2019 Libera Awards
Awards ceremony
2019 Libera Awards | ||||
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Date | June 20, 2019 (2019-06-20) | |||
Location | Ziegfeld Ballroom | |||
Country | United States | |||
Presented by | A2IM | |||
Hosted by | Chris Gethard | |||
Most awards | Kamasi Washington (3) | |||
Most nominations | Mitski (5) | |||
Website | liberaawards | |||
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The 2019 Libera Awards took place on June 20, 2019. Presented by the American Association of Independent Music, it recognized the best in independent music during a ceremony at New York City's Ziegfeld Ballroom.[1]
The ceremony was hosted by comedian Chris Gethard and featured performances by Deva Mahal, Sunflower Bean, and Jean-Michel Blais.[2]
This was the first year where there were three categories for Label of the Year as opposed to two; Small (5 or fewer employees), Medium (6-14 employees), and Big (15 or more employees).
Winners and nominees
Adapted from Libera Awards.[3][4]
Album of the Year | Best Live Act |
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Kamasi Washington – Heaven and Earth
| BADBADNOTGOOD |
Best American Roots/Folk Album | Best Blues Album |
John Prine – The Tree of Forgiveness
| Fantastic Negrito – Please Don't Be Dead
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Best Classical Album | Best Country/Americana Album |
Jean-Michel Blais – Dans ma main
| John Prine – The Tree of Forgiveness
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Best Dance/Electronic Album | Best Hip-Hop/Rap Album |
Yves Tumor – Safe In The Hands Of Love
| Awkwafina – In Fina We Trust
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Best Jazz Album | Best Latin Album |
Kamasi Washington – Heaven and Earth
| Bad Bunny – X 100PRE
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Best Metal Album | Best Outlier Album |
Deafheaven – Ordinary Corrupt Human Love
| Khruangbin – Con Todo El Mundo
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Best R&B Album | Best Re-Issue Album |
Charles Bradley – Black Velvet
| Pixies – Come On Pilgrim...It's Surfer Rosa
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Best Rock Album | Best Sync Usage |
Courtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really Feel
| Run the Jewels (RTJ Music, Inc.) – x Black Panther
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Best World Album | Breakthrough Artist/Release |
Bombino – Deran
| IDLES – Joy as an Act of Resistance
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Creative Packaging | Independent Champion |
Kamasi Washington – Heaven and Earth
| NPR |
Label of the Year (Big) | Label of the Year (Medium) |
Domino Recording Co.
| Partisan Records |
Label of the Year (Small) | Marketing Genius |
Daptone Records | Aphex Twin – Collapse EP
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Video of the Year | |
Mitski – "Nobody"
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Special awards
A2IM Lifetime Achievement Award
- Jonathan Poneman, co-founder of Sub Pop
References
- ^ Courtney, Ian (2019-03-28). "Nominees Announced For A2IM's 2019 Libera Awards". CelebrityAccess. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ Hartshorn, Tori. "A2IM Announces Performances For 2019 Libera Awards and Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- ^ "2019 Winners". Libera Awards. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ "2019 Nominees". Libera Awards. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
External links
- Official website
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