Independent Music Awards have announced their nominations for the 2025 ceremony, with Fontaines D.C., Wet Leg, Ezra Collective and many more making the cut.
A cornerstone of the UK awards ceremony circuit with a focus on supporting the best in grassroots culture, Independent Music Awards are back with nomination news for 2025’s shindig, with a plethora of rising and established names on the ballot.
Best Independent Album sees Irish quintet Fontaines D.C. rewarded for their brilliant fourth record, Romance, as well as underground hero John Glacier’s Like A Ribbon, Ezra Collective’s triumphant Dance, No One’s Watching and more.
Best Independent Track sees new XL Recordings signee Jim Legxacy’s “father” receiving the nod alongside Wet Leg’s “Catch These Fists”, and Wunderhorse’s “The Rope”. Elsewhere in UK Independent Breakthrough, Ninja Tune’s corto.alto and Glass Beams are both in the running.
The Best Live Performer category welcomes the public to take their pick — voting is here.
Currently revealed nominations below…
Best Independent Track
anaiis, Grupo Cosmo – ‘B.P.E’ (5dB Records)
Ezra Collective, Yazmin Lacey – ‘God Gave Me Feet For Dancing’ (Partisan Records)
JIALING – ‘Freaky Horns’ (Clasico Records)
Jim Legxacy – ‘father’ (XL Recordings)
Jorja Smith, Maverick Sabre – ‘Loving You’ (FAMM)
Miso Extra, Metronomy – ‘Good Kisses’ (Transgressive Records)
Orla Gartland – ‘Mine’ (The Orchard)
Wet Leg – ‘Catch These Fists’ (Domino Recording Co.)
Wunderhorse – ‘The Rope’ (Communion Records)
Yannis & The Yaw, Tony Allen – ‘Rain Can’t Reach Us’ (Transgressive Records)
Best Independent Album
Bon Iver – Sable, Fable (Jagjaguwar)
Ezra Collective – Dance, No One’s Watching (Partisan Records)
Fontaines DC – Romance (XL Recordings)
Hope Tala – Hope Handwritten (PMR Records)
John Glacier – Like A Ribbon (Young)
Maverick Sabre – Burn The Right Things Down (FAMM)
Moonchild Sanelly – Full Moon (Transgressive Records)
Nala Sinephro – Endlessness (Warp Records)
Oklou – Choke Enough (Oklou / True Panther Records)
TAAHLIA – Gramayre (untitled (recs))
UK Independent Breakthrough (in association with Amazon Music)
corto.alto (Ninja Tune & New Soil)
Fat Dog (Domino Recording Co.)
Glass Beams (Ninja Tune)
Hope Tala (Big Family Music & PMR Records)
Sara Landry (HEKATE Records)
Best Independent EP/Mixtape
Fcukers – Baggy$$ (Technicolour Records)
MRCY – VOLUME 1(Dead Oceans)
Nectar Woode – Head Above Water (Communion Music)
Shygirl – Club Shy Room 2 (Because Music)
Zino Vinci – The Late Bloomer (Bawne London / Believe)
Best Independent Remix
Aluna – ‘Heatstroke’ (Paul Woolford remix) (Mad Decent / Because Music)
Home Counties, TATYANA – ‘Uptight’ – TATYANA remix (Submarine Cat Records)
Koreless – ‘Seven’ (Jorig Kuning Bicton Barns Remix) (Young)
Nilufer Yanya – ‘Just A Western’ (Boy Harsher Remix) (Ninja Tune)
Rosie Lowe – ‘Gratitudes’ (D’Monk remix) (Blue Flowers Music)
One To Watch
anaiis (5dB Records)
BINA. (TLD Records)
Chloe Qisha (VLF Records / Believe)
Cristale (Believe)
Fcukers (Technicolour Records)
