In this article you will find a table with the most important Alternative & Indie Music Awards worldwide. Just grab an artist or song from the list that you don't know yet. Maybe there's a new discovery for you from 2015.
| Artist | Album | Song, Single, Video | Grammy 'Best Alternative Music Album' | Mercury Prize | MTV Europe Music Award 'Best Alternative' | American Music Award 'Favorite Alternative Artist' | Juno Award 'Alternative Album of the Year' | Juno Award 'Adult Alternative Album of the Year' | IMPALA 'European Independent Album Of The Year' | AIR Awards 'Best Independent Artist' | AIR Awards 'Best Independent Album' | AIR Awards 'Best Independent Single or EP' | AIR Awards 'Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single' | AIR Awards 'Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album' | iHeartRadio Music Awards 'Alternative Rock Song of the Year' | AIM Awards 'Best Difficult Second Album' | AIM Awards 'Hardest Working Band or Artist' | AIM Awards 'Independent Breakthrough of the Year' | AIM Awards 'Independent Video of the Year' | AIM Awards 'Independent Track of the Year' | AIM Awards 'PPL Award for Modt Played New Independent Act' | AIM Awards 'Independent Album of the Year' |
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| Hozier | Take Me to Church | won | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kongos | Come with Me Now | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arctic Monkeys | Do I Wanna Know? | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Black Keys | Fever | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Foo Fighters | Something from Nothing | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama Shakes | Sound & Color | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Holly Herndon | Platform | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nadine Shah | Fast Food | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The 2 Bears | The Night Is Young | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Young Fathers | White Man Are Black Men Too | won | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Courtney Barnett | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JME | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Little Comets | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Swans | won | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Young Fathers | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Courtney Barnett | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FKA twigs | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Run The Jewels | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Songhoy Blues | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wolf Alice | won | |||||||||||||||||||||
| alt-J | Hunger Of The Pine | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Flying Lotus | Never Catch Me | won | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghostpoet | Sorry My Love, It's You Not Me | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ibeyi | River | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Son Lux | Change Is Everything | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| alt-J | Every Other Freckle | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Courtney Barnett | Pedestrian At Best | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FKA twigs | Two Weeks | won | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jamie XX | Loud Places | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LA Priest | Oino | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Major Lazer | Lean On | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mogwai | Teenage Exorcists | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Neck Deep | Can't Kick Up The Roots | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Multi-Love | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | On A Level | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FKA twigs | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghetts | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jungle | won | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ward Thomas | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Björk | Vulnicura | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Enter Shikari | The Mindsweep | won | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Father John Misty | I Love You, Honeybear | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghostpoet | Shedding Skin | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JME | Integrity> | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Bug | Angels & Devils | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Charlatans | Modern Nature | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Xcerts | There Is Only You | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wolf Alice | My Love Is Cool | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Young Fathers | White Men Are Black Men Too | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Vincent | St. Vincent | won | ||||||||||||||||||||
| alt-J | This Is All Yours | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arcade Fire | Reflektor | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cage The Elephant | Melophobia | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack White | Lazaretto | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Benjamin Clementine | At Least for Now | won | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Aphex Twin | Syro | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gaz Coombes | Matador | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C Duncan | Architect | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Eska | Eska | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Florence and the Machine | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghostpoet | Shedding Skin | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Róisín Murphy | Hairless Toys | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Slaves | Are You Satisfied? | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Soak | Before We Forgot How to Dream | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wolf Alice | My Love Is Cool | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jamie XX | In Colour | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lana Del Rey | won | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Björk | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fall Out Boy | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Florence and the Machine | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Twenty One Pilots | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fall Out Boy | won | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hozier | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Walk The Moon | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| July Talk | July Talk | won | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alvvays | Alvvays | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shrink Dust | Chad VanGaalen | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Animism | Tanya Tagaq | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hot Dreams | Timber Timbre | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bahamas | Bahamas Is Afie | won | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Barr Brothers | Sleeping Operator | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Leonard Cohen | Popular Problems | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeremy Fisher | The Lemon Squeeze | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jenn Grant | Compostela | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| And So I Watch You From Afar | Heirs | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Armin van Buuren | Embrace | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balthazar | Thin Walls | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bror Forsgren | Narcissus | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Christine and the Queens | Chaleur Humaine (Edition Collector) | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cummi Flu | Z | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elektric Nana | To Life! | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JME | Integrity> | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| José González | Vestiges & Claws | won | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kállay Saunders Band | Delivery Boy | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lovely Quinces | Meet Me in Moscow (Part One) | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nils Frahm | Solo | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Òlafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm | Collaborative Works | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pekko Käppi & K:H:H:L | Sangui Meus, Mama! | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Primitive Reason | Walk Inside: The Singles Collection | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Puts Marie | Masoch I-II | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rangleklods | Straitjacket | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sleaford Mods | Key Markets | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Trixie Whitley | Porta Bohemica | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Courtney Barnett | won | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Number 1 Dads | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chet Faker | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hermitude | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Vance Joy | nominated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Courtney Barnett | Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit | won | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number 1 Dads | About Face | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Flight Facilities | Down to Earth | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hermitude | Dark Night Sweet Light | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vance Joy | Dream Your Life Away | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Courtney Barnett | Depreston | won | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bad//Dreeems | Cuffed & Collared | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Courtney Barnett | Pedestrian At Best | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hermitude featuring Mataya & Young Tapz | The Buzz | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vance Joy | Fire and the Flood | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hayden James | Something About You | won | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Collarbones | Turning | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Generik featuring Nicky Van She | The Weekend | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicky Night Time featuring Nat Dunn | Gonna Get Better | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rüfüs | You Were Right | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | I'm in Your Mind Fuzz | won | ||||||||||||||||||||
| British India | Nothing Touches Me | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Northlane | Node | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Peep Tempel | Tales | nominated | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Smith Street Band | Throw Me in the River | nominated |