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= AIM Independent Music Awards =

The AIM Independent Music Awards recognises small, independent artists globally, providing recipients with greater opportunities to further expand their careers and name in the music industry. The AIM Independent Music Awards are hosted by the Association of Independent Music (commonly abbreviated to AIM), being a non-profit trade body initiated in March 1999. The AIM provides support and services for individual artists through the AIM Independent Music Awards, "providing a collective voice for UK's independent music industry" and "supporting UK's independent music."

The Association of Independent Music
The Association of Independent Music is a non-profit organization initiated in March of 1999. The trade body was initiated in order to represent smaller indie artists, bands and labels. The organization provides support, education, publicity and assistance to their members through music awards and festivals, branching into other trade bodies, such as the Association of Independent Festivals, which aims to "represent, empower and provide a vital support network to independent festivals organisers." The Association of Independent Festivals (commonly abbreviated to AIF) - being a division of the AIM - works with the direct aim of aiding independent festivals and labels. The trade body was initially founded in 2008 by DJ Robert John Gorham, more commonly known as Rob da Bank (who is also founder of annual music festival bestival '), and the director of bestival Ben Turner. The body currently represents approximately fifty member events, with examples including:


 * Two Thousand Trees Festival
 * A Boundless Summer - Borde Hill Garden
 * Adobe in the Park
 * ArcTanGent Festival
 * Barn On The Farm Festival
 * Belladrum Festival
 * Bestival
 * Blissfields Festival
 * Brecon Jazz Festival
 * Brownstock Music Festival
 * Camp Bestival
 * Common People
 * Eden Sessions
 * End of The Road
 * Fire in the Mountain
 * Isle of Wight Festival
 * Secret Garden Party
 * Tramlines Festival
 * Y Not Festival

"AIM unites labels to create a vibrant community, and provides the tools needed to help labels succeed. AIM strives to create a level playing field and fair commercial environment in which independent music companies can grow and achieve success. By joining together as part of AIM, independent labels have a strong voice representing their interests to the wider industry and government.."

The AIM Independent Music Awards, hosted by the AIM began in 2011. The non-profit organisation - established through a collection of independent labels - hosted the The AIM Independent Music Awards in 2011, providing service and support to independent/smaller artists and record labels, achieving recognition for their efforts and works. Since, the organisation has expanded immensely, representing approximately eight hundred varying record labels, artists and companies of diverse sorts within the music industry. Since 2016, Paul Pacifico is the AIM's CEO. Pacifico has previously held titles such as the CEO of the Featured Artists' Coalition commonly abbreviated to FAC), and President of the International Artists Organisation (commonly abbreviated to IAO), a professor at Berklee College of Music (Campus in Valencia, Spain) and also owns his own Independent music company.

Association of Independent Music Label Members

 * K7 (musician)
 * 4AD
 * Alcopop! Records
 * Because Music
 * Big Dada
 * Cherry Red Records
 * Cooking Vinyl
 * The Domino Recording Co
 * Distiller Records
 * Dramatico
 * Eagle Rock
 * Earache Records
 * Eleven Seven Music
 * Full Time Hobby
 * Hospital Records
 * Hyperdub
 * The Leaf Label
 * Matador Records
 * Modular
 * Moshi Moshi Records
 * Mute Records
 * Nettwerk
 * Ninja Tune
 * One Little Indian Records
 * Red Bull Records
 * Rough Trade Records
 * Secretly Canadian
 * Skint Records
 * Snapper Records
 * Stolen Recordings
 * Sunday Best Recordings
 * Transgressive Records
 * Visible Noise
 * Warp
 * Wichita
 * XL Recordings
 * Xtra Mile

Artists Signed to Association of Independent Music

 * Adele
 * Animal Collective
 * Arctic Monkeys
 * Basement Jaxx
 * Billy Bragg
 * Bon Iver
 * Cancer Bats
 * Caro Emerald
 * Coldcut
 * Daughter
 * Fleet Foxes
 * Flying Lotus
 * Franz Ferdinand (band)
 * Friendly flies
 * Ghostpoet
 * Goldfrapp
 * Grimes (musician)
 * Grizzly Bear (band)
 * Jarvis Cocker
 * John Grant (musician)
 * Jon Hopkins
 * Justice (band)
 * Killing Joke
 * Katie Melua
 * Major Lazer
 * M.I.A. (rapper)
 * Midlake
 * Mr. Scruff
 * Netsky (musician)
 * Passenger (singer)
 * Queens of the Stone Age
 * Radiohead
 * Röyksopp
 * Sampha
 * The Cribs
 * The National
 * The Prodigy
 * The Strokes
 * The White Stripes
 * TNGHT
 * Twin Atlantic
 * Underworld
 * Wild Beasts
 * Vampire Weekend
 * Villagers (band)
 * The xx

=== AIM Independent Music: Award Categories === The AIM Independent Music Awards include a variety of categories, including:


 * Best Small Label
 * Best 'Difficult' 2nd Album
 * Special Catalogue Release of the Year
 * Hardest Working Band or Artist
 * Golden Welly Award for Best Independent Festival
 * Independent Breakthrough of the Year
 * Indie Champion Award
 * Independent Video of the Year
 * Best Live Act
 * Independent Track of the Year
 * Independent Album of the Year
 * Independent Label of the Year
 * PPL Awards for Most Played New independent Act
 * Innovator Award
 * Pioneer Award
 * Outstanding Contribution to Music Award