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AIM Independent Music Awards

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The AIM Independent Music Awards recognises small, independent artists globally, providing recipients with greater opportunities to further expand their careers and name in the music industry. The AIM Independent Music Awards are hosted by the Association of Independent Music (commonly abbreviated to AIM), being a non-profit trade body initiated in March 1999. The AIM provides support and services for individual artists through the AIM Independent Music Awards, "providing a collective voice for UK's independent music industry" and "supporting UK's independent music."[1]

About

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The Association of Independent Music

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The Association of Independent Music is a non-profit organization initiated in March of 1999. The trade body was initiated in order to represent smaller indie artists, bands and labels. The organization provides support, education, publicity and assistance to their members through music awards and festivals, branching into other trade bodies, such as the Association of Independent Festivals, which aims to "represent, empower and provide a vital support network to independent festivals organisers." [2] The Association of Independent Festivals (commonly abbreviated to AIF) - being a division of the AIM - works with the direct aim of aiding independent festivals and labels. The trade body was initially founded in 2008 by DJ Robert John Gorham, more commonly known as Rob da Bank (who is also founder of annual music festival bestival '), and the director of bestival Ben Turner. The body currently represents approximately fifty member events, with examples including:

"AIM unites labels to create a vibrant community, and provides the tools needed to help labels succeed. AIM strives to create a level playing field and fair commercial environment in which independent music companies can grow and achieve success. By joining together as part of AIM, independent labels have a strong voice representing their interests to the wider industry and government.." [3]

The AIM Independent Music Awards, hosted by the AIM began in 2011. The non-profit organisation - established through a collection of independent labels - hosted the The AIM Independent Music Awards in 2011, providing service and support to independent/smaller artists and record labels, achieving recognition for their efforts and works. Since, the organisation has expanded immensely, representing approximately eight hundred varying record labels, artists and companies of diverse sorts within the music industry. Since 2016, Paul Pacifico is the AIM's CEO. Pacifico has previously held titles such as the CEO of the Featured Artists' Coalition commonly abbreviated to FAC)[4], and President of the International Artists Organisation (commonly abbreviated to IAO), a professor at Berklee College of Music (Campus in Valencia, Spain) and also owns his own Independent music company.[5]

Association of Independent Music Label Members

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Artists Signed to Association of Independent Music

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AIM Independent Music: Award Categories [6]

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The AIM Independent Music Awards include a variety of categories, including:

  • Best Small Label
  • Best 'Difficult' 2nd Album
  • Special Catalogue Release of the Year
  • Hardest Working Band or Artist
  • Golden Welly Award for Best Independent Festival
  • Independent Breakthrough of the Year
  • Indie Champion Award
  • Independent Video of the Year
  • Best Live Act
  • Independent Track of the Year
  • Independent Album of the Year
  • Independent Label of the Year
  • PPL Awards for Most Played New independent Act
  • Innovator Award
  • Pioneer Award
  • Outstanding Contribution to Music Award

Previous Winners

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2015 Winners [7]
Award Winner
Best Small Label Eracped Tape Records
Best 'Difficult' 2nd Album Young Fathers - White Men are Black Men Too
Special Catalogue Release of the Year Cities of Darkscorch Boardgame
Hardest Working Band or Artist Swans
Golden Welly Award for Best Independent Festival Brainchild Festival
Independent Breakthrough of the Year Wolf Alice
Indie Champion Award Flying Lotus - Never Catch Me
Best Live Act All Time Low
Independent Track of the Year FKA Twigs - Two Weeks
PPL Awards for Most Played New independent Act Jungle
Independent Album of the Year Enter Shikari - The Mindsweep
Independent Label of the Year Transgressive Records
Pioneer Award Digby Pearson, Earache Records
Innovator Award Peter Quicke, Matt Black and Johnathon More of Ninja Tune
Outstanding Contribution to Music Skepta
2016 Winners [8]
Award Winner
Best Small Label Numbers
Best 'Difficult' 2nd Album Daughter - Not to Disappear
Special Catalogue Release of the Year Slade, When Slade Rocked the World
Hardest Working Band or Artist Darren Hayman
Golden Welly Award for Best Independent Festival Brainchild Festival
Independent Breakthrough of the Year Christine and the Queens
Indie Champion Award Jon Tolley, Banquet Records
Independent Video of the Year Oscar, Sometimes
Best Live Act Babymetal
Independent Track of the Year Adele, Hello
PPL Awards for Most Played New independent Act Sigala
Innovator Award Stormzy
Independent Album of the Year Little Simz, A Curious Tale of Trials + Pearsons
Independent Label of the Year Epitaph / ANTI
Outstanding Contribution to Music Roisin Murphy
Pioneer Award Richard Russel, XL Recordings
2017 Winners [9]
Award Winner
Best Small Label Cannibal Hymns
Best 'Difficult' 2nd Album Jlin - Black Origami (Planet Mu)
Special Catalogue Release of the Year Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Lovely Creates: The best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Hardest Working Band or Artist ShaoDow (DiY Gang Entertaiment)
Golden Welly Award for Best Independent Festival Lost Evenings
Independent Breakthrough of the Year Sampha
Indie Champion Award Katie Riding & Joe Daniel - Indie Label Market
Independent Video of the Year DJ Shadow - Nobody Speak (feat. Run the Jewels) (Mass Appeal)
Best Live Act Counterfelt (Xtra Mile Recordings )
Independent Track of the Year The xx - on Hold (Young Turks)
Independent Album of the Year Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayer (#MERKY)
Independent Label of the Year Because Music
PPL Awards for Most Played New independent Act Stormzy (#MERKY)
Innovator Award BBK (Boy Better Know)
Pioneer Award Steve Backett - Warp Records
Outstanding Contribution to Music The Dillinger Escape Plan
2018 Winners [10]
Award Winner
Best Small Label Black Acre Records
Best Sophomore Release Let's Eat Grandma - I'm All Ears
Best Creative Packaging Black Sabbath - The Ten Year Award (BMG)
Hardest Working Band or Artist Idles
UK Breakthrough of the Year Jorja Smith
International Breakthrough of the Year Phoebe Bridgers
Indie Champion Award Femi Adeyemi - NTS Radio
Independent Video of the Year Nobo Amor - Birthplace
Best Live Act Erasure
Independent Track of the Year Peggy Gou - It Makes You Forget (ItgeHane)
Independent Album of the Year Nadine Shah - Holiday Destination
Independent Label of the Year Ninja Tune
PPL Awards for Most Played New independent Act Dave
Innovator Award Sohpie
Pioneer Award Goldie
Outstanding Contribution to Music Tracey Thorn

References

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  1. ^ "About - ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC". ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  2. ^ "Association of Indepdnant Festivals".
  3. ^ "What we do - ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC". ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  4. ^ "Featured Artists Coalition - Home". Featured Artists Coalition. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  5. ^ "Interview: Paul Pacifico - WARM | World Airplay Radio Monitor". WARM | World Airplay Radio Monitor. 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  6. ^ "AIM Awards 2018 - ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC". ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  7. ^ "AIM Independent Music Awards 2015 Winners: FKA Twigs, All Time Low, Flying Lotus & More". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  8. ^ "AIM Independent Music Awards 2016 - Winners! - ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC". ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  9. ^ "Stormzy, The xx and Because Music among AIM Awards winners". Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  10. ^ "AIM Independent Music Awards Winners: Jorja Smith, SOPHIE, Ninja Tune & More". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
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