The 2017 AIR Awards have been announced this morning, as the countdown to one of the key events on the Australian music calendar officially kicks off. For the first time, the awards themselves move from Melbourne to Adelaide, taking place at the historic Queen’s Theatre on July 27th.
The nominees are wide ranging this year, with some newcomers and past AIR Award nominees making their way to the list. Emerging with five nominations apiece are A.B. ORIGINAL and Flume – obviously two very different styles of music represented, but being celebrated across major categories throughout. For the full list of nominees, see below!
2017 AIR AWARDS – NOMINEES
BEST INDEPENDENT ARTIST
D.D Dumbo
Flume
A.B. ORIGINAL
Alex Lahey
Ali Barter
BEST INDEPENDENT ALBUM OR EP
NGAIIRE – Blastoma
A.B. ORIGINAL – Reclaim Australia
Alex Lahey – B Grade University
D.D Dumbo – Utopia Defeated
Big Scary – Animal
BEST INDEPENDENT SINGLE
Flume ft. Kai – “Never Be Like You”
D.D Dumbo – “Satan”
A.B. ORIGINAL ft. Dan Sultan – “January 26”
Big Scary – “The Opposite of Us”
Alex Lahey – “You Don’t Think You Like People Like Me”
BEST INDEPENDENT HIP HOP ALBUM
REMI – Divas and Demons
A.B. ORIGINAL – Reclaim Australia
L-FRESH The LION – Become
Hau – The No End Theory
Milwaukee Banks – Deep Into The Night
BEST INDEPENDENT COUNTRY ALBUM
William Crighton – William Crighton
Henry Wagons – After What I Did Last Night
Big Smoke – Time Is Golden
Bill Chambers – Cold Trail
Halfway – The Golden Halfway Record
BEST INDEPENDENT BLUES AND ROOTS ALBUM
Archie Roach – Let Love Rule
The Waifs – Beautiful You
Russell Morris – Red Dirt Red Heart
Julia Jacklin – Don’t Let The Kids Win
The Wilson Pickers – You Can’t Catch Fish From a Train
BEST INDEPENDENT HARD ROCK, HEAVY OR PUNK ALBUM
Dead Letter Circus – Aesthesis
Violent Soho – WACO
Luca Brasi – If This Is All We’re Going To Be
Hellions – Opera Oblivia
Twelve Foot Ninja – Outlier
BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM
Flume – Skin
Jagwar Ma – Every Now & Then
Elizabeth Rose – Intra
Friendships – Nullabor 1988-1989
Rainbow Chan – Spacings
BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE, ELECTRONICA OR CLUB SINGLE
Flume ft. Kai – “Never Be Like You”
Nick Murphy – “Stop Me (Stop You)”
Starley – “Call On Me”
BEST INDEPENDENT JAZZ ALBUM
Vince Jones & Paul Grabowsky – Provenance
Keller Murphy Browne – Travellers
James Morrison & Don Burrows – In Good Company
Ben Winkelman Trio – The Knife
BEST INDEPENDENT CLASSICAL ALBUM
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra – Brandenburg Celebrates
Slava Grigoryan – Bach: Cello Suites Vol. 1
Australian Chamber Orchestra/Richard Tognetti – Mozart’s Last Symphonies
Genevieve Lacey & James Crabb – Heard This and Thought of You
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