Libera Awards Announce Margo Price, Shemekia Copeland, Dawn Richard + Spencer Zahn & More As 2023 Performers

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Singer-songwriter Margo Price (L) performs during the Farm Aid 2021 music festival at the Xfinity Theatre on September 25, 2021 in Hartford, Connecticut. (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP) (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images)

The Libera Awards return to New York City’s Town Hall on June 15. Hosted by Hannibal Buress to celebrate independent artists and the industry, the show will feature performances by Margo Price, Shemekia Copeland, Dawn Richard + Spencer Zahn, Sudan Archives, Seratones, Gaby Moreno, Tamtam and Eshu Tune.

The American Association of Independent Music, Inc. (A2IM) will be celebrating nominees Wet Leg, Sudan Archives, Allison Russell, Fontaines D.C., Soul Glo and more throughout the evening. Martha Reeves and Marshall Allen and The Sun Ra Arkestra are to be presented with the Independent Icon Awards as well as perform during the evening.

“A2IM’s Libera Awards 2023 is a must-attend event for all music lovers,” Dr. Richard James Burgess, MBE, President and CEO of A2IM, said in a statement. “Celebrate the incredible diversity of the independent music community at the historic Town Hall in New York City, with a huge after-party and dinner celebration at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square. Enjoy a night of fun, friends and music with our host, multi-hyphenate Hannibal Buress. Two Independent Icon awards will be presented: one to Martha Reeves who will be performing and celebrating 60 years of ‘Heat Wave’ and the other to the inimitable Marshall Allen and the Sun Ra Arkestra at this unforgettable evening.”

The ceremony awards the work of independent artists, recognizing outstanding achievements and accomplishments across all music genres with 37 categories.

“I haven’t hosted anything in a while, so this will be an interesting night,” Hannibal Buress said in a statement. “I’m not sure if I’m crossing WGA picket lines by doing this gig. If I am, my apologies. I stand with the writers, but I also got some shit to do. I’m wearing steel toe boots just in case anyone wants to run onstage unexpectedly.”

Ticketholders can attend the official afterparty and dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe. Prior to the awards ceremony, A2IM’s Indie Week conference will begin June 12 to June 15 at the InterContinental New York Times Square.