary
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Alan Hampton |
The Moving Sidewalk
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| Ash Productions |
The Moving Sidewalk
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| Maisonnette |
La Garde
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| Alexandre Désilets |
La Garde
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| Barefoot Truth |
Carry Us On
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| How We Doin |
Carry Us On
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| Brooke Annibale |
Silence Worth Breaking
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| Seth Glier |
The Next Right Thing
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| MPress Records |
The Next Right Thing
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Independent Music Award for Best Song - Adult Contemporary
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Blackheart Records |
Everywhere Is Home
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| Rising Shine Records |
Everywhere Is Home
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| Antigone Rising |
Everywhere Is Home
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| Blame Sally |
Wide Open Spaces
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| Opus Music Ventures |
Wide Open Spaces
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| Mariana Bell |
Balloon
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| Spottiswoode and His Enemies |
Chariot
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| Old Soul Studios |
Chariot
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| Zach Deputy |
Remember
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| Eusonia Records |
Remember
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Independent Music Award for Best Song - Alternative Country
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Blame Sally |
Big Big Bed
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| Opus Music Ventures |
Big Big Bed
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| Deanna Cartea |
Open Road
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| Citation Records |
Open Road
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| Maxim Ludwig & The Santa Fe Seven |
Stacy C\u2019mon
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| Rattlehand |
Pike River
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| Plus One Records |
Pike River
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| Wendy Parr |
Lucky Penny
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Independent Music Award for Best Album - Alternative Country
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Buffalo Clover |
Low Down Time
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| Palaver Records |
Low Down Time
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| The Lonesome Heroes |
Daydream Western
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| The Spinning Leaves & Hezekiah Jones |
Hezekiah Leaves and The Spinning Joneses
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| Mad Dragon Records |
Hezekiah Leaves and The Spinning Joneses
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| The Wilders |
The Wilders
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| Free Dirt Records |
The Wilders
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Independent Music Award for Best Song - Americana
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Pokey Lafarge and the South City Three |
Ain\u2019t the Same
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| Free Dirt Records |
Ain\u2019t the Same
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| Shiny and the Spoon |
Coriander Blues
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| Spring Creek |
Mocking Bird
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| Sugar Bayou |
Too Proud to Cry
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| Vocalicon Records |
Too Proud to Cry
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| The Edna Project |
Keen
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| Red Wall Records |
Keen
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Independent Music Award for Best Album - Americana
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| April Verch |
That\u2019s How We Run
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| Slab Town Records |
That\u2019s How We Run
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| Mary Flower |
Misery Loves Company
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| Yellow Dog Records |
Misery Loves Company
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| Pharis & Jason Romero |
A Passing Glimpse
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| Lula Records |
A Passing Glimpse
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| Pokey Lafarge and the South City Three |
Middle of Everywhere
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| Free Dirt Records |
Middle of Everywhere
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| The Black Lillies |
100 Miles of Wreckage
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| North Knox Records |
100 Miles of Wreckage
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| Attack Monkey Productions |
100 Miles of Wreckage
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Independent Music Award for Best Album - Americana
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| April Verch |
That\u2019s How We Run
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| Slab Town Records |
That\u2019s How We Run
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| Mary Flower |
Misery Loves Company
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| Yellow Dog Records |
Misery Loves Company
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| Pharis & Jason Romero |
A Passing Glimpse
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| Lula Records |
A Passing Glimpse
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| Pokey Lafarge and the South City Three |
Middle of Everywhere
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| Free Dirt Records |
Middle of Everywhere
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| The Black Lillies |
100 Miles of Wreckage
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| North Knox Records |
100 Miles of Wreckage
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| Attack Monkey Productions |
100 Miles of Wreckage
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Independent Music Award for Best Song - Blues
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Michael Jerome Browne |
At It Again
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| Borealis Records |
At It Again
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| The Soul of John Black |
My Brother
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| Yellow Dog Records |
My Brother
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| Trampled Under Foot |
Goodbye
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| Vizztone Label Group |
Goodbye
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| Transvaal Diamond Syndicate |
Devil on My Shoulder
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| Starving Kids Records/MGM |
Devil on My Shoulder
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| Will Scott |
Last Rest Stop
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| Weather-Tone |
Last Rest Stop
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Independent Music Award for Best Album - Blues
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Ben Prestage |
One Crow Murder
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| Left Lane Cruiser |
Junkyard Speed Ball
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| Alive Records |
Junkyard Speed Ball
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| Little Freddie King |
Gotta Walk with Da King
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| MadeWright Records |
Gotta Walk with Da King
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| Scott H. Biram |
Bad Ingredients
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| Bloodshot Records |
Bad Ingredients
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| Sugar Ray and the Bluetones |
Evening
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| Severn Records |
Evening
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Independent Music Award for Best Song - Children’s Music
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Charlie Hope |
Best Friends
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| Little Maple Leaf Productions |
Best Friends
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| Kiddle Karoo |
Say Please
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| Kiddle Karoo Productions |
Say Please
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| Kira Willey |
Roller Coaster
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| Marlowe & tHe MiX |
Life Is a Roller Coaster
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| Lucky Duck Records |
Life Is a Roller Coaster
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| Meg Russell |
Smile and Say Hello
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| Meg’s Melodies |
Smile and Say Hello
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Independent Music Award for Best Album - Children’s Music
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Charlie Hope |
Songs, Stories and Friends
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| Little Maple Leaf Productions |
Songs, Stories and Friends
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| Ella Jenkins |
A Life of Song
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| Smithsonian Folkways |
A Life of Song
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| Kira Willey |
Kings & Queens of the Forest
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| Miss Melodee |
Dancing with Miss Melodee
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| Once Upon An Opera |
Red Riding Hood
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Independent Music Award for Best Song - Contemporary Christian
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Christopher Williams |
Great Affection
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| Big Red Van Music |
Great Affection
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| Joal Kamps |
Take My World Apart
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| Matthew Browne |
Our God Is Alive
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| SongsandCrowns |
Our God Is Alive
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| Picnic in the Meadow |
Burn
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| The Classic City Collective |
No Greater Love
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| SongsandCrowns |
No Greater Love
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Independent Music Award for Best Album - College Record Label Release (Album or EP)
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Kuf Knotz |
Boombox Logic
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| Mad Dragon Records |
Boombox Logic
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| The Spinning Leaves & Hezekiah Jones |
Hezekiah Leaves and The Spinning Joneses
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| Mad Dragon Records |
Hezekiah Leaves and The Spinning Joneses
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| Potential Unlimited |
Potential Unlimited 4
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Independent Music Award for Best Song - Country
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Herrick |
Cry Memphis
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| BreakAway Entertainment |
Cry Memphis
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| India Ramey |
Don\u2019t Tell Me (It Was Just The Whiskey)
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| John Carter |
Own It
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| Bonus Room Records |
Own It
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| Leah Durelle |
I'm Coming Back as a Cowboy
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| JR Music |
I'm Coming Back as a Cowboy
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| LiveWire |
What Makes You a Man
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| Way Out West Records Nashville |
What Makes You a Man
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Independent Music Award for Best Album - Compilation
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Smithsonian Folkways |
Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology
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| Waterloo Sunset Records |
Made in Aurora Vol. 1
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| MPress Records |
New Arrivals: Vol. 4 \u2013 Artists Against Youth Homelessness
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| Proximal Records |
Proximity One: Narrative of a City
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Independent Music Award for Best Song - Cover
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Annie Minogue Band |
Jet
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| Varèse Sarabande |
Jet
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| Ellis Marsalis, Jr. |
Winter Wonderland
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| Nu Jazz Entertainment |
Winter Wonderland
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| Elm Records |
Winter Wonderland
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| Ernie Hawkins |
Shuffle Rag
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| Corona Records |
Shuffle Rag
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| Margot B. |
Breakeven
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| Bill Abel w/ Old Gray Mule |
Dee Dee Dee
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| Stobie Sounds |
Dee Dee Dee
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Independent Music Award for Best Album - Concept
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Amanda Richards |
Play Dead
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| Diana Panton |
to Brazil with love
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| Ellis Marsalis, Jr. |
A New Orleans Christmas Carol
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| Nu Jazz Entertainment |
A New Orleans Christmas Carol
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| Elm Records |
A New Orleans Christmas Carol
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| Monica Pasqual |
This Cold Desire
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| Ninth Street Opus |
This Cold Desire
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| Don Rosler |
Rosler\u2019s Recording Booth
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| Fingers Crossed Records |
Rosler\u2019s Recording Booth
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Independent Music Award for Best Song - Dance or Electronica
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| dJ ArkAngel |
Get Up (Breaks Mix)
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| Kingdom-Underground-Records |
Get Up (Breaks Mix)
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| Kontaktor |
Back to School
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| Tape Delay Records |
Back to School
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| Lennart Jensen |
Shadows on the Wall
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| PASCAL |
Beautiful, Technical, Digital
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| Le Boeuf Brothers Music |
Beautiful, Technical, Digital
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| Zircon |
The End
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| Zircon Studios |
The End
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Independent Music Award for Best Album - Contemporary Christian
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Ben Apolinar |
Firm
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| Goodbye Audio |
Goodbye Audio
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| Jon Bauer |
Forevermore
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| Crossway Records |
Forevermore
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| Picnic in the Meadow |
Livin\u2019 in me
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| The Classic City Collective |
Leave Your Guns with the Usher
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| SongsandCrowns |
Leave Your Guns with the Usher
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Independent Music Award for Best Song - Eclectic
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Boy Things |
Buyer\u2019s Remorse
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| Le Boeuf Brothers |
Everything You Love
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| Nineteen-Eight Records |
Everything You Love
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| Life in a Blender |
Does the Lady?
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| Fang Records |
Does the Lady?
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| Monica Pasqual |
These Darkened Days
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| Ninth Street Opus |
These Darkened Days
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| Randall Shreve & The Sideshow |
The Ghost
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Independent Music Award for Best Album - Contemporary Classical
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Ju Percussion Group |
Moving On
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| Wind Music |
Moving On
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| Juice |
Songspin
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| Nonclassical |
Songspin
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| Keeril Makan |
Target
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| Starkland |
Target
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| Mercury Quartet |
Mercury Acoustic
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| Nonclassical |
Mercury Acoustic
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| Tansy Davies |
Troubairitz
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| Nonclassical |
Troubairitz
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Independent Music Award for Best Album - Country
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Brad Monk |
Bradford Monk and The Foggy Hogtown Boys
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| Jared Rogerson |
Peace, Love and Horses
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| Roughstock Records |
Peace, Love and Horses
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| Madonna Nash |
Madonna Nash
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| Mad Charm Records |
Madonna Nash
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| Shawna Russell |
Shawna Russell
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| Way Out West Records Nashville |
Shawna Russell
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| The Carper Family |
Back When
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Independent Music Award for Best Song - Folk/Singer-Songwriter
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Alan Hampton |
Change Your Mind
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| Ash Productions |
Change Your Mind
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| Heather Maloney |
No Shortcuts
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| Kalo Records |
No Shortcuts
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| Martyn Joseph |
There\u2019s Always Maybe
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| Pipe Records |
There\u2019s Always Maybe
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| May Stands Still |
Gotta See
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| Milestone Music Studios |
Gotta See
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| Robin Bacior |
Man Before Me
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| Consonants & Vowels Recordings |
Man Before Me
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Independent Music Award for Best Song - Gospel
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Bec Laughton |
Holy Love
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| CeCe Teneal |
I Heard You Prayin\u2019
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| 62 Music Company |
I Heard You Prayin\u2019
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| Freda Mitchell |
Just For Your Love
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| Deliverance Gospel Records |
Just For Your Love
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| Jay Semko |
Drop You In The Water
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| Busted Flat Records |
Drop You In The Water
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| Kira Small |
I Will Raise My Voice
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| Offrow Records |
I Will Raise My Voice
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Independent Music Award for Best Album - Dance/Electronica
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Atropolis |
Atropolis
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| Dutty Artz |
Atropolis
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| Birdy Nam Nam |
Defiant Order
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| Savoir Faire |
Defiant Order
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| Digital Virus |
Music Inspired by the Genre of Dubstep
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| POL Music |
Music Inspired by the Genre of Dubstep
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| Miguel Migs |
Outside the Skyline
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| Om Records |
Outside the Skyline
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| Salted Music |
Outside the Skyline
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| Sahy Uhns |
An Intolerant Disdain of Underlings
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| Proximal Records |
An Intolerant Disdain of Underlings
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Independent Music Award for Best Song - Holiday (Any holiday)
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Amanda Duncan |
Mistletoe
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| Brad Fitch |
Worst Holiday
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| Clint Maedgen |
Reindeer Games
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| Helen Gillet |
Reindeer Games
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| Dislocados |
Navidad en Heathrow
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| Ziggy Modeliste |
Holiday Kiss
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Independent Music Award for Best Song - Indie or Alternative Rock
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Girl in a Coma |
Adjust
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| Blackheart Records |
Adjust
|
| Leo Goes Grr… |
Crowns
|
| Not A Planet |
Turn Me On
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| Tan Vampires |
Digital Riot
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| The Dig |
You\u2019re Already Gone
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Independent Music Award for Best Song - Instrumental
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Cimarrón |
Joropo quitapesares
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| Smithsonian Folkways |
Joropo quitapesares
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| Gina Izzo |
Samba
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| Jaron Freeman-Fox |
Caboose
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| Karrnnel |
Coast / Rain
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| Independent record label |
Coast / Rain
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| Rumbo Nuevo |
Hotel Espana
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Independent Music Award for Best Album - Eclectic
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Amon Tobin |
ISAM
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| Ninja Tune |
ISAM
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| Misteur Valaire |
Golden Bombay
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| Mr. Label |
Golden Bombay
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| Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra |
Explores the Dark Side of the Moon
|
| True North Records |
Explores the Dark Side of the Moon
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| Randall Shreve & The Sideshow |
The Jester
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| Spottiswoode and His Enemies |
Wild Goosechase Expedition
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| Old Soul Studios |
Wild Goosechase Expedition
|
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Independent Music Award for Best Album - EP
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Justin Tracy |
Bangla Motor
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| Lancer Records |
Bangla Motor
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| SHEL |
When the Dragon Came Down
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| Mad King Records |
When the Dragon Came Down
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| Moraine Records |
When the Dragon Came Down
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| Team Me |
Team Me EP
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| Propeller Recordings |
Team Me EP
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| The Danberrys |
Company Store EP
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| The Gromble |
The Gromble
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| 37 Records |
The Gromble
|
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Independent Music Award for Best Album - Singer-Songwriter
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Amy Correia |
You Go Your Way
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| Bruce Cockburn |
Small Source of Comfort
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| Melissa Ferrick |
Still Right Here
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| Philippe B |
Variations fantômes
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| The Bon Scotts |
We Will All Die at the Hands of C.G.I.
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|
Independent Music Award for Best Album - Indie or Alternative Rock
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Company of Thieves |
Running From a Gamble
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| Wind-up Records |
Running From a Gamble
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| Girl in a Coma |
Exits & All the Rest
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| Blackheart Records |
Exits & All the Rest
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| Kevin Devine |
Between the Concrete and Clouds
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| Razor & Tie |
Between the Concrete and Clouds
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| Monogrenade |
Tantale
|
| Bonsound records |
Tantale
|
| The Revolving Birds |
The Revolving Birds
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|
Independent Music Award for Best Album - Indie or Alternative Rock
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Company of Thieves |
Running From a Gamble
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| Wind-up Records |
Running From a Gamble
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| Girl in a Coma |
Exits & All the Rest
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| Blackheart Records |
Exits & All the Rest
|
| Kevin Devine |
Between the Concrete and Clouds
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| Razor & Tie |
Between the Concrete and Clouds
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| Monogrenade |
Tantale
|
| Bonsound records |
Tantale
|
| The Revolving Birds |
The Revolving Birds
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|
Independent Music Award for Best Song - Jazz
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Ferenc Nemeth Band |
Joy
|
| Dreamers Collective Records |
Joy
|
| Gregory Page |
Love Made Me Drunk
|
| Extreme Touring |
Love Made Me Drunk
|
| Jim Heineman’s Dream Band |
Rh Positive
|
| Tima Town Productions |
Rh Positive
|
| Le Boeuf Brothers |
Circles
|
| Nineteen-Eight Records |
Circles
|
| Mark O’Connor Quintet |
The Sound of Joy
|
| OA2 Records |
The Sound of Joy
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Song - Latin
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Camilo Velandia |
Deja El Afán
|
| Cimarrón |
Cimarroneando (Cimarrón-ing)
|
| Smithsonian Folkways |
Cimarroneando (Cimarrón-ing)
|
| Del Castillo |
Boricua Del Cielo
|
| Smilin' Castle Records |
Boricua Del Cielo
|
| Dislocados |
Como Tú
|
| Lisandro Torres y su Orquesta |
A Tiempo Justo
|
| Salsaneo Records |
A Tiempo Justo
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Album - Jazz
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Alon Nechushtan |
Words Beyond
|
| Buckyball Records |
Words Beyond
|
| Austin McMahon |
Many Muses Vol. 2
|
| Fractamodi |
Many Muses Vol. 2
|
| JC Stylles |
Exhilaration & Other States
|
| Motéma Music |
Exhilaration & Other States
|
| Rene Marie |
Black Lace Freudian Slip
|
| Motéma Music |
Black Lace Freudian Slip
|
| Vincent Gardner |
The Good Book Chapter Two
|
| SteepleChase Records |
The Good Book Chapter Two
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Album - Latin
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Cimarrón |
¡Cimarrón! Joropo Music from the Plains of Colombia
|
| Smithsonian Folkways |
¡Cimarrón! Joropo Music from the Plains of Colombia
|
| Dislocados |
Pasaporte Universal
|
| Jose Conde |
Jose Conde
|
| Pipiki Records |
Jose Conde
|
| Locarno |
Una Mas Y Ya Nos Vamos
|
| Jericho Beach Music |
Una Mas Y Ya Nos Vamos
|
| Los Hermanos Lovo |
¡Soy Salvadoreño! Chanchona Music from Eastern El Salvador
|
| Smithsonian Folkways |
¡Soy Salvadoreño! Chanchona Music from Eastern El Salvador
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Album - Live Performance
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra |
Live at Brooklyn Bowl
|
| Righteous Enough Records |
Live at Brooklyn Bowl
|
| Manhattan Island Sessions |
Manhattan Island Sessions
|
| Monty Alexander |
Harlem-Kingstone Express Live!
|
| Motéma Music |
Harlem-Kingstone Express Live!
|
| Randy Weston & his African Rhythms Sextet |
The Storyteller
|
| Motéma Music |
The Storyteller
|
|
Down on the Bayou II: Live Jam from New Orleans
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Album - Metal or Hardcore
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| 16 Second Stare |
Beautiful Disaster
|
| Happy Time Music |
Beautiful Disaster
|
| Asking Alexandria |
Reckless & Relentless
|
| Sumerian Records |
Reckless & Relentless
|
| Hemoptysis |
Misanthropic Slaughter
|
| Rock It Up Records |
Misanthropic Slaughter
|
| Scarab |
Blinding the Masses
|
| Shadowside |
Inner Monster Out
|
| Inner Wound Recordings |
Inner Monster Out
|
| Spiritual Beast |
Inner Monster Out
|
| Voice Music Records |
Inner Monster Out
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Album - New Age
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Agostino Silvestri |
Natural
|
| David Vaughn Merlin |
The Healing Journey
|
| Jeff Oster |
Surrender
|
| Retso Records |
Surrender
|
| Paradiso and Rasamayi |
3rd Eye Rising
|
| Psicodreamics |
Ancient Wisdom
|
| Witches on the Radiowaves |
Ancient Wisdom
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Album - Pop
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Bleu |
Four
|
| The Major Label |
Four
|
| Ida Gard |
Knees, Feet & the Parts We Don\u2019t Speak Of
|
| Gateway Music/Oh My Gard! |
Knees, Feet & the Parts We Don\u2019t Speak Of
|
| The Smart Set |
Remixing with The Smart Set
|
| E-records |
Remixing with The Smart Set
|
| Whitton |
Rare Bird
|
| Yuksek |
Living on the Edge of Time
|
| Ultra Records |
Living on the Edge of Time
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Album - Punk
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| The Mahones |
The Black Irish
|
| Whiskey Devil Records |
The Black Irish
|
| True North Records |
The Black Irish
|
| Victims of Circumstance |
Acupunkture
|
| Financial Records |
Acupunkture
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Album - R&B/Soul
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| CeCe Teneal |
Train from Osteen
|
| 62 Music Company |
Train from Osteen
|
| FiL Straughan |
FiL the SouL
|
| FiL Straughan Music – Vera’s Child Publishing |
FiL the SouL
|
| Teri Tobin |
Love Infinity
|
| S?l 2 K?p Entertainment |
Love Infinity
|
| The Soul of John Black |
Good Thang
|
| Yellow Dog Records |
Good Thang
|
| Ziggy Modeliste |
New Life
|
| JZM Records |
New Life
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Album - Rap or Hip-Hop
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Bigg Brass |
Byrd Boy Flow
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| Felony records |
Byrd Boy Flow
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| Gliffics |
Against All Odds
|
| OnTrak Entertainment |
OnTrak Entertainment presents: Girls & Headphones
|
| Yahzilla |
Yahzilla\u2026the Movie
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Album - Reissue
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Big Star |
Third
|
| Omnivore Recordings |
Third
|
| Hamza El Din |
Eclipse
|
| Smithsonian Folkways |
Eclipse
|
| Pixie Williams |
For the Record \u2013 The Pixie Williams Collection 1949-1951
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| Blue Smoke Records |
For the Record \u2013 The Pixie Williams Collection 1949-1951
|
| The Motels |
Apocalypso
|
| Omnivore Recordings |
Apocalypso
|
| Utah Phillips |
Making Speech Free
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| Free Dirt Records |
Making Speech Free
|
| Smithsonian Folkways |
The Yoruba / Dahomean Collection: Orishas Across the Ocean
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Independent Music Award for Best Album - Rock or Hard Rock
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Filligar |
The Nerve
|
| Three One Two |
The Nerve
|
| Hellbros |
Goodtime Machine
|
| JD McPherson |
Signs & Signifiers
|
| The Dig |
Electric Toys
|
| The Postelles |
The Postelles
|
| +1 records |
The Postelles
|
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Independent Music Award for Best Album - Tribute
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Ernie Hawkins |
Whinin' Boy
|
| Say Mo' Music |
Whinin' Boy
|
| Graham Reynolds & The Golden Arm Trio |
Duke! Three Portraits of Ellington
|
| Innova Recordings |
Duke! Three Portraits of Ellington
|
| Larry Carlton |
Plays the Sounds of Philadelphia
|
| 335 Records |
Plays the Sounds of Philadelphia
|
| Waterbug Records |
Long Gone \u2013 Utah Remembers Bruce \u201CUtah\u201D Phillips
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| Whiskey Devil Records |
Whiskey Devils \u2013 A Tribute to The Mahones
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| True North Records |
Whiskey Devils \u2013 A Tribute to The Mahones
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Album - World Beat
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Alfio Antico |
Guten Morgen
|
| Narciso Records |
Guten Morgen
|
| Anna Pingina |
Moy
|
| Malika Zarra |
Berber Taxi
|
| Motéma Music |
Berber Taxi
|
| The Alaev Family and Tamir Muskat |
The Alaev Family and Tamir Muskat
|
| OLAMALE |
The Alaev Family and Tamir Muskat
|
| Zoobazar |
Uno
|
| Santa Fé |
Uno
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Album - World Traditional
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Jamie Laval |
Murmurs and Drones
|
| Karjam Saeji |
Tibet in My Heart
|
| Khaira Arby |
Timbuktu Tarab
|
| Clermont Music |
Timbuktu Tarab
|
| Smithsonian Folkways |
Music from Aluku
|
| Vira Lozinsky |
Wondrous Way
|
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Independent Music Award for Best Song - Love
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Amy Correia |
Love Changes Everything
|
| Glorious Bluebirds |
Love Changes Everything
|
| Meghan Trainor |
Leave a Kiss
|
| Robinson |
Wherever You Are
|
| Palawan Productions |
Wherever You Are
|
| Roscoe James Irwin |
1000 Nights
|
| Ursa Minor |
All of the Time
|
| Anthemusa Records |
All of the Time
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Song - Metal or Hardcore
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| .49 Grain |
Broken Record
|
| Hemoptysis |
M.O.D.
|
| Rock It Up Records |
M.O.D.
|
| No Class Assassins |
3rd Time\u2019s Not a Charm
|
| Razed |
A New Light
|
| Rivethead |
Difference
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Song - New Age
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Darlene Koldenhoven |
Lucid See
|
| TimeArt Recordings |
Lucid See
|
| Jeff Oster |
Beautiful Silence
|
| Retso Records |
Beautiful Silence
|
| Kelly Andrew |
You Strengthen Me
|
| Journey Music Entertainment |
You Strengthen Me
|
| Michele McLaughlin |
Melancholy Snowfall
|
| Tony Chen |
Sweet Smile
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Song - Pop
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Echo and the Empress |
Balloon
|
| Katrina Stone |
Songbird
|
| Lian Amber |
In Style and Rhythm
|
| Lotus Blossom Records |
In Style and Rhythm
|
| Nixon |
Beat Fly
|
| Universal Records |
Beat Fly
|
| Wax Records |
Beat Fly
|
| Yuksek |
Always on the Run
|
| Ultra Records |
Always on the Run
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Song - Punk
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Hastings 3000 |
Modern Man
|
| Chicken Katsu Records |
Modern Man
|
| Lights From Space |
Zombie
|
| Max Raptor |
Carolina
|
| Naim Label |
Carolina
|
| Scary Tales |
Damn the Speed Limit
|
| Psychodelectric Media |
Damn the Speed Limit
|
| The Motorleague |
Good Men
|
| Forward Music Group |
Good Men
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Song - R&B
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| CeCe Teneal |
I Wanna Go Home
|
| 62 Music Company |
I Wanna Go Home
|
| Delonda Harvey |
Winner
|
| Face Music Group |
Winner
|
| Jasmine Williams |
Dreamer
|
| Teri Tobin |
Free
|
| S?l 2 K?p Entertainment |
Free
|
| Tess Henley |
Boy in the Window
|
| Hey! Listen to This! Music |
Boy in the Window
|
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Independent Music Award for Best Song - Rap or Hip-Hop
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Big Page |
Europe
|
| Smoke & Mirrors Records Inc. |
Europe
|
| Kuf Knotz |
Clock Tickin\u2019
|
| Mad Dragon Records |
Clock Tickin\u2019
|
| Nukky Grissom |
I Wonder Where You Are
|
| GAME Records |
I Wonder Where You Are
|
| Ridah Redd |
Nothing Lesser
|
| Godfather Entertainment |
Nothing Lesser
|
| Thoughtsarizen |
Living a Dream
|
| Expat Records |
Living a Dream
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Song - Rock or Hard Rock
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Death Valley High |
Multiply
|
| Minus Head Records |
Multiply
|
| Dose of Adolescence |
I\u2019m Rad, You\u2019re Rad, It\u2019s Been Fun
|
| Finding Clyde |
Answer Me
|
| Bullfrog Records |
Answer Me
|
| Melodrome |
Complacent
|
| Soultube Music |
Complacent
|
| The Trews |
Hope & Ruin
|
| Bumstead Records |
Hope & Ruin
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Song - Social Action
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Chevy |
Speak!
|
| Chris Volpe |
Ain\u2019t No Politician
|
| Abydos Records |
Ain\u2019t No Politician
|
| RuPaul |
Get Your Rebel On
|
| RuCo, Inc |
Get Your Rebel On
|
| Seth Glier |
Next Right Thing
|
| MPress Records |
Next Right Thing
|
| Tiller's Folly |
Death and Taxes
|
| Raincoast Records |
Death and Taxes
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Song - Story
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Amy Correia |
Took Him Away
|
| Glorious Bluebirds |
Took Him Away
|
| Blame Sally |
Bird in Hand
|
| Opus Music Ventures |
Bird in Hand
|
| Herrick |
Hangmen Hill
|
| BreakAway Entertainment DBA Herrick Music Inc |
Hangmen Hill
|
| HERRICK |
Hangmen Hill
|
| McCarthyizm |
Victor\u2019s Morning
|
| The Black Lillies |
Two Hearts Down
|
| North Knox Records |
Two Hearts Down
|
| Attack Monkey Productions |
Two Hearts Down
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Song - Used in Film, TV, Gaming or Multimedia
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Anni Rossi |
Crushing Limbs
|
| 3 Syllables Records |
Crushing Limbs
|
| Audiolotz |
Outing
|
| Booka and the Flaming Geckos |
Soweto Alley
|
| Loudhouse Records |
Soweto Alley
|
| RuPaul |
Glamazon
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Song - World Beat
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Dave Eggar and Deoro |
Jonan
|
| Dave Eggar Music |
Jonan
|
| Fely Tchaco |
Goba
|
| Jumple |
Motavation
|
| Kes |
Wotless
|
| Prophet-Z |
Officer
|
| Hy-Lyfe Digital |
Officer
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Song - World Traditional
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Ali Khattab |
A\u2026dios
|
| Nuevos Medios S.A. |
A\u2026dios
|
| Battlefield Band |
A\u2019 Bhriogais Uallach (The Pompous Trousers)
|
| Temple Records |
A\u2019 Bhriogais Uallach (The Pompous Trousers)
|
| Papa Aneli |
Alabi, sipi e booko genti e kon
|
| Smithsonian Folkways Recordings |
Alabi, sipi e booko genti e kon
|
| Smithsonian Folkways Recordings |
Godeg Miring
|
| Zoobazar |
Fun Faria
|
| Santa Fe Recording Studios |
Fun Faria
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Album - Instrumental
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Naim Edge |
Watching the Well
|
| Michael Torke |
Tahiti
|
| Ecstatic Records |
Tahiti
|
| BT3 |
re:Vision
|
| Ben Tyree |
re:Vision
|
| Sonic Architectures |
re:Vision
|
| Booka and the Flaming Geckos |
The Not So Meaningful Songs in the Life of Jeremy Fink
|
| Loudhouse Records |
The Not So Meaningful Songs in the Life of Jeremy Fink
|
| Jerry Barlow |
Fields and Fences
|
| Jon Thorne |
Watching the Well
|
| Danny Thompson |
Watching the Well
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Design - Album Art / Photography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Tessa Farmer |
Amon Tobin \u2013 ISAM
|
| Elizabeth Maplesden |
Electrotype - 7.50 (Seven and a Half) cover
|
| EMdash Design |
Electrotype - 7.50 (Seven and a Half) cover
|
| Mark Weaver |
Parlor Hawk \u2013 Hoarse & Roaring
|
| Andrew Clifford Capener |
Parlor Hawk \u2013 Hoarse & Roaring
|
| Ombilicus Mundi |
Alexandre Désilets \u2013 La garde
|
| Alexander Désilets |
Alexandre Désilets \u2013 La garde
|
| Ariane Charbonneau |
Alexandre Désilets \u2013 La garde
|
| Thomas Steenland |
Keeril Makan \u2013 Target
|
| Starkland |
Keeril Makan \u2013 Target
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Design - Album Packaging
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Greg Allen |
Big Star \u2013 Third (Test Pressing Edition) (Limited-Edition Clear Vinyl)
|
| Omnivore Recordings |
Big Star \u2013 Third (Test Pressing Edition) (Limited-Edition Clear Vinyl)
|
| Håvard Gjelseth |
Nils & Prepple (Box Set)
|
| This Way Design |
Nils & Prepple (Box Set)
|
| Matt Ellis |
Matt Ellis \u2013 Births, Deaths & Marriages (Limited Edition Handmade CD-Pack)
|
| Qing-Yang Xiao |
Macy Chen \u2013 After 75 Years
|
| Visual Dialogue |
Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology (Box Set)
|
| Smithsonian Folkways Recordings |
Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology (Box Set)
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Design - Artist Concert Photography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Doug Seymour |
Hoots & Hellmouth - Salt CD Release Party
|
| George Abruzzese |
The Gwar Experience
|
| Killshot Photography |
The Gwar Experience
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Design - Artist Publicity Photography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Antonio Deckard Gamboa |
Gliffics \u2013 Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil
|
| Denise Perri |
Kuf Knotz Publicity Photo
|
| Erin Wallis |
Jasmine Chadwick Publicity / Album Photo
|
| Erin Wallis Photography |
Jasmine Chadwick Publicity / Album Photo
|
| Steve Meyer |
D. Gookin \u2013 Glasslands Gallery, Photo. No. 2
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Design - Music Promo Poster
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Damien Weighill |
Giggle Party \u2013 Kettle Art Gallery
|
| Daniel Harryman |
The Spinning Leaves \u2013 Tour Poster
|
| Morgan King |
The Spinning Leaves \u2013 Tour Poster
|
| Isabelle Ramsey |
Zigaboo Modeliste \u2013 \u201CNew Life\u201D Poster
|
| David Grandin |
Zigaboo Modeliste \u2013 \u201CNew Life\u201D Poster
|
| Patricia Evanoff |
Jose Conde \u2013 CD Release Poster
|
| Richard Solstjärna |
Universal Love \u2013 poster
|
| Solstjärna Art |
Universal Love \u2013 poster
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Design - Music Website (Artist, Band, Record Label, etc.)
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Michael Mania-Bond |
http://www.ridahredd.com
|
| Olga Lutsenko |
http://www.nastassiya.com/
|
| Ombilicus Mundi |
http://www.alexandredesilets.com/
|
| Ariane Charbonneau |
http://www.alexandredesilets.com/
|
| RJW Collective |
http://www.carolinejones.com/
|
| Treble Red |
http://www.carolinejones.com/
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Design - Swag [Merch]
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Mad Dragon Records |
Water Bottle with USB Drive containing MAD Dragon Records Sampler
|
| Sarah Dodds |
Injustice Down \u2013 Logo T-Shirt
|
| Backstage Design Studio |
Injustice Down \u2013 Logo T-Shirt
|
| Visual Dialogue |
Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology \u2013 T-Shirt
|
| Smithsonian Folkways Recordings |
Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology \u2013 T-Shirt
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Video - Short Form
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Birdy Nam Nam |
Goin'in
|
| Dirtfoot |
Cast My Plans
|
| Radio Radio |
Guess What?
|
| Vincent Minor |
Late Night Show
|
| Will Knox |
Cog in the Machine
|
|
Independent Music Award for Best Video - Long Form
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Cimarrón |
Cimarrón discusses Llanero (Plains) Music
|
| DeScribe |
Who is DeScribe?
|
| In The Country |
Sounds and Sights
|
| Smithsonian Folkways Recordings |
Behind the Scenes Tour of Smithsonian Folkways with Mickey Hart
|
| Mickey Hart Collection |
Behind the Scenes Tour of Smithsonian Folkways with Mickey Hart
|
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