Unsigned Music Awards

Unsigned Music Awards
The official trophy for the Unsigned Music Awards.
Sponsored by	Liquiproof
Date	16 May 2018
Location	The Brighton Centre
Country	UK
Presented by	UMA Music Group
Hosted by	Laura Whitmore & Chris Stark
First awarded	2016
Highlights
Icons Award	Boyce Avenue
Best Album	Rothwell
Best Female	Elle Exxe
Best Male	Mullally
Website	umamusic.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	Sky, Freeview, Freesat, UNILAD
Runtime	120 Minutes (Live) 90 Minutes (TV)

The Unsigned Music Awards (often referred to as "UMA" or "The UMAs") is an international televised awards ceremony held annually to recognise the achievements of artists that are not signed to a record label. The awards are part of UMA Music Group and were established in 2016 by Simon O'Kelly, Georgina Thomas and Ben Connor.

The first ceremony was held at the Troxy Theatre^[1] in London on Thursday 27 October 2016 and will be held annually each year to recognise and champion the continued growth and successes of the emerging music sector.

Since 2016, the awards have been co-hosted by Laura Whitmore of MTV and Chris Stark.^{[citation needed]}