The Independent Music Awards has revealed the winners of its coveted ‘Innovator Award’, ‘Best Live Performer’ and ‘Independent Music Champion’ titles, as well as its final nominees for 2025. 

The Association of Independent Music (AIM) has released the full programme for 2025’s AIM Connected, its flagship music conference and networking event aimed at a global audience of founders, leaders, strategists and entrepreneurs across the independent music sector and beyond. 

The Independent Music Awards has revealed its first nominees, marking the event’s 15 year anniversary of celebrating the achievements of the UK’s independent music community.

Independent distributor IDOL, which provides world-leading artist and label services to its curated roster, has appointed Johann Böhringer as its new General Manager, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Exceleration Music, the independent music company known for its unique blend of distribution, investment, and label support services, has entered into an agreement to acquire Cooking Vinyl, one of the UK’s most successful and long-standing music companies.

Mahogany Songs, the artist services arm run by multi-platform music brand Mahogany, marks its first birthday this week with the launch of its year one annual report. 

AIM Sync, the UK’s leading global sync conference and marketplace hosted by the Association of Independent Music (AIM), has announced the next wave of speakers for its return on Tuesday 8th April.

Ninja Tune, a global leader in independent music known for championing boundary-pushing artists, has announced a strategic partnership with Reactional Music, the pioneering music personalization platform that enables real-time interactive music integration in gaming, automotive and digital environments.

Artone, together with Drew Hill, have acquired the assets of Proper Music Group Ltd (PMG), including Proper Music Distribution (PMD), the UK’s leading physical distributor of independent music.