HEAVY MUSIC AWARDS 2021 FINALISTS ANNOUNCEDFULL CAPACITY, IN-PERSON EVENT AT LONDON'S O2 FORUM KENTISH TOWN ON THURSDAY 02 SEPTEMBER 2021VOTING OPEN NOWhttps://vote.heavymusicawards.com/OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY CSPR The finalists for the fifth annual Heavy Music Awards have been revealed following the news that HMA21 will take place at a full capacity, in-person event at London's O2 Forum Kentish Town on Thursday 02 September 2021, which will be live streamed to a global audience exclusively on Twitch. Voting is open now until 14 July at vote.heavymusicawards.com - all voters over the age of 18 are entered into the ballot to win tickets to the Awards. Among the eclectic mix of nominees from the full spectrum of the rock and metal scene, previous HMA winners including Architects, Nova Twins and While She Sleeps face off against a host of first-time finalists including Machine Gun Kelly, Ghostemane, Five Finger Death Punch, Ghøstkid and Dance Gavin Dance. Sponsors and supporters for this year's event - which is set to be the biggest HMAs ever - include EMP, Fireball, SharpTone Records, Nuclear Blast, Rude Records, Allianz Musical Insurance, O2 Forum Kentish Town, The Heavy Network and Dead Simple Accounting. BIMM return for the fifth year as Education Partner, while music therapy organisation Nordoff Robbins will once again be the HMAs' charity partner. This year's programme also sees a reworking of the categories to reflect the effects of the global pandemic on touring and live events – with no live music for much of 2020, the Best Photographer and Best Festival categories have been removed, while an all-new Best Podcast category has been added, and the Best Producer category has evolved to Best Production. 'The H', an award handed to an individual or organisation which has provided an exceptional positive contribution to the heavy music scene, will be announced at September's event. Once again the finalists were decided democratically thanks to nominations from almost 700 industry insiders, while the winners will be chosen entirely through a public vote. The Heavy Music Awards has no influence on the shortlists or winners. HEAVY MUSIC AWARDS 2021: FINALISTS BEST ALBUM BEST UK BAND BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND Presented by EMP BEST UK BREAKTHROUGH BAND Presented by SharpTone Records BEST INTERNATIONAL BREAKTHROUGH BAND BEST ALBUM ARTWORK BEST VIDEO BEST PODCAST BEST PRODUCTION For more information visit: https:// AboutHeavy Group is an independent creative house focused on elevating creators and artists across the rock and alternative community. Since its inception in 2017 the company has produced the annual Heavy Music Awards with great success elevating it to an international brand and most recently launched 'The Heavy Network' in early 2021. The network launched an eclectic range of shows through 2021 including regular podcasts and streams focused around alternative culture and is committed to elevating under-represented voices.
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June 23, 2021 6:00am ET by CSPR |