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PLUG Independent Music Awards

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The PLUG Independent Music Awards, or just PLUG Awards, began in 2001 as a "cartel" of music lovers ranging from DJs and managers to indie retailers and fans.

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2008

  • Album of the Year: Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
  • New Artist of the Year: Justice
  • Female Artist of the Year: Annie Clark
  • Male Artist of the Year: Andrew Bird
  • Indie Rock Album of the Year: Animal Collective, Strawberry Jam
  • Americana Album of the Year: Iron & Wine, The Shepherd's Dog
  • Metal Album of the Year: The Dillinger Escape Plan, Ire Works
  • Hip-hop Album of the Year: Aesop Rock, None Shall Pass
  • Punk Album of the Year: Gogol Bordello, Super Taranta!
  • Electronic/Dance Album of the Year: Justice, †
  • DJ Album of the Year: Hot Chip, DJ-Kicks
  • Avant Album of the Year: Liars, Liars
  • Artist of the Year: Radiohead
  • Song of the Year: The National, "Fake Empire"
  • Live Act of the Year: Arcade Fire
  • Music Video of the Year : Battles, "Atlas"
  • Album Art/Packaging of the Year: Menomena, Friend and Foe
  • Record Label of the Year: Merge Records
  • Live Music Venue of the Year: Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
  • Music Festival of the Year : Coachella Valley Music Festival
  • Music Website of the Year: Pitchforkmedia
  • Music Blog of the Year: Stereogum
  • Magazine of the Year: Paste
  • Online Radio Station of the Year: KCRW, Santa Monica
  • Record Store of the Year: Other Music, New York, NY
  • Zine of the Year : Wax Poetics
  • Online Record Store of the Year: iTunes
  • College/Non-Comm Radio Station of the Year: KEXP, Seattle, Washington
  • Specialty Show of the Year: Sirius Left of Center, "Blog Radio

    • 2007

  • Album of the Year: Band of Horses, Everything All the Time
  • New Artist of the Year: Arctic Monkeys
  • Female Artist of the Year: Neko Case
  • Male Artist of the Year: Sufjan Stevens
  • Indie Rock Album of the Year: Yo La Tengo, I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
  • Metal Album of the Year: The Melvins, (A) Senile Animal
  • Hip-hop Album of the Year: Spank Rock, Yoyoyoyoyo
  • Americana Album of the Year: Band of Horses, Everything All the Time
  • Punk Album of the Year: CSS, Cansei de Ser Sexy
  • Electronic/Dance Album of the Year: Thom Yorke, The Eraser
  • DJ Album of the Year: Girl Talk, Night Ripper
  • Avant Album of the Year: Xiu Xiu, The Air Force
  • Artist of the Year: J Dilla
  • Live Act of the Year: Broken Social Scene
  • Song of the Year: Band of Horses, "The Funeral"
  • Record Producer of the Year: J Dilla
  • Music Video of the Year : Wolf Parade, "I'll Believe in Anything"
  • Album Art/Packaging of the Year: Hot Chip, The Warning
  • Record Label of the Year: Sub Pop
  • Live Music Venue of the Year: The Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
  • Music Festival of the Year : South by Southwest
  • Music Website of the Year: Pitchforkmedia
  • Music Blog of the Year: Brooklynvegan
  • Magazine of the Year: Paste
  • College/Non-Comm Radio Station of the Year: KEXP, Seattle, Washington
  • Record Store of the Year: Amoeba Music, Hollywood, California
  • Best Music DVD of the Year: loudQUIETloud: A Film About The Pixies
  • Zine of the Year : Wax Poetics
  • Specialty Show of the Year: Sirius Left of Center, "Blog Radio"
  • Podcast of the Year: WOXY.com Lounge Acts
  • Internet Radio Station of the Year: WOXY.com
  • Online Radio Station of the Year (with Terrestrial Counterpart): KEXP, Seattle
  • Online Record Store of the Year: Amazon.com

    • 2006

  • Album of the Year: Sufjan Stevens, Illinois
  • Artist of the Year: Bright Eyes
  • New Artist of the Year: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
  • Male Artist of the Year: Sufjan Stevens
  • Female Artist of the Year: Neko Case
  • Hip-hop Album of the Year: Dangerdoom, The Mouse and the Mask
  • Punk Album of the Year: Sleater-Kinney, The Woods
  • Metal Album of the Year: Fantômas, Suspended Animation
  • Electronic/Dance Album of the Year: M83, Before the Dawn Heals Us
  • Americana Album of the Year: Iron & Wine / Calexico, In the Reins
  • Indie Rock Album of the Year: Bloc Party, Silent Alarm
  • DJ Album of the Year: DJ Shadow, One Night In Bangkok
  • Avant Album of the Year: Animal Collective, Feels
  • Record Label of the Year: Sub Pop
  • Live Act of the Year: Arcade Fire
  • Music Festival of the Year : Coachella
  • Record Producer of the Year: Danger Mouse
  • Music Video of the Year : The Decemberists, "16 Military Wives"
  • Album Art/Packaging of the Year: Sufjan Stevens, Illinois
  • PLUG Artist Impact Award: The Flaming Lips
  • Music Website of the Year: MySpace
  • Magazine of the Year: Paste
  • Zine of the Year : Wax Poetics
  • Specialty Show of the Year: WXPN, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania "World Café with David Dye”
  • College/Non-Comm Radio Station of the Year: KEXP, Seattle, Washington
  • Internet Radio Station of the Year: indie1031.fm
  • Record Store of the Year: Amoeba Music, Hollywood, California
  • Best Music DVD of the Year: The Fearless Freaks

    • 2005

  • Album of the Year: TV on the Radio, Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
  • Artist of the Year: Interpol
  • New Artist of the Year: Arcade Fire
  • Male Artist of the Year: Tom Waits
  • Female Artist of the Year: Jean Grae
  • Hip-hop Album of the Year: Madvillain, Madvillainy
  • Punk Album of the Year: Bad Religion, The Empire Strikes First
  • Metal Album of the Year: Dillinger Escape Plan, Miss Machine
  • Electronic/Dance Album of the Year: Mouse On Mars, Radical Connector
  • Americana Album of the Year: Iron & Wine, Our Endless Numbered Days
  • Indie Rock Album of the Year: Interpol, Antics
  • DJ Album of the Year: RJD2, Since We Last Spoke
  • Avant Album of the Year: Liars, They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
  • Record Label of the Year: Definitive Jux
  • Live Act of the Year: Death Cab for Cutie
  • Record Producer of the Year: Danger Mouse
  • Album Art/Packaging of the Year: Arcade Fire, Funeral
  • PLUG Artist Impact Award: The Flaming Lips
  • Music Website of the Year: Pitchfork Media
  • Magazine of the Year: The Wire
  • Specialty Show of the Year: KDLD, Los Angeles, California "Dead Air”
  • College/Non-Comm Radio Station of the Year: KEXP, Seattle, Washington
  • Internet Radio Station of the Year: WOXY.com
  • Record Store of the Year: Amoeba Music, Hollywood, California
  • Best Music DVD of the Year: Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2

    • References

    PLUG Independent Music Awards Wikipedia
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