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]
Nominees and winners
AIR Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically.[3][5]
Best Independent Artist
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Best Independent Album
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Best Independent Single or EP
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Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year
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- 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"
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Best Independent Blues and Roots Album
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Best Independent Classical Album
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Best Independent Country Album
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Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album
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- Flight Facilities – Down to Earth
- Collarbones – Return
- Hermitude – Dark Night Sweet Light
- Seekae – The Worry
- Ta-ku – Songs to Break Up to
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Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single
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Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album
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Best Independent Hip Hop Album
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Best Independent Jazz Album
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- Seth Sentry – Strange New Past
- Baro – 17/18
- Briggs – Sheplife
- Citizen Kay – Demokracy
- One Day – Mainline
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Best Independent Label
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See also
References