Milk! Records

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Milk! Records
Founded2012
Founder Courtney Barnett
Jen Cloher
Defunct2023
Location Melbourne, Australia
Official website milk.milkrecords.com.au

Milk! Records was an Australian record label founded by musicians Courtney Barnett and Jen Cloher in Melbourne in 2012, with Barnett serving as creative director and Cloher as label manager. [1] In 2019, former Trifekta Records manager Tom Larnach-Jones took over from Cloher. [2]

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In 2023, Barnett announced that the label would shut down at the end of the year due to "persistent financial concerns" that had been exacerbated by Australia's COVID-19 restrictions. [3] [4] Her instrumental album End of the Day was the label's final release. [5]

Artists

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

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.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2015 [6] Milk! RecordsBest Independent LabelWon
2018 [7] Milk! RecordsBest Independent LabelWon
2022 [8] [9] Milk! RecordsIndependent Label of the YearNominated

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) commenced in 2016 to recognise contributions to the live music industry in Australia.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2018 [10] [11] Milk! RecordsIndustry AchievementNominated

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