AIR Awards of 2019 | |
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Date | 25 July 2019 |
Venue | Freemasons Hall, Adelaide, Australia |
Most awards | Courtney Barnett (2) |
Most nominations | Courtney Barnett, Gurrumul and Laura Jean (3) [1] |
Website | https://air.org.au/air-awards/ |
The AIR Awards of 2019 is the thirteenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at Freemasons Hall Adelaide, Australia on Thursday 25 July 2019. [1]
The award for Best Independent Album was a tie between Courtney Barnett and Gurrumul. [2]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically. [1] [4] [2]
Best Independent Artist | Best Independent Album or EP |
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Best Independent Single | Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year |
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Best Independent Blues and Roots Album | Best Independent Classical Album |
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Best Independent Country Album | Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album or EP |
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Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single | Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album |
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Best Independent Hip Hop Album | Best Independent Jazz Album |
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Best Independent Label | |
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