Here Is The Full List Of 2025 AIM Independent Music Awards Nominees

Last month, the first wave of AIM’s 2025 Independent Music Awards nominees was shared. Entertainers Ezra Collective, Fcukers, Hope Tala, and anaiis dominated the categories shared. While Ninja Tune, Transgressive, Believe Records, 5dB, Communion, Domino, FAMM, Partisan, Technicolour, XL, and Young secured the most recognition among indie record labels.

Today (September 3), AIM has released the remaining categories (Innovator, Best Live Performer, Best Independent Video, PPL Award for Most Played New Independent Artist, Best Independent Label, Best Independent Record Store, Best Creative Campaign, Best Boutique Label, and Independent Music Champion).

Of the already declared winners, Cosey Fanni Tutti has been bestowed with the year’s Innovator Award, and Bandcamp has been named the Independent Music Champion (in association with PRS).

In addition to the nomination list, AIM revealed the evening’s featured performers (Moonchild Sanelly, Coach Party, Ayanna Witter-Johnson).

Continue below to view the full list of 2025 AIM Independent Music Awards nominees. AIM’s 2025 Independent Music Awards is scheduled to take place on September 23, 2025, at London’s Roundhouse. For more information, click here.

Best Independent Track

anaiis & Grupo Cosmo – “B.P.E” (5dB Records)
Ezra Collective & Yazmin Lacey – “God Gave Me Feet for Dancing” (Partisan Records)
JIALING – “Freaky Horns” (Clasico Records)
Jim Legxacy – “Father” (XL Recordings)
Jorja Smith & Maverick Sabre – “Loving You” (FAMM)
Miso Extra & Metronomy – “Good Kisses” (Transgressive Records)
Orla Gartland – “Mine” (New Friends Music)
Wet Leg – “Catch These Fists” (Domino Recording Co.)
Wunderhorse – “The Rope” (Communion Records)
Yannis & The Yaw and Tony Allen – “Rain Can’t Reach Us” (Transgressive Records)

Best Independent Album

Bon Iver — Sable, Fable (Jagjaguwar)
Ezra Collective — Dance, No One’s Watching (Partisan Records)
Fontaines DC — Romance (XL Recordings)
Hope Tala — Hope Handwritten (Big Family Music)
John Glacier — Like A Ribbon (Young)
Maverick Sabre — Burn The Right Things Down (FAMM)
Moonchild Sanelly — Full Moon (Transgressive Records)
Nala Sinephro — Endlessness (Warp Records)
Oklou — Choke Enough (Oklou / True Panther Records)
TAAHLIAH — Gramarye [untitled (recs)]

U.K. Independent Breakthrough (in association with Amazon Music)

corto.alto (Ninja Tune)
Fat Dog (Domino Recording Co.)
Glass Beams (Ninja Tune)
Hope Tala (Big Family Music)
Sara Landry (HEKATE Records)

Best Independent EP/Mixtape

Fcukers — Baggy$$ (Technicolour Records)
MRCY — VOLUME 1 (Dead Oceans)
Nectar Woode — Head Above Water (Communion Music)
Shygirl — Club Shy Room 2 (Because Music)
Zino Vinci — The Late Bloomer (Bawne London / Believe)

Best Independent Remix

Aluna – “Heatstroke” (Paul Woolford remix) (Mad Decent / Because Music)
Home Counties & TATYANA – “Uptight” – TATYANA remix (Submarine Cat Records)
Koreless – “Seven” (Jorg Kuning Bicton Barns Remix) (Young)
Nilufer Yanya – “Just a Western” (Boy Harsher Remix) (Ninja Tune)
Rosie Lowe – “Gratitudes” (D’Monk remix) (Blue Flowers Music)

One To Watch

anaiis (5dB Records)
BINA. (TLD Records)
Chloe Qisha (VLF Records / Believe)
Cristale (Believe)
Fcukers (Ninja Tune)

Innovator Award

Cosey Fanni Tutti

Best Live Performer

Alison Moyet (Cooking Vinyl)
Elles Bailey (Cooking Vinyl)
Ayanna Witter-Johnson (Hill and Gully Records)
Shed Seven (Cooking Vinyl)
Wunderhorse (Communion Records)

Best Independent Video

Bricknasty – “Vinland” (FAMM)
Black Honey – ”Psycho (Foxfive Records)
Fontaines D.C. – ”In The Modern World” (XL Recordings)
Ezra Collective – “God Gave Me Feet For Dancing” (Partisan Records)
Wet Leg – “Catch These Fists” (Domino Recording Co.)

PPL Award For Most Played New Independent Artist

Fat Dog (Domino Recording Co)
First Time Flyers (Lookout Mountain)
IN PARALLEL (Method 808)
NDOTZ (Chosen Flystr8)
Popeth (Recordiau Cosh Records)

Best Independent Label

Because Music
Communion Records
Modern Sky UK
Transgressive
XL Recordings

Best Independent Record Store

Art Beats (Saffron Walden)
A Slice of Vinyl (Gosport)
Raven Records (Camden, London)
Spinning Around Records (Wellington, Telford)
Wax & Beans (Bury)

Best Creative Campaign

NQ Records and Aitch (4)
Jagjaguwar and Bon Iver (SABLE, fABLE)
XL Recordings and Fontaines D.C. (Romance)
The Leaf Label and Snapped Ankles (Hard Times Furious Dancing)
Transgressive and SOPHIE (SOPHIE)