| A2IM (The American Association of Independent Music, Inc.) has announced the winners of the 2024 Libera Awards presented by Merlin. The ceremony took place at Gotham Hall in New York City. |
| 2024 Libera Awards Winners: Record of the Year Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We (Dead Oceans) Breakthrough Artist presented by Virgin Music Group Blondshell (Partisan Records) Music Video of the Year IDLES - "Dancer" (Partisan Records) Self-Released Record of the Year Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You (Perpetual Novice) Label of the Year (5 or fewer employees) True Panther Label of the Year (6-14 employees) Light in the Attic Label of the Year (15 or more employees) Partisan Records Independent Champion presented by Merlin Bandcamp Distributor of the Year Redeye Worldwide Publisher of the Year Secretly Publishing Best Alternative Rock Record Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You (Perpetual Novice) Best American Roots Record MJ Lenderman - "Rudolph" (ANTI) Best Blues Record Christone "Kingfish" Ingram - Live In London (Alligator Records) Best Classical Record Hauschka - Philanthropy (City Slang) Best Country Record Margo Price - Strays (Loma Vista Recordings) Best Dance Record Romy - Mid Air (Young) Best Electronic Record Yaeji - With A Hammer (XL Recordings) Best Folk Record Sufjan Stevens - Javelin (Asthmatic Kitty Records) Best Global Record presented by Redeye Worldwide WITCH - Zango (Desert Daze Sound) Best Heavy Record Model/Actriz - Dogsbody (True Panther) Best Hip-Hop/Rap Record Killer Mike - MICHAEL (Loma Vista Recordings) Best Jazz Record John Carroll Kirby - Blowout (Stones Throw Records) Best Latin Record Helado Negro - "LFO (Lupe Finds Oliveros)" (4AD) Best Outlier Record L'Rain - I Killed Your Dog (Mexican Summer) Best Pop Record Samia - Honey (Grand Jury Music) Best Punk Record Mannequin Pussy - “I Got Heaven” (Epitaph) Best R&B Record Sampha - Lahai (Young) Best Record From Games and Interactive Media HEALTH - "HATEFUL" (Loma Vista Recordings) Best Reissue De La Soul - 3 Feet High & Rising (AOI Records/Chrysalis Records) Best Remix Sudan Archives, ODESZA - "Selfish Soul (ODESZA Remix)" (Stones Throw under exclusive license to Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune) Best Rock Record Blondshell - Blondshell (Partisan Records) Best Short-Form Video IDLES - "Grace" Teaser (Partisan Records) Best Singer-Songwriter Record Angel Olsen - Forever Means (Jagjaguwar) Best Soul/Funk Record Betty Davis - Crashin' From Passion (Light in the Attic) Best Spiritual Record Blind Boys of Alabama - Echoes of the South (Single Lock Records) Best Sync Usage Refused - "New Noise" in The Bear (Season 2) (Epitaph) Creative Packaging De La Soul - 3 Feet High & Rising (AOI Records/Chrysalis Records) Marketing Genius De La Soul - De La Soul Catalog Release (AOI Records/Chrysalis Records) |
| This year’s Libera Awards ceremony was hosted by comedian Marcia Belsky and included performances from GRAMMY Award-Winner Christian McBride’s New Jawn (Mack Avenue Music Group), classical pianist Lara Downes (Pentatone), Latin artist Pachyman (ATO Records), rapper Kari Faux (drink sum wtr), hotly-tipped NYC-trio Fcukers (Ninja Tune/Technocolour), and rising pop rock artist LØLØ (Hopeless Records). |
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