Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Killer Mike, Mitski, Caroline Polachek, L’Rain and Wednesday lead the nominees for the 2024 Libera Awards, the American Association of Independent Music announced Wednesday.
The full list of nominees appears below. This year’s awards, presented by Merlin, includes three new categories, including Best Record From Games and Interactive Media, Publisher of the Year and Distributor of the Year.
The 13th annual ceremony will take place on Monday, June 10 at Gotham Hall in New York City. “Huge congratulations to all our talented and accomplished nominees for the 13th annual A2IM Libera Award,” said A2IM president/CEO Richard James Burgess. “The A2IM Libera Awards is the world’s largest award show for the diverse universe of independent music and this year’s event will be the biggest and best to date.” This year, the Libera Awards will honor Louis Posen, founder of Hopeless Records for the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his contributions, accomplishments, philanthropy, and leadership in the independent sector.
The Libera Awards will kick off A2IM’s annual A2IM Indie Week conference, which will begin the following morning, Tuesday, June 11 through Thursday, June 13 at the InterContinental New York Times Square.
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