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Independent Music Awards (IMAs)
The Independent Music Awards (IMAs) is an international awards program created by Music Resource Group (MRG) in 2000 to recognize self-distributed recordings and releases from independent record labels. The IMAs honor works in over 100 categories that are evaluated by judges who are genre experts.The judges are celebrity musicians and artists. Background The Independent Music Awards (IMAs) was launched in 2000 by Music Resource Group, publisher of music industry contact database The Musician’s Atlas/AtlasOnline. Notable winners and nominees have included Valerie June, Killer Mike, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Flying Lotus, Macy Gray, Five Finger Death Punch, Esprit D'Air, Reeve Carney, Roman Miroshnichenko, Simon Phillips, Foreigner, George Benson, Jeff Healey, Paul Wertico, Frank Colon, Marco Benevento, Roberto Tola, Paquito D’Rivera, Jake La Botz, and Pokey LaFarge. Judging process A preliminary judging panel chooses up to five nominees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie June
Valerie June Hockett (born January 10, 1982),Hubbell, John (2009),, ''The Commercial Appeal'', May 28, 2009.(aged 27 in May 2009). known as Valerie June, is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Memphis, Tennessee, United States.Barnett, Laura (2012),One to watch: Valerie June, ''The Observer'', September 30, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.Leggett, SteveValerie June Biography, AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012. Her sound encompasses a mixture of folk, blues, gospel, soul, country, Appalachian and bluegrass. She is signed to Fantasy Records, and its parent company, Concord Music Group worldwide. Through music and poetry, June wants to energize individual and collective change. Early life Born in Jackson, Tennessee on January 10, 1982, June is the oldest of five children. As a child growing up in Humboldt, June was exposed to gospel music at her local church and R&B and soul music via her father, Emerson Hockett, who was also a part-time concert prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
