2022 Libera Awards

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2022 Libera Awards
DateJune 16, 2022
Location Webster Hall
Most awards Japanese Breakfast (4)
Most nominations Japanese Breakfast (7)
Website liberaawards.com
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The 2022 Libera Awards was held on June 16, 2022, to recognize the best in independent music presented by the American Association of Independent Music. The ceremony streamed live on YouTube.

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The nominations were announced on March 23, 2022, led by indie 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]

The awards ceremony took place on June 16, 2022, held in New York City at Webster Hall. [3] With four awards, Japanese Breakfast was the most awarded artist. [4]

Winners and nominees

Record of the Year Self-Released Record of the Year
Jubilee Japanese Breakfast Deadpan LoveCautious Clay
A2IM Humanitarian AwardBest Alternative Rock Record
Common for work with A Rebirth of Sound Jubilee Japanese Breakfast
Best Americana RecordBest Blues Record
History of a FeelingMadi Diaz 662Christone "Kingfish" Ingram

I Be TryingCedric Burnside

Best Classical RecordBest Country Record
Impermanence/DisintegrationBryce Dessner, Australian String Quartet and Sydney Dance Company The Ballad of Dood and Juanita Sturgill Simpson
Best Dance Record Best Electronic Record
Loving in Stereo Jungle Before I Die – 박혜진 Park Hye Jin
Best Folk/Bluegrass RecordBest Heavy Record
Fun HouseHand Habits

Local Valley José González

Infinite Granite Deafheaven
Best Hip-Hop/Rap Record Best Jazz Record
Sometimes I Might Be Introvert Little Simz Talk Memory BadBadNotGood
Best Latin RecordBest Outlier Record
Far InHelado Negro Fatigue L'Rain
Best Pop RecordBest Punk Record
Collapsed in Sunbeams Arlo Parks "Racist, Sexist Boy" (Live at Los Angeles Public Library) – The Linda Lindas
Best R&B RecordBest Re-Issue
Mood Valiant Hiatus Kaiyote Kid A Mnesia Radiohead
Best Rock RecordBest Spiritual Record
Crawler Idles "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" – The Blind Boys of Alabama featuring Béla Fleck
Best Sync Usage Best World Record
"I Know the End" – Phoebe Bridgers for Mare of Easttown (Episode 6) Afrique Victime Mdou Moctar
Breakthrough Artist/Release Creative Packaging
Wet Leg – "Chaise Longue" Japanese Breakfast Jubilee
Independent Champion Label of the Year (Big)
Bandcamp Matador Records

Mom + Pop Music

Label of the Year (Medium) Label of the Year (Small)
Sacred Bones Records Oh Boy Records
Marketing Genius Video of the Year
Japanese Breakfast (Dead Oceans) – Jubilee Wet Leg – "Chaise Longue"
Best Live/Livestream Act Special awards [4]
Mdou Moctar – Live at the Niger River Excellence in advocacy – Dionne Warwick

Congressional independent music guardian – Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D-CA)

Innovation in sustainability – IMPALA Sustainability Task Force

Multiple nominations

Nominees with more than two nominations. [5]

Artists

NominationsArtist
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

NominationsRecord label
12 ATO Records
9 Dead Oceans
8 Matador Records
7 Merge Records
6 Ninja Tune
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

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