Libera Award for Video of the Year

The Libera Award for Video of the Year is an award presented by the American Association of Independent Music at the annual Libera Award which recognizes "most impactful or visually compelling short-form music video" since 2012.[1]

Libera Award for Video of the Year
CountryUnited States
Presented byAmerican Association of Independent Music (A2IM)
First awarded2012
Currently held byWet Leg – "Ur Mom" (2023)
Websiteliberaawards.com

Canadian band Arcade Fire was the first recipient of the award for the music video of "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)". Since 2013, a set of nominees are annually presented. From 2014 to 2016, two winners are awarded, one of them being fan voted. British musician FKA Twigs is the most awarded artist in the category with three wins.

Winners and nominees

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Year Winner(s) Work Nominees Ref.
2012 Arcade Fire "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" [2]
2013 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis "Thrift Shop"
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2014 Arcade Fire "Reflektor" [5][6]
2015 FKA twigs "Two Weeks"
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Die Antwoord (Fan vote) "Ugly Boy"
2016 Run the Jewels "Close Your Eyes (and Count to Fuck)"
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Grimes (Fan vote) "Kill V. Maim"
2017 DJ Shadow featuring Run the Jewels "Nobody Speak"
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Radiohead (Fan vote) "Daydreaming"
2018 Perfume Genius "Die 4 You"
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2019 Mitski "Nobody"
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2020 FKA twigs "Cellophane"
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2021 FKA twigs "Sad Day"
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2022 Wet Leg "Chaise Longue"
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2023 Wet Leg "Ur Mom"
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Multiple nominations and awards

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References

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  1. ^ "2020 Libera Awards - 2020 Categories". October 9, 2019. Archived from the original on March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Rys, Dan (June 22, 2012). "Bon Iver, Arcade Fire Named Best of the Independents at Inaugural Libera Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Ugwu, Reggie (June 21, 2013). "Dualtone, Alabama Shakes, Tom Silverman Take Honors at 2013 Libera Awards". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "A2IM Announces Indie Artist & Label 2013 LIBBY Awards Nominees". Hypebot. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  5. ^ Gesler, Andy (June 20, 2014). "Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Daptone, Bruce Iglauer Honored at A2IM's Libby Awards". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  6. ^ Peters, Mitchell (April 25, 2014). "A2IM Libby Awards: Chvrches, William Onyeabor, ATO, Glassnote Among 2014 Nominees (Exclusive)". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  7. ^ Houghton, Bruce (May 5, 2015). "A2IM Names Libera Indie Music Award Nominees". Hypebot. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "A2IM's Libera Awards: Merlin, Sub Pop and Sturgill Simpson Amongst Winners". Music Business Worldwide. June 29, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "SoundExchange Presents The 2016 A2IM Libera Awards". Shorefire. April 11, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  10. ^ White, Caitlin (June 17, 2016). "Alabama Shakes And Kamasi Washington Win Big At The Independent Music Awards". Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  11. ^ Gensler, Andy (April 25, 2017). "Radiohead, Run The Jewels, Bonobo, King Gizzard Lead A2IM's Libera Award Noms: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  12. ^ Aswad, Jem (June 9, 2017). "Angel Olsen, Radiohead, Sharon Jones Win Big at A2IM's Libera Awards". Variety. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  13. ^ "A2IM Libera Awards 2018 - Nominees". Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  14. ^ Aswad, Jem (June 22, 2018). "Aimee Mann, Funky Four +1 Perform, Slowdive Wins Big at Indie Libera Awards". Variety. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  15. ^ Houghton, Bruce (March 28, 2019). "A2IM Names Indie Libera Award Nominees 2019: Mitski, Bad Bunny, Courtney Barnett, More". Hypebot. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  16. ^ Houghton, Bruce (June 24, 2019). "A2IM Libera Indie Music Awards 2019 – Full Winners List". Hypebot. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  17. ^ Brandle, Lars (April 2, 2020). "Chance the Rapper, FKA Twigs, Courtney Barnett & More Shortlisted For 2020 A2IM Libera Awards". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  18. ^ "2020 - Libera Awards". Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  19. ^ Grein, Paul (March 22, 2021). "Phoebe Bridgers, Run the Jewels & Perfume Genius Among Top Nominees For 2021 Libera Awards". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  20. ^ Aswad, Jem (March 23, 2022). "Japanese Breakfast, Jason Isbell, Arlo Parks Lead Indie-Music Collective A2IM's 2022 Libera Awards Nominees". Variety. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  21. ^ Aswad, Jem (March 22, 2023). "Wet Leg Leads Nominations for A2IM's Indie Libera Awards". Variety. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  22. ^ Garcia, Thania; Okusanya, Emanuel (June 16, 2023). "Wet Leg, Sudan Archives and More Win Big at 2023 A2IM Libera Awards". Variety. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
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