PLUG Independent Music Awards

The PLUG Independent Music Awards, or just PLUG Awards, began in 2001 as a "cartel" of music lovers ranging from DJs and managers to indie retailers and fans.

Winners

2008

• Album of the Year: Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
• New Artist of the Year: Justice
• Female Artist of the Year: Annie Clark
• Male Artist of the Year: Andrew Bird
• Indie Rock Album of the Year: Animal Collective, Strawberry Jam
• Americana Album of the Year: Iron & Wine, The Shepherd's Dog
• Metal Album of the Year: The Dillinger Escape Plan, Ire Works
• Hip-hop Album of the Year: Aesop Rock, None Shall Pass
• Punk Album of the Year: Gogol Bordello, Super Taranta!
• Electronic/Dance Album of the Year: Justice, †
• DJ Album of the Year: Hot Chip, DJ-Kicks
• Avant Album of the Year: Liars, Liars
• Artist of the Year: Radiohead
• Song of the Year: The National, "Fake Empire"
• Live Act of the Year: Arcade Fire
• Music Video of the Year : Battles, "Atlas"
• Album Art/Packaging of the Year: Menomena, Friend and Foe
• Record Label of the Year: Merge Records
• Live Music Venue of the Year: Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
• Music Festival of the Year : Coachella Valley Music Festival
• Music Website of the Year: Pitchforkmedia
• Music Blog of the Year: Stereogum
• Magazine of the Year: Paste
• Online Radio Station of the Year: KCRW, Santa Monica
• Record Store of the Year: Other Music, New York, NY
• Zine of the Year : Wax Poetics
• Online Record Store of the Year: iTunes
• College/Non-Comm Radio Station of the Year: KEXP, Seattle, Washington
• Specialty Show of the Year: Sirius Left of Center, "Blog Radio

2007

• Album of the Year: Band of Horses, Everything All the Time
• New Artist of the Year: Arctic Monkeys
• Female Artist of the Year: Neko Case
• Male Artist of the Year: Sufjan Stevens
• Indie Rock Album of the Year: Yo La Tengo, I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
• Metal Album of the Year: The Melvins, (A) Senile Animal
• Hip-hop Album of the Year: Spank Rock, Yoyoyoyoyo
• Americana Album of the Year: Band of Horses, Everything All the Time
• Punk Album of the Year: CSS, Cansei de Ser Sexy
• Electronic/Dance Album of the Year: Thom Yorke, The Eraser
• DJ Album of the Year: Girl Talk, Night Ripper
• Avant Album of the Year: Xiu Xiu, The Air Force
• Artist of the Year: J Dilla
• Live Act of the Year: Broken Social Scene
• Song of the Year: Band of Horses, "The Funeral"
• Record Producer of the Year: J Dilla
• Music Video of the Year : Wolf Parade, "I'll Believe in Anything"
• Album Art/Packaging of the Year: Hot Chip, The Warning
• Record Label of the Year: Sub Pop
• Live Music Venue of the Year: The Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
• Music Festival of the Year : South by Southwest
• Music Website of the Year: Pitchforkmedia
• Music Blog of the Year: Brooklynvegan
• Magazine of the Year: Paste
• College/Non-Comm Radio Station of the Year: KEXP, Seattle, Washington
• Record Store of the Year: Amoeba Music, Hollywood, California
• Best Music DVD of the Year: loudQUIETloud: A Film About The Pixies
• Zine of the Year : Wax Poetics
• Specialty Show of the Year: Sirius Left of Center, "Blog Radio"
• Podcast of the Year: WOXY.com Lounge Acts
• Internet Radio Station of the Year: WOXY.com
• Online Radio Station of the Year (with Terrestrial Counterpart): KEXP, Seattle
• Online Record Store of the Year: Amazon.com

2006

• Album of the Year: Sufjan Stevens, Illinois
• Artist of the Year: Bright Eyes
• New Artist of the Year: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
• Male Artist of the Year: Sufjan Stevens
• Female Artist of the Year: Neko Case
• Hip-hop Album of the Year: Dangerdoom, The Mouse and the Mask
• Punk Album of the Year: Sleater-Kinney, The Woods
• Metal Album of the Year: Fantômas, Suspended Animation
• Electronic/Dance Album of the Year: M83, Before the Dawn Heals Us
• Americana Album of the Year: Iron & Wine / Calexico, In the Reins
• Indie Rock Album of the Year: Bloc Party, Silent Alarm
• DJ Album of the Year: DJ Shadow, One Night In Bangkok
• Avant Album of the Year: Animal Collective, Feels
• Record Label of the Year: Sub Pop
• Live Act of the Year: Arcade Fire
• Music Festival of the Year : Coachella
• Record Producer of the Year: Danger Mouse
• Music Video of the Year : The Decemberists, "16 Military Wives"
• Album Art/Packaging of the Year: Sufjan Stevens, Illinois
• PLUG Artist Impact Award: The Flaming Lips
• Music Website of the Year: MySpace
• Magazine of the Year: Paste
• Zine of the Year : Wax Poetics
• Specialty Show of the Year: WXPN, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania "World Café with David Dye”
• College/Non-Comm Radio Station of the Year: KEXP, Seattle, Washington
• Internet Radio Station of the Year: indie1031.fm
• Record Store of the Year: Amoeba Music, Hollywood, California
• Best Music DVD of the Year: The Fearless Freaks

2005

• Album of the Year: TV on the Radio, Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
• Artist of the Year: Interpol
• New Artist of the Year: Arcade Fire
• Male Artist of the Year: Tom Waits
• Female Artist of the Year: Jean Grae
• Hip-hop Album of the Year: Madvillain, Madvillainy
• Punk Album of the Year: Bad Religion, The Empire Strikes First
• Metal Album of the Year: Dillinger Escape Plan, Miss Machine
• Electronic/Dance Album of the Year: Mouse On Mars, Radical Connector
• Americana Album of the Year: Iron & Wine, Our Endless Numbered Days
• Indie Rock Album of the Year: Interpol, Antics
• DJ Album of the Year: RJD2, Since We Last Spoke
• Avant Album of the Year: Liars, They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
• Record Label of the Year: Definitive Jux
• Live Act of the Year: Death Cab for Cutie
• Record Producer of the Year: Danger Mouse
• Album Art/Packaging of the Year: Arcade Fire, Funeral
• PLUG Artist Impact Award: The Flaming Lips
• Music Website of the Year: Pitchfork Media
• Magazine of the Year: The Wire
• Specialty Show of the Year: KDLD, Los Angeles, California "Dead Air”
• College/Non-Comm Radio Station of the Year: KEXP, Seattle, Washington
• Internet Radio Station of the Year: WOXY.com
• Record Store of the Year: Amoeba Music, Hollywood, California
• Best Music DVD of the Year: Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2

External links

• Official website