AIM Independent Music Awards reveals 2016 nominations

The AIM Independent Music Awards are back for 2016, with their full list of nominees. The awards - which aim to celebrate independent music - include gongs for Best Small Label, Hardest Working Band, Breakthrough of the Year, Label of the Year, and Best Live Act.

Nominees this year include Wolf Alice (pictured), Daughter, Savages, PVRIS, Christine And The Queens, Grimes, Babymetal, Run The Jewels, Adele and Radiohead. Alison Wenham, CEO of AIM comments: “Where else other than the AIM Awards would you find grime acts going head to head with hardcore punk bands and electronic producers? “The shortlisted nominees represent a huge diversity of artist and genres, and highlight the fact that the best place to be in the music industry right now is the independent sector.” Winners will be announced on 6th September.

The full list of nominees is: BEST SMALL LABEL Beatnik Creative Earth Recordings Holy Roar Local Action Numbers

BEST DIFFICULT SECOND ALBUM Daughter – Not To Disappear Fat White Family – Songs For Our Mothers Melt Yourself Down – Last Evenings On Earth Money – Suicide Songs Savages – Adore Life

SPECIAL CATALOGUE RELEASE OF THE YEAR British Sea Power – The Compleat Illustrated British Sea Power (Vol. 1) Mikael Tariverdiev – Film Music Slade – When Slade Rocked The World Various Artists – Ork Records: New York, New York Various Artists – Leaf 20 Box Set

HARDEST WORKING BAND OR ARTIST Darren Hayman Kamasi Washington Martyn Joseph Run The Jewels Shaodow

GOLDEN WELLY AWARD FOR BEST INDEPENDENT FESTIVAL Barn On The Farm Beat Herder Brainchild Festival Pete The Monkey Strawberries & Creem Festival

INDEPENDENT BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR Christine And The Queens Father John Misty Flume Neck Deep PVRIS Stormzy

INDIE CHAMPION AWARD Chris Bye - Arts Council England / Liverpool Sound City Jen Long – DICE Jess Partridge - London In Stereo Jon Tolley – Banquet Records Mary Anne Hobbs – BBC 6Music

INDEPENDENT VIDEO OF THE YEAR Darwin Deez – The Mess She Made Grimes – Kill V. Maim Kaytranada – Lite Spots Oscar – Sometimes Yeasayer – I Am Chemistry

BEST LIVE ACT Babymetal Caravan Palace Courteeners Sunset Sons Wolf Alice

INDEPENDENT TRACK OF THE YEAR Adele – Hello Christine And The Queens – Tilted Field Music – The Noisy Days Are Over Flume – Never Be Like You Ghetts x Rude Kid – One Take Major Lazer ft Nyla & Fuse ODG – Light It Up [remix] Protoje Ft Chronixx – Who Knows Radiohead – Burn The Witch Skepta – Man Roots Manuva – Don’t Breathe Out

PPL AWARD FOR MOST PLAYED NEW INDEPENDENT ACT KDA Sigala Wolf Alice Tchami

INDEPENDENT ALBUM OF THE YEAR ARCA – Mutant Brian Eno – The Ship Field Music – Commontime Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – Blossom Lapsley – Long Way Home Little Simz – A Curious Tale Of Trials + Persons Press To Meco – Good Intent Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool Roots Manuva – Bleeds Skepta – Konnichiwa

INDEPENDENT LABEL OF THE YEAR Because Music Bella Union Epitaph/ANTI Moshi Moshi Ninja Tune

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC Roisin Murphy

PIONEER AWARD Richard Russell, XL Recordings

INNOVATOR AWARD TBA