AIR Awards of 2024

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2024 AIR Awards
Date1 August 2024
Venue Queen's Theatre, Adelaide, Australia
Most nominations
  • Genesis Owusu
(5)
Website https://air.org.au/air-awards/
  2023  · AIR Awards · 2025 

The 2024 AIR Awards is the upcoming eighteenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards ceremony (generally known as the AIR Awards), scheduled to take place on 1 August 2024 in Adelaide. The 2024 AIR Awards will introduce two new categories; the Independent Producer of the Year and the Independent Music Video of the Year. [1] The nominees were revealed on 14 May 2024. [2]

Contents

Performances

Nominees and winners

Independent Album of the YearIndependent Song of the Year
Breakthrough Independent Artist of the YearBest Independent Blues and Roots Album or EP
Best Independent Children's Album or EPBest Independent Classical Album or EP
Best Independent Country Album or EPBest Independent Dance or Electronica Album or EP
Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club SingleBest Independent Heavy Album or EP
Best Independent Hip Hop Album or EPBest Independent Jazz Album or EP
    • Genesis Owusu – Struggler
    • JK-47Revision for Regrowth
    • Teether and Kuya Neil – Stressor
    • UrthboySavour
    • Ziggy RamoSugar Coated Lies
    • ElixirA Small Shy Truth
    • Grievous Bodily Calm – Cascades
    • Lance Gurisik and Jeremy Rose – Cull Portal
    • Mike NockHearing
    • The Rookies – Feed the Fire
Best Independent Pop Album or EPBest Independent Punk Album or EP
Best Independent Rock Album or EPBest Independent Soul/R&B Album or EP
    • BumpyMorning Sun
    • Immy Owusu – Lo Life
    • Ruby Jackson – Sweeter for Me
    • WILSN – Those Days Are Over
    • Women of Soul Collective – Feel Good
Independent Marketing Team of the YearIndependent Publicity Team of the Year
    • I OH YOU/Mushroom – DMA's - How Many Dreams?
    • Janine Morcos – Teenage Joans - The Rot That Grows Inside My Chest
    • Jessia Searle – Jen Cloher - I Am The River, The River Is Me
    • Thinking Loud – Genesis Owusu - Struggler
    • This Much Talent – Nat Vazer - Strange Adrenaline
Independent Producer of the YearIndependent Music Video of the Year
    • Bonnie Knight – Enola - All Is Forgiven (EP)
    • Konstantin Kersting – DMA's - How Many Dreams?
    • Oscar Dawson – Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers - I Love You
    • Pnau – multiple singles in 2023
    • Tom Iansek – Maple Glider - I Get Into Trouble
    • Adam Munnings – Cub Sport – "Keep Me Safe"
    • Chris Cowburn – Emma Donovan – "Blak Nation"
    • Hayden Somerville – RVG – "Nothing Really Changes"
    • Sean Higgins – Adam Noviello – "Fumbling"
    • Tobias Willis – Georgia Mooney – "War Romance"
Best Independent LabelOutstanding Achievement Award

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References

  1. Mary Varvaris (22 February 2024). "2024 AIR Awards Nominations Open, New Categories Added". The Music Network . Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. "2024 AIR Awards Nominees: Genesis Owusu, Cub Sport, RVG, Teen Jesus & More". The Music . 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.