The 18th Independent Music Awards Winners

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The 18th Independent Music Awards Winners

Album CategoryWinnerWinning Album
Adult ContemporaryMonica PasqualYou Can't Kill Light
Alt. CountryJake La BotzThey're Coming For Me
AmericanaJigJamPhoenix
BluegrassAllison de Groot & Tatiana HargreavesAllison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves
BluesHamish AndersonOut of My Head
CCM/GospelTabernacle WorshipSurrender
Children's MusicMusic with GinaAll of Us
CompilationVarious ArtistsTell It to Me: Revisiting the Johnson City Sessions, 1928-1929
ConceptRozina PátkaiTaladim
Contemporary ClassicalDavid CheskyEspaña
CountryBecky DentonFire & Grace
Dance/ElectronicaDelaporteComo Anoche
DebutSTORRYCh III: The Come Up
EclecticChloe Pourmorady EnsembleBegin Majesty
Film / TV / Game ScoreIan ChenFantastic Creatures (Original Soundtrack)
Folk/Singer-SongwriterCharm of FinchesYour Company
Funk/Fusion/JamJoan Torres's All Is FusedRevolution
Indie / Alt. RockRyan Hamilton and The Harlequin GhostsThis Is the Sound
InstrumentalCésar Orozco & Jorge GlemStringwise
Jazz InstrumentalFerenc Nemeth feat. Gregory Tardy & Tzumo ArpadFreedom
Jazz With VocalsThe Lost American JazzBook (feat. Tammi Brown)Taxonomy of Pleasure
LatinLPTSin Parar
Live PerformanceSkylineSymphojazz
Metal/HardcoreMisery IndexRituals of Power
New AgeSangeeta KaurCompassion
PopNick de la HoydeA Beautiful Mess
R&B/SoulSTORRYCh III: The Come Up
Rap/Hip-HopGold LemonadeSchool of Hard Drops
Reggae/Ska/DancehallGotaflikaGo Up
Rock / Hard RockVoyagerColours in the Sun
Spoken WordSekou Andrews & The String TheorySekou Andrews & The String Theory
TributeLittle KrutaJustice
World BeatSofía Rei & JC MaillardKeter
World TraditionalMasoud RezaeiUntil
Song CategoryWinnerWinning Song
A CappellaPatrice JégouWrap Your Troubles in Dreams (feat. Take 6)
A CappellaJazz Affair (Vox Pop Winner)Jour Heureux
AcousticHarmonious WailMove
AcousticAidan Gallagher (Vox Pop Winner)I Love You
Adult ContemporaryBELLSAINTCan't Stop a Woman
Adult ContemporaryNeshama Carlebach (Vox Pop Winner)Believe
Alt. CountryAminah HughesStorm of Time
Alt. CountryRyan Newton (Vox Pop Winner)Casting Shadows (On the Heels of Tomorrow)
AmericanaThe Rough & TumbleThe Hardest Part
AmericanaJesse Malin (Vox Pop Winner)Room 13 (feat. Lucinda Williams)
BluegrassDaniel CrabtreePiedmont Train
BluegrassConversion (Vox Pop Winner)An American Easter (The Joy of Mary M)
BluesBrick FieldsSoul of a Woman
BluesBrick Fields (Vox Pop Winner)Soul of a Woman
CCM/GospelPatrick ForemanHe's Able (feat. David Scott)
CCM/GospelKatie Braswell (Vox Pop Winner)Louder
Children's MusicLucy Kalantari & The Jazz CatsFlick of My Wrist
Children's MusicLucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats (Vox Pop Winner)Flick of My Wrist
CountryDani StrongMrs. Jones (Evelyn)
CountryMadelyn Paquette (Vox Pop Winner)Broke Like Me
CoverSKy76Twist in My Sobriety (orig. by Tanita Tikaram)
CoverDr. Albert Flipout's one CAN band (Vox Pop Winner)Sweet Child O' Mine (orig. by Guns N' Roses)
Dance/Electronica32StitchesAre We There Yet (feat. Baer)
Dance/ElectronicaJustin Mise (Vox Pop Winner)Take a Piece
EclecticOrchid EnsembleGhosts of the Living
EclecticPetra Várallyay Trio (Vox Pop Winner)Deadline Haze
Folk/Singer-SongwriterSawyer FredericksBorn
Folk/Singer-SongwriterMarta Palombo (Vox Pop Winner)Him
Funk/Fusion/JamFrank ColónWishful Thinking
Funk/Fusion/JamJennifer Maidman & Verna Gillis (Vox Pop Winner)Psycho Loco (feat. Annie Whitehead, Jerry Marotta & John Medeski)
HolidayMary FahlHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
HolidayNadia Vaeh (Vox Pop Winner)Holidazed & Confused
Indie / Alt. RockThe CovasettesTwit Twoo
Indie / Alt. RockJesse Malin (Vox Pop Winner)Strangers & Thieves (feat. Billie Joe Armstrong)
InstrumentalSultans of StringThe Grand Bazaar (feat. Béla Fleck & Robi Botos)
InstrumentalRoman Smirnov & Andrew Leshkin (Vox Pop Winner)Old Friends
Jazz InstrumentalPetros KlampanisEasy Come Easy Go
Jazz InstrumentalPetros Klampanis (Vox Pop Winner)Easy Come Easy Go
Jazz With VocalsKevin Hays & Chiara IzziCircles of the Mind (feat. Nir Felder)
Jazz With VocalsRoberto Tola (Vox Pop Winner)Slow Motion (feat. Darryl Walker)
LatinLudmila Mercerón & Salsa de ReyesA Santiago
LatinEl Feeling (Vox Pop Winner)Que Te Vaya Cabrón (feat. Lolita de Sola)
LoveLACESmoved
LoveJason Gill (Vox Pop Winner)Air I Breathe
Metal/HardcoreFUTURE AFTER A SECONDInvert
Metal/HardcoreFiùran (Vox Pop Winner)10 Feet Tall
New AgeFLOW (feat. Will Ackerman, Fiona Joy, Lawrence Blatt & Jeff Oster)Adrift at Sea
New AgeDarlene Koldenhoven (Vox Pop Winner)Sequoia Serenade
PopFLAVIAExpectations
PopMartene Clayton (Vox Pop Winner)Should've Been (feat. Black Poet)
R&B/SoulTEFOPlay Play
R&B/SoulCarolAnn Brevard (Vox Pop Winner)In a Mood
Rap/Hip-Hop222UniqueFlex on Em
Rap/Hip-HopGold Lemonade (Vox Pop Winner)How You Feel
Reggae/Ska/DancehallWisemanSo High
Reggae/Ska/DancehallFather Goose Music (Vox Pop Winner)Rise Up Now
Rock / Hard RockButterfingersDancing (To the Beat of My Own Drum)
Rock / Hard RockSoraia (Vox Pop Winner)Evergreen
Social ActionHuDostRise Together (feat. Jars of Clay)
Social ActionSawyer Fredericks (Vox Pop Winner)Amen
Spoken WordPascal Le Boeuf + Bec PlexusMirror Image
Spoken WordSekou Andrews & The String Theory (Vox Pop Winner)Be Voiceful
StoryEllis PaulScarecrow in a Corn Maze
StoryMean Mary (Vox Pop Winner)Cold (House by the Sea)
Used in Ad CampaignNEEDSHESUnbelievable
Used in Ad CampaignChelsea Grams (Vox Pop Winner)Keep Up
Used in Film / TV / Game ScoreZac Silva & James McCaffreyFriends With Death (Original Score)
Used in Film / TV / Game ScoreMATHIA (Vox Pop Winner)Hold On
World BeatSofía Rei & JC MaillardRachamim
World BeatTri Nguyen & Graeme Drum (Vox Pop Winner)Walking
World TraditionalHeilung (tie)Norupo
World TraditionalWesli (tie)Lolé Lolé Remix
World TraditionalW. Ed Harris (Vox Pop Winner)Morrison's
EP CategoryWinnerWinning EP
Dance/ElectronicaCherokeeCalifornism
EclecticJoJo WorthingtonTCYK
InstrumentalDavid JayThe Spaniard
JazzKILTERKILTER
Live PerformanceNina LeeLive at Rockwood
PopBELLSAINTTechnicolor Dream
RockNo ResolveThe Divide
Roots/CountryJonatha BrookeImposter
UrbanCoco JonesH.D.W.Y
WorldAJOYOWar Chant
Music Producer CategoryWinnerWinning Work
Dance/Electronica5önikk5önikk - Electric
EclecticDub MentorDub Mentor - 4YX
InstrumentalWill Ackerman, Tom EatonFLOW (feat. Will Ackerman, Fiona Joy, Lawrence Blatt & Jeff Oster) - Promise
JazzPetros KlampanisPetros Klampanis - Irrationalities
Live PerformanceNicky EstorBen Racine Band - Live à Montréal
PopHafid Salazar Banoy, Nathalie Hazim, Alexandro SeguíNathalie Hazim - Más de lo que Soñé
RockJohn Fields, The DollyrotsThe Dollyrots - Daydream Explosion
Roots/CountryLucinda Williams, Tom Overby (Producers); Geoff Sanoff, Michael Iurato (Executive Producers)Jesse Malin - Sunset Kids
UrbanJoseph Vitterito, Jason Hart, DAgency - Alarm
WorldChris McKhool, John "Beetle" BaileySultans of String - Refuge
Design CategoryWinnerWinning Work
Album Art / PhotographyDULK (Antonio Segura Donat)Moron Police - A Boat on the Sea
Album PackagingJheng-Han Li, Hsin-Hung Chen, Hsiao-Yin Tai Emerge House Band - Time
Artist Concert PhotoFong-Yau YeBrahman - Fireball Festival
Artist Publicity PhotoJørn VebergGaahls WYRD - Ghosts Invited
Music Promo PosterPaixpro, Hsien-Chen TsaiAmazing Show - The Great Paradisiacal Mountain
Music WebsiteKrzysztof A. JanczakKrzysztof A. Janczak Website
SwagMajor MomentMajor Moment - The Sequel Puzzle
Short Form Video CategoryWinnerWinning Video
Animated / Stop-MotionA-Flight (tie)2019 Golden Bell Award 54th short film (Art Coordinator: Timothy Motion)
Animated / Stop-MotionBrian Shankar Adler (tie)Mantra
Animated / Stop-MotionStuck in the Sound (Vox Pop Winner)Alright
Concept / ExperimentalPascal Le Boeuf + Bec PlexusMirror Image
Concept / ExperimentalKIN (Vox Pop Winner)Be a Little Lonely
DirectorZach "Reazon" Heiligman & Max HeiligmanDAE - Where We're Going
DirectorAminah Hughes (Vox Pop Winner)Aminah Hughes - I Need to Learn
LyricNia MonaéThe Blueprint
LyricMajor Moment (Vox Pop Winner)Talking To Myself
NarrativeÁrstíðirEntangled
NarrativeMadison Violet (Vox Pop Winner)Tell Me
PerformanceThe SongeryThe Dark
PerformanceRaven Quinn (Vox Pop Winner)Alchemy (feat. George Lynch)
Social ActionWouter KellermanBaroque to the Rescue (feat. Konshens The MC & Lady Zamar)
Social ActionDJ WILLY WOW! (Vox Pop Winner)MLK That Way (feat. Chuck D)
Long Form Music Video CategoryWinnerWinning Video
Best OverallLudmila Mercerón & Salsa de ReyesEn Directo Desde las Armas
DirectorDavid Hernández & Enrique AlonsoNuestro Changüi