And The Unsigned Music Awards nominees are...
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The Unsigned Music Awards annually celebreates the achievements of unsigned artists who they feel deserved to be acknowledged for their choice to remain independent, or who are yet to be discovered.
Following an exclusive nominations launch party held in London’s Soho on Monday night, the official shortlisted nominees for The Unsigned Music Awards 2018 have been announced. The shortlist was voted on by a panel of 100 professionals and influences throughout the UK's music industry all the way from A&Rs to music editors. This year the awards have teamed up with Live Nation and The Great Escape Festival to celebrate all that is indepedent.
Here's the list of 2018 nominees.


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Best Country / Folk Act (sponsored by Ticketmaster & Universe)
Adam Beattie
Katy Hurt
Laura Oaks
Danni Nicholls
Ferris & Sylvester
Best Jazz / Blues Act
Ezra Collective
Oscar Jerome
Nerija
Ruby Rushton
Poppy Ajudha

Best Songwriter
Harry Pane
Jorja Smith
Albert Gold
Carmody
Violet Skies

Best Produced Record
Ginger Snaps - Number Crunching
Jalen N’Gonda - Why I Try
Strong Asian Mothers - Animal
Cattle & Cane - Mirrors
Le Flex - The Dancefloor Suite

Best Music Video (sponsored by Fastrax)
Dave - Question Time
Poppy Ajudha ft Kojey Radical - Spilling Into You
Femme - Fire With Fire
Foreign Beggars - Bosh
Eyre Llew - Atelo

Best International Music Video (sponsored by YouTube)
Jarami - Hear This
Gus Dapperton - Prune, You Talk Funny
Charlotte Day Wilson - Work
Fletcher - You Should Talk
Beissoul & Einius - Lion

Best Female Solo Act (sponsored by Nasty Gal)
Jorja Smith
Violet Skies
Joy Crookes
Maisie Peters
Suzi Wu

Best Male Solo Act:
Kojey Radical
Rex Orange County
Bruno Major
Benny Mails
Bexey

Stella Donnelly - Thrush Metal
Siv Jakobsen - The Nordic Mellow
Steve Lacy - Steve Lacy’s Demo
Vérité - Somewhere In Between
Gus Dapperton - Yellow and Such
Best Record (sponsored by BIMM)
Bruno Major - Song For Every Moon
Tom Misch - 5 Day Mischon
IDLES - Brutalism
Toddla T - Foreign Light
Jorja Smith - Project 11
Elder Island - Seeds In Sand

Wide Awake
Elder Island
Catching Flies
Ellis
Kaido

Best Live Act (sponsored by Live Nation)
Stereo Honey
IDLES
Bang Bang Romeo
Sam Fender
Strange Bones

UMA Choice Award (sponsored by UMA Music)
Too Many T’s
The Kings Parade
Rina Sawayama
Kyan
Bang Bang Romeo
The Unsigned Music Awards will take place on 16th May, 2018 at the Brighton Centre. The awards show will open up The Great Escape Festival.