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9th Annual Independent Music Awards: Categories
NEW CATEGORIES
- Song - Acoustic
- Album - Indie Label Promo Compilation
- Album - Concept Album (A theme or a story runs through it)
- Song - Story Song (A lyric that tells a tale)
- Album - Eclectic (Music that can't be classified!)
- Song - Love Song
- Music Video - Long Form
MUSIC
- Album - Pop/Rock
- Album - Punk
- Album - Hard Rock/Metal
- Album - Rap/Hip-Hop
- Album - Country
- Album - Contemporary Classical
- Album - Blues
- Album - R&B
- Album - Folk/Singer-Songwriter
- Album - Alt. Country
- Album - Americana
- Album - Dance/ Electronica
- Album - Jazz
- Album - Latin
- Album - Contemporary Christian
- Album - Gospel
- Album - College Record Label
- Album - World Traditional
- Album - World Beat
- Album - New Age
- Album - Live Performance
- Album - Children's Music
- Album - Concept Album
- Album - Eclectic
- Song - Pop/Rock
- Song - Punk
- Song - Hard Rock/Metal
- Song - Rap/Hip-Hop
- Song - Country
- Song - Cover (Cover of Established Song)
- Song - Blues
- Song - R&B
- Song - Folk/Singer-Songwriter
- Song - Alt. Country
- Song - Americana
- Song - Dance/ Electronica
- Song - Jazz
- Song - Latin
- Song - Contemporary Christian
- Song - Gospel
- Song - Used Film, TV, Multimedia
- Song - World Traditional
- Song - World Beat
- Song - New Age
- Song - Social Action
- Song - Children's Music
- Song - Love Song
- Song - Story Song
DESIGN/MULTIMEDIA
- Band Website
- Indie Label Website
- Music Business Website
- Album Packaging
- Album Art Photography
- Artist/Band Publicity Photo
- Band/Venue Poster
- Swag (Merchandising)
- Concert Photography
- Music Video - Short Form
- Music Video - Long Form