2019 Libera Awards
DateJune 20, 2019 (2019-06-20)
LocationZiegfeld Ballroom
CountryUnited States
Presented byA2IM
Hosted byChris Gethard
Most awardsKamasi Washington (3)
Most nominationsMitski (5)
Websiteliberaawards.com

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
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
Best Classical Album Best Country/Americana Album
Jean-Michel Blais – Dans ma main John Prine – The Tree of Forgiveness
Best Dance/Electronic Album Best Hip-Hop/Rap Album
Yves Tumor – Safe In The Hands Of Love Awkwafina – In Fina We Trust
Best Jazz Album Best Latin Album
Kamasi Washington – Heaven and Earth Bad Bunny – X 100PRE
  • Cuco – Chiquito
  • Orquesta Akokán – Orquesta Akokán
  • El Alfa – El Hombre
  • Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles – Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles
Best Metal Album Best Outlier Album
Deafheaven – Ordinary Corrupt Human Love Khruangbin – Con Todo El Mundo
Best R&B Album Best Re-Issue Album
Charles Bradley – Black Velvet Pixies – Come On Pilgrim...It's Surfer Rosa
Best Rock Album Best Sync Usage
Courtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really Feel Run the Jewels (RTJ Music, Inc.) – x Black Panther
Best World Album Breakthrough Artist/Release
Bombino – Deran IDLES – Joy as an Act of Resistance
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
Video of the Year
Mitski – "Nobody"

Special awards

A2IM Lifetime Achievement Award

References

  1. ↑ Courtney, Ian (2019-03-28). "Nominees Announced For A2IM's 2019 Libera Awards". CelebrityAccess. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  2. ↑ Hartshorn, Tori. "A2IM Announces Performances For 2019 Libera Awards and Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  3. ↑ "2019 Winners". Libera Awards. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  4. ↑ "2019 Nominees". Libera Awards. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
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