Independent Music Awards (Music Resource Group)
The Independent Music Awards (IMAs) is an international awards program created by Music Resource Group (MRG) in 2000[1] to recognize self-distributed recordings and releases from independent record labels.[2] The IMAs honor works in over 100 categories[3] that are evaluated by judges who are genre experts.[2] The judges are celebrity musicians and artists.[4]
| Independent Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Music Resource Group |
| First awarded | 2001 |
| Last awarded | 2020 |
| Website | independentmusicawards |
Background
The Independent Music Awards (IMAs) was launched in 2000 by Music Resource Group, publisher of music industry contact database The Musician’s Atlas/AtlasOnline.[5]
Notable winners and nominees have included Valerie June, Killer Mike, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Flying Lotus, Macy Gray, Five Finger Death Punch, Esprit D'Air,[6] Reeve Carney, Roman Miroshnichenko, Simon Phillips, Foreigner, George Benson, Jeff Healey, Paul Wertico, Frank Colon, Marco Benevento, Roberto Tola, Paquito D’Rivera,[7] Jake La Botz, and Pokey LaFarge.[8][9]
Judging process
A preliminary judging panel chooses up to five nominees in each category. Nominees are chosen on artistry and authenticity alone, not streams, likes, or marketing success. A panel of judges from across the world selects winners based on artistic merit. There are usually several celebrity judges.[1][10][4]
In addition to the awards selected by judges, the IMAs also gives out Vox Pop awards determined by fan voting.[1][11][12]
Judges have included Robert Smith of The Cure, Tom Waits, Gloria Gaynor,[3] Keith Richards,[13] Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, Judy Collins,[14] Peter Gabriel, Roger Daltrey, Keith Urban, Snoop Dogg, Ozzy Osbourne, Tori Amos and Suzanne Vega.[2][4]
Winners are announced at the annual award ceremony in New York City.[15]
Best Album winners
2017
| Album Category | Artist/Group | Album Title |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Contemporary | Camila Meza | Traces |
| Alt. Country | Cashavelly Morrison | The Kingdom Belongs to a Child |
| Americana | Anna & Elizabeth | Anna & Elizabeth |
| Bluegrass | Rebecca Patek | Come up and Meet Me |
| Blues | Little Freddie King | Messin' Around Tha Living Room |
| Children's Music | Kattam et ses Tam-Tams | De Tombouctou à Bombay |
| Compilation | Various Artists | For the Record |
| Concept | Masta Ace | The Falling Season |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | Maranda | Deep Within |
| Contemporary Classical | International Contemporary Ensemble | On the Nature of Thingness |
| Country | Jack Grelle | Steering Me Away |
| Dance/Electronica | Serge Bulat | Queuelbum |
| Eclectic | Superhand | American Teeth |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Brooke Annibale | The Simple Fear |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Write Minded | Eye Above |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Air Traffic Controller | Black Box |
| Instrumental (mainly) | Roman Miroshnichenko, José Antonio Rodríguez & Henrik Andersen | World of Guitar Trio: Perfect Strangers |
| Jazz Instrumental (mainly) | Kay-Ta | Arrival |
| Jazz With Vocals | Macy Gray | Stripped |
| Latin | Xcelencia | Enigma |
| Live Performance | RUNA | LIVE |
| Metal/Hardcore | All Hail the Yeti | Screams from a Black Wilderness |
| New Age | Fiona Joy | Signature Synchronicity |
| Pop | Hive Riot | Hive Riot |
| R&B/Soul | Pierre and The Cosmic Mermaids | Pierre and The Cosmic Mermaids |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Ty Bru & Tenacious | The Dopest MC's |
| Rock/Hard Rock | The Mud Howlers | Timeliness |
| Spoken Word (with music accompaniment) | Divinity Roxx | ImPossible |
| Tribute Album | Various Artists | On Top of Old Smoky: New Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music |
| World Beat | Yemi Alade | Mama Africa |
| World Traditional | Newpoli | Nun Te Vutà |
2018
| Album Category | Artist/Group | Album Title |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Contemporary | Reeve Carney | Youth Is Wasted |
| Alt. Country | Jake La Botz | Sunnyside |
| Americana | John McEuen | Made in Brooklyn |
| Bluegrass | The Bankesters | Nightbird |
| Blues | Cary Morin | Cradle to the Grave |
| Children's Music | Dan Zanes and Friends | Lead Belly, Baby! |
| Compilation | Various Artists | Classic English and Scottish Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways |
| Concept | Sofía Rei | El Gavilán |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | TrueNorth Worship | TrueNorth Worship (Live) |
| Contemporary Classical | Douglas Knehans | Unfinished Earth |
| Country | Dani Strong | Time to Breathe |
| Dance/Electronica | Dark Model | Saga |
| Debut | Sai da Frente | Sai da Frente |
| Eclectic | Goat's Notes | Cosmic Circus |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Seth Glier | Birds |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Sr. Langosta | El Experimento Caribeño |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Soup | Remedies |
| Instrumental | Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge | Mount Royal |
| Jazz Instrumental | David Whitman | Oh, Clara! |
| Jazz With Vocals | Rozina Pátkai | Paraíso na Terra |
| Latin | Luz Pinos | Mariposa Azul |
| Live Performance | Petros Klampanis | CHROMA |
| Metal/Hardcore | Esprit D'Air | Constellations |
| New Age | FLOW (feat. Will Ackerman, Fiona Joy, Lawrence Blatt & Jeff Oster) | FLOW |
| Pop | Taylor Grey | Space Case |
| R&B/Soul | Katrina Marie | When There Is No Color |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Wordsmith | Perspective Jukebox |
| Re-Issue | Various Artists | Indus Raag: Music Beyond Borders (Gold Edition) |
| Rock / Hard Rock | Sleep Machine | Sleep Machine |
| Spoken Word | Jenni Asher | Freedom |
| Tribute | Carlos Cano & Hernán Milla | Por la Rivera de Paquito |
| World Beat | Karim Baggili | Apollo You Sixteen |
| World Traditional | Sangpuy | Yaangad |
2019
| Album Category | Artist/Group | Album Title |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Contemporary | Jean Rohe | Sisterly |
| Alt. Country | Rich Webb | Le Rayon Vert |
| Americana | Pharis and Jason Romero | Sweet Old Religion |
| Bluegrass | Various Artists | The Crooked Road's Mountains of Music Homecoming: 2017 Live Concert Recordings |
| Blues | Tom Hambridge | The NOLA Sessions |
| Children's Music | Sara Lovell | Wild Is Everywhere |
| Compilation | Various Artists | Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition |
| Concept | Elizabeth Joan Kelly | Music for the DMV |
| Contemporary Christian / Gospel | TrueNorth Worship | TrueNorth Worship (Live) |
| Contemporary Classical | Eric Klein | The Myth of Tomorrow |
| Country | JP Harris | Sometimes Dogs Bark at Nothing |
| Dance/Electronica | Miss Tara | LOVE |
| Debut | Birdland Avenue | Come Around |
| Eclectic | Bombay Rickey | Electric Bhairavi |
| Film / TV / Game Score | Kristoffer Lo | Trondheimsreisen |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Lucy Wainwright Roche | Little Beast |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Karmic Juggernaut | The Dreams That Stuff Are Made Of |
| Indie / Alt. Rock | Árstíðir | Nivalis |
| Instrumental | Gypsy Jazz Club | Menestrel |
| Jazz Instrumental | Kobi Arad | Segments |
| Jazz with Vocals | Camille Thurman | Waiting for the Sunrise |
| Latin | Pedro Luís e a Parede | Vale Quanto Pesa – Pérolas de Luiz Melodia |
| Live Performance | Rogério Caetano | convida ao vivo no Rio |
| Metal/Hardcore | Beyond Creation | Algorythm |
| New Age | Jeff Oster | REACH |
| Pop | Between Giants | Jupiter |
| R&B/Soul | Nina Attal | JUMP |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Masta Ace & Marco Polo | A Breukelen Story |
| Reggae/Ska/Dancehall | Mamita Peyote | Runfla Calavera |
| Rock / Hard Rock | BrokenRail | Til Death Do Us Part: The California Vault |
| Spoken Word | Jeremy McEwen | Barnyard Dream Poems |
| Tribute | Juliana Hatfield | Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John |
| World Beat | Ron Korb | World Café |
| World Traditional | Sara Ajnnak | Gulldalit: Can You Hear Me |
2020
| Album Category | Artist/Group | Album Title |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Contemporary | Monica Pasqual | You Can't Kill Light |
| Alt. Country | Jake La Botz | They're Coming For Me |
| Americana | JigJam | Phoenix |
| Bluegrass | Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves | Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves |
| Blues | Hamish Anderson | Out of My Head |
| CCM/Gospel | Tabernacle Worship | Surrender |
| Children's Music | Music with Gina | All of Us |
| Compilation | Various Artists | Tell It to Me: Revisiting the Johnson City Sessions, 1928-1929 |
| Concept | Rozina Pátkai | Taladim |
| Contemporary Classical | David Chesky | España |
| Country | Becky Denton | Fire & Grace |
| Dance/Electronica | Delaporte | Como Anoche |
| Debut | STORRY | Ch III: The Come Up |
| Eclectic | Chloe Pourmorady Ensemble | Begin Majesty |
| Film / TV / Game Score | Ian Chen | Fantastic Creatures (Original Soundtrack) |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Charm of Finches | Your Company |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Joan Torres's All Is Fused | Revolution |
| Indie / Alt. Rock | Ryan Hamilton and The Harlequin Ghosts | This Is the Sound |
| Instrumental | César Orozco & Jorge Glem | Stringwise |
| Jazz Instrumental | Ferenc Nemeth feat. Gregory Tardy & Tzumo Arpad | Freedom |
| Jazz With Vocals | The Lost American JazzBook (feat. Tammi Brown) | Taxonomy of Pleasure |
| Latin | LPT | Sin Parar |
| Live Performance | Skyline | Symphojazz |
| Metal/Hardcore | Misery Index | Rituals of Power |
| New Age | Sangeeta Kaur | Compassion |
| Pop | Nick de la Hoyde | A Beautiful Mess |
| R&B/Soul | STORRY | Ch III: The Come Up |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Gold Lemonade | School of Hard Drops |
| Reggae/Ska/Dancehall | Gotaflika | Go Up |
| Rock / Hard Rock | Voyager | Colours in the Sun |
| Spoken Word | Sekou Andrews & The String Theory | Sekou Andrews & The String Theory |
| Tribute | Little Kruta | Justice |
| World Beat | Sofía Rei & JC Maillard | Keter |
| World Traditional | Masoud Rezaei | Until |
Best Song winners
2017
| Song Category | Artist/Group | Song Title |
|---|---|---|
| A Cappella | Deejay Young | "Bøx (feat. Antonio Fernandez)” |
| Acoustic | Birds of Bellwoods | "Grey Ghosts” |
| Adult Contemporary | Caroline Savoie | "Little House” |
| Alt. Country | Don DiLego | "Drive Like Pirates” |
| Americana | Emily Roig | "Skin” |
| Bluegrass | The Danberrys | "Long Song” |
| Blues | Benny Turner | "I Can't Leave” |
| Children's Music | Lucy Kalantari | "Fantastic” |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | JoJo Worthington | "The Pool of Bethesda” |
| Country | Dori Freeman | "Go on Lovin'” |
| Cover Song | A Fragile Tomorrow | "One Way Ticket (feat. Joan Baez) – (orig. by Mimi & Richard Fariña)” |
| Dance/Electronica | Mechanik Project | "Coming Home (feat. Brooke Mitchell)” |
| Eclectic | Le Boeuf Brothers + Jack Quartet | "Alkaline” |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | The Krickets | "Cool Cool Water” |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | The High Head Hunters | "Broken Down House” |
| Holiday | Olivia Penalva | "Christmas for Two” |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Air Traffic Controller | "The House” |
| Instrumental | Roman Smirnov | "Reflection 1 (feat. Alexis Baro, Jeremy Ledbetter & Luis Orbegoso)” |
| Jazz Instrumental | Brian Eisenberg Jazz Orchestra | "Free Time” |
| Jazz With Vocals | Cécile McLorin Salvant | "Fog” |
| Latin | Camila Meza | "Para Volar” |
| Love | Casii Stephan | "I Like the Way” |
| Metal/Hardcore | Rivethead | "Truth or Fiction” |
| New Age | Fiona Joy | "Calling Earth” |
| Pop | Alicia Beale | "New Fling (feat. Kristo Rewlz)” |
| R&B/Soul | Deejay Young | "Bøx (feat. Antonio Fernandez)” |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Shan Vincent de Paul | "Thank God” |
| Rock/Hard Rock | The Mud Howlers | "The River” |
| Social Action | Maria Dunn | "Malala” |
| Spoken Word (with music accompaniment) | Deep Dive Corp. + Ingrid Chavez | "Ride” |
| Story Song | The Alternate Routes | "Somewhere in America” |
| World Beat | Valentina Blú | "Another Sky” |
| World Traditional | Roman Miroshnichenko, José Antonio Rodríguez & Henrik Andersen | "Moon Over Tanjore” |
2018
| Song Category | Artist/Group | Song Title |
|---|---|---|
| A Cappella | Eh440 | Never Stop Lovin' You |
| Acoustic | Reeve Carney | Think of You |
| Adult Contemporary | Chris Ayer | Heavy |
| Alt. Country | Ben Leece | Trace (feat. Tori Forsyth) |
| Americana | Big Little Lions | Against the Wall |
| Bluegrass | Sad Daddy | Mountainside |
| Blues | Altered Five Blues Band | Cookin' in My Kitchen |
| Children's Music | Marla Lewis | Major Minor |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | Drew Greenway | Walk in the Light |
| Country | Dani Strong | What You Need |
| Cover | The Bankesters | Seven Nation Army – (orig. by The White Stripes) |
| Dance/Electronica | Anish Sood | Starry Night (feat. Zach Sorgen & Kelechi) |
| Eclectic | Leftbank | I just want to know for sure |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Seth Glier | Like I Do |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Nik West | Purple Unicorn |
| Holiday | Deejay Young | Christmas Time Is Here |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | HALF SHY | Growing up to Grow Apart |
| Instrumental | Gustavo Ballesteros | Tocata |
| Jazz Instrumental | Frank Catalano, Jimmy Chamberlin and David Sanborn (tie) | Shakin' |
| Jazz With Vocals | Quinn Bachand's Brishen | Cheyenne (Quit Your Talkin') |
| Latin | Delia Fischer | Mercado (feat. Antonio Fischer-Band & Matias Correa) |
| Love | Carolina Calvache | La Última Vez (feat. Camila Meza) |
| Metal/Hardcore | Blood of Angels | Odin's Wrath |
| New Age | Lenka Lichtenberg | Dobrú noc, má milá |
| Pop | Taylor Grey | Miami (feat. Spencer Kane of Anthem Lights) |
| R&B/Soul | Beth | Free |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Amiss O.mega | Diva Look (feat. Snoop Dogg) |
| Rock/Hard Rock | Reeve Carney | Resurrection |
| Social Action | Mouths of Babes | Any Other Day |
| Spoken Word | Stephen Emmer | Soil (feat. Ursula Rucker) |
| Story | Jonah Smith | Ocala |
| World Beat | Karim Baggili | Exitimuse |
| World Traditional | Magín Díaz | Me Amarás (feat. Monsieur Periné) |
2019
| Song Category | Artist/Group | Song Title |
|---|---|---|
| A Cappella | Patrice Jégou | Lover Come Back to Me (feat. Mark Kibble & Alvin Chea) |
| Acoustic | Chris Ayer | Ringing in My Ears |
| Adult Contemporary | LACES | someday is not tonight |
| Alt. Country | Rich Webb | Let It Rain |
| Americana | Jen Sygit | It's About Time (feat. Luther Dickinson) |
| Bluegrass | Low Lily | 10,000 Days Like These |
| Blues | Tiffany Pollack & Eric Johanson | Blues in My Blood |
| Children's Music | Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats | I Know a Little Fellow |
| Contemporary Christian / Gospel | Rocking Horse Music Club | Everywhere Is Home |
| Country | Blane Howard | Promise to Love Her |
| Cover | Kristy Krüger | Folsom Prison Blues (orig. by Johnny Cash) |
| Dance/Electronica | Mosimann | Anymore (feat. Carla Katz) |
| Eclectic | Monica Pasqual | Sun in My Eye |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Rebecca Hurn | Waves |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | CeCe Teneal & Soul Kamotion | Danger |
| Holiday | Twin Kennedy | I'm a Child Again |
| Indie / Alt. Rock | Shadow of Whales | Words |
| Instrumental | Cimarrón | Zumbajam |
| Jazz Instrumental | Ivan Diaz | Write or Wrong |
| Jazz with Vocals | Lindsay Kay | Lush Life |
| Latin | Juana Luna | Vienen Como |
| Love | Bleu | Love You So |
| Metal/Hardcore | Ne Obliviscaris | Intra Venus |
| New Age | Jeff Oster | Five Great Mountains |
| Pop | Ella Vos | White Noise |
| R&B/Soul | Jessica Lá Rel | Here Comes the Sun |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Young Rado | Make Sense |
| Reggae/Ska/Dancehall | Leilani Wolfgramm | Live Wire |
| Rock / Hard Rock | Head With Wings | Goodbye Sky |
| Social Action | Mark Erelli | By Degrees |
| Spoken Word | J.ournal | Pride & Prejudice (feat. The Rogue Pianist) |
| Story | Emily Scott Robinson | Overalls |
| Used in Ad Campaign | Bleu | Love You So |
| Used in Film / TV / Game Score | André Barros | Leda |
| World Beat | Nsimbi | Leo Ni Leo |
| World Traditional | Toronto Tabla Ensemble | Faceoff |
2020
| Song Category | Winner | Winning Song |
|---|---|---|
| A Cappella | Patrice Jégou | Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (feat. Take 6) |
| A Cappella | Jazz Affair (Vox Pop Winner) | Jour Heureux |
| Acoustic | Harmonious Wail | Move |
| Acoustic | Aidan Gallagher (Vox Pop Winner) | I Love You |
| Adult Contemporary | BELLSAINT | Can't Stop a Woman |
| Adult Contemporary | Neshama Carlebach (Vox Pop Winner) | Believe |
| Alt. Country | Aminah Hughes | Storm of Time |
| Alt. Country | Ryan Newton (Vox Pop Winner) | Casting Shadows (On the Heels of Tomorrow) |
| Americana | The Rough & Tumble | The Hardest Part |
| Americana | Jesse Malin (Vox Pop Winner) | Room 13 (feat. Lucinda Williams) |
| Bluegrass | Daniel Crabtree | Piedmont Train |
| Bluegrass | Conversion (Vox Pop Winner) | An American Easter (The Joy of Mary M) |
| Blues | Brick Fields | Soul of a Woman |
| Blues | Brick Fields (Vox Pop Winner) | Soul of a Woman |
| CCM/Gospel | Patrick Foreman | He's Able (feat. David Scott) |
| CCM/Gospel | Katie Braswell (Vox Pop Winner) | Louder |
| Children's Music | Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats | Flick of My Wrist |
| Children's Music | Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats (Vox Pop Winner) | Flick of My Wrist |
| Country | Dani Strong | Mrs. Jones (Evelyn) |
| Country | Madelyn Paquette (Vox Pop Winner) | Broke Like Me |
| Cover | SKy76 | Twist in My Sobriety (orig. by Tanita Tikaram) |
| Cover | Dr. Albert Flipout's one CAN band (Vox Pop Winner) | Sweet Child O' Mine (orig. by Guns N' Roses) |
| Dance/Electronica | 32Stitches | Are We There Yet (feat. Baer) |
| Dance/Electronica | Justin Mise (Vox Pop Winner) | Take a Piece |
| Eclectic | Orchid Ensemble | Ghosts of the Living |
| Eclectic | Petra Várallyay Trio (Vox Pop Winner) | Deadline Haze |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Sawyer Fredericks | Born |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Marta Palombo (Vox Pop Winner) | Him |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Frank Colón | Wishful Thinking |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Jennifer Maidman & Verna Gillis (Vox Pop Winner) | Psycho Loco (feat. Annie Whitehead, Jerry Marotta & John Medeski) |
| Holiday | Mary Fahl | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas |
| Holiday | Nadia Vaeh (Vox Pop Winner) | Holidazed & Confused |
| Indie / Alt. Rock | The Covasettes | Twit Twoo |
| Indie / Alt. Rock | Jesse Malin (Vox Pop Winner) | Strangers & Thieves (feat. Billie Joe Armstrong) |
| Instrumental | Sultans of String | The Grand Bazaar (feat. Béla Fleck & Robi Botos) |
| Instrumental | Roman Smirnov & Andrew Leshkin (Vox Pop Winner) | Old Friends |
| Jazz Instrumental | Petros Klampanis | Easy Come Easy Go |
| Jazz Instrumental | Petros Klampanis (Vox Pop Winner) | Easy Come Easy Go |
| Jazz With Vocals | Kevin Hays & Chiara Izzi | Circles of the Mind (feat. Nir Felder) |
| Jazz With Vocals | Roberto Tola (Vox Pop Winner) | Slow Motion (feat. Darryl Walker) |
| Latin | Ludmila Mercerón & Salsa de Reyes | A Santiago |
| Latin | El Feeling (Vox Pop Winner) | Que Te Vaya Cabrón (feat. Lolita de Sola) |
| Love | LACES | moved |
| Love | Jason Gill (Vox Pop Winner) | Air I Breathe |
| Metal/Hardcore | FUTURE AFTER A SECOND | Invert |
| Metal/Hardcore | Fiùran (Vox Pop Winner) | 10 Feet Tall |
| New Age | FLOW (feat. Will Ackerman, Fiona Joy, Lawrence Blatt & Jeff Oster) | Adrift at Sea |
| New Age | Darlene Koldenhoven (Vox Pop Winner) | Sequoia Serenade |
| Pop | FLAVIA | Expectations |
| Pop | Martene Clayton (Vox Pop Winner) | Should've Been (feat. Black Poet) |
| R&B/Soul | TEFO | Play Play |
| R&B/Soul | CarolAnn Brevard (Vox Pop Winner) | In a Mood |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | 222Unique | Flex on Em |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Gold Lemonade (Vox Pop Winner) | How You Feel |
| Reggae/Ska/Dancehall | Wiseman | So High |
| Reggae/Ska/Dancehall | Father Goose Music (Vox Pop Winner) | Rise Up Now |
| Rock / Hard Rock | Butterfingers | Dancing (To the Beat of My Own Drum) |
| Rock / Hard Rock | Soraia (Vox Pop Winner) | Evergreen |
| Social Action | HuDost | Rise Together (feat. Jars of Clay) |
| Social Action | Sawyer Fredericks (Vox Pop Winner) | Amen |
| Spoken Word | Pascal Le Boeuf + Bec Plexus | Mirror Image |
| Spoken Word | Sekou Andrews & The String Theory (Vox Pop Winner) | Be Voiceful |
| Story | Ellis Paul | Scarecrow in a Corn Maze |
| Story | Mean Mary (Vox Pop Winner) | Cold (House by the Sea) |
| Used in Ad Campaign | NEEDSHES | Unbelievable |
| Used in Ad Campaign | Chelsea Grams (Vox Pop Winner) | Keep Up |
| Used in Film / TV / Game Score | Zac Silva & James McCaffrey | Friends With Death (Original Score) |
| Used in Film / TV / Game Score | MATHIA (Vox Pop Winner) | Hold On |
| World Beat | Sofía Rei & JC Maillard | Rachamim |
| World Beat | Tri Nguyen & Graeme Drum (Vox Pop Winner) | Walking |
| World Traditional | Heilung (tie) | Norupo |
| World Traditional | Wesli (tie) | Lolé Lolé Remix |
| World Traditional | W. Ed Harris (Vox Pop Winner) | Morrison's |
Best Music Producer winners
2018
| Category | Music Producer | Winning Work |
|---|---|---|
| Dance/Electronica | Michael Gray and David Paul Newell | Midnight Mystery Club – Reason or Rhyme |
| Eclectic | A.G. Syjuco | Jack of None – Who Shot Bukowski? |
| Instrumental | Adam Werner and Adam Howe | Adam Werner – Deep |
| Jazz | Mike Field and Dominic Mancuso | Mike Field – The Ghost and the Paperboy EP |
| Pop | Steve Lunt and Seth Glier | Seth Glier – Birds |
| Rock | Dan Kalisher | Sleep Machine – Animal High |
| Roots/Country | Jimmy Sutton | Jake La Botz – Sunnyside |
| World | Jeremy Ledbetter | Eliana Cuevas – Golpes y Flores |
2019
| Category | Music Producer | Winning Work |
|---|---|---|
| Dance/Electronica | Leo Salom | Leo Salom – Sugar on Demand |
| Eclectic | Riley McMahon | Spottiswoode & His Enemies – Lost in the City |
| Instrumental | Erik Scott | Erik Scott – A Trick of the Wind |
| Jazz | Earl MacDonald | Earl MacDonald – Open Borders |
| Pop | Rachael Sage, John Shyloski | Rachael Sage – Myopia |
| Rock | Kevin Billingslea, Andrey Borzykin, Adam Soucy | Major Moment – one small stEP |
| Roots/Country | Iuliano | Iuliano – Hidden Roots |
| Urban | Joseph Vitterito | Agency – Exponents |
| World | Ronald Mente Miyares, Richi Martinez | Ludmila Mercerón & Guitarras y Trovadores – La Pastelera del Tivolí |
2020
| Music Producer Category | Winner | Winning Work |
|---|---|---|
| Dance/Electronica | 5önikk | 5önikk - Electric |
| Eclectic | Dub Mentor | Dub Mentor - 4YX |
| Instrumental | Will Ackerman, Tom Eaton | FLOW (feat. Will Ackerman, Fiona Joy, Lawrence Blatt & Jeff Oster) - Promise |
| Jazz | Petros Klampanis | Petros Klampanis - Irrationalities |
| Live Performance | Nicky Estor | Ben Racine Band - Live à Montréal |
| Pop | Hafid Salazar Banoy, Nathalie Hazim, Alexandro Seguí | Nathalie Hazim - Más de lo que Soñé |
| Rock | John Fields, The Dollyrots | The Dollyrots - Daydream Explosion |
| Roots/Country | Lucinda Williams, Tom Overby (Producers); Geoff Sanoff, Michael Iurato (Executive Producers) | Jesse Malin - Sunset Kids |
| Urban | Joseph Vitterito, Jason Hart, D | Agency - Alarm |
| World | Chris McKhool, John "Beetle" Bailey | Sultans of String - Refuge |
In 2022, Wet Leg, Stormzy, Rina Sawayama, Nova Twins and Nia Archives were among the winners at the 2022 AIM Independent Music Awards, which were held at London’s Roundhouse on Wednesday (Sept. 28). The awards recognize the U.K. independent music sector.[16]
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