200 venues and promoters have already registered for this year's awards, which take place in an as-yet-unnamed venue in London in April. However, organisers are keen to encourage more to register and nominate the independent artists that have impressed them over the last year.

Once registration closes, the public can cast their votes for their favourite nominated artists at the Indy Awards website from February 1 until March 31. The awards have now been extended to 19 categories including best ...