Fans Select Winners
In The 11th Independent Music Awards Vox Pop Poll
Company Of Thieves, Spottiswoode & His Enemies, Amy Correia, Blame Sally and The Mahones Among More Than 70 Artists Honored By Music Fans
Music Resource Group (MRG) and The Independent Music Awards (The IMAs), today announced the results of The IMA Vox Pop poll, the fan-determined portion of the 11th annual program.
More than 60,000 music fans from around the world have voted online for their favorite self-released and independent label artists. For the 11th program, artists and bands represented the 340 nominees in more than 70 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories.
Included in the latest batch of IMA Vox Pop winners are the indie rock band Company Of Thieves, the eclectic rock group Spottiswoode & His Enemies, Irish punk rockers The Mahones, and the folk quartet Blame Sally, which received top honors in three categories. Blame Sally fans also rallied behind band member Monica Pasqual by awarding her a separate win for her solo, concept album This Cold Desire.
More than 80 percent of the “people’s voice” selections differed from IMA winners named in May by the artist and industry judging panel that included Keith Richards, Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan, Suzanne Vega, Ozzy Osbourne, Joshua Redman, Anthony DeCurtis (Rolling Stone), Kevin Lyman (Warped Tour), and Bill Bragin (Lincoln Center) among many other artists and music industry professionals.
The complete list of winners is below and their nominated work and bios are available at www.TheIndependentMusicAwards.com
“The Independent Music Awards celebrate musicians who follow their own muse and empower music fans who support these extraordinary recording artists,” said The IMA Executive Director Martin Folkman. “The Vox Pop award is one of the many ways The IMAs motivates fans to discover and support incredible, independent talent.”
ARTISTRY HAS ITS AWARDS
Now in its 12th year, The Independent Music Awards is a prestigious international program that connects top ranked artists to new audiences and revenue opportunities. The IMAs yearlong promotions distribution and performance opportunities place winners and nominees in front of millions of Fans, Programmers, Talent Buyers, Film, TV & Gaming Music Supervisors, Media and other gatekeepers.
Submissions for the 12th edition of The Independent Music Awards are open at: www.TheIndependentMusicAwards.com/submit
11TH ANNUAL IMA VOX POP WINNERS
* Denotes artists who received honors in both the judge-determined and Vox Pop program components
| Section | Category | Artist | Winning Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| Album | Adult Contemporary | Brooke Annibale | Silence Worth Breaking |
| Album | Alt. Country | The Lonesome Heroes | Daydream Western |
| Album | Americana | April Verch | That’s How We Run |
| *Album | Blues | Scott H. Biram | Bad Ingredients |
| Album | Children’s Music | Kira Willey | Kings & Queens of the Forest |
| Album | Compilation | Various Artists | Made in Aurora Vol. 1 |
| Album | Concept | Monica Pasqual | This Cold Desire |
| Album | Contemporary Christian | Ben Apolinar | Firm |
| *Album | Contemporary Classical | Juice | Songspin |
| Album | Country | Shawna Russell | Shawna Russell |
| Album | Dance/Electronica | Digital Virus | Music Inspired by the Genre of Dubstep |
| Album | Eclectic | Spottiswoode & His Enemies | Wild Goosechase Expedition |
| *Album | Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Amy Correia | You Go Your Way |
| *Album | Indie / Alt. Rock | Company of Thieves | Running from a Gamble |
| Album | Instrumental | Ben Tyree/BT3 | re:Vision |
| *Album | Jazz | Alon Nechushtan | Words Beyond |
| Album | Latin | Dislocados | Pasaporte Universal |
| Album | Live Performance | Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra | Live at Brooklyn Bowl |
| Album | Metal/Hardcore | Shadowside | Inner Monster Out |
| Album | New Age | Paradiso and Rasamayi | 3rd Eye Rising |
| Album | Pop | Ida Gard | Knees, Feet & the Parts We Don’t Speak Of |
| *Album | Punk | The Mahones | The Black Irish |
| Album | R&B | Teri Tobin | Love Infinity |
| *Album | Rap/Hip-Hop | Yahzilla | Yahzilla…the Movie |
| Album | Reissue | Pixie Williams | For the Record – The Pixie Williams Collection 1949-1951 |
| Album | Rock / Hard Rock | Hellbros | Goodtime Machine |
| Album | Tribute | Ernie Hawkins | Whinin’ Boy |
| Album | World Beat | Anna Pingina | Moy |
| Album | World Traditional | Jamie Laval | Murmurs and Drones |
| Album/EP | College Record Label Release | Kuf Knotz | Boombox Logic |
| EP | EP | The Danberrys | Company Store EP |
| Song | Acoustic | April Verch | Worth the Wait |
| Song | Adult Contemporary | Blame Sally | Wide Open Spaces |
| Song | Alt. Country | Blame Sally | Big Big Bed |
| Song | Americana | Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three | Ain’t the Same |
| Song | Blues | Transvaal Diamond Syndicate | Devil on My Shoulder |
| Song | Children’s Music | Marlowe & tHe MiX | Life Is a Roller Coaster |
| Song | Contemporary Christian | Christopher Williams | Great Affection |
| Song | Country | LiveWire | What Makes You a Man |
| *Song | Cover | Ernie Hawkins | Shuffle Rag |
| Song | Dance/Electronica | zircon | The End |
| Song | Eclectic | Monica Pasqual | These Darkened Days |
| Song | Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Martyn Joseph | There’s Always Maybe |
| Song | Gospel | Kira Small | I Will Raise My Voice |
| Song | Holiday | Dislocados | Navidad en Heathrow |
| Song | Indie / Alt. Rock | Girl in a Coma | Adjust |
| Song | Instrumental | Karrnnel | Coast / Rain |
| Song | Jazz | Jim Heineman’s Dream Band | Rh Positive |
| *Song | Latin | Dislocados | Como Tú (feat. Jimmy Bosch) |
| Song | Love | Amy Correia | Love Changes Everything |
| Song | Metal/Hardcore | No Class Assassins | 3rd Time’s Not a Charm |
| Song | New Age | Michele McLaughlin | Melancholy Snowfall |
| *Song | Pop | Echo and the Empress | Balloon |
| Song | Punk | Max Raptor | Carolina |
| Song | R&B | Teri Tobin | Free |
| *Song | Rap/Hip-Hop | Thoughtsarizen | Living a Dream |
| Song | Rock / Hard Rock | The Trews | Hope & Ruin |
| Song | Social Action | Tiller’s Folly | Death and Taxes (feat. John Cowan & Josh Shilling) |
| Song | Story | Blame Sally | Bird in Hand |
| *Song | Used in Film/TV/Multimedia | Anni Rossi | Crushing Limbs |
| Song | World Beat | Dave Eggar and Deoro | Jonan |
| Song | World Traditional | Battlefield Band | A’ Bhriogais Uallach (The Pompous Trousers) |
| *Video | Long Form | In the Country | Sounds and Sights |
| Video | Short Form | Dirtfoot | Cast My Plans |
| Design | Album Art | Ombilicus Mundi, Alexandre Désilets & Ariane Charbonneau | Alexandre Désilets – La garde |
| *Design | Album Packaging | Qing-Yang Xiao | Macy Chen – After 75 Years |
| *Design | Artist Concert Photo | George Abruzzese / Killshot Photography | Cory Smoot – Rest in Peace My Friend |
| Design | Artist Publicity Photo | Erin Wallis / Erin Wallis Photography | Jasmine Chadwick Publicity/Album Photo |
| Design | Band/Venue Poster | Damien Weighill | Giggle Party – Kettle Art Gallery |
| Design | Music Website | Ombilicus Mundi & Ariane Charbonneau | Alexandre Désilets – www.alexandredesilets.com |
| Design | Swag | Sarah Dodds / Backstage Design Studio | Injustice Down – Logo T-Shirt |
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