Artists including Adele, Radiohead and Stormzy are up for the AIM awards, which recognise music released on independent labels.
Radiohead’s A Moon Shaped Pool is nominated for album of the year, alongside Skepta’s critically-acclaimed Konnichiwa and Brian Eno’s The Ship.
Adele’s Hello contends for track of the year, as does Radiohead’s Burn The Witch and Major Lazer’s Light It Up.
In total, 47 artists are shortlisted across nine categories.
‘Huge diversity’
Rock band Wolf Alice, French pop outfit Christine and the Queens and Australian dance producer Flume are amongst the acts listed in several categories.
Former Moloko frontwoman Roisin Murphy will pick up the outstanding achievement award, while Richard Russell – head of Adele and Radiohead’s record label, XL Recordings – will receive the pioneer award.
The ceremony is organised by the Association of Independent Music, which represents music released outside the “big three” record companies, Sony, Warner and Universal.
Alison Wenham, who leads the trade body, said this year’s shortlist represents the huge diversity in genre, gender and ethnicity within the independent sector.
“Where else, other than the AIM Awards, would you find grime acts going head to head with hardcore punk bands and electronic producers?,” she said.
“The shortlisted nominees highlight the fact that the best place to be in the music industry right now is the independent sector.”
The awards will be handed out at a ceremony at The Brewery, London, on 6 September.
Source: BBC
