Merlin Celebrates Members Nominated for 2023 AIM Awards

Congratulations to all of the Merlin Members and their artists nominated for 2023 AIM Awards. Merlin is also proud to sponsor this year’s Outstanding Contribution to Music award.

The following is a list of Merlin member nominees:

Because Music

• UK Independent Breakthrough – Shygirl
• Best Independent Track in Association with Meta – “Shlut” – Shygirl
• Best Independent Album – “Nymph” – Shygirl
• Best Independent Remix – “Cliche – Soulwax Remix” – Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul
• Best Creative Campaign – “Nymph” – Shygirl

Ditto Music

• Best Independent EP/Mixtape – “EP2” – Saint Joshua

Domino Recording Co.

• PPL Award for Most Played New Independent Artist – Wet Leg

Glasgow Underground

• Best Boutique Label – Glasgow Underground

Lucky Number Music

• Best Independent EP/Mixtape – “Limerence” – Jessica Winter
• One to Watch in Association with BBC Music Introducing – Jessica Winter

Ninja Tune

• UK Independent Breakthrough – I. Jordan
• Best Creative Campaign – “Heavy, Heavy” – Young Fathers

Partisan Records ([PIAS])

• UK Independent Breakthrough – Ezra Collective
• Best Independent Video in Association with VEVO – “No Confusion ft. Kojey Radical” – Ezra Collective
• Best Creative Campaign – “Where I’m Meant to Be” – Ezra Collective

Payday Records

• PPL Award for Most Played New Independent Artist – Antslive

Play It Again Sam ([PIAS])

• Best Independent Track in Association with Meta – “Hurt You” – Connie Constance

Secretly Canadian

• Best Independent Track in Association with Meta – “Spitting Off the Edge of the World (feat. Perfume Genius)” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• Best Independent Remix – “Wolf – Boys Noize Remix” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• Best Independent Video in Association with VEVO – “Monsoon” – Wesley Joseph

Stones Throw Records

• Best Independent Track in Association with Meta – “Selfish Soul” – Sudan Archives

Sub Pop Records

• UK Independent Breakthrough – Suki Waterhouse

Supernature

• One to Watch in Association with BBC Music Introducing – Juice Menace

Transgressive Records ([PIAS])

• Best Independent Label in Association with Deezer – Transgressive Records

Warp Records

• Best Independent Track in Association with Meta – “Echolalia” – Yves Tumor
• Best Independent Album – “Raven” – Kelela
• Best Independent Album – “Loggerhead” – Wu-Lu
• Best Independent Video in Association with VEVO – “Enough for Love” – Kelela

XL Recordings (Beggars)

• UK Independent Breakthrough – Overmono
• Best Independent Track in Association with Meta – “Dream Another” – Makaya McCraven
• Best Independent Track in Association with Meta – “Good Lies” – Overmono
• Best Creative Campaign – “With a Hammer” – Yaeji

YOUNG (Beggars)

• Best Independent Album – “Hideous Bastard” – Oliver Sim
• Best Independent Remix – “GMT – Jamie XX Remix” – Oliver Sim
• Music Entrepreneur of the Year – Cauis Pawson