# Scottish Alternative Music Awards

The Scottish Alternative Music Awards (SAMAs) is an annual music award based in Glasgow, Scotland. The SAMAs present awards in seven categories to the best emerging artists in Scotland.

## History

The SAMAs were founded in 2009 by music entrepreneur Richy Muirhead, initially as a university project. The project grew to become the awards that exist today, with the first SAMAs being held in 2010 at The Classic Grand, Glasgow. In subsequent years the awards have been hosted at The Garage, Glasgow.
The SAMAs have grown year on year and have drawn support from the likes of broadcaster Vic Galloway, DJ Jim Gellatly, and various artists and sponsors.
The awards have helped develop the careers of Fatherson (Best Rock/Alternative, SAMA 2012), Hector Bizerk (Best Hip-Hop, SAMA 2014), and Model Aeroplanes (Best Newcomer, SAMA 2014).

## Past winners

| Year | Award | Winner | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Live Act | We Were Promised Jetpacks | |
| 2012 | Best Acoustic | Brown Bear & The Bandits | |
| 2012 | Best Newcomer | Bwani Junction | |
| 2012 | Best Rock/Alternative | Fatherson | |
| 2012 | Best Electronic | Fridge Magnets | |
| 2012 | Best Metal | Ten Tonne Dozer | |
| 2012 | Best Hip-Hop | Madhat McGore | |
| 2013 | Best Live Act | The OK Social Club | |
| 2013 | Best Acoustic | Little Fire | |
| 2013 | Best Newcomer | The Holy Ghosts | |
| 2013 | Best Rock/Alternative | Culann | |
| 2013 | Best Electronic | Plum | |
| 2013 | Best Metal | Bear Arms | |
| 2013 | Best Hip-Hop | Gasp | |
| 2014 | Best Live Act | The Mickey 9's | |
| 2014 | Best Electronic | Machines in Heaven | |
| 2014 | Best Newcomer | Model Aeroplanes | |
| 2014 | Best Acoustic | Jack Rowberry | |
| 2014 | Best Hip-Hop | Hector Bizerk | |
| 2014 | Best Rock/Alternative | Forest Fires | |
| 2015 | Best Live Act | Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5 | Errors Ded Rabbit Copper Lungs Kathryn Joseph Neon Waltz |
| 2015 | Best Electronic | Crash Club | BDY_PRTS SEØUEL Our Future Glory Lockah Clyde Rouge |
| 2015 | Best Metal | Divides | Mountains Under Oceans The Amorettes Holy Mountain Seed Of Sorrow Blackened Ritual |
| 2015 | Best Newcomer | Bella And The Bear | Martha Ffion White Baer Man Of Moon Alphas Lionel |
| 2015 | Best Acoustic | Sean C Kennedy | C Duncan The Jellyman's Daughter Stella Reilly Best Girl Athlete Dr Wook |
| 2015 | Best Hip-Hop | Spring Break | Mog Delighted Peoples Dj Yemster & Hextasy The Ill Collective Bigg Taj & Speesixnine |
| 2016 | Best Acoustic | Michael Cassidy | Chrissy Barnacle Finn LeMarinel Laurence Made Me Cry |
| 2016 | Best Electronic | Be Charlotte | Happy Meals Sad City Theo Kottis |
| 2016 | Best Hip Hop | sYmba | Ciaran Mac Konchis Ransom FA |
| 2016 | Best Live Act | Gerry Cinnamon | Bossy Love Miracle Glass Company Model Aeroplanes |
| 2016 | Best Metal | Perpetua | Akord Centrilia From Sorrow To Serenity |
| 2016 | Best Newcomer | The Ninth Wave | Lush Purr Monkoora Rapid Tan |
| 2016 | Best Rock/Alternative | Bloodlines | Campfires GANGS The Van T's |
| 2017 | Best Acoustic | Lewis Capaldi | Siobhan Wilson Callum Beattie Gus Harrower |
| 2017 | Best Electronic | Stillhound | Illyus & Barrientos Sam Gellaitry Golden Teacher |
| 2017 | Best Hip Hop | Kid Robotik | Shogun Empress Asthmatic Astronaut |
| 2017 | Best Live Act | The Van T's | Indigo Velvet Babe Oskar Braves |
| 2017 | Best Metal | Tiberius | Frontierer Revulsion Sithu Aye |
| 2017 | Best Newcomer | SHREDD! | Codist Jutland Songs Hairband |
| 2017 | Best Rock/Alternative | Shambolics | Rascalton Pure Grief Medicine Men |
| 2018 | Best Live Act | Lylo | Free Love Rapid Tan Future Get Down |
| 2018 | Best Acoustic | Megan Airlie | Blue Rose Code Hamish Hawk Zoë Bestel |
| 2018 | Best Newcomer | The Dunts | Zoe Graham Beta Waves Crystal |
| 2018 | Best Rock/Alternative | Declan Welsh & The Decadent West | ST MARTiiNS Lucia Voodoos |
| 2018 | Best Electronic | Lo Kindre | Cucina Povera Lanark Artefax LAPS |
| 2018 | Best Metal | Tenements | Bleed From Within Neshiima Lotus Eater |
| 2018 | Best Hip-Hop | Solareye | The Honey Farm Kobi Onyame Jackal Trades |
| 2019 | Best Live Act | The Vegan Leather | Bossy Love Crystal Gallus |
| 2019 | Best Acoustic | Zoe Graham | Aaron Smith Annie Booth Lizabett Russo |
| 2019 | Best Newcomer | VanIves | corto.alto Cloth Kapil Seshasayee |
| 2019 | Best Rock/Alternative | The Snuts | Fabric Bear Heavy Rapids Walt Disco |
| 2019 | Best Electronic | Ok Button | Ela Orleans Tallisker SHHE |
| 2019 | Best Metal | Inferiem | Centrilia From Sorrow To Serenity Godeater |
| 2019 | Best Hip-Hop | Steg G | Billy Got Waves Delivery Room Nova Scotia The Truth |
| 2020 | Best Live Act | Callum Easter | Free Love Kapil Seshasayee Still House Plants |
| 2020 | Best Acoustic | Jenny Sturgeon | Bobby Kakouris Fair Mothers Man of the Minch |
| 2020 | Best Newcomer | TAAHLIAH | Nathan Somevi Kohla Tamzene |
| 2020 | Best Rock/Alternative | Fauves | Dead Pony HYYTS Pleasure Heads |
| 2020 | Best Electronic | TAAHLIAH | Lady Neptune Pleasure Pool Tommy Perman |
| 2020 | Best Metal | Saor | Bleed From Within King Witch Neshiima |
| 2020 | Best Hip-Hop | India Rose | CLING LOTOS Louis Seivwright |
| 2021 | Best Live Act | Bemz | Andrew Wasylyk Ray Aggs Tom Spirals |
| 2021 | Best Acoustic | Lizzie Reid | Christy Constant Follower Lizabett Russo |
| 2021 | Best Newcomer | Bee Asha | AiiTee Chef Danny Cliff |
| 2021 | Best Rock/Alternative | Dictator | MEMES Spyres Swim School |
| 2021 | Best Electronic | AISHA | Barry Can't Swim KAVARI Macka |
| 2021 | Best Metal | Dvne | Frontierer Godeater Hellripper |
| 2021 | Best Hip-Hop | K4cie | Bemz Chef Clarissa Woods |
| 2022 | Best Acoustic | Linzi Clark | Becky Sikasa Fairweather Friends Lewis McLaughlin |
| 2022 | Best Electronic | Kintra | Grim Lusk J Wax Sonia Killmann |
| 2022 | Best Hip Hop | Becca Starr | Psweatpants Sean Focus Tzusan |
| 2022 | Best Live Act | Hannah Laing | AiiTee Kaputt Tom McGuire & the Brassholes |
| 2022 | Best Metal | Catalysis | Ashenspire Godeater Party Cannon |
| 2022 | Best Newcomer | Pocket Monica | Lonely Carp P Caso Sinathi |
| 2022 | Best Rock/Alternative | Gallus | Brooke Combe Dutch Wine Uninvited |