2013 Indie Music Awards – winners

The 13th Annual Independent Music Awards or SiriusXM Indies were handed out last night at the Kool Haus in Toronto. Nine of the 39 awards were handed out at the presentation. Live performers at the show included Cadence Weapon, The Wooden Sky, Diamond Rings, Matt Mays, Yukon Blonde and Metric.

The top winner of the night was Carly Rae Jepsen who claimed Artist of the Year to go with her wins for Single of the Year (Call Me Maybe) and Most Played Independent Artist or Group of the Year. Her win was greeted with boos by the live audience.

Metric had a good night, winning Group or Duo of the Year to go with a win for Best-Selling Independent Release of the Year for Synthetica. Their win and performance was enthusiastically received by the crowd.

Album of the Year was won by Japandroids for Celebration Rock. Female Artist of the Year went to Cold Specks while Matt Mays was named Male Artist of the Year.

Winners were decided by voting by both industry and the public.

Nominations for the 13th Annual Independent Music Awards


Complete list of winners for the 13th Annual Independent Music Awards

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Japandroids – Celebration Rock (Polyvinyl Recording Co.)

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe (604 Records)

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Metric (Metric Music International Inc.)

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Carly Rae Jepsen (604 Records)

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Cold Specks (Arts & Crafts)

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Matt Mays (Sonic Records)

LIVE ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
deadmau5 (Ultra Music)

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Josh Ramsay (604 Records)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Marianas Trench – Fallout (604 Records)

MUST FOLLOW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Said The Whale (Hidden Pony Records)

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Artists Against Bullying – True Colors (Wax)

MOST PLAYED INDEPENDENT ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Carly Rae Jepsen (604 Records)

BEST-SELLING INDEPENDENT RELEASE OF THE YEAR
Metric – Synthetica (Metric Music International Inc.)

ALTERNATIVE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Yukon Blonde (Dine Alone Records)

BLUES ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer (Independent)

CHILDRENíS ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Jennifer Gasoi (Sparkling Productions)

COUNTRY ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Dallas Smith (604 Records)

DANCE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Massari (CP Records)

ELECTRONIC ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Grimes (4AD/Arbutus Records)

FOLK/ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
The Wooden Sky (Black Box Recordings Inc)

FRANCOPHONE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lisa LeBlanc (Bonsound)

JAZZ ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Emilie-Claire Barlow (Empress Music Group Inc.)

METAL ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Devin Townsend Project (eOne Music Canada)

POP ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Marianas Trench (604 Records)

PUNK/HARDCORE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
METZ (Sub Pop Records)

RAP/HIP-HOP ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Cadence Weapon (Upper Class Recordings)

ROCK ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Big Wreck (SRO Anthem)

SOUL/R&B ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
The Weeknd (XO&co.)

WORLD ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
The Souljazz Orchestra (Solidarity)

INTERNATIONAL GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
The Black Keys (Nonesuch)

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records)

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Mumford & Sons Babel (Glassnote)

INTERNATIONAL SINGLE OF THE YEAR
fun. – We Are Young (Fueled By Ramen)

INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
The Lumineers (Dine Alone Records)

INTERNATIONAL VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop (Macklemore)

SIRIUSXM EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR (English)
Poor Young Things

SIRIUSXM EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR (French)
Canailles