2021 Libera Awards
| 2021 Libera Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 17, 2021 |
| Website | liberaawards |
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
Multiple wins and nominations
Nominees with more than two nominations[4]
Artists
| Multiple Wins | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Wins |
| Phoebe Bridgers | 5 |
| Run the Jewels | |
| Multiple Nominations | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Nominations |
| Run the Jewels | 7 |
| Phoebe Bridgers | 5 |
| Perfume Genius | |
| IDLES | 3 |
Record Labels
| Multiple Wins | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Wins |
| Dead Oceans | 4 |
| Jewel Runners | 3 |
| Jagjaguwar | 2 |
| Merge Records | |
| Stones Throw Records | |
| Multiple Nominations | |
|---|---|
| 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
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.