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</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Americana_Album_of_the_Year">Americana Album of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PLUG_Independent_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Americana Album of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th style="width:250px;">Recipient </th> <th style="width:300px;" class="unsortable">Nominee </th></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iron_%26_Wine" title="Iron & Wine">Iron & Wine</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Our_Endless_Numbered_Days" title="Our Endless Numbered Days">Our Endless Numbered Days</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calexico_(band)" title="Calexico (band)">Calexico</a> & <a href="/wiki/Iron_%26_Wine" title="Iron & Wine">Iron & Wine</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/In_the_Reins" title="In the Reins">In the Reins</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Band_of_Horses" title="Band of Horses">Band of Horses</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Everything_All_the_Time" title="Everything All the Time">Everything All the Time</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iron_%26_Wine" title="Iron & Wine">Iron & Wine</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Shepherd%27s_Dog" title="The Shepherd's Dog">The Shepherd's Dog</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Avant_Album_of_the_Year">Avant Album of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PLUG_Independent_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Avant Album of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th style="width:250px;">Recipient </th> <th style="width:300px;" class="unsortable">Nominee </th></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liars_(band)" title="Liars (band)">Liars</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/They_Were_Wrong,_So_We_Drowned" title="They Were Wrong, So We Drowned">They Were Wrong, So We Drowned</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Animal_Collective" title="Animal Collective">Animal Collective</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Feels_(Animal_Collective_album)" title="Feels (Animal Collective album)">Feels</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xiu_Xiu" title="Xiu Xiu">Xiu Xiu</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Air_Force_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Air Force (album)">The Air Force</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liars_(band)" title="Liars (band)">Liars</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Liars_(Liars_album)" title="Liars (Liars album)">Liars</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="DJ_Album_of_the_Year">DJ Album of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PLUG_Independent_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: DJ Album of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th style="width:250px;">Recipient </th> <th style="width:300px;" class="unsortable">Nominee </th></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/RJD2" title="RJD2">RJD2</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Since_We_Last_Spoke" title="Since We Last Spoke">Since We Last Spoke</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/DJ_Shadow" title="DJ Shadow">DJ Shadow</a>, <i>One Night in Bangkok</i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Girl_Talk_(musician)" title="Girl Talk (musician)">Girl Talk</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Night_Ripper" title="Night Ripper">Night Ripper</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hot_Chip" title="Hot Chip">Hot Chip</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/DJ-Kicks:_Hot_Chip" title="DJ-Kicks: Hot Chip">DJ-Kicks: Hot Chip</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electronic/Dance_Album_of_the_Year"><span id="Electronic.2FDance_Album_of_the_Year"></span>Electronic/Dance Album of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PLUG_Independent_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Electronic/Dance Album of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th style="width:250px;">Recipient </th> <th style="width:300px;" class="unsortable">Nominee </th></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mouse_on_Mars" title="Mouse on Mars">Mouse on Mars</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Radical_Connector" title="Radical Connector">Radical Connector</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M83_(band)" title="M83 (band)">M83</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Before_the_Dawn_Heals_Us" title="Before the Dawn Heals Us">Before the Dawn Heals Us</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thom_Yorke" title="Thom Yorke">Thom Yorke</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Eraser" title="The Eraser">The Eraser</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Justice_(band)" title="Justice (band)">Justice</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Cross_(Justice_album)" title="Cross (Justice album)">Cross</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hip-Hop_Album_of_the_Year">Hip-Hop Album of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PLUG_Independent_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Hip-Hop Album of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th style="width:250px;">Recipient </th> <th style="width:300px;" class="unsortable">Nominee </th></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madvillain" title="Madvillain">Madvillain</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Madvillainy" title="Madvillainy">Madvillainy</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Danger_Doom" title="Danger Doom">Danger Doom</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Mouse_and_the_Mask" title="The Mouse and the Mask">The Mouse and the Mask</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spank_Rock" title="Spank Rock">Spank Rock</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/YoYoYoYoYo" title="YoYoYoYoYo">YoYoYoYoYo</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aesop_Rock" title="Aesop Rock">Aesop Rock</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/None_Shall_Pass" title="None Shall Pass">None Shall Pass</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indie_Rock_Album_of_the_Year">Indie Rock Album of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PLUG_Independent_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Indie Rock Album of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th style="width:250px;">Recipient </th> <th style="width:300px;" class="unsortable">Nominee </th></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Interpol_(band)" title="Interpol (band)">Interpol</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Antics_(album)" title="Antics (album)">Antics</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bloc_Party" title="Bloc Party">Bloc Party</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Alarm" title="Silent Alarm">Silent Alarm</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yo_La_Tengo" title="Yo La Tengo">Yo La Tengo</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/I_Am_Not_Afraid_of_You_and_I_Will_Beat_Your_Ass" title="I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass">I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Animal_Collective" title="Animal Collective">Animal Collective</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Strawberry_Jam" title="Strawberry Jam">Strawberry Jam</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Metal_Album_of_the_Year">Metal Album of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PLUG_Independent_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Metal Album of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th style="width:250px;">Recipient </th> <th style="width:300px;" class="unsortable">Nominee </th></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Dillinger_Escape_Plan" title="The Dillinger Escape Plan">The Dillinger Escape Plan</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Miss_Machine" title="Miss Machine">Miss Machine</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fant%C3%B4mas_(band)" title="Fantômas (band)">Fantômas</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Suspended_Animation_(Fant%C3%B4mas_album)" title="Suspended Animation (Fantômas album)">Suspended Animation</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melvins" title="Melvins">Melvins</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/(A)_Senile_Animal" title="(A) Senile Animal">(A) Senile Animal</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Dillinger_Escape_Plan" title="The Dillinger Escape Plan">The Dillinger Escape Plan</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Ire_Works" title="Ire Works">Ire Works</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Punk_Album_of_the_Year">Punk Album of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PLUG_Independent_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Punk Album of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th style="width:250px;">Recipient </th> <th style="width:300px;" class="unsortable">Nominee </th></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bad_Religion" title="Bad Religion">Bad Religion</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Empire_Strikes_First" title="The Empire Strikes First">The Empire Strikes First</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sleater-Kinney" title="Sleater-Kinney">Sleater-Kinney</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Woods_(album)" title="The Woods (album)">The Woods</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CSS_(band)" title="CSS (band)">CSS</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Cansei_de_Ser_Sexy" title="Cansei de Ser Sexy">Cansei de Ser Sexy</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gogol_Bordello" title="Gogol Bordello">Gogol Bordello</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Taranta!" title="Super Taranta!">Super Taranta!</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Album_Art/Packaging_of_the_Year"><span id="Album_Art.2FPackaging_of_the_Year"></span>Album Art/Packaging of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PLUG_Independent_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Album Art/Packaging of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th style="width:250px;">Recipient </th> <th style="width:300px;" class="unsortable">Nominees </th></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arcade_Fire" title="Arcade Fire">Arcade Fire</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Funeral_(Arcade_Fire_album)" title="Funeral (Arcade Fire album)">Funeral</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sufjan_Stevens" title="Sufjan Stevens">Sufjan Stevens</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Illinois_(Sufjan_Stevens_album)" title="Illinois (Sufjan Stevens album)">Illinois</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hot_Chip" title="Hot Chip">Hot Chip</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Warning_(Hot_Chip_album)" title="The Warning (Hot Chip album)">The Warning</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Menomena" title="Menomena">Menomena</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Friend_and_Foe" title="Friend and Foe">Friend and Foe</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music_DVD_of_the_Year">Music DVD of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PLUG_Independent_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Music DVD of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th style="width:250px;">Recipient </th> <th style="width:300px;" class="unsortable">Nominees </th></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fat_Wreck_Chords" title="Fat Wreck Chords">Fat Wreck Chords</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rock_Against_Bush,_Vol._2" title="Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2">Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Flaming_Lips" title="The Flaming Lips">The Flaming Lips</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fearless_Freaks" title="The Fearless Freaks">The Fearless Freaks</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pixies_(band)" title="Pixies (band)">Pixies</a>, <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=LoudQUIETloud&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="LoudQUIETloud (page does not exist)">loudQUIETloud</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music_Video_of_the_Year">Music Video of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PLUG_Independent_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Music Video of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th style="width:250px;">Recipient </th> <th style="width:300px;" class="unsortable">Nominees </th></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Decemberists" title="The Decemberists">The Decemberists</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Sixteen_Military_Wives" title="Sixteen Military Wives">Sixteen Military Wives</a>" </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wolf_Parade" title="Wolf Parade">Wolf Parade</a>, "I'll Believe in Anything" </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CSS_(band)" title="CSS (band)">CSS</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Make_Love_and_Listen_to_Death_from_Above" title="Let's Make Love and Listen to Death from Above">Let's Make Love and Listen to Death from Above</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danielson" title="Danielson">Danielson</a>, "Did I Step on Your Trumpet"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagles_of_Death_Metal" title="Eagles of Death Metal">Eagles of Death Metal</a>, "<a href="/wiki/I_Want_You_So_Hard_(Boy%27s_Bad_News)" title="I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)">I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heavy_Blinkers" title="Heavy Blinkers">Heavy Blinkers</a>, "Try Telling that to My Baby"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/I_Love_You_but_I%27ve_Chosen_Darkness" title="I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness">I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness</a>, "The Owl"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Knife" title="The Knife">The Knife</a>, "<a href="/wiki/We_Share_Our_Mothers%27_Health" title="We Share Our Mothers' Health">We Share Our Mothers' Health</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlake" title="Midlake">Midlake</a>, "Young Bride"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peeping_Tom_(band)" title="Peeping Tom (band)">Peeping Tom</a>, "Mojo"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Pipettes" title="The Pipettes">The Pipettes</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Your_Kisses_Are_Wasted_on_Me" title="Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me">Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vitalic" title="Vitalic">Vitalic</a>, "Poney Part 1"</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battles_(band)" title="Battles (band)">Battles</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Atlas_(Battles_song)" title="Atlas (Battles song)">Atlas</a>" </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Song_of_the_Year">Song of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PLUG_Independent_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Song of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th style="width:250px;">Recipient </th> <th style="width:300px;" class="unsortable">Nominees </th></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Band_of_Horses" title="Band of Horses">Band of Horses</a>, "<a href="/wiki/The_Funeral_(Band_of_Horses_song)" title="The Funeral (Band of Horses song)">The Funeral</a>" </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arctic_Monkeys" title="Arctic Monkeys">Arctic Monkeys</a>, "<a href="/wiki/I_Bet_You_Look_Good_on_the_Dancefloor" title="I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor">I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Coup" title="The Coup">The Coup</a>, "Laugh/Love/Fuck"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gossip_(band)" title="Gossip (band)">Gossip</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Standing_in_the_Way_of_Control_(song)" title="Standing in the Way of Control (song)">Standing in the Way of Control</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Chip" title="Hot Chip">Hot Chip</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Boy_from_School" title="Boy from School">Boy from School</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Chip" title="Hot Chip">Hot Chip</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Over_and_Over_(Hot_Chip_song)" title="Over and Over (Hot Chip song)">Over and Over</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Lewis" title="Jenny Lewis">Jenny Lewis</a> And <a href="/wiki/The_Watson_Twins" title="The Watson Twins">The Watson Twins</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Rise_Up_with_Fists!!" class="mw-redirect" title="Rise Up with Fists!!">Rise Up with Fists!!</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Knife" title="The Knife">The Knife</a>, "<a href="/wiki/We_Share_Our_Mothers%27_Health" title="We Share Our Mothers' Health">We Share Our Mothers' Health</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midlake" title="Midlake">Midlake</a>, "Roscoe"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Bjorn_and_John" title="Peter Bjorn and John">Peter Bjorn and John</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Bergsman" title="Victoria Bergsman">Victoria Bergsman</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Young_Folks" title="Young Folks">Young Folks</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silversun_Pickups" title="Silversun Pickups">Silversun Pickups</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Lazy_Eye_(Silversun_Pickups_song)" title="Lazy Eye (Silversun Pickups song)">Lazy Eye</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Police_Club" title="Tokyo Police Club">Tokyo Police Club</a>, "Nature of the Experiment"</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_National_(band)" title="The National (band)">The National</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Fake_Empire" title="Fake Empire">Fake Empire</a>" </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Artist_of_the_Year">Artist of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PLUG_Independent_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Artist of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th style="width:250px;">Recipient </th> <th style="width:300px;" class="unsortable">Nominees </th></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Interpol_(band)" title="Interpol (band)">Interpol</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bright_Eyes_(band)" title="Bright Eyes (band)">Bright Eyes</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/J_Dilla" title="J Dilla">J Dilla</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Radiohead" title="Radiohead">Radiohead</a> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Artist_of_the_Year">New Artist of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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mw-heading3"><h3 id="Male_Artist_of_the_Year">Male Artist of the Year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PLUG_Independent_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Male Artist of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th style="width:250px;">Recipient </th> <th style="width:300px;" class="unsortable">Nominees </th></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Waits" title="Tom Waits">Tom Waits</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sufjan_Stevens" title="Sufjan Stevens">Sufjan Stevens</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sufjan_Stevens" title="Sufjan Stevens">Sufjan Stevens</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bird" title="Andrew Bird">Andrew Bird</a> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2005">2005</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PLUG_Independent_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: 2005"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>PLUG Artist Impact Award: <a href="/wiki/The_Flaming_Lips" title="The Flaming Lips">The Flaming Lips</a></li> <li>Record Producer of the Year: <a href="/wiki/Danger_Mouse_(musician)" title="Danger Mouse (musician)">Danger Mouse</a></li> <li>Record Label of the Year: <a href="/wiki/Definitive_Jux" title="Definitive Jux">Definitive Jux</a></li> <li>Music Website of the Year: <i><a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" title="Pitchfork (website)">Pitchfork</a></i></li> <li>Magazine of the Year: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wire_(magazine)" title="The Wire (magazine)">The Wire</a></i></li> <li>College/Non-Comm Radio Station of the Year: <a href="/wiki/KEXP-FM" title="KEXP-FM">KEXP-FM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a></li> <li>Record Store of the Year: <a href="/wiki/Amoeba_Music" title="Amoeba Music">Amoeba Music</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hollywood,_Los_Angeles" title="Hollywood, Los Angeles">Hollywood</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></li> <li>Specialty Show of the Year: <a href="/wiki/KDLD" title="KDLD">KDLD</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> – <i>Dead Air</i></li> <li>Internet Radio Station of the Year: <a href="/wiki/WOXY.com" title="WOXY.com">WOXY.com</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2006">2006</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PLUG_Independent_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: 2006"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>PLUG Artist Impact Award: <a href="/wiki/The_Flaming_Lips" title="The Flaming Lips">The Flaming Lips</a></li> <li>Record Producer of the Year: <a href="/wiki/Danger_Mouse_(musician)" title="Danger Mouse (musician)">Danger Mouse</a></li> <li>Record Label of the Year: <a href="/wiki/Sub_Pop" title="Sub Pop">Sub Pop</a></li> <li>Music Festival of the Year : <a href="/wiki/Coachella_Valley_Music_and_Arts_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival">Coachella</a></li> <li>Music Website of the Year: <a href="/wiki/Myspace" title="Myspace">Myspace</a></li> <li>Magazine of the Year: <i><a href="/wiki/Paste_(magazine)" title="Paste (magazine)">Paste</a></i></li> <li>College/Non-Comm Radio Station of the Year: <a href="/wiki/KEXP-FM" title="KEXP-FM">KEXP-FM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a></li> <li>Record Store of the Year: <a href="/wiki/Amoeba_Music" title="Amoeba Music">Amoeba Music</a>, <a href="/wiki/Berkeley,_California" title="Berkeley, California">Hollywood</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></li> <li>Zine of the Year: <i><a href="/wiki/Wax_Poetics" title="Wax Poetics">Wax Poetics</a></i></li> <li>Specialty Show of the Year: <a href="/wiki/WXPN" title="WXPN">WXPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> – <i>World Café with <a href="/wiki/David_Dye_(broadcaster)" title="David Dye (broadcaster)">David Dye</a></i></li> <li>Internet Radio Station of the Year: indie1031.fm</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2007">2007</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=PLUG_Independent_Music_Awards&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: 2007"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Record Producer of the Year: <a href="/wiki/J_Dilla" title="J Dilla">J Dilla</a></li> <li>Record Label of the Year: <a href="/wiki/Sub_Pop" title="Sub Pop">Sub Pop</a></li> <li>Live Music Venue of the Year: <a href="/wiki/Bowery_Ballroom" title="Bowery Ballroom">Bowery Ballroom</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a></li> <li>Music Festival of the Year: <a href="/wiki/South_by_Southwest" title="South by Southwest">South by Southwest</a></li> <li>Music Website of the Year: <i><a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" title="Pitchfork (website)">Pitchfork</a></i></li> <li>Music Blog of the Year: <a href="/wiki/BrooklynVegan" title="BrooklynVegan">BrooklynVegan</a></li> <li>Magazine of the Year: <i><a href="/wiki/Paste_(magazine)" title="Paste (magazine)">Paste</a></i></li> <li>College/Non-Comm Radio Station of the Year: <a href="/wiki/KEXP-FM" title="KEXP-FM">KEXP-FM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a></li> <li>Record Store of the Year: <a href="/wiki/Amoeba_Music" title="Amoeba Music">Amoeba Music</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hollywood,_Los_Angeles" title="Hollywood, Los Angeles">Hollywood</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></li> <li>Zine of the Year: <a href="/wiki/Wax_Poetics" title="Wax Poetics">Wax Poetics</a></li> <li>Specialty Show of the Year: <a href="/wiki/Sirius_Satellite_Radio" title="Sirius Satellite Radio">Sirius Left of Center</a> – <i>Blog Radio</i></li> <li>Podcast of the Year: <a href="/wiki/WOXY.com" title="WOXY.com">WOXY.com</a> – <i>Lounge Acts</i></li> <li>Internet Radio Station of the Year: <a href="/wiki/WOXY.com" title="WOXY.com">WOXY.com</a></li> <li>Online Radio Station of the Year (with Terrestrial Counterpart): <a href="/wiki/KEXP-FM" title="KEXP-FM">KEXP-FM</a>, <a 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