2021 Winners
A2IM HUMANITARIAN AWARD
☆ Killer Mike & EL-P of Run the Jewels (Jewel Runners, Inc)
BEST AMERICANA RECORD
☆ Bonny Light Horseman – Bonny Light Horseman (37d03d)
BEST CLASSICAL RECORD
☆ Erik Hall – Music for 18 Musicians (Steve Reich) (Western Vinyl)
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC RECORD
☆ Caribou – Suddenly (Merge Records)
BEST HIP-HOP/RAP RECORD
Presented by Virgin Music
☆ Run the Jewels – RTJ4 (Jewel Runners, Inc.)
BEST LATIN RECORD
☆ Gabriel Garzón-Montano – Agüita (Jagjaguwar in partnership with Stones Throw Records)
BEST METAL RECORD
☆ Architects – “Animals” (Epitaph Records)
BEST PUNK RECORD
☆ IDLES – Ultra Mono (Partisan Records)
BEST RE-ISSUE RECORD
☆ J Dilla – Donuts (Jelly Edition) (Stones Throw Records)
BEST SPIRITUAL RECORD
☆ Sun Ra Arkestra – Swirling (STRUT)
BEST WORLD RECORD
Presented by Redeye Worldwide
☆ Altin Gün – Ordunun Dereleri (ATO Records)
☆ Songhoy Blues – Optimisme (Fat Possum Records)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Presented by YouTube Music
☆ FKA twigs – “Sad Day” (Young)
CREATIVE PACKAGING
☆ Soccer Mommy – Color Theory limited edition back to school binder (Loma Vista Recordings)
INDEPENDENT CHAMPION
Presented by Merlin
☆ Bandcamp
LABEL OF THE YEAR (MEDIUM)
☆ Light in the Attic Records
BEST ALTERNATIVE ROCK RECORD
☆ Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher (Dead Oceans)
BEST BLUES RECORD
☆ Fantastic Negrito – Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? (Cooking Vinyl Ltd.)
BEST COUNTRY RECORD
☆ Waxahatchee – Saint Cloud (Merge Records)
BEST FOLK/BLUEGRASS RECORD
☆ Angel Olsen- Whole New Mess (Jagjaguwar)
BEST JAZZ RECORD
Presented by Qobuz
☆ Gil-Scott Heron & Makaya McCraven – We’re New Again – A Reimagining by Makaya McCraven (XL Recordings)
BEST LIVE/LIVESTREAM ACT
☆ Phoebe Bridgers (Dead Oceans)
BEST OUTLIER RECORD
Presented by The Orchard
☆ Khruangbin – Mordechai (Dead Oceans)
BEST R&B RECORD
☆ Thundercat – It Is What It Is (Brainfeeder)
BEST ROCK RECORD
Presented by MSK (Mitchell; Silberberg & Knupp, LLP)
☆ Fontaines D.C. – A Hero’s Death (Partisan Records)
BEST SYNC USAGE
☆ Run the Jewels (Jewel Runners, Inc.) – “Ooh LA LA” – Season three of Netflix’s Ozark
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Presented by Amazon Music
☆ Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher (Dead Oceans)
MARKETING GENIUS
☆ Beggars Group – Supporting Indie Retail #loverecordstores Campaign
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST/RELEASE
Presented by Ingrooves
☆ Arlo Parks (Transgressive Records)
LABEL OF THE YEAR (BIG)
Presented by ADA
☆ Sub Pop Records
LABEL OF THE YEAR (SMALL)
Presented by Spotify
☆ Daptone Records
