2021 Libera Awards | |
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Date | June 17, 2021 |
Website | liberaawards |
The 2021 Libera Awards took place on June 17, 2021, to recognize the best in independent music presented by the American Association of Independent Music.[1] The nominations were announced on March 23, 2021. The years marks the tenth anniversary of the ceremony.[2] The event was streamed live on YouTube.[3]
A number of category changes took place for the awards. The A2IM Humanitarian Award and Best Spiritual Record were added to the ceremony and . A2IM also made the "Album" categories more inclusive by renaming them "Records." A2IM also renamed a number of categories: Best Live Act to Best Live/Livestream Act; Best Mainstream Rock Album and Best Indie Rock Album to Best Rock Record; and, Best Punk/Emo Album to Best Punk Record.[4]
Nominees with more than two nominations[4]
Artists
Multiple Wins | |
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Artist | Wins |
Phoebe Bridgers | 5 |
Run the Jewels |
Multiple Nominations | |
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Artist | Nominations |
Run the Jewels | 7 |
Phoebe Bridgers | 5 |
Perfume Genius | |
IDLES | 3 |
Record Labels
Multiple Wins | |
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Artist | Wins |
Dead Oceans | 4 |
Jewel Runners | 3 |
Jagjaguwar | 2 |
Merge Records | |
Stones Throw Records |
Multiple Nominations | |
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Artist | Nominations |
Dead Oceans | 8 |
Partisan Records | |
Jewel Runners | 7 |
Matador Records | |
Stones Throw Records | 6 |
Anti- | 5 |
Loma Vista | |
Thirty Tigers | |
Domino | 4 |
Merge Records | |
New West Records | |
Sub Pop | |
Warp | |
XL Recordings | |
37d03d | 3 |
Fat Possum | |
Jagjaguwar | |
Light in the Attic | |
[PIAS] |