GIT Award
Liverpool music award
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The GIT Award (short for Getintothis Award) was an annual English music prize recognising new and emerging music from Liverpool and the wider Merseyside region, awarded from 2012 to 2017. The award was established by the Liverpool-based music blog Getintothis[1][2] in response to the revitalisation of the city's music scene following Liverpool's designation as European Capital of Culture in 2008.[4]
| GIT Award | |
|---|---|
The GIT Award logo, featuring a stylized turntable and Liverpool’s skyline. | |
| Awarded for | New Merseyside music |
| Date | Every April or May |
| Venue | Various |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Presented by | Getintothis (music blog)[1][2] |
| Reward | £1,000 (2017)[3] |
| First award | 27 April 2012 |
| Final award | 13 May 2017 |
| Website | getintothis |
The award was described as a "Scouse Mercury Prize" by Getintothis editor Peter Guy ahead of its official launch in November 2011.[5][6] This comparison was widely used throughout the award's existence, including in national media outlets such as BBC,[1] The Guardian,[7] and NME.[8][9]
The award was held annually for six editions; however, no ceremony took place in 2018 or in subsequent years. While no official termination has been announced, Getintothis editor Peter Guy attributed the award's absence to declining arts funding, financial struggles for independent venues and festivals, and broader challenges within Liverpool's creative sector.[10]
Winners and shortlisted nominees
| Date | Winner | Shortlisted Nominees | Inspiration Award | One To Watch | Host(s) | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 27 April 2012 | Loved Ones[11] | Bang On, Bill Ryder-Jones, Esco Williams, Ex-Easter Island Head, Forest Swords, Miss Stylie, Mugstar, Ninetails, Outfit, Stealing Sheep, The Tea Street Band | The Kazimier[12] | N/A | John Robb | Leaf[13] |
| 2nd | 24 April 2013 | Baltic Fleet | Barberos, By The Sea, Nadine Carina, Clinic, Conan, Dan Croll, John Heckle, Jetta, Tyler Mensah,[a] Stealing Sheep, Wave Machines | The Justice Collective[9] | N/A | Neil Atkinson | |
| 3rd | 11 April 2014 | Forest Swords[14][15] | All We Are, Bill Ryder-Jones, Circa Waves, Dan Croll, Evian Christ, Ex-Easter Island Head, Mad Brains, Ninetails, Outfit, The Tea Street Band, VEYU | Africa Oyé | Låpsley[16] | Howard Be Thy Name[17] | The Kazimier |
| 4th | 4 April 2015 | All We Are[18] | Circa Waves, D R O H N E, Esa Shields, Gulf, Hooton Tennis Club, Jane Weaver, Låpsley, Roxanne Jones, Sundowners, Xam Volo, We Are Catchers | Alan Wills† (posthumous award) | Louis Berry | Impropriety (Liverpool improv act[19]) | |
| 5th | 14 May 2016 | Bill Ryder-Jones | Clean Cut Kid, Dragged into Sunlight, Hooton Tennis Club, L U M E N,[20] MiC LOWRY, Mugstar, RongoRongo,[20] Stealing Sheep, Trudy, TVAM,[21] The Vryll Society | Liverpool Vision‘s Kevin McManus | Tayá[22] | Roger Hill | Constellations |
| 6th | 13 May 2017 | She Drew The Gun | Aystar, Baltic Fleet, Louis Berry, The Coral, God Colony, Immix Ensemble, Ohmns, Or:la, Suedebrown, XamVolo, The Vryll Society | 24 Kitchen Street | Zuzu[23] |
