AIR Awards of 2021 explained

2021 AIR Awards
Date:5 August 2021[1]
Venue:Freemasons Hall, Adelaide, Australia
Website:https://air.org.au/air-awards/
Network:YouTube
Most Wins:DMA's (3)
Most Nominations:[2]
Previous:2020
Next:2022

The 2021 AIR Awards is the fifteenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards ceremony (generally known as the AIR Awards). It took place virtually on 5 August 2021 in Adelaide.

The nominations were revealed on 2 June 2021 with all material being released in 2020.[3]

At the virtual event, AIR CEO, Maria Amato said "Congratulations to all the nominees and winners tonight. In a year of continued lockdowns and enormous challenges it was great to see Australian independent artists continue to create new music and connect with engaged audiences."[4]

Minister for Innovation and Skills David Pisoni said "Congratulations to all the nominees and winners. You all richly deserve the recognition after what has been a challenging year for the music industry. The South Australian Government is proud to support these awards, showcasing the amazing artists that we have in this country across a wide range of diverse genres of music."[5]

Performances

Nominees and winners

AIR Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically.[1] [6]

! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"Independent Album of the Year! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"Independent Song of the Year
! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"Best Independent Blues and Roots Album or EP
! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"Best Independent Children's Album or EP! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"Best Independent Classical Album or EP
! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"Best Independent Country Album or EP! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"Best Independent Dance or Electronica Album or EP
! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"Best Independent Heavy Album or EP
! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"Best Independent Hip Hop Album or EP! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"Best Independent Jazz Album or EP
! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"Best Independent Pop Album or EP! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"Best Independent Punk Album or EP
! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"Best Independent Rock Album or EP! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"Best Independent Soul/R&B Album or EP
! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"Best Independent Label! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"2021 Outstanding Achievement Award

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 2021 AIR Awards nominees have been announced. The Industry Observer. 2 June 2021. 5 June 2021.
  2. Web site: The nominees for the 2021 AIR Awards have landed. NME Australia. 2 June 2021. 5 June 2021. Doria, Matt.
  3. Web site: The 2021 AIR Awards Nominees List Is In. noise11. 2 June 2021. 5 June 2021.
  4. Web site: DMA's & Spacey Jane sweep the 2021 AIR Awards. The Music Network. 6 August 2021. 8 August 2021.
  5. Web site: 2021 AIR Awards Winners Announced. air.org.au. 6 August 2021. 9 August 2021.
  6. Web site: 2021 AIR Awards Winners . Scenstr.com.au . 6 August 2021.

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