Independent Music Awards (IMAs)
The Independent Music Awards (IMAs) is an international awards program created by Music Resource Group (MRG) in 2000[1] to recognize self-distributed recordings and releases from independent record labels.[2] The IMAs honor works in over 100 categories[3] that are evaluated by judges who are genre experts.[2]
| Independent Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Music Resource Group |
| First awarded | 2001 |
| Last awarded | 2019 |
| Website | Website |
Notable winners and nominees have included Valerie June, Killer Mike, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Flying Lotus, Macy Gray, Five Finger Death Punch, Esprit D'Air,[4] Reeve Carney, Roman Miroshnichenko, Simon Phillips, George Benson, Jeff Healey, Paul Wertico, Frank Colon, Marco Benevento, Roberto Tola, Paquito D’Rivera,[5] Jake La Botz, and Pokey LaFarge.[6]
Judging process
A preliminary judging panel chooses up to five nominees in each category. A panel of high-profile and celebrity judges then selects winners based on artistic merit.[1]
In addition to the awards selected by judges, the IMAs also gives out Vox Pop awards determined by fan voting.[1]
Judges have included Robert Smith of The Cure, Tom Waits, Gloria Gaynor,[3] Keith Richards,[7] Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, Judy Collins,[8] Peter Gabriel, Roger Daltrey, Keith Urban and Suzanne Vega.[2]
Winners are announced at the annual award ceremony in New York City.[9]
Best Album winners
2017
| Album Category | Artist/Group | Album Title |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Contemporary | Camila Meza | Traces |
| Alt. Country | Cashavelly Morrison | The Kingdom Belongs to a Child |
| Americana | Anna & Elizabeth | Anna & Elizabeth |
| Bluegrass | Rebecca Patek | Come up and Meet Me |
| Blues | Little Freddie King | Messin' Around Tha Living Room |
| Children's Music | Kattam et ses Tam-Tams | De Tombouctou à Bombay |
| Compilation | Various Artists | For the Record |
| Concept | Masta Ace | The Falling Season |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | Maranda | Deep Within |
| Contemporary Classical | International Contemporary Ensemble | On the Nature of Thingness |
| Country | Jack Grelle | Steering Me Away |
| Dance/Electronica | Serge Bulat | Queuelbum |
| Eclectic | Superhand | American Teeth |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Brooke Annibale | The Simple Fear |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Write Minded | Eye Above |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Air Traffic Controller | Black Box |
| Instrumental (mainly) | Roman Miroshnichenko, José Antonio Rodríguez & Henrik Andersen | World of Guitar Trio: Perfect Strangers |
| Jazz Instrumental (mainly) | Kay-Ta | Arrival |
| Jazz With Vocals | Macy Gray | Stripped |
| Latin | Xcelencia | Enigma |
| Live Performance | RUNA | LIVE |
| Metal/Hardcore | All Hail the Yeti | Screams from a Black Wilderness |
| New Age | Fiona Joy | Signature Synchronicity |
| Pop | Hive Riot | Hive Riot |
| R&B/Soul | Pierre and The Cosmic Mermaids | Pierre and The Cosmic Mermaids |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Ty Bru & Tenacious | The Dopest MC's |
| Rock/Hard Rock | The Mud Howlers | Timeliness |
| Spoken Word (with music accompaniment) | Divinity Roxx | ImPossible |
| Tribute Album | Various Artists | On Top of Old Smoky: New Old-Time Smoky Mountain Music |
| World Beat | Yemi Alade | Mama Africa |
| World Traditional | Newpoli | Nun Te Vutà |
2018
| Album Category | Artist/Group | Album Title |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Contemporary | Reeve Carney | Youth Is Wasted |
| Alt. Country | Jake La Botz | Sunnyside |
| Americana | John McEuen | Made in Brooklyn |
| Bluegrass | The Bankesters | Nightbird |
| Blues | Cary Morin | Cradle to the Grave |
| Children's Music | Dan Zanes and Friends | Lead Belly, Baby! |
| Compilation | Various Artists | Classic English and Scottish Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways |
| Concept | Sofía Rei | El Gavilán |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | Delra Harris | H M A I |
| Contemporary Classical | Douglas Knehans | Unfinished Earth |
| Country | Dani Strong | Time to Breathe |
| Dance/Electronica | Dark Model | Saga |
| Debut | Sai da Frente | Sai da Frente |
| Eclectic | Goat's Notes | Cosmic Circus |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Seth Glier | Birds |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Sr. Langosta | El Experimento Caribeño |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Soup | Remedies |
| Instrumental | Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge | Mount Royal |
| Jazz Instrumental | David Whitman | Oh, Clara! |
| Jazz With Vocals | Rozina Pátkai | Paraíso na Terra |
| Latin | Luz Pinos | Mariposa Azul |
| Live Performance | Petros Klampanis | CHROMA |
| Metal/Hardcore | Esprit D'Air | Constellations |
| New Age | FLOW (feat. Will Ackerman, Fiona Joy, Lawrence Blatt & Jeff Oster) | FLOW |
| Pop | Taylor Grey | Space Case |
| R&B/Soul | Katrina Marie | When There Is No Color |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Wordsmith | Perspective Jukebox |
| Re-Issue | Various Artists | Indus Raag: Music Beyond Borders (Gold Edition) |
| Rock / Hard Rock | Sleep Machine | Sleep Machine |
| Spoken Word | Jenni Asher | Freedom |
| Tribute | Carlos Cano & Hernán Milla | Por la Rivera de Paquito |
| World Beat | Karim Baggili | Apollo You Sixteen |
| World Traditional | Sangpuy | Yaangad |
2019
| Album Category | Artist/Group | Album Title |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Contemporary | Jean Rohe | Sisterly |
| Alt. Country | Rich Webb | Le Rayon Vert |
| Americana | Pharis and Jason Romero | Sweet Old Religion |
| Bluegrass | Various Artists | The Crooked Road's Mountains of Music Homecoming: 2017 Live Concert Recordings |
| Blues | Tom Hambridge | The NOLA Sessions |
| Children's Music | Sara Lovell | Wild Is Everywhere |
| Compilation | Various Artists | Big Bend Killing: The Appalachian Ballad Tradition |
| Concept | Elizabeth Joan Kelly | Music for the DMV |
| Contemporary Christian / Gospel | TrueNorth Worship | TrueNorth Worship (Live) |
| Contemporary Classical | Eric Klein | The Myth of Tomorrow |
| Country | JP Harris | Sometimes Dogs Bark at Nothing |
| Dance/Electronica | Miss Tara | LOVE |
| Debut | Birdland Avenue | Come Around |
| Eclectic | Bombay Rickey | Electric Bhairavi |
| Film / TV / Game Score | Kristoffer Lo | Trondheimsreisen |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Lucy Wainwright Roche | Little Beast |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Karmic Juggernaut | The Dreams That Stuff Are Made Of |
| Indie / Alt. Rock | Árstíðir | Nivalis |
| Instrumental | Gypsy Jazz Club | Menestrel |
| Jazz Instrumental | Kobi Arad | Segments |
| Jazz with Vocals | Camille Thurman | Waiting for the Sunrise |
| Latin | Pedro Luís e a Parede | Vale Quanto Pesa – Pérolas de Luiz Melodia |
| Live Performance | Rogério Caetano | convida ao vivo no Rio |
| Metal/Hardcore | Beyond Creation | Algorythm |
| New Age | Jeff Oster | REACH |
| Pop | Between Giants | Jupiter |
| R&B/Soul | Nina Attal | JUMP |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Masta Ace & Marco Polo | A Breukelen Story |
| Reggae/Ska/Dancehall | Mamita Peyote | Runfla Calavera |
| Rock / Hard Rock | BrokenRail | Til Death Do Us Part: The California Vault |
| Spoken Word | Jeremy McEwen | Barnyard Dream Poems |
| Tribute | Juliana Hatfield | Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John |
| World Beat | Ron Korb | World Café |
| World Traditional | Sara Ajnnak | Gulldalit: Can You Hear Me |
Best Song winners
2017
| Song Category | Artist/Group | Song Title |
|---|---|---|
| A Cappella | Deejay Young | "Bøx (feat. Antonio Fernandez)” |
| Acoustic | Birds of Bellwoods | "Grey Ghosts” |
| Adult Contemporary | Caroline Savoie | "Little House” |
| Alt. Country | Don DiLego | "Drive Like Pirates” |
| Americana | Emily Roig | "Skin” |
| Bluegrass | The Danberrys | "Long Song” |
| Blues | Benny Turner | "I Can't Leave” |
| Children's Music | Lucy Kalantari | "Fantastic” |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | JoJo Worthington | "The Pool of Bethesda” |
| Country | Dori Freeman | "Go on Lovin'” |
| Cover Song | A Fragile Tomorrow | "One Way Ticket (feat. Joan Baez) – (orig. by Mimi & Richard Fariña)” |
| Dance/Electronica | Mechanik Project | "Coming Home (feat. Brooke Mitchell)” |
| Eclectic | Le Boeuf Brothers + Jack Quartet | "Alkaline” |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | The Krickets | "Cool Cool Water” |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | The High Head Hunters | "Broken Down House” |
| Holiday | Olivia Penalva | "Christmas for Two” |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Air Traffic Controller | "The House” |
| Instrumental | Roman Smirnov | "Reflection 1 (feat. Alexis Baro, Jeremy Ledbetter & Luis Orbegoso)” |
| Jazz Instrumental | Brian Eisenberg Jazz Orchestra | "Free Time” |
| Jazz With Vocals | Cécile McLorin Salvant | "Fog” |
| Latin | Camila Meza | "Para Volar” |
| Love | Casii Stephan | "I Like the Way” |
| Metal/Hardcore | Rivethead | "Truth or Fiction” |
| New Age | Fiona Joy | "Calling Earth” |
| Pop | Alicia Beale | "New Fling (feat. Kristo Rewlz)” |
| R&B/Soul | Deejay Young | "Bøx (feat. Antonio Fernandez)” |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Shan Vincent de Paul | "Thank God” |
| Rock/Hard Rock | The Mud Howlers | "The River” |
| Social Action | Maria Dunn | "Malala” |
| Spoken Word (with music accompaniment) | Deep Dive Corp. + Ingrid Chavez | "Ride” |
| Story Song | The Alternate Routes | "Somewhere in America” |
| World Beat | Valentina Blú | "Another Sky” |
| World Traditional | Roman Miroshnichenko, José Antonio Rodríguez & Henrik Andersen | "Moon Over Tanjore” |
2018
| Song Category | Artist/Group | Song Title |
|---|---|---|
| A Cappella | Eh440 | Never Stop Lovin' You |
| Acoustic | Reeve Carney | Think of You |
| Adult Contemporary | Chris Ayer | Heavy |
| Alt. Country | Ben Leece | Trace (feat. Tori Forsyth) |
| Americana | Big Little Lions | Against the Wall |
| Bluegrass | Sad Daddy | Mountainside |
| Blues | Altered Five Blues Band | Cookin' in Your Kitchen |
| Children's Music | Marla Lewis | Major Minor |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | Drew Greenway | Walk in the Light |
| Country | Dani Strong | What You Need |
| Cover | The Bankesters | Seven Nation Army – (orig. by The White Stripes) |
| Dance/Electronica | Anish Sood | Starry Night (feat. Zach Sorgen & Kelechi) |
| Eclectic | Leftbank | I just want to know for sure |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Seth Glier | Like I Do |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Nik West | Purple Unicorn |
| Holiday | Deejay Young | Christmas Time Is Here |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | HALF SHY | Growing up to Grow Apart |
| Instrumental | Gustavo Ballesteros | Tocata |
| Jazz Instrumental | Frank Catalano, Jimmy Chamberlin and David Sanborn (tie) | Shakin' |
| Jazz With Vocals | Quinn Bachand's Brishen | Cheyenne (Quit Your Talkin') |
| Latin | Delia Fischer | Mercado (feat. Antonio Fischer-Band & Matias Correa) |
| Love | Carolina Calvache | La Última Vez (feat. Camila Meza) |
| Metal/Hardcore | Blood of Angels | Odin's Wrath |
| New Age | Lenka Lichtenberg | Dobrú noc, má milá |
| Pop | Taylor Grey | Miami (feat. Spencer Kane) |
| R&B/Soul | Beth | Free |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Amiss O.mega | Diva Look (feat. Snoop Dogg) |
| Rock/Hard Rock | Reeve Carney | Resurrection |
| Social Action | Mouths of Babes | Any Other Day |
| Spoken Word | Stephen Emmer | Soil (feat. Ursula Rucker) |
| Story | Jonah Smith | Ocala |
| World Beat | Karim Baggili | Exitimuse |
| World Traditional | Magín Díaz | Me Amarás (feat. Monsieur Periné) |
2019
| Song Category | Artist/Group | Song Title |
|---|---|---|
| A Cappella | Patrice Jégou | Lover Come Back to Me (feat. Mark Kibble & Alvin Chea) |
| Acoustic | Chris Ayer | Ringing in My Ears |
| Adult Contemporary | LACES | someday is not tonight |
| Alt. Country | Rich Webb | Let It Rain |
| Americana | Jen Sygit | It's About Time (feat. Luther Dickinson) |
| Bluegrass | Low Lily | 10,000 Days Like These |
| Blues | Tiffany Pollack & Eric Johanson | Blues in My Blood |
| Children's Music | Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats | I Know a Little Fellow |
| Contemporary Christian / Gospel | Rocking Horse Music Club | Everywhere Is Home |
| Country | Blane Howard | Promise to Love Her |
| Cover | Kristy Krüger | Folsom Prison Blues (orig. by Johnny Cash) |
| Dance/Electronica | Mosimann | Anymore (feat. Carla Katz) |
| Eclectic | Monica Pasqual | Sun in My Eye |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Rebecca Hurn | Waves |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | CeCe Teneal & Soul Kamotion | Danger |
| Holiday | Twin Kennedy | I'm a Child Again |
| Indie / Alt. Rock | Shadow of Whales | Words |
| Instrumental | Cimarrón | Zumbajam |
| Jazz Instrumental | Ivan Diaz | Write or Wrong |
| Jazz with Vocals | Lindsay Kay | Lush Life |
| Latin | Juana Luna | Vienen Como |
| Love | Bleu | Love You So |
| Metal/Hardcore | Ne Obliviscaris | Intra Venus |
| New Age | Jeff Oster | Five Great Mountains |
| Pop | Ella Vos | White Noise |
| R&B/Soul | Jessica Lá Rel | Here Comes the Sun |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Young Rado | Make Sense |
| Reggae/Ska/Dancehall | Leilani Wolfgramm | Live Wire |
| Rock / Hard Rock | Head With Wings | Goodbye Sky |
| Social Action | Mark Erelli | By Degrees |
| Spoken Word | J.ournal | Pride & Prejudice (feat. The Rogue Pianist) |
| Story | Emily Scott Robinson | Overalls |
| Used in Ad Campaign | Bleu | Love You So |
| Used in Film / TV / Game Score | André Barros | Leda |
| World Beat | Nsimbi | Leo Ni Leo |
| World Traditional | Toronto Tabla Ensemble | Faceoff |
Best Music Producer winners
2018
| Category | Music Producer | Winning Work |
|---|---|---|
| Dance/Electronica | Michael Gray and David Paul Newell | Midnight Mystery Club – Reason or Rhyme |
| Eclectic | A.G. Syjuco | Jack of None – Who Shot Bukowski? |
| Instrumental | Adam Werner and Adam Howe | Adam Werner – Deep |
| Jazz | Mike Field and Dominic Mancuso | Mike Field – The Ghost and the Paperboy EP |
| Pop | Steve Lunt and Seth Glier | Seth Glier – Birds |
| Rock | Dan Kalisher | Sleep Machine – Animal High |
| Roots/Country | Jimmy Sutton | Jake La Botz – Sunnyside |
| World | Jeremy Ledbetter | Eliana Cuevas – Golpes y Flores |
2019
| Category | Music Producer | Winning Work |
|---|---|---|
| Dance/Electronica | Leo Salom | Leo Salom – Sugar on Demand |
| Eclectic | Riley McMahon | Spottiswoode & His Enemies – Lost in the City |
| Instrumental | Erik Scott | Erik Scott – A Trick of the Wind |
| Jazz | Earl MacDonald | Earl MacDonald – Open Borders |
| Pop | Rachael Sage, John Shyloski | Rachael Sage – Myopia |
| Rock | Kevin Billingslea, Andrey Borzykin, Adam Soucy | Major Moment – one small stEP |
| Roots/Country | Iuliano | Iuliano – Hidden Roots |
| Urban | Joseph Vitterito | Agency – Exponents |
| World | Ronald Mente Miyares, Richi Martinez | Ludmila Mercerón & Guitarras y Trovadores – La Pastelera del Tivolí |
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