The U.Okay.’s Affiliation of Impartial Music (AIM) has introduced its Impartial Music Awards will return to London this fall (Sept. 23).
Celebrating its fifteenth 12 months, the occasion will happen on the capital’s iconic Roundhouse venue and highlight a wealth of artists, labels and entrepreneurs within the impartial music group — which makes up a 3rd of the U.Okay.’s recorded music market.
Classes embody U.Okay. impartial breakthrough, finest impartial EP/mixtape and finest impartial remix, in addition to different artist-focused awards resembling finest dwell performer. See a full listing of classes beneath.
AIM Rightsholder members can submit entrants without cost. Submissions at the moment are open through the group’s official web site and shut at 11:59 p.m. GMT on July 9. For non-members, there are submission prices – albeit reductions can be found to organizations linked with AIM, resembling those that concentrate on encouraging additional range within the trade.
The one to look at, EDI (fairness, range inclusion) champion, impartial music champion and music entrepreneur of the 12 months classes, nevertheless, are free for anybody to enter. The total listing of classes and submission steerage might be discovered through the AIM web site.
The one classes that aren’t open for submissions are excellent contribution to music, the innovator award and PPL award for many performed new impartial artist, as these are determined in-house by AIM.
Tickets for the present will go on sale later in the summertime. Final 12 months’s ceremony noticed legendary pop duo Sparks obtain the excellent contribution to music award in honor of its illustrious five-decade profession, whereas Neneh Cherry collected the innovator award. Music Venue Belief was named impartial music champion and Totnes’ Drift Data was honored with the very best impartial document retailer award.
The 2025 occasion will see the reintroduction of AIM’s native music champions (beforehand often called Native Heroes, debuted in 2019), in collaboration with BBC Introducing. The accolade will honor those that have “demonstrated unwavering help for his or her native music group or used their place to enhance the broader ecosystem,” based on a press launch.
Gee Davy, CEO of AIM, mentioned in an announcement: “We’re delighted to deliver the U.Okay.’s most vibrant music group awards again to the Roundhouse, celebrating the breadth of expertise and innovation throughout impartial music.
“The Impartial Music Awards is the very best place to have a good time and recognise those that usually go unsung, creating probably the most culturally impactful music popping out of the U.Okay., in addition to a chance for us to honour a few of our heroes and champions who make a wider influence.”
The Impartial Music Awards will spherical out AIM’s wider programme of occasions for 2025. It can comply with shortly after AIM Linked, a convention for enterprise leaders and senior managers within the impartial music sector, which can happen on Sept. 9 at Wealthy Combine in Shoreditch.
