The nominees have been announced for the 2009 AIR Awards (Australian Independent Record Labels Association). The awards ceremony will be hosted by The Chaser’s Julian Morrow and will mark the event’s fourth birthday.
Though Bertie Blackman was overlooked in a number of categories in this year’s ARIA Awards, she’s come up trumps in the AIR nominations list, scoring four nods. CW Stoneking and Sia have also done well, each nominated for three awards.
The 350 music industry judges who make up the judging pool will have their say on the final winners in each category.
Winner will be revealed at the 2009 Jagermeister AIR Awards at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne on November 22.
BEST INDEPENDENT SINGLE OR EP
Architecture In Helsinki – That Beep
Art Vs. Science – Art Vs. Science (EP)
Bertie Blackman – Heart
Philadelphia Grand Jury – Going To The Casino
SIA – Buttons
BEST INDEPENDENT ALBUM
Bertie Blackman – Secrets And Lies
Dappled Cities – Zounds
Decoder Ring – They Blind The Stars, And The Wild Team
The Drones – Havilah
C.W. Stoneking – Jungle Blues
INDEPENDENT ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bertie Blackman
Dappled Cities
The Drones
Sia
C.W. Stoneking
BREAKTHROUGH INDEPENDENT ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Art Vs. Science
Bertie Blackman
John Steel Singers
Oh Mercy
Sia
BEST INDEPENDENT HIP HOP/URBAN ALBUM
Astronomy Class – Pursuit Of Happiness
Funkoars – The Hangover
Gully Platoon – The Great Divide
Hermitude – Threads
Pez – A Mind Of My Own
BEST INDEPENDENT BLUES AND ROOTS ALBUM
Bonjah – Until Dawn
Ash Grunwald – Fish Out Of Water
C.W. Stoneking – Jungle Blues
Carus Thompson – Creature Of Habit
The Waifs – Live From The Union Of Soul
BEST INDEPENDENT COUNTRY ALBUM
Kirsty Lee Akers – Better Days
Adam Brand – Hell of A Ride
James Blundell – Portrait Of A Man
Tania Kernaghan – Livin’ The Dream
Amber Lawrence – The Mile
BEST INDEPENDENT HARD ROCK OR PUNK ALBUM
The Amity Affliction – Severed Ties
Closure In Moscow – First Temple
I Killed The Prom Queen – Sleepless Nights & City Lights
Mammal – The Majority
The Nation Blue – Rising Waters
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