2025 Libera Awards

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2025 Libera Awards
DateJune 9, 2025
Location Gotham Hall, New York City, United States
Presented by American Association of Independent Music (A2IM)
Hosted byDelisa Shannon
Most awards Jessica Pratt and MF DOOM (3)
Most nominations MJ Lenderman (6)
Website liberaawards.com
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The 14th Libera Awards , also named 2025 Libera Awards, are set to be held on June 9, 2025, at Gotham Hall in New York City, United States, presented by the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) to recognize achievements in independent music on 2024. [1]

Contents

The nominations were announced on March 19, 2025. [2] American musician MJ Lenderman led the nominations with six, followed by Waxahatchee with five, and Jessica Pratt and MF DOOM, both with four nods each. [3]

The ceremony was hosted by Billboard's content producer Delisa Shannon, and included performanced by Swamp Dogg, serpentwithfeet, Ekko Astral, and Reyna Tropical. [4] German music executive producer Horst Weidenmüller received the Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously. [5] Jessica Pratt and MF DOOM were the most awarded artists with three wins each, followed by MJ Lenderman and Fontaines D.C. with two awards apiece. [6]

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on March 19, 2025. Winners are listed first and in bold. [6] [7]

Record of the Year Breakthrough Artist/Release
Best Alternative Rock Record Best American Roots Record
Best Blues Record Best Classical Record
Best Country Record Best Dance Record
Best Electronic Record Best Folk Record
Best Global RecordBest Heavy Record
Best Hip-Hop/Rap Record Best Jazz Record
Best Latin RecordBest Outlier Record
Best Pop RecordBest Punk Record
Best R&B RecordBest Rock Record
Self-Released Record of the YearBest Singer-Songwriter Record
Best Soul/Funk RecordBest Spiritual Record
Best Sync Usage Creative Packaging
Best ReissueBest Remix
Music Video of the Year Marketing Genius
Independent Champion Label of the Year (Big)
Label of the Year (Medium) Label of the Year (Small)
Publisher of the YearDistributor of the Year
Impact Award

Lifetime Achievement Award

References

  1. Willschick, Aaron (March 20, 2025). "Libera Awards 2025 (Presented by Merlin) Announces Nominees". v13. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  2. Aswad, Jen (March 19, 2025). "Waxahatchee, MJ Lenderman, Jessica Pratt Lead A2IM Libera Indie Awards Nominees". Variety . Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  3. Grein, Paul (March 19, 2025). "Shaboozey, Waxahatchee & More Lead 2025 Libera Awards Nominations: Full List". Billboard . Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  4. Aswad, Jem (June 10, 2025). "MJ Lenderman, Jessica Pratt, MF Doom Win Big at Libera Indie-Music Awards". Variety . Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Grein, Paul (April 22, 2025). "Horst Weidenmüller to Posthumously Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2025 Libera Awards". Billboard . Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Millman, Ethan (June 10, 2025). "Jessica Pratt, MJ Lenderman, Shaboozey Among Big Winners at 2025 Libera Awards". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  7. Benitez-Eves, Tina (June 10, 2025). "MF DOOM, Jessica Pratt, Fontaines D.C., Lead Wins at the 2025 Libera Awards, Kicking Off Indie Music Week". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 10, 2025.