2022 Libera Awards

2022 Libera Awards
2022 Libera Awards
Date	June 16, 2022
Most nominations	Japanese Breakfast (7)
Website	liberaawards.com

The 2022 Libera Awards will be held on June 16, 2022, to recognize the best in independent music presented by the American Association of Independent Music. The ceremony will stream live on YouTube.

The nominations were announced on March 23, 2022, led by experimental pop band Japanese Breakfast with seven.[1] New award categories, Self-Released Record of the Year and Best Pop Record, were added. The Best Dance/Electronic Record category was divided into two categories: Best Dance Record and Best Electronic Record, bringing the total number of categories to 36. The Best Metal Record was renamed Best Heavy Record.[2]

Nominees

Record of the Year	Self-Released Record of the Year
Collapsed in Sunbeams – Arlo Parks Georgia Blue – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Hey What – Low Jubilee – Japanese Breakfast New Long Leg – Dry Cleaning Valentine – Snail Mail	Deadpan Love – Cautious Clay Half God – Wiki A New Child – Jackson Wooten Ready Is Always Too Late – Sinéad Harnett Rebecca Black Was Here – Rebecca Black Yellow – Emma-Jean Thackray
A2IM Humanitarian Award	Best Alternative Rock Record
Common for work with A Rebirth of Sound Margo Price for work with Farm Aid Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities (RAMPD) Rev. Moose for work with National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) Secretly Group – SC25 - Every Light On This Side of The Town Hopeless Records / Sub City Records – Songs That Saved My Life	HEY WHAT – Low If I Could Make It Go Quiet – Girl in Red Jubilee – Japanese Breakfast New Long Leg – Dry Cleaning Things Take Time, Take Time – Courtney Barnett Valentine – Snail Mail "Wildfire" – Cautious Clay
Best Americana Record	Best Blues Record
Another Side – Leo Nocentelli Georgia Blue – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit History of a Feeling – Madi Diaz Leftover Feelings – John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band Other You – Steve Gunn The Pet Parade – Fruit Bats Quietly Blowing It – Hiss Golden Messenger	662 – Christone "Kingfish" Ingram "Can't Stop the Rain" – Neal Francis Dear America – Eric Bibb I Be Trying – Cedric Burnside Promenade Blue – Nick Waterhouse Rose-Colored Glasses, Vol. 1 – Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps
Best Classical Record	Best Country Record
All the Unknown – Grandbrothers Canadiana – Canadian Brass Impermanence/Disintegration – Bryce Dessner, Australian String Quartet and Sydney Dance Company Our Flashback Wedding – Vitamin String Quartet Piano Piano – Jeremiah Fraites Sunbathing Through a Glass Screen – Theo Alexander	American Siren – Emily Scott Robinson The Ballad of Dood and Juanita – Sturgill Simpson Own Side Now (Deluxe Anniversary Edition) – Caitlin Rose Reckless – Morgan Wade Sayin' What I'm Thinkin' – Lainey Wilson Southern Curiosity – Fancy Hagood
Best Dance Record	Best Electronic Record
DJ-Kicks: Disclosure – Disclosure "Loose Your Mind" – Dawn Richard Loving in Stereo – Jungle "Original Classic" – Keys N Krates "Stay High again.." (Fred again.. & Joy Anonymous Remix) – Brittany Howard You've Got the Whole Night to Go – Logic1000	Before I Die – 박혜진 Park Hye Jin Kick III – Arca Second Line – Dawn Richard Yasuke – Flying Lotus "You Can Do It" – Caribou
Best Folk/Bluegrass Record	Best Heavy Record
Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2 – Various artists Fun House – Hand Habits Geist – Shannon Lay Ignorance – The Weather Station Local Valley – José González The Way Back Home – Aisha Badru	10 Babymetal Budokan – Babymetal Distant Populations – Quicksand Eternal Blue – Spiritbox Infinite Granite – Deafheaven Radical – Every Time I Die
Best Hip-Hop/Rap Record	Best Jazz Record
Broken Hearts and Beauty Sleep – Mykki Blanco By the Time I Get to Phoenix – Injury Reserve Elephant in the Room – Mick Jenkins Off the Yak – Young M.A Sometimes I Might Be Introvert – Little Simz "Your Heart" – Joyner Lucas & J. Cole	The American Negro – Adrian Younge Daring Mind – Jihye Lee Orchestra "Qadir" (BadBadNotGood Remix) – Nick Hakim Septet – John Carroll Kirby Space 1.8 – Nala Sinephro Talk Memory – BadBadNotGood
Best Latin Record	Best Outlier Record
El Alimento – Cimafunk Far In – Helado Negro Kick II – Arca La Cruzada – Alejandro Escovedo Looking Back – Los Retros Una Rosa – Xenia Rubinos	Black Encyclopedia of the Air – Moor Mother Inside (The Songs) – Bo Burnham Colourgrade – Tirzah Entertainment, Death – Spirit of the Beehive Fatigue – L'Rain
Best Pop Record	Best Punk Record
Ashlyn – Ashe Collapsed in Sunbeams – Arlo Parks How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last? – Big Red Machine KIDS – Noga Erez WINK – CHAI	Comfort to Me – Amyl and the Sniffers Let Me Do One More – Illuminati Hotties The Mutt's Nuts – Chubby and the Gang "Racist, Sexist Boy" (Live at Los Angeles Public Library) – The Linda Lindas Spare Ribs – Sleaford Mods
Best R&B Record	Best Re-Issue
Alpha – Charlotte Day Wilson Deacon – Serpentwithfeet Jaime (Reimagined) – Brittany Howard Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 3 – Tkay Maidza Mood Valiant – Hiatus Kaiyote Private Space – Durand Jones & The Indications	77-81 – Gang of Four Buena Vista Social Club (25th Anniversary Edition) – Buena Vista Social Club The Golden Age of Apocalypse (Ten Year Anniversary Edition – Thundercat The Good, the Bad, and the Funky – Tom Tom Club Kid A Mnesia – Radiohead Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space – Spiritualized
Best Rock Record	Best Spiritual Record
Capitol Cuts (Live at Studio A) – Black Pumas The Comeback Special – The The Crawler – Idles Drunk Tank Pink – Shame Sympathy for Life – Parquet Courts	"Don't Worry Bout It" – Wande featuring Porsha Love Front Porch Singin' – The Oak Ridge Boys "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" – The Blind Boys of Alabama featuring Béla Fleck Mercy – Natalie Bergman O Come, All Ye Faithful – Hiss Golden Messenger
Best Sync Usage	Best World Record
"Caravan of Fools" – John Prine for Yellowstone (Season 4, Episode 3) "Chaise Longue" – Wet Leg for Gossip Girl (Season 1, Episode 5) "Colors" – Black Pumas for the Concrete Cowboy trailer "Hello" – Adele for NFL/Tom Brady's Return "I Know the End" – Phoebe Bridgers for Mare of Easttown (Episode 6) "She's a Rainbow" – The Rolling Stones for Ted Lasso (Season 2, Episode 5) "Zombie" – Fela Kuti for the Gucci 100 promo campaign	Afrique Victime – Mdou Moctar João Donato JID007 – João Donato Legacy+ – Femi Kuti and Made Kuti The Return of Pachyman – Pachyman Yol – Altın Gün
Breakthrough Artist/Release	Creative Packaging
Black Country, New Road – For the First Time Girl in Red – If I Could Make It Go Quiet Japanese Breakfast – Jubilee Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime Wet Leg – "Chaise Longue"	Buzzcocks – Complete UA Singles 1977-1980 Erroll Garner – Liberation in Swing: Centennial Collection Fela Kuti – Box Set #5 Co-Curated by Chris Martin & Femi Kuti Gang of Four – 77-81 Gary Numan – 45x15 The Singles Collection 1978-1983 Japanese Breakfast – Jubilee
Independent Champion	Label of the Year (Big)
Bandcamp FUGA Light in the Attic Distribution Redeye Worldwide SoundExchange	ATO Records Matador Records Merge Records Mom + Pop Music Ninja Tune Polyvinyl Record Co. Third Man Records
Label of the Year (Medium)	Label of the Year (Small)
City Slang Hopeless Records New West Records Sacred Bones Records Saddle Creek Records Yep Roc Records	Don Giovanni Records Innovative Leisure Oh Boy Records Sargent House Sundazed Records
Marketing Genius	Video of the Year
Bicep (Ninja Tune) – Isles Death Row Records – Death Row Records 30th Anniversary Eyedress (Lex Records) – Mulholland Drive Helado Negro (4AD) – Helado Negro Ice Cream Tricycle Japanese Breakfast (Dead Oceans) – Jubilee King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard (ATO Records) – Official Bootlegger Series	Danny Elfman – "True" Idles – "Car Crash" Japanese Breakfast – "Savage Good Boy" Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen – "Like I Used To" Wet Leg – "Chaise Longue" Yves Tumor – "Jackie"
Best Live/Livestream Act	Icon Award
Amyl and the Sniffers – Live on KEXP at Home Black Pumas – "Colors" at Celebrating America Japanese Breakfast – "Be Sweet" at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – "Driver 8" Live from Athens, Georgia Mdou Moctar – Live at the Niger River St. Vincent – "At the Holiday Party" at the Austin City Limits Music Festival	TBA

Multiple nominations

Nominees with more than two nominations.[3]

Artists

Nominations	Artist
7	Japanese Breakfast
3	Black Pumas
	Cautious Clay
	Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
	Mdou Moctar
	Wet Leg
2	Amyl and the Sniffers
	Arca
	Arlo Parks
	BadBadNotGood
	Brittany Howard
	Dawn Richard
	Dry Cleaning
	Fela Kuti
	Gang of Four
	Girl in Red
	Helado Negro
	Hiss Golden Messenger
	Idles
	Low
	Snail Mail

Record labels

Nominations	Record label
12	ATO Records
9	Dead Oceans
8	Matador Records
7	Merge Records
6	Ninja Tune
6	Thirty Tigers
5	4AD
	Domino Recording Co.
	XL Recordings
4	AWAL
	Epitaph Records
	Oh Boy Records
	Partisan Records
	Sub Pop
3	Anti-
	BMG
	Cautious Clay
	City Slang
	Hopeless Records
	Mom + Pop Music
	[PIAS]
	Saddle Creek Records
	Transgressive Records
	Warp
2	Brainfeeder
	Fat Possum Records
	INgrooves
	Innovative Leisure
	Jagjaguwar
	Jazz Is Dead
	Knitting Factory Records
	Light in the Attic Records
	New West Records
	Rough Trade Records
	Sargent House
	Single Lock Records
	Southeastern Records
	Stones Throw Records
	Third Man Records
	Yep Roc Records

References

Aswad, Jem (March 23, 2022). "Japanese Breakfast, Jason Isbell, Arlo Parks Lead Indie-Music Collective A2IM's 2022 Libera Awards Nominees". Variety. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
"A2IM Opens Submissions for 2022 Libera Awards; Highlights Independents with New Categories". Independent Music Insider. September 14, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
Grein, Paul (March 23, 2022). "Japanese Breakfast, Arlo Parks, Jason Isbell & More Nominated for 2022 A2IM Libera Awards: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

External links

Official website

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[1] Aswad, Jem (March 23, 2022). "Japanese Breakfast, Jason Isbell, Arlo Parks Lead Indie-Music Collective A2IM's 2022 Libera Awards Nominees". Variety. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

[2] "A2IM Opens Submissions for 2022 Libera Awards; Highlights Independents with New Categories". Independent Music Insider. September 14, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[3] Grein, Paul (March 23, 2022). "Japanese Breakfast, Arlo Parks, Jason Isbell & More Nominated for 2022 A2IM Libera Awards: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

Libera Awards
Major awards	Record of the Year Best Live Act Best Breakthrough Artist Best Sync Usage Marketing Genius Label of the Year Video of the Year Best Americana Record Best Blues Record Best Classical Record Best Dance/Electronic Record Best Hip-Hop/Rap Record
Ceremony year	2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Related	American Association of Independent Music