AIM Awards 2023 winners list in full, from Björk to Wet Leg

Björk, and were among the big winners at the 2023 AIM Independent Music Awards. All the winners were announced and celebrated during an ‘electrifying evening’ at London’s Roundhouse on Tuesday (26 September). Attendees were treated to live performances by P Money and Whiney, Laughta and Cassia. British rapper Avelino, who won Best Independent Album in association with Spotify, also took the stage to perform as part of the ceremony’s 50 years of hip-hop celebration. The night also marked Björk’s first in-person awards show appearance since 2012. ‘The AIM Awards are always about more than celebrating the nominees, winners and attendees in the room,’ AIM CEO Silvia Montello said. ‘AIM celebrates the legends, visionaries, innovators, and all the creative talent who continue to keep our UK’s vibrant independent music community the envy of the world.’ Find the list of winners in full below: Best Independent Album in association with Spotify Avelino – God Save The Streets (More Music Records/ OddChild Music) –  WINNER Kelela – Raven (Warp Records) Little Simz – No Thank You (Forever Living Originals) Nova Twins – Supernova (Marshall Records) Obongjayar – Some Nights I Dream of Doors (September Recordings) Oliver Sim – Hideous Bastard (Young) – My 21st Century Blues (Human Re Sources) Rina Sawayama – Hold The Girl (Dirty Hit) Shygirl – Nymph (Because Music) Wu-Lu – LOGGERHEAD (Warp Records) Best Independent Track in association with Meta Connie Constance – ‘Hurt You’ (Play It Again Sam) ENNY – ‘Charge It’ (FAMM) Four Tet – ‘Three Drums’ (Text Records) Makaya McCraven – ‘Dream Another’ (XL Recordings) Overmono – ‘Good Lies’ (XL Recordings) , 070 Shake – ‘Escapism’ (Human Re Sources) – WINNER Shygirl – ‘Shlut’ (Because Music) Sudan Archives – ‘Selfish Soul’ (Stones Throw Records) Yeah Yeah Yeahs – ‘Spitting Off The Edge of The World’ feat Perfume Genius (Secretly Canadian) Yves Tumor – ‘Echolalia’ (Warp Records) UK Independent Breakthrough Ezra Collective (Partisan Records) I.Jordan (Ninja Tune) Overmono (XL Recordings) Shygirl (Because Music) – WINNER Suki Waterhouse (Sub Pop) Best Live Performer Björk: (One Little Independent) – WINNER PPL Award for Most Played New Independent Artist AntsLive (Payday Records, Trademark Records) John Summit (Off The Grid Records) Surya Sen (Skint Records) Vibe Chemistry (DnB Allstars Records) (Domino Records) – WINNER Best Independent EP/ Mixtape in association with BBC 1Xtra Bellah – Adultsville (Base ‘N’ Rebulz X Marathon Music Group) ENNY – We Go Again (FAMM) – WINNER Jessica Winter – Limerance (Lucky Number) Saint Joshua – EP2 (Ditto Music) yunè pinku – BABYLON IX (PLATOON) One To Watch in association with BBC Music Introducing Jessica Winter (Lucky Number) Juice Menace (Supernature) FLOWEROVLOVE (FAE GRP) Laughta (MDLBEAST) – WINNER Master Peace (PMR) Best Creative Campaign in association with Able Because Music (Shygirl – Nymph ) Dirty Hit (Rina Sawayama – Hold The Girl ) Human Re Sources ( – My 21st Century Blues ) Ninja Tune (Young Fathers – Heavy Heavy ) Partisan Records (Ezra Collective – Where I’m Meant To Be ) – WINNER XL Recordings (Yaeji – With A Hammer ) Best Independent Remix Sega Bodega Remix (One Little Independent) – Björk – ‘Ovuke (feat. Shygirl)’ Soulwax Remix (Deewee / Because Music) – Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul – ‘Cliche’ Nu:Tone Remix (Hospital Records) – GLXY – ‘Butterfly Effect (feat. Hugh Hardie & Visionobi)’ –  WINNER Jamie XX remix (Young) – Oliver Sim – ‘GMT’ Boys Noize (Secretly Canadian) – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – ‘Wolf’ Best Independent Video in association with Vevo Ezra Collective – ‘No Confusion ft. Kojey Radical’ (Partisan Records) Kelela – ‘Enough For Love’ (Warp Records) Obongjayar – ‘I Wish It Was Me (Live)’ (September Recordings) , 070 Shake – ‘Escapism.’ (Human Re Sources) Wesley Joseph – ‘MONSOON’ (EEVILTWINN) – WINNER Outstanding Contribution to Music in association with Merlin Stephen & David Dewaele – Soulwax / 2manydjs – WINNER (Because Music / [PIAS]) Best Independent Label Defected Records Forever Living Originals Hospital Records – WINNER One Little Independent Transgressive Best Boutique Label Chess Club Glasgow Underground Houndstooth Rough Bones – WINNER So Young Records Music Entrepreneur of the Year Alex Brees – Un:hurd Caius Pawson – Young / Space – WINNER Jess Kangalee – Good Energy PR Keturah Cummings – Forward Slash Yasin El Ashrafi – HQ Familia Independent Champion in association with Downtown Jaguar Bingham Resident Music – WINNER Cafe OTO Innovator Award in association with Amazon Music Dan Carey – WINNER Diversity Champion Charisse Beaumont – Black Lives in Music – WINNER