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AIR Awards | |
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Current: AIR Awards of 2020 | |
Description | The AIR Awards recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. |
Country | Australia |
Presented by | Australian Independent Record Labels Association |
First awarded | 2006 |
Last awarded | Current |
Website | www |
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
History
The inaugural 2006 awards were held at Blacket Hotel in Sydney on 29 November 2006 and sponsored by V energy drinks.[1] The following awards ceremonies were held between October and December in Melbourne, Victoria from 2007 to 2015.[2]
In December 2008 it was announced that Jägermeister, previously a "headline sponsor", would become the major sponsors until 2010.[3] When a further three-year deal for sponsorship by Jägermeister was announced in 2010, the awards were renamed the Jägermeister Independent Music Awards.[4] In 2013, Carlton Dry became the major sponsor, with the awards renamed Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards.[5]
There were no awards in 2016, due to moved in the eligibility dates for the AIR Awards to align with the calendar year. The 2017 awards saw a slightly longer eligibility period than usual with members' releases period between 1 August 2015 and 31 December 2016.[6]
From 2017–2019, the South Australian Government's newly established Live Music Events Fund promised funding to the Awards and concurrent music conference, to take place at the Queen's Theatre in Adelaide, South Australia. The events took place in July, along with Music SA's Umbrella: Winter City Sounds, a program of live music across Adelaide, and a couple of food and wine festivals in the city.[7]
In 2020, The Awards will be held at the Freemasons Hall, Adelaide on Thursday, 1 October 2020.[8]
Criteria
The AIR Independent Music Awards are co-ordinated by The Australian Independent Record Labels Association), a non-profit, member-owned organisation representing Australia's independent recording sector.
Since 2017, Nominees for the Awards must be released between the period 1 January to 31 December, preceding the Awards. All nominees must be Australian artists, must be self-released or released on an Australian independent label. All nominated master recordings must be entirely owned by an Australian artist or Australian Independent Label. For the purposes of these awards, Australian Independent Labels are businesses that are not owned in part or whole by one of the three major labels. For the avoidance of doubt, if an Australian Independent Label chooses to distribute it's catalogue through a third-party major label, they will remain eligible for the awards.[9]
Judging process
The AIR invites all of its artist, associate, full and distributor members to put forward releases from the eligibility period for a long-list and releases which have charted in the AIR Music Charts during the eligibility period are also eligible for the long-list. The long list is presented to a voting academy of approximately 400 judges. The judging pool includes broadcasters (community radio, commercial radio, ABC Radio, music television channels and ABC television), artists, online music media, newspapers, AIR Members and other independent music industry representatives.
Judges choose their three favourite releases across categories for Best Artist, Best Album, Best Single or EP, Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Best Hip Hop Album, Best Country Album, Best Blues & Roots Album, Best Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album. There are specialist voting academies for Dance/Electronica Awards as well as Best Jazz Album and Best Classical Album. [10]
Categories
In the inaugural edition, four awards were presented, Best Performing Independent Album, Best Performing Independent Single/EP, Best Performing Independent Single/EP and Best New Independent Artist. The "performing" element was dropped from the award the following year. Genre specific awards were introduced from 2007. The award for Best New Independent Artist changed to Breakthrough Independent Artist in 2009.[11]
Awards
2008–2009
2008 (held 24 November at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne[3])
- Best Independent Album: Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul
- Best Independent Single/EP: The Getaway Plan – Where the City Meets the Sea
- Best Independent Artist: The Herd
- Best New Independent Artist: Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
- Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album: The Herd – Summerland
- Best Independent Hard Rock/Punk Album: Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Primary Colours
- Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album: Peret Mako – The Devil is in the Detail
- Best Independent Blues and Roots Album: Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul
- Best Independent Jazz Album: Tina Harrod – Work Songs
- Best Independent Country Album: Bec Willis – Bec Willis
2009
- Best Independent Album: The Drones – Havilah
- Best Independent Single/EP: Philadelphia Grand Jury – Going to the Casino
- Best Independent Artist: The Drones
- Breakthrough Independent Artist: Bertie Blackman
- Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album: Pez – A Mind of My Own
- Best Independent Hard Rock/Punk Album: The Nation Blue – Rising Waters
- Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album: Art vs. Science – Art vs. Science
- Best Independent Blues and Roots Album: C. W. Stoneking – Jungle Blues
- Best Independent Jazz Album: The World According To James – Lingua Franca
- Best Independent Country Album: Adam Brand – Hell of a Ride
2010–2012: Jagermeister Independent Music Awards
2010 (Melbourne)
- Most Popular Independent Artist: John Butler Trio
- Best Independent Artist: Dan Sultan
- Breakthrough Independent Artist: Cloud Control
- Best Independent Album: Cloud Control – Bliss Release
- Best Independent Single/EP: Little Red – "Rock It"
- Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album: Urthboy – Spitshine
- Best Independent Hard Rock/Punk Album: Parkway Drive – Deep Blue
- Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album: Midnight Juggernauts – The Crystal Axis
- Best Independent Blues and Roots Album: Dan Sultan – Get Out While You Can
- Best Independent Jazz Album: Stu Hunter – The Gathering
- Best Independent Country Album: Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill and the Hillbillies – Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill and the Little Hillbillies
2011
- Best Independent Artist: The Jezabels
- Breakthrough Independent Artist: Emma-Louise
- Best Independent Album: Adalita – Adalita
- Best Independent Single/EP: The Jezabels – Dark Storm
- Most Popular Independent Artist: 360
- Best Independent Hard Rock/Punk Album: My Disco – Little Joy
- Best Independent Blues and Roots Album: Gurrumul – Rrakala
- Best Independent Country Album: Wagons – Rumble Shake and Tumble
- Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album: Drapht – The Life of Riley
- Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album: Pnau – Soft Universe
- Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single: Joint winners: Tommy Trash & Tom Piper – "All My Friends" and Seekae – "Blood Bank"
- Best Independent Jazz Album: Sandy Evans – When The Sky Cries Rainbows
2012
- Best Independent Artist: The Jezabels
- Breakthrough Independent Artist: Chet Faker
- Best Independent Album: Royal Headache – Royal Headache
- Best Independent Single/EP: Chet Faker – Thinking in Textures
- Best Independent Hard Rock/Punk Album: DZ Deathrays – Bloodstreams
- Best Independent Blues and Roots Album: Lanie Lane – To the Horses
- Best Independent Country Album: Jess Riberio & The Bone Collectors – My Little River
- Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album: 360 – Falling & Flying
- Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album: Hermitude – HyperParadise
- Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single: Tom Piper & Daniel Farley – "LGFU"
- Best Independent Jazz Album: Mike Nock Trio Plus – Hear and Know
- Best Independent Label: Elefant Traks
2013–2015: Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards
2013 (Melbourne)
- Carlton Dry Global Music Grant: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
- Best Independent Artist: Flume
- Breakthrough Independent Artist: Vance Joy
- Best Independent Album: Flume – Flume
- Best Independent Single/EP: Vance Joy – God Loves You When You're Dancing
- Best Independent Hard Rock/Punk Album: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – 12 Bar Bruise
- Best Independent Blues and Roots Album: Paul Kelly – Spring and Fall
- Best Independent Country Album: Catherine Britt – Always Never Enough
- Best Independent Hip Hop Album: Seth Sentry – This Was Tomorrow
- Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album: Flume – Flume
- Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single: Flume – "Holdin' On"
- Best Independent Jazz Album: Jonathan Zwartz – The Remembering and the Forgetting of the Air
- Best Independent Label: Future Classic
- Best Independent Classical Album: Amy Dickson – Catch Me If You Can
2014
- Carlton Dry Global Music Grant: Remi
- Best Independent Artist: Courtney Barnett
- Breakthrough Independent Artist: Sheppard
- Best Independent Album: Violent Soho – Hungry Ghost
- Best Independent Single/EP: Courtney Barnett – "Avant Gardener"
- Best Independent Hard Rock/Punk Album: Violent Soho – Hungry Ghost
- Best Independent Blues and Roots Album: Dan Sultan – Blackbird
- Best Independent Country Album: Halfway – Any Old Love
- Best Independent Hip Hop Album: Remi – Raw x Infinity
- Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album: RÜFÜS – Atlas
- Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single: Peking Duk feat. Nicole Millar- "High"
- Best Independent Jazz Album: Paul Grabowsky Sextet – The Bitter Suite
- Best Independent Label: I OH YOU
2015
- Best Independent Artist: Courtney Barnett
- Best Independent Album: Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
- Best Independent Single/EP: Courtney Barnett – "Depreston"
- Breakthrough Independent Artist: Number 1 Dads
- Best Independent Hip Hop Album: Seth Sentry – Strange New Past
- Best Independent Country Album: Frank Yamma – Uncle
- Best Independent Blues and Roots Album: C.W. Stoneking – Gon' Boogaloo
- Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – I'm in Your Mind Fuzz
- Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album: Flight Facilities – Down to Earth
- Best Independent Dance/Electronica/Club single: Hayden James – "Something About You"
- Best Independent Jazz Album: Barney McAll – Mooroolbark
- Best Independent Classical Album: Australian Brandenburg Orchestra – Brandenburg Celebrates
- Best Independent Label: Milk! Records
2016 (No awards)
2017–2020: AIR Independent Music Awards
2017 at Queen's Theatre, Adelaide
- Best Independent Artist: A.B. Original
- Best Independent Album: A.B. Original – Reclaim Australia
- Best Independent Single/EP: A.B. Original – "January 26 featuring Dan Sultan"
- Breakthrough Independent Artist: A.B. Original
- Best Independent Hip Hop Album: A.B. Original – Reclaim Australia
- Best Independent Country Album: Henry Wagons – After What I Did Last Night
- Best Independent Blues and Roots Album: Julia Jacklin – Don't Let the Kids Win
- Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album: Violent Soho – WACO
- Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album: Friendships – Nullabor 1988–1989
- Best Independent Dance/Electronica/Club single: Nick Murphy – "Stop Me (Stop You)"
- Best Independent Jazz Album: James Morrison & Don Burrows – In Good Company
- Best Independent Classical Album: Slava Grigoryan – Bach Cello Suites Volume 1
- Best Independent Label: Pieater
2018
- Best Independent Artist: Jen Cloher
- Best Independent Album/EP: Methyl Ethel – Everything Is Forgotten and The Jungle Giants – Quiet Ferocity
- Best Independent Single: Alex Lahey – "Every Day's the Weekend"
- Breakthrough Independent Artist: Baker Boy
- Best Independent Hip Hop Album: Birdz – Train of Thought
- Best Independent Country Album: Fanny Lumsden – Real Class Act
- Best Independent Blues and Roots Album: All Our Exes Live in Texas – When We Fall
- Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Murder of the Universe
- Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album: PNAU – Changa
- Best Independent Dance/Electronica/Club single: PNAU – "Go Bang"
- Best Independent Jazz Album: James Morrison & BBC Concert Orchestra – The Great American Songbook
- Best Independent Classical Album: Australian Chamber Orchestra & Richard Tognetti – Jonny Greenwood
- Best Independent Label: Milk! Records
2019
- Best Independent Artist: Courtney Barnett
- Best Independent Album/EP: Courtney Barnett – Tell Me How You Really Feel and Gurrumul – Djarimirri
- Best Independent Single: Mojo Juju – "Native Tongue"
- Breakthrough Independent Artist: G Flip
- Best Independent Hip Hop Album: B Wise – Area Famous
- Best Independent Country Album: Beccy Cole – Lioness
- Best Independent Blues and Roots Album: Emily Wurramara – Milyakburra
- Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album: DZ Deathrays – Bloody Lovely
- Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album: Confidence Man – Confident Music For Confident People
- Best Independent Dance/Electronica/Club single: What So Not – "Beautiful" (feat. Winona Oak)
- Best Independent Jazz Album: Jonathan Zwartz – Animarum
- Best Independent Classical Album: Grigoryan Brothers/Adelaide Symphony Orchestra/Benjamin Northey – Bach Concertos
- Best Independent Label: Chapter Music
- Outstanding Achievement Award: Gerarda McKenna
See also
References
- ^ "Inaugural AIR Charts Awards". MusicNSW. 25 October 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "AIR Awards". Australian Independent Record Labels Association Ltd (AIR). Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ a b Brandle, Lars (15 December 2008). "Jagermeister Sponsors AIR Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ Murray, Jim (25 August 2010). "Jagermeister Sponsors AIR Charts & Awards". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Independent Music Awards Gain A New Sponsor, Add New Classical Category". Beat. 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ a b "AIR AWARDS Story". 2 December 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "National music awards to headline winter entertainment in Adelaide". Australasian Leisure Management. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "2020 AIR Awards Nominees". scenestr. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Awards Judging and Eligibility". AIR. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Awards Judging and Eligibility". AIR. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "History Wins". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 18 August 2020.