Robyn and Jorja Smith among big winners at Independent Music Awards

Jorja Smith won Best Independent Track, in association with Meta, for "The Way I Love You", her second Independent Music Award following her UK Independent Breakthrough win in 2018. "Everyone should be so proud of being an independent artist," she said. "I can't believe I've been able to have this space to create the same way I've done since I was 11." Robyn took Best Independent Album for Sexistential, while Jalen Ngonda, signed to Daptone Records, was named Independent Breakthrough and performed "Hannah, What's the Matter" and "If You Don't Want My Love" on the night. Jim Legxacy converted one of his three nominations into a win, taking Best Independent Mixtape/EP for black british music (2025). SHERELLE won Best Independent Remix for her "Intelligent Dyke Music Remix" of Romy's "Love Who You Love", and Thundercat's "She Knows Too Much" (feat. Mac Miller), directed by Léa Esmaili, won Best Independent Video. Pauline Black, frontwoman of The Selecter and one of the defining voices of the 2 Tone movement, received the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award, in association with Merlin, recognising a career spanning more than four decades. She marked the honour with a live performan...