The 2023 AIM Awards nominees have been revealed, together with RAYE, Little Simz, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Shygirl, and extra.
The AIM Unbiased Music Awards have revealed the primary 2023 nominees to rejoice the colourful and revolutionary breadth of expertise throughout the UK’s unbiased sector, together with Little Simz, RAYE, Shygirl, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and extra. The ceremony takes place September 26 at Roundhouse in London.
The 2023 version of the tastemaker awards present, which frequently highlights stars of the longer term earlier than some other ceremony, boasts an thrilling array of nominees: R&B-led pop singer RAYE and experimental dance act Shygirl lead the pack with three nominations every, whereas additional a number of noms embrace British jazz quintet Ezra Collective, London-based Nigerian songwriter Obongjayar, futuristic genre-defier Kelela, and experimental up-and-comer Jessica Winter, who every land two.
The highly-coveted “Finest Unbiased Album” class returns this 12 months, with nominees together with 2020’s Pioneer Award winner Little Simz who first earned an AIM Award in 2016. Subsequently successful a BRIT and the Mercury Music Prize in 2022, her album No Thank You joins earlier AIM Awards winners Nova Twins and Rina Sawayama. The class is topped off with Kelela, Oliver Sim, Wu-Lu, Avelino, RAYE, and Shygirl.
In affiliation with BBC Music Introducing, this 12 months’s “One to Watch” class is stuffed with rising expertise like Jessica Winter, Juice Menace, FLOWEROVLOVE, Laughta, and Grasp Peace. 2021’s One to Watch winner ENNY will return this 12 months, with the South London rapper within the operating for “Finest Unbiased EP/Mixtape” alongside Saint Joshua, yunè pinku, Bellah, and Jessica Winter.
2023’s “UK Unbiased Breakthrough” class showcases contenders like digital powerhouse duo Overmono, rapper Shygirl, alt-pop act Suki Waterhouse, producer I.Jordan, and London-based jazz quintet Ezra Collective. Shygirl, RAYE, and Overmono are additionally within the operating for “Finest Unbiased Monitor” in affiliation with Meta, together with Sudan Archives’ “Egocentric Soul,” 4 Tet’s “Three Drums,” and Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Fragrance Genius’ collaborative ballad “Spitting Off the Fringe of the World.”
“This 12 months’s AIM Unbiased Music Award nominees symbolize our various, dynamic, and inclusive neighborhood, really showcasing the unbelievable vary of expertise throughout all genres of the UK music scene,” feedback Silvia Montello, CEO at AIM. “Because the indie sector continues to develop, we look ahead to celebrating the dedication of labels, artists, and their groups on the 26 September.”