A2IM announced the nominees for the 2025 Libera Awards today, with Reservoir, One Riot, Chrysalis, Blue Raincoat, and Big Life talent contributing to 12 nominations. Notably, Reservoir earned a nomination for Publisher of the Year for the second year. Congratulations to all of our nominees, including:

Publisher of the Year
Reservoir

Blues Record
Hill Country Love by Cedric Burnside

Electronic Record
Windswept by Photay

In Waves by Jamie xx, featuring “Waited All Night,” which samples “All I Want” by Mis-Teeq, co-written by David Brandt & Alan Glass

Hip-Hop/Rap Record
The Auditorium Vol. 1 by Common & Pete Rock, featuring “This Man,” which samples “The Bizness” by De La Soul & Common, and “Now and Then,” which samples “I Am I Be” by De La Soul with Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley & Pee Wee Ellis

Jazz Record
Dance, No One’s Watching by Ezra Collective

Pop Record
9 Sad Symphonies by Kate Nash

Reissue
Planet Rock: The Album by Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force

Singer-Songwriter Record
Patterns in Repeat by Laura Marling

Sync Record
“Say No Go” by De La Soul – from the movie Civil War

“Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby” by Cigarettes After Sex – from the movie It Ends With Us

Self-Released Record
Everybody Needs a Hero by Orla Gartland

The ceremony will be held in New York on June 9th. Click here for more information and a full list of the 2024 Libera Award nominees.