AIR Awards of 2015

AIR Awards of 2015
Date22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)[1]
VenueThe Meat Market, North Melbourne, Australia
Hosted byDylan Lewis[2]
Most awardsCourtney Barnett (3)
Most nominationsCourtney Barnett and Hermitude (4) [3]
Websitehttps://air.org.au/air-awards/
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The AIR Awards of 2015 (or Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards of 2015) is the tenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at The Meat Market, North Melbourne on 22 October 2015. The event was again sponsored by Australian liquor brand, Carlton Dry. The Carlton Dry Global Music Grant award was removed this year, after two previous appearances.

Courtney Barnett won Best Independent Artist and Best Independent Single for the second consecutive year.[4]

Performers

Nominees and winners

AIR Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically.[3][5]

Best Independent Artist Best Independent Album
Best Independent Single or EP Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year
  • Courtney Barnett – "Depreston"
    • Bad//Dreems – "Cuffed & Collared"
    • Courtney Barnett – "Pedestrian At Best"
    • Hermitude featuring Mataya & Young Tapz – "The Buzz"
    • Vance Joy – "Fire and the Flood"
Best Independent Blues and Roots Album Best Independent Classical Album
Best Independent Country Album Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album
  • Flight Facilities – Down to Earth
    • Collarbones – Return
    • Hermitude – Dark Night Sweet Light
    • SeekaeThe Worry
    • Ta-kuSongs to Break Up to
Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album
Best Independent Hip Hop Album Best Independent Jazz Album
  • Seth Sentry – Strange New Past
    • Baro – 17/18
    • Briggs – Sheplife
    • Citizen KayDemokracy
    • One Day – Mainline
Best Independent Label

See also

References

  1. ^ "2015 Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards Announced". MusicFeeds. August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Courtney Barnett wins big at the Carlton Dry AIR Awards for 2015!". the AU review. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "1 Dads, Courtney Barnett Lead This Year's Independent Music Award Nominations". MusicFeeds. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Carlton Dry AIR Awards 2015". speakertv. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. ^ "History Wins". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 20 August 2020.