Macy Gray to Headline Chesky Records' 2016 IMA Nominations

Macy Gray, the iconic singer whose new critically acclaimed Jazz album, Stripped, continues its run on the Billboard Jazz Charts, has now been nominated for an Independent Music Award in the Best Jazz Vocal Album Category.

Additionally, Chesky Records Co-Founder, David Chesky was nominated for the Best Contemporary Classical Album for his latest effort, The Venetian Concertos.

The 15th Independent Music Award Winners will be announced November 12th from Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City during a free, day long music festival showcasing exceptional IMA talent. Kicking off the event will be a 'town-hall' meeting where fans, bands and industry discuss new ways to help independent artists prosper.

The winning projects will be selected by blue-ribbon panels of top recording artists that include: Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, Slayer, The Kills, Lalah Hathaway, Meshell Ndegeocello, Sepultura, Dido, Warren Haynes [Gov't Mule], Suzanne Vega, Gus Unger-Hamilton [alt-J], Shelby Lynne; previous IMA Winners including: Amy Lee[Evanescence], The Show Ponies, Noshir Mody, Rozina Pátkai and Ingrid Gerdes, among many others; and influential press and talent buyers from the Americas, Europe and Pacific Rim.

Now in its 16th year, The Independent Music Awards actively support innovative self-released and indie label artists and releases. Produced by Music Resource Group, The IMAs leverage its unrivaled access to performance, promotion & distribution opportunities to place IMA artists in front of millions of music consumers and industry decision makers.

Winners & Nominees include former major label acts including Jackson Browne, Pete Seeger, and Martin Sexton; and rising stars including Flying Lotus, Amanda Palmer, Killer Mike, Lacuna Coil, Amy Lee, Passenger, Team Me, Radio Radio, RuPaul, And You Shall Know Us By The Trail of Dead..., Meghan Trainor, Lionel Loueke, Girl In A Coma, Apples in Stereo, Pokey LaFarge, Valerie June and many, many more.

Click here for the full list of nominees!

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