London Grammar lead way at 2014 AIM music award

The trio are up for ‘Best Live Act’, ‘Independent Breakthrough of The Year’, ‘Independent Track’ and ‘Independent Album’. Elsewhere Arctic Monkeys, Bonobo, Dan Le Sac VS Scroobius Pip, FKA Twigs, Future Islands and tUnE-yArDs all receive two nominations.

Winners will be revealed at the ceremony hosted by XFM’s John Kennedy and Radio 1’s Alice Levine on 2 September.

The full list of nominees is:

BEST SMALL LABEL - Sponsored by Disc Manufacturing Services

Hyperdub

Kissability

Marshall Teller Records

National Anthem

Sonic Cathedral

BEST LIVE ACT - in association with Songkick

Bonobo

Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip

Five Finger Death Punch

London Grammar

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

BEST ‘DIFFICULT’ SECOND ALBUM - in association with XFM

Anna Calvi – One Breath

Ben Watt – Hendra

Blood Orange – Cupid Deluxe

The Pretty Reckless – Going to Hell

Withered Hand – New Gods

GOLDEN WELLY AWARD FOR BEST INDEPENDENT FESTIVAL

- in association with AIF and DIY

ArcTanGent

Barn on the Farm

Greenbelt

In The Woods

LeeFest

HARDEST WORKING BAND OR ARTIST - in association with Jack Daniel’s

Bonobo

Femme

Gabby Young & Other Animals

Ghetts

PINS

INDEPENDENT BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR - sponsored by 7digital

Courtney Barnett

Future Islands

London Grammar

Sohn

Young Fathers

INDEPENDENT TRACK OF THE YEAR - sponsored by Spotify

Arctic Monkeys – Do I Wanna Know?

FKA Twigs – Water Me

Future Islands – Seasons (Waiting On You)

London Grammar – Strong

Sampha – Too Much

Twin Atlantic – Heart and Soul

INDEPENDENT VIDEO OF THE YEAR - sponsored by Vevo

Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip – You Will See Me

FKA Twigs – Water Me

James – Moving On

Liars – Mess On A Mission

Royal Canoe – Birthday

INDIE CHAMPION AWARD - sponsored by CI

Alex Baker, Kerrang! Radio

Camilla Pia, BBC 6Music

Charles Caldas, Merlin

John Doran, The Quietus

Tim Palmer & Clemence Godard, Bird on the Wire

SPECIAL CATALOGUE RELEASE OF THE YEAR - in association with Amazon Music

Cabaret Voltaire – Collected Works 1983 – 1985

Nightmares on Wax - N.O.W.Is The Time

Small Faces – Here Comes The Nice – Immediate Years Box Set 1967 – 1969

The Twilight Sad: Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters (Expanded Edition)

Various – Purple Snow – Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound

INDEPENDENT ALBUM OF THE YEAR - sponsored by MixRadio

Actress – Ghettoville

Arctic Monkeys – AM

East India Youth – Total Strife Forever

Fred V & Grafix – Recognise

Gruff Rhys – American Interior

Kate Tempest – Everybody Down

London Grammar – If You Wait

Mogwai – Rave Tapes

Tune-Yards – Nikki Nack

Within Temptation – Hydra

INDEPENDENT LABEL OF THE YEAR - sponsored by Believe Digital

Because Music

Domino

Fearless Records

Hospital Records

Ninja Tune

Secretly Group

INNOVATOR AWARD

Steve Goodman, Hyperdub Records

PIONEER AWARD - sponsored by The Orchard

Martin Mills, Beggars Group