AIR Awards of 2007

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AIR Awards of 2007
Date10 December 2007 (2007-12-10)
VenueToff of the Town, Melbourne, Australia
Hosted byJames Young and David Vodicka [1]
Most awards Sneaky Sound System (2)
Most nominationsSneaky Sound System (6) [2]
Website https://air.org.au/air-awards/
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The AIR Awards of 2007 is the second annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at Toff of the Town, in Melbourne, Australia on 10 December 2007 to honour outstanding achievements in sales by Australian independent artists. [1] Four genre categories were added the list of awards from the previous year and German liquor brand, Jägermeister were named as the sponsor of the event for the first time. [1]

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In 2015, Angus of Sneaky Sound System reflected on the night saying "We felt incredibly proud. Being an independent artist we'd put so much time, energy and money into the album so to receive these awards felt really very special. The AIR Awards mean a lot. Platinum awards and chart success and glowing reviews are wonderful of course, but it is just as gratifying to be recognised by your fellow independent artists for the quality of you recordings." [1]

Performers

Nominees and winners

AIR Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically. [3] [4]

Best Independent ArtistBest Performing Independent Album
Best Performing Independent Single / EPBest New Independent Artist
Best Independent Blues and Roots ReleaseBest Independent Country Release
Best Independent Dance / Electronica AlbumBest Independent Jazz Release
  • Midnight Juggernauts - Dystopia (Siberia/Inertia Music)
    • Gotye - Mixed Blood (Samples n' Seconds / Creative Vibes)
    • Hilltop Hoods - The Hard Road Restrung (Obese Records)
    • Sneaky Sound System - Sneaky Sound System (Whack Records / MGM)
    • Urthboy - The Signal (Elefant Traks / Inertia Music)
Best Independent Hip Hop / Urban Release

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  2. 1 2 3 "Sneaky Sound System Heads AIR Awards Nominations". Billboard. 2 November 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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