Bon Iver, AWOLNATION, Battles Lead Nominations For A2IM Libera Indie Music Awards

Century Media, Jagjaguwar, Ninja Tune Top Indie Label Nods

A2IM today announced the nominees for the inaugural Libera Awards (The “Libbies”), June 21 at NYC’s Le Poisson Rouge and capping off A2IM’s annual Indie Week. The Libera Awards recognize the growing support and market share for independent artists and the independent labels and services that support them. 2012 Libera Award Nominees:

21st Century Award – celebrating the service or platform most beneficial to independent labels & artists
• eMusic
• Next Big Sound
• Pandora
• Rdio
• Spotify
• SynchTank

Best Independent Sync Placement – the most creative or most impactful use of independent music in a film/tv/ad campaign
• Ana Tijoux for Breaking Bad (AMC) – Nacional Records
• Dave Alvin for “Harlan County Line” in Justified (FX) – Yep Roc
• GIVERS for Kindle Fire product launch – Glassnote Records
• Mohammed Rafi for Heineken, “The Date” – Saregama
• Motley Crue for Kia Commercial – Motley Records/Eleven Seven Music
• The Real Tuesday Weld for National Chevrolet Traverse Advertisement – Six Degrees Records

Creative Packaging Award – celebrating the best or most creative packaging – including bundled packages, premium offerings or artwork/design packaging – from an independent label or artist
• Amon Tobin – ISAM limited edition ‘Control Over Nature’ CD/Book (Ninja Tune)
• AWOLNATION – ‘Megalithic Symphony’ (Red Bull Records)
• Battles – ‘Dross Glop’ (Warp Records)
• Jonathan Coulton – ‘Level 4 Access Kit’ (Jonathon Coulton)
• Lacuna Coil – ‘Dark Adrenaline Medical Box Set’ (Century Media Records)
• Okkervil River – ‘I Am Very Far’ Deluxe Edition (Jagjaguwar)
• The Dear Hunter – ‘The Color Spectrum – complete collection’ (Triple Crown Records)

Independent Album of the Year presented by Official.FM
• Bon Iver – ‘Bon Iver’ (Jagjaguwar)
• M83 – ‘Hurry Up We’re Dreaming’ (Mute)
• Mac Miller – ‘Blue Slide Park’ (Rostrum Records)
• Paul Simon – ‘So Beautiful or So What’ (Hear Music)
• PJ Harvey – ‘Let England Shake’ (Vagrant)
• The Civil Wars – ‘Barton Hollow’ (sensibility music)

Independent Video of the Year
• Arcade Fire – “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)” (Merge Records)
• Battles – “My Machines” (Warp Records)
• Bon Iver – “Holocene” (Jagjaguwar)
• Grimes – “Oblivion” (4AD)
• Kina Grannis – “In Your Arms” (One Haven Music)
• Red Fang – “Wires” (Relapse Records)

Independent Label of the Year (5 full time employees or fewer)
• Acony Records
• Daptone Records
• Frenchkiss Records
• Ghostly International
• Rostrum Records
• Surfdog Records

Independent Label of the Year (6 or more employees)
• Century Media Records
• Concord Music Group
• Epitaph/Anti- Records
• Glassnote Records
• Jagjaguwar
• Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
• Sub Pop Records

Light Bulb Award for Most Creative Marketing Campaign/Idea
• Amon Tobin – ‘Control Over Nature’ art installation with Tessa Farmer (Ninja Tune)
• Delta Spirit – Pub Crawl & Album premiere event in Brooklyn (Rounder Records)
• Emperor X – Western Teleport geo-caching campaign (Bar/None Records)
• Girls – The first-ever “nationwide” instore (Matador/True Panther)
• Tom Waits – Invite-only online listening party (Anti-)
• We The Kings – Interactive video (S-Curve Records)

Music Supervisor – celebrating the music supervisor/licensing person who was especially supportive of independent music labels and artists
• Andrea von Foerster (Firestarter Music)
• Brian McNelis (Lakeshore Entertainment)
• Gary Calamar (GO Music)
• PJ Bloom (Neophonic)
• Randall Poster (Search Party Music)
• Thomas Golubic (SuperMusicVision)

Road Warrior of the Year – celebrating the independent label band/artist that was the most fan-engaged/worked hardest at their job in the last 12 months
• All That Remains (Razor & Tie/Prosthetic)
• AWOLNATION (Red Bull Records)
• Battles (Warp Records)
• Charles Bradley (Daptone Records)
• Dawes (ATO Records)
• Hot Tuna (Red House Records)
• Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records)

Up & Comer Award presented by eMusic – celebrating the next independent label superstar artist
• Dead Sara (Pocket Kid Records)
• Emika (Ninja Tune)
• JC Brooks and The Uptown Sound (Bloodshot Records)
• Otherwise (Century Media Records)
• The Dø (Six Degrees Records)
• Twin Atlantic (Red Bull Records)