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Awards
AIM to launch own awards show
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 17 January 2011
With major label imprints dominating the BRIT shortlists last week, the Association Of Independent Music chose Friday to announce that it will be launching its own awards event later this year celebrating the music being released on independent labels.
The new awards show will take place in London in October and, AIM says it will be “an antidote to the many awards events which reflect commercial rather than artistic achievements” putting the spotlight on “the extraordinary efforts of artists, companies and individuals who populate the thriving UK indie sector”.
AIM chief Alison Wenham told CMU: “After twelve years of sitting on the sidelines, AIM proudly announces its inaugural awards event, to be staged in October. With only two indie companies receiving BRIT nominations this year, it is a perfect moment for us to put a spotlight on the amazing artists and companies in the sector. The awards promise to be different and lively, and will add to, rather than duplicate, anything else in the industry”.
