The Aux Awards 2022 - voting open now
We've kept a lid on this for a while now but today we are proud and excited to announce The Aux Awards. With The Aux Awards, we aim to celebrate and reward the independent artists, bands, producers and businesses that represent the future of the music industry. The nominees are locked in but the winners will be totally fan-voted. The event will take place on the 30th of March at 7PM. You can register to watch it here.
We've got ten categories to vote in, all nominated by the Aux Team alongside a selection of hugely reputable partners. Click here to vote! Voting closes at midday (UK Time) on Friday the 11th of March.
The categories and nominees are as follows:
Hot Tip - Best Independent Artist/Group
The independent artist that Aux think is destined for greatness.
Nominees:
Snake Eyes
Silktape
Stranger Girl
M Field
Ruthven
Hira
Geo
Ruth Royall
Satl
Wingz
Chris Andreucci
Jess Thristan
On Repeat - Best Independent Single
The best new single by an independent artist as picked by Hot Vox, Far Out Magazine and the Aux Team.
Nominees:
The Goa Express 'Second Time'
The Lounge Society 'Last Breath'
English Teacher 'R&B'
Rila's Edge 'Tired'
L'objectif 'Drive In Mind'
Egyptian Blue 'Salt'
Dan Letson 'Don't Break My Heart'
Superbird 'Super Superior'
Biome 'The Joker'
Airstrike 'Lion Up'
Hira 'Need 2 '19'
Loose Articles 'Buses'
Hyphen 'Cocoa Butter'
Emma Mae 'When Paris Calls'
Áine Deane ‘Handmedowns’
Matilda Bond 'Call It Rain'
Stay-C 'Russian Doll'
The WildViolets 'Something New'
Long Play - Best Independent Album
The best new album by an independent artist as picked by Hot Vox, Far Out Magazine and The Aux Team.
Nominees:
Noir Disco 'NOW! 2073'
Snake Eyes 'The Love/Hate Mixtape'
W.H.Lung 'Vanities'
Low Hummer 'Modern Tricks For Living'
Yung 'Ongoing Dispute'
TV Coma 'WUSS'
Ruby Francis 'Archives'
Cloud 'The Fourth Planet'
Katy Kirby 'Cool Dry Place'
Aleph 'Ego Death'
Carver Commodore 'Welcome To The Modern World'
Weakened Friends 'Quitter'
Lumer 'The Disappearing Act'
Bess Atwell 'Already, Always'
Milan Ring 'I'm Feeling Hopeful'
Wild Front 'Drowning In The Light'
Kaine Francesco 'Up High'
Monty 'Hit The Lights'
Sound and Vision - Best Independent Music Video
The best music video by an independent artist as picked by Far Out Magazine and the Aux Team.
Nominees:
Bdrmm 'Port'
Buggs 'Nick Gowland'
Courting 'Grand National'
Silvertwin 'Savior'
Sunny Bones 'Cough Sweet'
Kate Davis 'True Love Will Find A Way'
Imanu 'A Taste of Hope'
Yenkee 'Dolly'
Working Men's Club 'X'
Gentlemens Club ft.B-Live & Dread MC '1999'
KEG 'Heyshaw'
Lime Garden 'Pulp'
Luke Royalty 'Blue Peter'
M Field 'Ten Is A Number'
Poppy Ackroyd 'Suspended'
Game Changer - Most Innovative Artist
The artist who is making waves by challenging genre, style or instrumentation, as picked by Hot Vox, Far Out Magazine and The Aux Team.
Nominees:
Honeyglaze
Hak Baker
COBRAH
LICE
Queen Cult
Porij
Porchlight
CLT DRP
Miso Extra
Mantis State
Beau Bowen
LARRY PINK THE HUMAN
Malady
Anna Wolf
Loose Articles
Daily Download - Best Independent Podcast
The music podcast loved by the Aux Team for being a positive force in the industry or providing fascinating and essential insight.
Nominees:
Hanging Out With Audiophiles
Girls To The Front!
We Are The Road Crew
Pensado's Place
Cocaine & Rhinestones
Finish More Music
Sodajerker On Songwriting
And The Writer Is...
Indie Insider
Independent Music Podcast
Twenty Thousand Hertz
Tape Notes
Breaking Barriers - Best Music Business
A brand/company that is making it easier for the everyday musician to have a career in music. Nominations have been chosen the Independent Music Insider and the Aux Team.
Nominations:
Association of Independent Music
Most Wanted
The Rattle
MOVES Recordings
Sub Label Recordings
The Music Federation
PIRATE.COM
Parallels
Cactus City
NQ
YALA! Records
Young Music Boss
Opening Doors - Best Live Music Business
This category acknowledges the best live music business around the world, featuring promoters, booking agents and venues. All nominations have been provided by Access All Areas and the Aux Team.
Nominees:
Boomtown
Wide Awake
DHP Family
Serenade
Pool Valley
ZAP Concepts
Lucid Creates
Get In Her Ears
Driift
Gig Realm
LPH Concerts & Events
Stufish
Future Tech - Best New Music Tech
New music software that is making the creative process smoother and simpler for musicians. Nominations have been chosen by Music Ally and The Aux Team.
Nominees:
Artime
Tapes.AI
Audience Republic
Un:hurd
AudioMob
Creative Future
Flymachine
Instruments Of Things
Looped
Ocean
Royal
Sublive
The awards ceremony will be live-streamed on YouTube and will include performances by the nominees. You'll be able to watch the stream here on the 30th of March at 7PM:
We're so excited to be hosting our inaugural awards ceremony and to have a chance to draw attention to some of the brightest new faces in the music industry. Make sure to watch the stream, jump into the chat and shout about the awards on social media by using the hashtag #AuxAwards2022. So all that's left to do now is VOTE!