The 13th

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, also named 2024 Libera Awards, were held on June 10, 2024, at

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, United States, presented by the

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(A2IM) to recognize achievements in

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on 2023. The nominations were announced on March 20, 2024. American rock musician

Blondshell Sabrina Mae Teitelbaum, better known as Blondshell, is an American indie rock singer, songwriter and musician based in Los Angeles, California. Following an early pop-leaning career under the name BAUM, Teitelbaum debuted Blondshell in June 2022 ...

led the nominations with five, followed by

Mitski Mitsuki Laycock (born September 27, 1990), also known as Mitski Miyawaki, and known professionally as Mitski, is an American singer-songwriter. She Self-publishing, self-released her first two albums, ''Lush (Mitski album), Lush'' (2012), and '' ...

and

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(both with four), and

Killer Mike Michael Santiago Render (born April 20, 1975), better known by his stage name Killer Mike, is an American rapper, singer and activist. He made his recording debut on Outkast's fourth album ''Stankonia'' (2000), and guest appeared on the duo's Gr ...

Indigo De Souza Indigo De Souza (born July 1, 1997) is an American singer-songwriter from Asheville, North Carolina. Her third album, ''All of This Will End'', was released in April 2023. She has been noted for creating "intimate, anxious indie rock songs

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Caroline Polachek Caroline Elizabeth Polachek (born June 20, 1985) is an American singer, producer, and songwriter. Raised in Connecticut, Polachek cofounded the indie pop band Chairlift while studying at the University of Colorado. The duo emerged from the late- ...

and

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, all with three each. Three categories were introduced: Publisher of the Year, Distributor of the Year, and Best Record from Games and Interactive Media; increasing the number of competitive categories from thirty-seven to forty.

Louis Posen Louis Posen (born 1971) is an American, Los Angeles–based record producer and the founder of both Hopeless Records and Sub City Records. Posen is known as the “Paul Newman of punk rock” for his philanthropic efforts. Early life Born in 197 ...

, American record producer and founder of

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, will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on March 20, 2024. Winners will be listed first and in bold.

References

External links

Official website
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