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The Cribs, Django Django, Grimes and Alabama Shakes are also up for gongs at the awards, which celebrate UK independent music.
Post Hardcore metallists Enter Shikari lead the nominations with three nods for Best Live Act, Hardest Working Band and Independent Album of the Year, for their third album, 'A Flash Flood Of Colour'. Dig Music Feature Album alumni Alabama Shakes are in second place with two nominations for Independent Breakthrough Of The Year and Independent Album Of The Year for their album 'Boys & Girls'.
AIM Nominees:
Best Live Act
The Cribs
Dub Pistols
Enter Shikari
The Prodigy
Frank Turner
Independent Breakthrough Of The Year
Alabama Shakes
Alt-J
Django Django
Grimes
Poliça
Hardest Working Band Or Artist
65daysofstatic
Cancer Bats
Enter Shikari
Frank Turner
Skinny Lister
Best Difficult Second Album
Admiral Fallow – 'Tree Bursts In Snow'
First Aid Kit – 'The Lion's Roar
Speech Debelle - Freedom Of Speech
The Invisible - Rispah
The Skints - Part & Parcel
Independent Album Of The Year
Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
Enter Shikari - A Flash Flood Of Colour
Liars - Wixiw
Future Of The Left – The Plot Against Common Sense
Rustie - Glass Swords
Best Small Label
Alcopop! Records
Black Butter Records
Brainfeeder
Pink Mist
Xtra Mile Recordings
PPL Award For Most Played Independent Act
Adele
Arctic Monkeys
Caro Emerald
Madness
Travis
Special Catalogue Release Of The Year
Amon Tobin - Amon Tobin
Madness - A Guided Tour Of Madness
Can - The Lost Tapes
The 13th Floor Elevators - Music Of The Spheres
Various Artists - The Original Sound Of Cumbia
Independent Label Of The Year
4AD
Bella Union
Hospital Records
Hyperdub
Ninja Tune
Best Independent Festival
In The Woods Festival
Truck Festival
Y Not Festival
Leefest
Bearded Theory
Source: XFM 
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