Today, nominees were announced for the PLUG Awards, an annual ceremony that honors the best in the year's indie music and media. Nominees are suggested by an extensive advisory board of industry players, but the award winners are chosen by you, the online voter. Head over to their website, and vote away. Here's how I voted:

Album of the Year: Beirut - Flying Club Cup
New Artist of the Year: Vampire Weekend
Female Artist of the Year: Emily Haines
Male Artist of the Year: Andrew Bird
Indie Rock Album of the Year: The New Pornographers - Challengers
Americana Album of the Year: Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
Metal Album of the Year: Om - Pilgrimage
Hip-Hop Album of the Year: Saul Williams - The Inevitable Rise...
Punk Album of the Year: Gogol Bordello - Super Taranta!
Electronic/Dance Album of the Year: Chromeo - Fancy Footwork
DJ Album of the Year: Hot Chip - DJ-Kicks
Avant Album of the Year: Liars - Liars

Artist of the Year: Of Montreal
Song of the Year: Justice - D.A.N.C.E
Live Act of the Year: Gogol Bordello
Music Video of the Year: Battles - Atlas
Album Art of the Year: Patton Oswalt - Werewolves and Lollipops
Record Label of the Year: Arts & Crafts
Live Music Venue of the Year: Spaceland (Los Angeles,CA)
Music Festival of the Year: Vegoose

Music Website of the Year: Hype Machine
Music Blog of the Year: Idolator (WTF wasn't Lime Wire blog nominated?)
Magazine of the Year: Filter
Online Radio Station of the Year: Indie 103.1
Record Store of the Year: Amoeba Records (Hollywood, CA)