2021 Libera Awards
2021 Libera Awards | ||||
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Date | June 17, 2021 | |||
Website | liberaawards | |||
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The 2021 Libera Awards took place on June 17, 2021, to recognize the best in independent music presented by the American Association of Independent Music.[1] The nominations were announced on March 23, 2021. The years marks the tenth anniversary of the ceremony.[2] The event was streamed live on YouTube.[3]
A number of category changes took place for the awards. The A2IM Humanitarian Award and Best Spiritual Record were added to the ceremony and . A2IM also made the "Album" categories more inclusive by renaming them "Records." A2IM also renamed a number of categories: Best Live Act to Best Live/Livestream Act; Best Mainstream Rock Album and Best Indie Rock Album to Best Rock Record; and, Best Punk/Emo Album to Best Punk Record.[4]
Winners and nominees
Record of the Year | Best Live/Livestream Act |
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Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
| Phoebe Bridgers
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A2IM Humanitarian Award | Best Alternative Rock Record |
Killer Mike & EL-P of Run the Jewels | Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
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Best Americana Record | Best Blues Record |
Bonny Light Horseman – Bonny Light Horseman
| Fantastic Negrito – Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?
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Best Classical Record | Best Country Record |
Erik Hall – Music for 18 Musicians (Steve Reich)
| Waxahatchee – Saint Cloud
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Best Dance/Electronic Record | Best Folk/Bluegrass Record |
Caribou – Suddenly
| Angel Olsen – Whole New Mess
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Best Hip-Hop/Rap Record | Best Jazz Record |
Run the Jewels – RTJ4
| Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven – We’re New Again – A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven
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Best Latin Record | Best Metal Record |
Gabriel Garzón-Montano – Agüita
| Architects – “Animals” (from For Those That Wish to Exist)
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Best Outlier Record | Best Punk Record |
Khruangbin – Mordechai
| IDLES – Ultra Mono
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Best R&B Record | Best Re-Issue |
Thundercat – It Is What It Is
| J Dilla – Donuts (Jelly Edition)
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Best Rock Record | Best Spiritual Record |
Fontaines D.C. – A Hero's Death
| Sun Ra Arkestra – Swirling
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Best Sync Usage | Best World Record |
Run the Jewels (Jewel Runners, Inc.) – “Ooh LA LA” – Season three of Netflix's Ozark
| Altin Gün – “Ordunun Dereleri” Songhoy Blues – Optimisme
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Breakthrough Artist/Release | Creative Packaging |
Arlo Parks
| Soccer Mommy – Color Theory limited edition back to school binder
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Independent Champion | Label of the Year (Large) |
Bandcamp
| Sub Pop |
Label of the Year (Medium) | Label of the Year (Small) |
Light In The Attic | Daptone Records
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Marketing Genius | Video of the Year |
Beggars Group – Supporting Indie Retail #loverecordstores Campaign
| FKA twigs – “Sad Day"
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Icon Award | |
Multiple wins and nominations
Nominees with more than two nominations[4]
Artists
Multiple Wins | |
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Artist | Wins |
Phoebe Bridgers | 5 |
Run the Jewels |
Multiple Nominations | |
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Artist | Nominations |
Run the Jewels | 7 |
Phoebe Bridgers | 5 |
Perfume Genius | |
IDLES | 3 |
Record Labels
Multiple Wins | |
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Artist | Wins |
Dead Oceans | 4 |
Jewel Runners | 3 |
Jagjaguwar | 2 |
Merge Records | |
Stones Throw Records |
Multiple Nominations | |
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Artist | Nominations |
Dead Oceans | 8 |
Partisan Records | |
Jewel Runners | 7 |
Matador Records | |
Stones Throw Records | 6 |
Anti- | 5 |
Loma Vista | |
Thirty Tigers | |
Domino | 4 |
Merge Records | |
New West Records | |
Sub Pop | |
Warp | |
XL Recordings | |
37d03d | 3 |
Fat Possum | |
Jagjaguwar | |
Light in the Attic | |
[PIAS] |
Performances
- Arlo Parks – "Hope"
- Black Pumas
- Fantastic Negrito – "Chocolate Samurai"
- Lecrae – "Drown"
- Lido Pimienta – "Te quiera"
- Mavis Staples – "Who Told You That"
- Phoebe Bridgers
- Yuna – "Don't Blame It on Love"/"Crush"
- Stax Academy Rhythm Section[5]
External links
- Official website
References
- ^ "A2IM names 2021 Libera indie music awards nominees [the full list]". Hypebot. 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ "Phoebe Bridgers, Run the Jewels & Perfume Genius Among Top Nominees For 2021 Libera Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ a b Aswad, Jem (2021-05-13). "Mavis Staples to Be Honored, Arlo Parks and Black Pumas to Perform at A2IM Libera Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ a b "2021 Nominees". Libera Awards. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ Shaffer, Claire (2021-05-13). "Mavis Staples, Black Pumas, Arlo Parks to Appear at 2021 Libera Awards". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
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