Voting Now Open For AIM Awards Best Live Act 2017

19 June 2017 - Press release

Hosted by Songkick

https://aimawards.lnk.to/bestliveact 

THE 7TH ANNUAL AWARD CEREMONY CELEBRATING INDEPENDENT TALENT IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY - THE BREWERY, CLERKENWELL ON TUESDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER. 

Voting is now open for AIM Independent Music Awards’ category Best Live Act 2017, voting takes place here and is hosted by SongKick. Votes can be registered until 5pm on 27th June 2017. 

The category celebrates the independent live music sector with previous winners including Babymetal (2016), All Time Low (2015), Sophie Ellis Bextor (2014), Enter Shikari (2013), The Prodigy (2012) and Frank Turner (2011).  

The bands and artists nominated for Best Live Act are:

Angel Olsen, BADBADNOTGOOD, Bear's Den, Beartooth, Blaenavon, Bonobo, Christine and the Queens, Counterfeit, Dinosaur Jr., DJ Shadow, DMA'S, Enter Shikari, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Future Islands, Ibibio Sound Machine, Jack Savoretti, Justice, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Laura Marling, Lethal Bizzle, Little Simz, Los Campesinos!, LP, Mac DeMarco, Major Lazer, Metronomy, Mogwai, Moose Blood, Neck Deep, Otoboke Beaver, Passenger, Pixies, POND, Public Service Broadcasting, Richard Ashcroft, Rick Astley, RIDE, Run The Jewels, Ryley Walker, Sampha, Skinny Lister, Soulwax, Stormzy, Sum 41, The Black Angels, The Charlatans, The Comet Is Coming, The Flaming Lips, The Japanese House, The Lemon Twigs, The National, The Sherlocks, The xx, Tinariwen, Whitney, You Me At Six. 

Every year the AIM Awards shines a spotlight on the music industry’s independent sector, saluting important figures and honouring emerging talent well ahead of other industry awards. It also celebrates the exciting diversity and growing strength of the industry’s independent sector. 

 

Categories for the 2017 Awards: 

Best Small label

Best ‘Difficult' Second Album

Special Catalogue Release of the Year

Hardest Working Band or Artist

Golden Welly Award for Best Independent Festival

Independent Breakthrough of the Year

Indie Champion Award*

Independent Video of the Year

Best Live Act

Independent Track of the Year

Innovator Award*

Independent Album of the Year

PPL Award For Most Played New Independent Act*

Independent Label of the Year*

Outstanding Contribution to Music* 

Pioneer Award*

*  Categories shortlisted by judging panel and not open for entry. 

More information, including last year’s winners, tickets, tables and sponsorship packages can be found at www.musicindie.com/awards

AIM Awards 2017 sponsors and media partners: AIF, Believe, DIY, FUGA, INgrooves, Music Week, Music Publishers Association, The Orchard, PPL, Proper Music Distribution, Radio X, Songkick, Vevo, Youtube.