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Scottish Alternative Music Awards 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
'A huge celebration of underground Scottish music' - The National.

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Huge shout out to all the artists involved in this year's Speed Meetings at SAMA Paisley Takeover last week! Thanks to @uwsstudents for hosting us, and @yewdrink keeping everyone refreshed! 🤝 by @officialsama

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6 months ago

One last throwback to the award ceremony before we wrap this year up - Big thank you to everyone who’s been part of the 2025 journey and we’ll see you next year for more SAMA events!

📸 @osama._.yassir by @officialsama

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10 months ago

The aftermovie is here, lets look back at Scottish Alternative Music Awards 2025! ✨

We’d love to say a huge thank you again to everyone who was part of, and supported this year’s awards, and an extra special congratulations to the 7 winners:

BEST ROCK/ALTERNATIVE - @andthemondays
BEST METAL - @sixthwonderband
BEST LIVE ACT - @waverleyband
BEST NEWCOMER - @mercygirlband
BEST ACOUSTIC - @miwanagato
BEST ELECTRONIC - @procfiskal
BEST HIP HOP - Loki ( @darren_mcgarvey ) 
That’s a wrap on 2025 for us.

Wishing everyone a great holiday, and we’ll be back in 2026 for more! 💯

🎥 Film by Joe Rosenthal ( @rosaicaptures ) by @officialsama

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10 months ago

We can’t wait to be back in Castellón! 🇪🇸

This week we’re heading back to @proweekendfest with some amazing artists who are making waves in the Scotland’s music scene 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Come say hi and check out their performances across various venues as well as our panel with Clare Renfrew ✨ by @officialsama

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5 days ago

We’re thrilled to announce @dictatorband as the first live performance for this year’s SAMAs! ⚡️

The West Lothian four-piece blend hip hop, funk, jazz and indie into a sound that’s entirely their own. Former SAMA award winners, Dictator have built a reputation for their bold, eclectic sound and high-energy live shows, with influences ranging from Gorillaz and Nas to Portishead and DJ Premier.

Championed by BBC 6 Music, the band have shared stages with Young Fathers and Glasvegas, and taken their live show across the UK, Europe and USA, continuing to carve out their own lane within Scotland’s music scene.

Catch Dictator live at the SAMAs ceremony on Saturday 28 November at St Luke’s, Glasgow.

Early bird tickets are available now via @eventbriteuk 🎟️

Nominations coming soon! ✨ by @officialsama

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11 days ago

Tallinn Music Week welcomes musicians from all around the world across various genres and backgrounds – from solo acts and ensembles to rap crews and contemporary classical performers, from experimentalists to pop acts, and from electronic producers to jazz and folk players.

The line-up of about 180 artists, selected from applications, is presented across various venues in Tallinn to an audience of around 20,000 and over 1,000 industry professionals on 8 – 11 April 2027.

Deadline: 26th of October 23:59 EET / 22:59 CET by @officialsama

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17 days ago

The SAMA Music Roundup is back after a short break! 🎧

As festival season starts to wind down and we head into award season, we’re rounding up some of the new music that’s been on our radar this September.

From bold new releases to artists pushing their sound in new directions, here’s what we’ve been listening to:

Begho - Soft Launch
Birdvox - Shape Of A Friend
Bloody Shield - Gucci Mane
Fright Years - Dye Star
Katherine Aly - WHITE KNIGHT [for the saviour]
National Playboys - Drowning
North Atlas - Rivers
philomenah - sovereign
Possibly Jamie - I Did It All For You
Sin Clair - Affirmations #2

Listen now at officialsama.com 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 by @officialsama

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22 days ago

Introducing your host for SAMA 2026 ⚡️

We’re delighted to announce that @stephaniecheapeofficial will be hosting the 17th edition of the Scottish Alternative Music Awards at St Luke’s, Glasgow on 28 November.

A singer-songwriter, music presenter and storyteller, Stephanie is the presenter of BBC Introducing in Scotland, championing emerging artists and shining a light on Scotland’s next generation of talent.

From BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 6 Music to her own career as a Sony-signed artist, Stephanie brings experience from both sides of the microphone to this year’s ceremony.

We can’t wait to have her join us for SAMA 2026 🏆
Early bird tickets now live via @eventbrite or the link in our bio! by @officialsama

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The Scottish Alternative Music Awards are back for 2026! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We’re excited to announce that the 17th edition of the Scottish Alternative Music Awards is coming back to St Luke’s, Glasgow on 28 November 2026.

We’ll be celebrating another year of Scotland’s most exciting independent and alternative music, bringing together artists, industry and our wider music community for one big night.

Save the date. More details coming soon.

Grab your early bird ticket now via the link in our bio!

📅 Saturday 28 November 2026
📍 St Luke’s, Glasgow by @officialsama

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This week we’re off to @ship.music.festival in Croatia as part of our ongoing partnership through SAMA and @pitchscotland ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇭🇷

SAMA founder Richy Muirhead joins the conference programme to moderate “Beyond The Golden Market” panel alongside Francine Gorman (Bad Rituals/The Great Escape), Debbie Clare (LittleBig Agency), Lisa Branigan (Re-Play Music/Green Futures Glastonbury), and Olaf Furniss (Wide Days) while previous SAMA nominees DOSS are also on the programme, bringing their uncompromising electronic post-punk and ferocious live show to Sibenik! Catch @doss.c_nt at Azimut on 10th September at 00:20. by @officialsama

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Castellón 🇪🇸 We’re excited to be returning to @proweekendfest this October collaborating with @pitchscotland, showcasing three exciting Scottish artists: Alice Faye, Waverley and Wends! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

See you there! http://proweekendfest.com

#ScottishMusic #SAMA #ProWeekendFest by @officialsama

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2 months ago

GLASGOW. ⭐️

What an amazing night at the iconic Old Fruitmarket on Friday!

Massive thank you to everyone who came along to support live music and the four incredible artists on the bill: @vlure.gla @orakald @dirtyfacesderry @jenngunn_

As ever, none of this is possible without the amazing people working behind the scenes at @merchantcityfestival, @glasgow_2026 and Glasgow Life. Thank you to everyone who helped make it happen!

Next stop, SAMA heads to @proweekendfest in Castellón this October, before returning home for the 17th Scottish Alternative Music Awards this November.

📸 Photography by the talented @lightninrosemedia by @officialsama

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