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# AIM Indie Awards Announces Nominees, 2 Winners
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/aim-indie-awards-announces-nominees/
- Published: 2013-08-07T07:42:15.000Z
- Updated: 2013-08-07T07:42:15.000Z
- Description: The Association of Independent Music has announced the 2013 nominees for it's UK based indie music awards. Along with the nominees came the announcement of two winners: Billy Bragg for. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/08/aim-indie-awards-announces-nominees.html]
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The Association of Independent Music has announced the 2013 nominees for it's UK based indie music awards. Along with the nominees came the announcement of two winners: Billy Bragg for Outstanding Contribution to Music and Geoof Travis of Rough Trade will receive the Pioneer Award.

**A full list of the [AIM Indie Award nominees](https://www.hypebot.com/aim-indie-awards-announces-nominees/):**

Winners will be announced at the AIM Awards ceremony, taking place at The Brewery in London on September 3\. **Best Live Act** *voted for by visitors to the-fly.co.uk*BellowheadBonoboEnter ShikariJohnny MarrThe National**Independent Breakthrough of the Year** *sponsored by 7digital* The 1975DaughterMacklemore & Ryan LewisPalma VioletsPassengerPublic Service Broadcasting  
**Hardest Working Band or Artist**Alt-JThe ComputersEnter ShikariFrankie & The HeartstringsSam Lee  
**Best 'Difficult' Second Album** *in association with Xfm*Ghostpoet - Some Say I So I Say LightJohn Grant - Pale Green GhostsMajor Lazer - Free The UniverseVillagers - {Awayland}The xx - Coexist**Best Small Label** *sponsored by Disc Manufacturing Services*Alcopop! RecordsGringo RecordsHyperdubRocket GirlToo Pure Singles Club  
**Special Catalogue Release of the Year** *in association with Amazon*Bonobo - The North BordersInterpol - Turn On The Bright Lights 10th Anniversary EditionThe Horrors - HigherVarious Artists - Kenya SpecialVarious Artists - Scared to get Happy: A Story of Indie Pop 1980-89**Golden Welly Award for Best Independent Festival** *sponsored by UK Music in association with AIF & DIY*Hebridean Celtic FestivalIn The WoodsLeeFestTruck FestivalY Not Festival  
**Independent Video of the Year** *sponsored by Vevo*Childhood - Solemn SkiesDavid Byrne & St Vincent - WhoDjango Django - WORGrimes - GenesisMacklemore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift ShopThe Ramona Flowers - Lust & Lies  
**Indie Champion Award** *sponsored by Consolidated Independent*Gilles Peterson - BBC 6musicJoe Sparrow - A New Band a DayJohn Kennedy - XfmLauren Laverne - BBC 6musicLawrence Montgomery - Rise Music

   
**Independent Track of the Year**  
*in association with Spotify*  
Daughter - Youth  
Jagwar Ma - The Throw  
Palma Violets - Best of Friends  
Passenger - Let Her Go  
TNGHT - Higher Ground  
Vampire Weekend - Diane Young  

**Independent Album of the Year**  
*in association with Record Store Day*  
Daughter - If You Leave  
David Byrne & St Vincent - Love This Giant  
Ghostpoet - Some Say I So I Say Light  
Jagwar Ma - Howlin  
John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts  
Jon Hopkins - Immunity  
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away

Public Service Broadcasting- Inform-Educate-Entertain

Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City  
The xx - Coexist  

**Independent Label of the Year**  
*in association with Coutts*  
Bella Union  
Cooking Vinyl  
Matador  
[PIAS] Recordings  
Warp  
  
**PPL Award for Most Played New Independent Act**  
The 2 Bears  
Alabama Shakes  
Alt J  
Django Django  
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis  

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