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BEST POP ALBUM : S|IMA. | 2018.

A few informational videos, interviews, music videos and behind the scenes clips from your 7 official nominees

7 Nominees will be shortlisted for this category. The winner will be selected from the 7 nominees. Winners are selected by popular demand so please vote to ensure your favorite nominee wins.
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Nominations and voting for the 2018 S|IMA ends November 30, 2018. Winners will be announced shortly after.

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S|IMA. | 2018.

Best Pop Album.

NOMINEES.

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1. THE BILINDA BUTCHERS : HEAVEN.

SRL Independent Music Awards 2018 - Pop Album Of The Year 2018 - The Bilinda Butchers

Bio.
The Bilinda Butchers [the bbs] are a music group led by Michal Kepsky with accompaniment from Lukas Untersteiner, Adam Honingford and Brock Lowry. They take their name from My Bloody Valentine guitarist and early inspiration, Bilinda Butcher.

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https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/heaven/970049538?1001lIDW

Website.
http://thebilindabutchers.com

Twitter.
https://twitter.com/bilindabutchers

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2. CRYSTAL STARR : #SHE.

SRL Independent Music Awards 2018 - Pop Album Of The Year 2018 - Crystal Starr

Bio.
ITS WHO SHE IS, NOT JUST WHAT SHE DOES.

Starr is a powerful and committed advocate and spokeswoman for fostered and adopted youth – She has dedicated her gift of song and production to the advancement of uplifting and inspiring women and children. Specifically through her work as Co-founder of Little Voices, a non profit that produces concerts and internships for foster youth around the world.

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https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/she/1390391049?1001lIDW

Website.
https://www.youtube.com/user/crystalstarrknighton

Twitter.
https://twitter.com/IamCrystalStarr

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3. HANNAH GILL : LOST IN WORDS.

SRL Independent Music Awards 2018 - Pop Album Of The Year 2018 - Hannah Gill

Bio.
Hannah Gill combines 70s lo-fi pop and rock with contemporary soul and blues and transforms them into sweet and sultry songs that overflow with feeling. Steered by soulful 20-year old vocal powerhouse and songwriter Hannah Gill combined with skilled guitarist, songwriter and arranger Brad Hammonds, the group offers up music with contagious melodies and wise lyrics. Each song presents a thrilling story about how humans connect through their experiences that reveals the intrepid singer’s intimate perspectives on love, loss, longing, hope and transformation. Gill’s lush voice, Hammonds’ sparkling fretwork and both members’ background in improvisational jazz give the duo’s hypnotic recordings and dynamic live performances otherworldly gravity.

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https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lost-in-words-ep/1368641321?1001lIDW

Website.
http://hannahgillandthehours.com/

Twitter.
https://twitter.com/HannahGillMusic

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4. TATE : WWAWI.

SRL Independent Music Awards 2018 - Pop Album Of The Year 2018 - Tate

Bio.
A truly unique voice - unmistakably powerful beyond its years with a grit, passion and rawness that is sorely lacking in the current charts. An old-soul's voice housed in a fresh young spirit with an irresistible energy. Shades of Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige and Christina Aguilera combined with the attitude and flow to back it up. This is TATE, a born-to-sing girl who was clearly placed on this planet to move the world with her music. Are you ready?

Be it a party song, inspirational banger or gut-wrenching ballad, these are message songs at heart. The current state of the world calls for songs that provoke thought and action, love and protest. TATE rises to the call by writing and singing what she knows - growing up in a rough neighborhood, pain, struggle, loss, hustle, survival, along with faith, hope, Angels, signs and a fierce embrace of destiny and purpose.

Born Margaret Tate Gabbard in Lexington, KY and raised in Wilmington, DE, TATE was influenced early on by her father's love for music and vinyl collection. The likes of Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, and Janis Joplin were in heavy rotation in her youth. As a teen, she discovered hip hop and rap, the music that "changed her life." You'll catch more recent influences like Drake, Rihanna, and Missy Elliot in her music, but TATE's style is her very own - Urban Pop with a futuristic edge.

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https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wwawi/1441381348?1001lIDW

Website.
https://soundcloud.com/1andonlytate

Twitter.
https://twitter.com/1andonlytate

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5. DREW SESTITO : EMPTY POCKETS.

SRL Independent Music Awards 2018 - Pop Album Of The Year 2018 - Drew Sestito

Bio.
Drew Sestito is a new singer songwriter of the acoustic pop genre. He blends together his unique style of writing lyrics, and guitar instrumentals.

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https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/empty-pockets-ep/1021330370?1001lIDW

Website.
http://drewsestito.com/

Twitter.
https://twitter.com/DrewSestito

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☆ VOTE ★

Vote for your favorite of the 7 official nominees or browse the contenders further down and nominate someone by sharing your thoughts in the comments section below. You can also nominate independent (indie), emerging, unsigned, underground and upcoming artists who are not on the official list of contenders. Start your comment with the word "NOMINATE", followed by ARTIST/BAND NAME and AWARD CATEGORY to nominate. Vote for 1 of the 7 official nominees to win the award at anytime by starting your comment with the ARTIST/BAND NAME and AWARD CATEGORY. You can also vote by Tweeting the aforementioned @SkunkRadioLive on Twitter.

CONTENDERS.Vote for your favorite contenders below to help them secure 1 of the 7 nominee slots. Tweet NOMINATE ARTIST/BAND NAME and the AWARD CATEGORY @SkunkRadioLive or post at the bottom of this page. If you know an Independent Artist, Band or Musician that is not listed here, please nominate them as well.

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Jason Emaros - Synthpop - Amsterdam, Netherlands : Discover

Poppy'Jayy - Rap Music - Michigan, USA : Listen

MFEI - Experimental Pop - Sicily, Italy : Stream

So Preshus - Pop Music - Leicester, UK : Watch

A2VT - Afro Pop Band - Vermont, USA : Discover

Andrea Schmider - Pop Singer - Steffisburg, Switzerland : Discover

Shisha Koshiki - Japanese Pop Music - Tokyo, Japan : Listen