| 2020 Libera Awards | |
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| Date | July 18, 2020 |
| Presented by | A2IM |
| Hosted by | Chris Gethard |
| Website |
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The 2020 Libera Awards was held on July 18, 2020 [1] to recognize the best in independent music presented by the American Association of Independent Music. The nominations were announced on April 2, 2020 and the ceremony was streamed online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]
A number of new genre-specific awards were introduced, namely: Best Alternative Rock Album and Best Mainstream Rock Album, succeeding Best Rock Album; Best Folk/Bluegrass Album; and Best Punk/Emo Record.
2020 marked the first year that the award ceremony could be viewed by the public and featured an increased number of musical performances. Performers included Wyclef Jean, Shabazz Palaces, Salt Cathedral, Orville Peck, Y La Bamba, Sudan Archives, Julia Jacklin, Alejandro Escovedo, Suzanne Ciani, Big Thief, and IDLES. The show's livestream was hosted by comedian Chris Gethard with event proceeds going toward the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. [3]
Winners and nominees
| Album of the Year | Best Live Act |
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| Best Alternative Rock Album | Best Americana Album |
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The Unseen in Between - Steve Gunn | |
| Best Blues Album | Best Classical Album |
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Henryk Gorecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs) - Beth Gibbons
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| Best Country Album | Best Dance/Electronic Album |
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Pony - Orville Peck
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| Best Folk/Bluegrass Album | Best Hip-Hop/Rap Album |
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Crushing - Julia Jacklin
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| Best Indie Rock Album | Best Jazz Album |
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Blume - Nerija
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| Best Latin Album | Best Mainstream Rock Album |
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Mujeres - Y La Bamba
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| Best Metal Album | Best Outlier Album |
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| Best Punk/Emo Album | Best R&B Album |
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Amyl and the Sniffers - Amyl and the Sniffers
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| Best Re-Issue | Best Sync Usage |
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2019 Reissue Campaign - Stereolab
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Partisan Records for the usage of Idles' "Never Fight A Man With a Perm" and "I'm Scum" in Peaky Blinders
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| Best World Album | Breakthrough Artist/Release |
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| Creative Packaging | Independent Champion |
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| Label of the Year (Large) | Label of the Year (Medium) |
| Label of the Year (Small) | Marketing Genius |
| Video of the Year | |
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" Cellophane" - FKA Twigs
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Most nominations
- Fontaines D.C. – 4
- Flying Lotus – 4
- Orville Peck – 4
Most wins
- IDLES – 2
- Flying Lotus – 2
- Orville Peck – 2
Special awards
Independent Icon Award
A2IM Lifetime Achievement Award
References
- ^ Brandle, Lars (April 2, 2020). "Chance the Rapper, FKA Twigs, Courtney Barnett & More Shortlisted For 2020 A2IM Libera Awards". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "2020 - Libera Awards". Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ a b c "A2IM Announces Performers for 2020 A2IM Libera Awards". Music Connection Magazine. 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2021-06-16.