Nominees and Winners
UK Independent Breakthrough in association with Youtube Music
Winner - Wet Leg
(Domino Recording Company)
Children of Zeus
(First Word Records)
Knucks
(No Days Off)
Nova Twins
(Marshall Records)
Warmduscher
(Bella Union)
International Breakthrough in association with Deezer
Winner - Blxst
(Red Bull Records)
Amyl & the Sniffers
(Rough Trade)
Kokoroko
(Brownswood Recordings)
Mdou Moctar
(Matador Records)
Mitski
(Dead Oceans)
Best Independent Track in association with Meta
Winner - Nova Twins - 'Antagonist'
(Marshall Records)
Anz - 'You Could Be' (ft. George Riley)
(Ninja Tune)
Dave - 'Starlight'
(Neighbourhood Recordings)
FKA twigs - 'tears in the club' (ft. the weeknd)
(Young)
Jeshi - 'Protein' (feat. Obongjayar)
(Because Music)
Knucks, SL - 'Nice & Good'
(No Days Off)
Overmono - 'So U Kno'
(Poly Kicks/XL Recordings)
Wet Leg - 'Chaise Longue'
(Domino Recording Company)
Wu-Lu - 'Broken Homes'
(Warp Records)
Yves Tumor - 'Jackie'
(Warp Records)
Best Independent EP/Mixtape
Winner - TAAHLIAH - 'Angelica'
(untitled (recs))
FKA Twigs - 'Caprisongs'
(Young)
Joy Orbison - 'still slipping vol.1'
(XL Recordings)
Surya Sen - 'At What Cost?'
(Skint Records / BMG)
Wesley Joseph - 'ULTRAMARINE'
(EEVILTWINN)
Best Independent Album in association with Spotify
Winner - Cleo Sol - 'Mother'
(Forever Living Originals)
Boj - 'Gbagada Express'
(Moves Recordings)
Children Of Zeus - 'Balance'
(First Word Records)
Dave - 'We're All Alone In This Together'
(Neighbourhood Recordings)
Dave Okumu - 'Knopperz'
(Transgressive)
Emma-Jean Thackray - 'Yellow'
(Movementt)
Mustafa - 'When Smoke Rises'
(Young)
Nilüfer Yanya - 'Painless'
(ATO Records)
SAULT - 'NINE'
(Forever Living Originals)
Walt Disco - 'Unlearning'
(Lucky Number)
One To Watch in association with BBC Music Introducing
Winner - Nia Archives
(HIJINXX)
Barry Can't Swim
(Technicolour / Ninja Tune)
Jeshi
(Because Music)
Léa Sen
(Partisan Records)
TAAHLIAH
(untitled (recs))
Best [Difficult] Second Album In association with BBC6 Music
Winner - Nilüfer Yanya - 'Painless'
ATO Records
Black Country, New Road - 'Ants From Up There'
(Ninja Tune)
Jana Rush - 'Painful Enlightenment'
(Planet Mu Records)
Ross From Friends - Tread
(Brainfeeder)
Tirzah - 'Colourgrade'
(Domino Recording Company)
Best Independent Remix
ATO - 'no caroline remix (FLOHIO)' (MCMXCV)
(MCMXCV)
Erika de Casier - 'Polite (Mura Masa Remix)'
(4AD)
Winner - Ibeyi - 'Lavender & Red Roses ft. Jorja Smith (Champion Remix)'
(XL Recordings)
MF DOOM - 'Gazzillion Ear (Thom Yorke Man on Fire Remix)'
(Lex Records)
Shygirl – BDE (feat. Kaydy Cain) [Florentino Remix]
(Because Music)
Outstanding Contribution to Music in association with Merlin
Winner - Lethal Bizzle
Best Creative Campaign in association with Able
Winner - Maylee Todd - 'Maloo'
(Stones Throw Records)
Fontaines D.C. - 'Skinty Fia'
(Partisan Records)
Mitski - 'Laurel Hell'
(Dead Oceans)
Obongjayar - 'Some Nights I Dream of Doors'
(September Recordings)
Radiohead - 'KID A MNESIA'
(XL Recordings)
Best Independent Video in association with VEVO
Winner - Jeshi - '3210'
(Because Music)
Arlo Parks - 'Softly'
(Transgressive Records)
Ibeyi - 'Made of Gold ft. Pa Salieu'
(XL Recordings)
FKA Twigs - 'tears in the club' ft. the weeknd
(Young)
Wesley Joseph - 'Cold Summer'
(Transgressive Records)
Music Entrepreneur of the Year
Winner - Corey Johnson - CEO & Founder, Defenders Ent
Jamie Oborne - Founder, Dirty Hit / All On Red Management
Karen Emmanuel – CEO & Founder, Key Production
Laura Lewis-Paul - Founder & CEO, Saffron Music
Peter Adarkwah – Label Owner, BBE Music
PPL Award for Most Played New Independent Artist
Arlo Parks
(Transgressive Records)
Winner - D.O.D
(Axtone Records)
KC Lights
(Toolroom Productions)
Rathbone Place
(Good Company Records)
Wet Leg
(Domino Recording Company)
Best Independent Label
Domino Recording Company
Ninja Tune
Winner - Rough Trade
Partisan Records
Soundway Records
Best Boutique Label
Chess Club
Edition Records
Finesse Foreva
Winner - Local Action
Rough Bones
Diversity Champion
Winner - Stormzy
Innovator in association with Amazon Music
Winner - Rina Sawayama
(Dirty Hit)
Best Live Performer
Ben Böhmer
(Anjunadeep)
IDLES
(Partisan Records)
Winner - Mitski
(Dead Oceans)
Shao Dow
The Hu
(Better Noise)
Independent Champion in association with MCPS
Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot
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