2016 Blog

AIM Awards nominees focus

It’s time for the AIM Awards 2016! As always, we’re very excited and would like to congratulate all the nominees.

Once again we’ve had the pleasure of working with some amazing artists and record labels, who have put out some top notch beautiful releases. We’re proud of all of them and we’re happy to see them nominated for our favourite awards of the year.

Congrats again, see you at the ceremony and stay tuned for pics from the night!

BEST ‘DIFFICULT’ SECOND ALBUM 

Fat White Family – Songs For Our Mothers [Without Consent] [PIAS]

Money – Suicide Songs [Bella Union]

SPECIAL CATALOGUE RELEASE OF THE YEAR 

Slade – When Slade Rocked The World [Union Square]

HARDEST WORKING BAND OR ARTIST

Darren Hayman

INDEPENDENT BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR 

Father John Misty [Bella Union]

Flume [Transgressive Records]

Pvris [BMG]

INDEPENDENT VIDEO OF THE YEAR 

Oscar – Sometimes [Wichita Recordings]

BEST LIVE ACT -voted for by visitors to Songkick

Courteeners

INDEPENDENT TRACK OF THE YEAR 

Field Music – The Noisy Days Are Over [Memphis Industries]

Flume – Never Be Like You [Transgressive Records]

Major Lazer ft Nyla & Fuse ODG – Light It Up [remix]

Radiohead – Burn The Witch [XL Recordings]

INDEPENDENT ALBUM OF THE YEAR

ARCA – Mutant  [MUTE] [Picture Source]

Field Music – Commontime [Memphis Industries]

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – Blossom [International Death Cult]

Lapsley – Long Way Home [Young Turks] [Picture Source]

Little Simz – A Curious Tale Of Trials + Persons [Age 101 Music]

Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool [XL Recordings]

INDEPENDENT LABEL OF THE YEAR 

Because Music
Bella Union
Moshi Moshi
Ninja Tune

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC AWARD 2016 

Roisin Murphy