AIM Award nominees announced

The nominees for the third annual AIM Independent Music Awards are out – the winners will be announced at the AIM Awards ceremony, taking place at The Brewery in London on 3rd September. 

Best Live Act

voted for by visitors to the-fly.co.uk

Bellowhead

Bonobo

Enter Shikari

Johnny Marr

The National

Independent Breakthrough of the Year

sponsored by 7digital

The 1975

Daughter

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Palma Violets

Passenger

Public Service Broadcasting

Hardest Working Band or Artist

Alt-J

The Computers

Enter Shikari

Frankie & The Heartstrings

Sam Lee

Best 'Difficult' Second Album

in association with Xfm

Ghostpoet - Some Say I So I Say Light

John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts

Major Lazer - Free The Universe

Villagers - {Awayland}

The xx - Coexist

Best Small Label

sponsored by Disc Manufacturing Services

Alcopop! Records

Gringo Records

Hyperdub

Rocket Girl

Too Pure Singles Club

Special Catalogue Release of the Year

in association with Amazon

Bonobo - The North Borders

Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights 10th Anniversary Edition

The Horrors - Higher

Various Artists - Kenya Special

Various Artists - Scared to get Happy: A Story of Indie Pop 1980-89

Golden Welly Award for Best Independent Festival

sponsored by UK Music in association with AIF & DIY

Hebridean Celtic Festival

In The Woods

LeeFest

Truck Festival

Y Not Festival

Independent Video of the Year

sponsored by Vevo

Childhood - Solemn Skies

David Byrne & St Vincent - Who

Django Django - WOR

Grimes - Genesis

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop

The Ramona Flowers - Lust & Lies

Indie Champion Award

sponsored by Consolidated Independent

Gilles Peterson - BBC 6music

Joe Sparrow - A New Band a Day

John Kennedy - Xfm

Lauren Laverne - BBC 6music

Lawrence Montgomery - Rise Music

Independent Track of the Year

in association with Spotify

Daughter - Youth

Jagwar Ma - The Throw

Palma Violets - Best of Friends

Passenger - Let Her Go

TNGHT - Higher Ground

Vampire Weekend - Diane Young

Independent Album of the Year

in association with Record Store Day

Daughter - If You Leave

David Byrne & St Vincent - Love This Giant

Ghostpoet - Some Say I So I Say Light

Jagwar Ma - Howlin

John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts

Jon Hopkins - Immunity

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away

Public Service Broadcasting - Inform-Educate-Entertain

Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City

The xx - Coexist

Independent Label of the Year

in association with Coutts

Bella Union

Cooking Vinyl

Matador

[PIAS] Recordings

Warp

PPL Award for Most Played New Independent Act

The 2 Bears

Alabama Shakes

Alt J

Django Django

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis