American Association of Independent Music

[1] The organization has some 600 independent music label members and over 200 associate members[2] (companies who don't own masters but rely upon, provide services for, or otherwise support independent music labels).

A2IM was preceded by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors (NAIRD) founded in 1972.

While A2IM presents events for members and non-members alike in various cities, they are best known for their three large-scale flagship events – IndieWeek, an independent music focused conference located in New York City,[5] the Libera Awards, an independent music award show located in New York City,[6] and Synchup, an independent music licensing and digital conference located in Los Angeles.

[7] The Libera Awards occur annually to honor contributions to independent music.

[8] As of January 2019[update] A2IM's president and CEO is Richard James Burgess.