Brooklyn, New York (PRWEB) September 16, 2021 Leading independent digital music distributor TuneCore today announced the company’s Chief Executive Officer,
Working Men’s Club is shortlisted for three awards, including best independent album.
Singer-songwriter and poet Arlo Parks leads the 2021 AIM Independent Music Awards nominations with four nods. The virtual ceremony will take place Aug. 25, hosted by Jamz Supernova and Tiffany Calver.
Now in its 22nd year, AIM represents the U.K.’s independent music community.
Parks, 20, is in the running for best independent album for her debut
Collapsed in Sunbeams and best independent track for “Hope,” as well as U.K. independent breakthrough and best independent video for “Hope.”
Collapsed in Sunbeams reached No. 3 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart and was nominated for a Brit Award for British album. Parks won a Brit for breakthrough artist and was nominated for British female solo artist.
Arlo Parks leads the nominations for the 2021 AIM Awards with four nods.
The 20-year-old singer is the front-runner at this yearâs Association of Independent Music Awards, which will take place on August 25 with a virtual event co-hosted by Tiffany Calver and Jamz Supernova.
Arlo has been nominated for Best Independent Album for her debut album âCollapsed in Sunbeamsâ and Best Independent Track for the single Hopeâ, as well as Best Independent Video, and UK Independent Breakthrough.
Of her four nominations, Arlo Parks said in a statement: What an honour to be nominated for four AIM Awards! This is far beyond my wildest dreams and I m so glad my work has reached this far and touched so many, especially in these tumultuous times.
For
Beaumont, BLIM is not just about Black musicians in the United Kingdom. Through this research, the organization aims to help end discrimination and injustice in the music industry worldwide.
“We are bringing together all Black musicians and music professionals for this research in order to create change,” Beaumont said in a press release via
Music Week. “Your participation will make this data, which currently doesn’t exist, the most powerful data set about Black musicians in the world. [It will be] used to drive positive and lasting change.”
BLIM plans to work with
James Ainscough, Help Musicians UK’s Chief Executive, says that the changes implemented by BLIM will create a more positive future for Black musicians.