# AIR Awards of 2011

The AIR Awards of 2011 (or Jägermeister Independent Awards of 2011) is the sixth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at Revolt Art Space, in Melbourne, Australia on 12 October 2011. The event was again sponsored by German liquor brand, Jägermeister.
The event was broadcast on Australian pay-TV music broadcaster Channel V.
This year was the first for the category, Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single and the win was another first, with it being a tie. The award was shared by Tommy Trash and Tom Piper's "All My Friends" and Seekae's "Blood Bank".

## Performers

* Adalita
* Emma Louise
* The Holidays
* Illy and Owl Eyes

## Nominees and winners
### AIR Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically.
| Best Independent Artist | Best Independent Album |
| The Jezabels Abbe May Adalita Art vs. Science Seekae | Adalita - Adalita (Liberation Music) Abbe May - Design Desire (Source Music) Art vs. Science - The Experiment (Independent) Drapht - The Life of Riley (The Ayems) Seekae - +Dome (Rice Is Nice/Popfrenzy) |
| Best Independent Single/EP | Best Breakthrough Independent Artist |
| The Jezabels: Dark Storm (Independent) Adalita - "Hot Air" (Liberation Music) Emma Louise - Full Hearts & Empty Rooms (Emma Louise) Illy featuring Owl Eyes - "It Can Wait" (Obese) Stonefield - Through the Clover (Shock Entertainment) | Emma Louise Adalita Big Scary Busby Marou Oscar & Martin The Holidays |
| Best Independent Blues and Roots Album | Best Independent Country Album |
| Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Rrakala Blue King Brown - Worldwize (Part 1, The North and South) Bonjah - Go Go Chaos Busby Marou - Busby Marou Jordie Lane - Blood Thinner | Wagons - Rumble Shake and Tumble Davidson Brothers - Here to Stay Halfway - An Outpost of Promise Kasey Chambers - Little Bird Shane Nicholson - Bad Machines Troy Cassar-Daley - Troy Cassar-Daley Live |
| Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album | Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single |
| Pnau - Soft Universe Art vs. Science - Art vs. Science Seekae - +Dome The Aston Shuffle - Seventeen Past Midnight The Potbelleez - Destination Now | Seekae - "Blood Bank" Tommy Trash and Tom Piper featuring Mr. Wilson - "All My Friends" Collarbones - "Don Juan" Pnau - "Solid Ground" Tonite Only - "We Run the Night" |
| Best Independent Hard Rock or Punk Album | Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album |
| My Disco - Little Joy Cosmic Psychos - Florious Basterds Front End Loader - Ritardando Harmony - Harmony Trial Kennedy - Living Undesigned | Drapht - The Life of Riley Bliss N Eso - Walking on Air Illy - The Chase Joelistics - Voyager Sietta - The Seventh Passenger |
| Best Independent Jazz Album ||
| Sandy Evans - When the Sky Cries Rainbows Allan Browne, Marc Hannaford, Sam Anning - Shreveport Stomp Daniel Gassin Sextet - Daniel Gassin Sextet Elixir featuring Katie Noonan - First Seed Ripening Mark Isaacs Resurgence Band - Aurora Shannan Barnett Quartet - Country ||

### AIR Awards (public voted)

* Jagermeister Most Hunted Award (Popular Voted Award by Fans)
* 360