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# BUSINESS OF INDIE: AIM Awards Nominees • Record Stores Cry Foul • Indie Aaron Smith Gets Major-Like Push • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/business-of-indie-aim-awards-nominees-record-stores-cry-foul-indie-aaron-smith-gets-major-like-push/
- Published: 2019-07-24T11:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-07-24T11:30:00.000Z
- Description: In this week's edition of the Business Of Indie, the UK's AIM indie music awards have named its nominees, 40+ independent record stores are calling out the major labels, hot. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/07/business-of-indie-aim-awards-nominees-record-stores-cry-foul-indie-
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Indie Music, Music Business, Aaron Smith, AIM Awards, music, musician, musicians, record stores, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:55

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