Libera Award for Best Breakthrough Artist
Libera Award for Best Breakthrough Artist | |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) |
First awarded | 2012 |
Currently held by | Wet Leg (2022) |
Website | liberaawards |
The Libera Award for Best Breakthrough Artist is an award presented by the American Association of Independent Music at the annual Libera Award which recognizes "independent artist whose release exceeded a certain total of streams or equivalent sales" since 2012. The category was previously called Up & Comer Award in 2012 to 2014.
Winners and nominees
Year | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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2012 | The Dø | — | — | |
JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound | ||||
2013 | Mikal Cronin | — | ||
The Virginmarys | ||||
2014 | Angel Olsen (Up & Comer Artist Award) | Burn Your Fire for No Witness |
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Chvrches (Breakthrough Artist) | The Bones of What You Believe | |||
2015 | Sturgill Simpson | — | ||
2016 | Courtney Barnett | Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit | ||
2017 | Whitney | Light Upon the Lake |
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2018 | Princess Nokia | 1992 Deluxe | ||
2019 | Idles | Joy as an Act of Resistance |
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2020 | Orville Peck | |||
2021 | Arlo Parks |
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2022 | Wet Leg | "Chaise Longue" |
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