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Record of the Day Awards for Music Journalism and PR 2011

The full list of 2011 Record of The Day Award winners is as follows:

Best Student Music Writer
Adam Bychawski, University of York.

Student choice: Best Publication
The 405

Student choice: Best Writer
Peter Robinson, Popjustice

Best Online PR Company
Anorak

Best Blog:
Abeano

Most Effective Music Coverage in a Newspaper
The Guardian Film & Music

Idea or Innovation Award
Jude Rogers and Ian Wade for their ‘My Band T-shirt’ blog

Most Effective PR Campaign for a Festival
Get Involved for their work on Bestival

Communications Person of the Year
Adam Webb – UK Music

Live Reviews: Writer of the Year
Simon Price, The Independent On Sunday

Best Independent PR Person
Matt Learmouth – Alchemy

Business Writer of the Year
Eamonn Forde

Record Reviews: Writer of the Year
Alexis Petridis - The Guardian

Most Effective Breaking Music Writer of the Year
NME’s Matt Wilkinson

Best Reissue PR Campaign
Dawbell, Division and Bad Moon for the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’

Digital Publication of the Year
The Quietus

Best In-House PR Department
4AD

Best PR Campaign for an Established Act
Purple PR for their work on Bjork

Best Independent PR Company
Purple PR

Best PR Campaign for a Breakthrough Act
Atlantic Records

Best In-House PR Person
Annette Lee at 4AD

Best In-House Online PR
Tasha Anderson [PIAS]

Editor of the Year
Mark Ellen – The Word

Magazine of the Year
Clash

Outstanding Contribution to Music Photography
Gered Mankowitz

Outstanding Contribution to Music PR
Murray Chalmers

Outstanding Contribution to Music Journalism
Nick Kent

If you have any questions regarding the awards, please do not to hesitate to contact dan@recordoftheday.com

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Insomnia

Dance Lessons

self-release

Thu 24 July 2025

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independent

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independent

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Swift Half Records

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LAWN CHAIR

self release

Thu 17 July 2025



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J.Fla

GOODSEN Entertainment

Wed 16 July 2025



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Ula

self-release

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Kiing Sequence

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Bay Street Records

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Balancing Act

AWAL

Thu 10 July 2025



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Submarine Cat Records

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Poco Poco Records

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LARAbEL

BEO Records

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Beks (Independent via Metropolitan Groove Merchants)

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Bridge The Gap

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NLV Records

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Zenith Cafe

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Juliet Lloyd

self release

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Darcy Rose

Red Sun Records

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Ocean Tisdall

Independent

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The Drive.

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self-release

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Daisy Veacock

self release

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Sunny Days

Bird

Pop Fiction/AWAL

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Henry Grace

At Last via AWAL

Thu 19 June 2025



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LARAbEL

BEO Records

Wed 18 June 2025



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Josephine

Hot Stamp

self-release

Tue 17 June 2025



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Raquel Martins

Bridge The Gap

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Lei Hope

Heist or Hit

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