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A2IM Libera Indie Awards Winners 2018: Slowdive Wins Album Of The Year

Last week's American Association Of Independent Music Libera Awards in New York City celebrated the best in independent music. Hosted by comedian Kate Wolff and sponsored by SoundExchange and BuzzAngle,. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/06/a2im-libera-indie-awards-winners-2018-

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Last week's American Association Of Independent Music Libera Awards in New York City celebrated the best in independent music. Hosted by comedian Kate Wolff and sponsored by SoundExchange and BuzzAngle, the evening included a special celebration of Merlin’s 10th Anniversary. 2018 Libera Award WinnersBest Live ActNick CaveBest Hip-Hop/Rap AlbumShabazz Palaces – ‘Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star’Sub Pop RecordsBest American Roots/Folk AlbumAimee Mann – ‘Mental Illness’SuperEgo RecordsBest Blues AlbumBenjamin Booker – ‘Witness’ATO RecordsBest Classical Album Detroit Symphony Orchestra – ‘Copland: Symphony No. 3 & 3 Latin American Sketches’NaxosBest Country/Americana AlbumJason Isbell and the 400 Unit – ‘The Nashville Sound’Southeastern Records /Thirty TigersBest Jazz AlbumKamasi Washington – ‘Harmony of Difference’Young TurksBest Latin AlbumChicano Batman – ‘Freedom Is Free’ATO RecordsBest Outlier AlbumMoses Sumney – ‘Aromanticism’JagjaguwarBest Metal AlbumConverge – ‘The Dusk In Us’Epitaph RecordsBest Dance/Electronic AlbumSylvan Esso – ‘What Now’Loma Vista RecordingsBest R&B AlbumSharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – ‘Soul of a Woman’Daptone RecordsBest Re-IssueElliott Smith – ‘Either/Or: Expanded Edition’Kill Rock StarsBest Rock AlbumThe National – ‘Sleep Well Beast’4ADBest Sync UsageCigarettes After Sex – ‘Cigarettes After Sex’Partisan RecordsBest World UsageIbeyi – ‘Ash’XL RecordingsIndependent IconFunky 4 + 1Breakthrough ArtistPrincess Nokia – ‘1992 Deluxe’Rough Trade RecordsCreative PackagingBob’s Burgers – ‘The Bob’s Burgers Music Album’Sub Pop RecordsIndependent ChampionMERLINLabel of the Year (6+ employees)Dead OceansLabel of the Year (<5 employees)Daptone RecordsMarketing Genius AwardRun the Jewels – Call Ticketron! 646.846.RTJ3Run the Jewels, Inc.Video of the Year Perfume Genius – “Die 4 You”Matador RecordsA2IM Lifetime Achievement AwardBrett GurewitzIndependent Impact AwardTaylor Swift – ‘Reputation’Big Machine Label GroupAlbum of the YearSlowdive – ‘Slowdive’Dead Oceans

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