# AIR Awards of 2024

The 2024 AIR Awards is the eighteenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards ceremony (generally known as the AIR Awards), which took place on 1 August 2024 in Adelaide. The 2024 AIR Awards introduced two new categories; the Independent Producer of the Year and the Independent Music Video of the Year. The nominees were revealed on 14 May 2024.

## Performances

* Maple Glider
* Jack River
* Bumpy
* Slava Grigoryan
* RVG

## Nominees and winners

Winners indicated in boldface, with other nominees in plain.
| Independent Album of the Year | Independent Song of the Year |
| RVG – Brain Worms Cub Sport – Jesus at the Gay Bar Genesis Owusu – Struggler Jen Cloher – I Am the River, the River Is Me Maple Glider – I Get Into Trouble | Jem Cassar-Daley – "King of Disappointment" Genesis Owusu – "Leaving the Light" Maple Glider – "Don't Kiss Me" RVG – "Nothing Really Changes" Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers – "I Used to Be Fun" |
| Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year | Best Independent Blues and Roots Album or EP |
| Royel Otis Big Wett Chloe Dadd Enola Pacific Avenue | Dan Sultan – Dan Sultan Dope Lemon – Kimosabé Georgia Mooney – Full of Moon Leah Senior – The Music That I Make The Teskey Brothers – The Winding Way |
| Best Independent Children's Album or EP | Best Independent Classical Album or EP |
| Josh Pyke – It's Gonna Be a Great, Great Day! Amber Lawrence – A Very Aussie Aussie Christmas Emma Memma – Ballet Time The Wiggles – Ready Steady Wiggle Whistle and Trick – Bananas and Other Delicious Things | Australian Chamber Orchestra + Richard Tognetti – Beethoven Symphonies 1, 2 & 3 'Eroica' Karen Jacobsen – Misogyny Opus Neil Gaiman and Fourpay String Quartet – Signs of Life Russell Morris – The Real Thing: Symphonic Concert Slava Grigoryan – Gratitudes |
| Best Independent Country Album or EP | Best Independent Dance or Electronica Album or EP |
| Fanny Lumsden – Hey Dawn Henry Wagons – South of Everywhere Maple Glider – I Get Into Trouble The Wolfe Brothers – Livin' the Dream Travis Collins – Any Less Anymore | Cub Sport – Jesus at the Gay Bar Big Wett – Pu$$y Haiku Hands – Pleasure Beast Simona Castricum – Sink Skeleten – Under Utopia |
| Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single | Best Independent Heavy Album or EP |
| Fisher and Kita Alexander – "Atmosphere" Confidence Man – "On & On (Again)" Memphis LK – "Black and Blue" Odd Mob and Omnom – "Losing Control" The Jungle Giants – "Trippin Up" | Polaris – Fatalism C.O.F.F.I.N – Australia Stops Glitoris – Glitoris RedHook – Postcard from a Living Hell Void of Vision – Chronicles |
| Best Independent Hip Hop Album or EP | Best Independent Jazz Album or EP |
| Genesis Owusu – Struggler JK-47 – Revision for Regrowth Teether and Kuya Neil – Stressor Urthboy – Savour Ziggy Ramo – Sugar Coated Lies | Elixir – A Small Shy Truth Grievous Bodily Calm – Cascades Lance Gurisik and Jeremy Rose – Cull Portal Mike Nock – Hearing The Rookies – Feed the Fire |
| Best Independent Pop Album or EP | Best Independent Punk Album or EP |
| Jack River – Endless Summer Hatchie – Giving the World Away (Deluxe) Kate Ceberano – My Life Is a Symphony Molly Millington – 5 Stages Nat Vazer – Strange Adrenaline | Private Function – 370HSSV 0773H ENOLA – All Is Forgiven EP Luca Brasi – The World Don't Owe You Anything Radio Free Alice – Radio Free Alice Teenage Joans – The Rot That Grows Inside My Chest |
| Best Independent Rock Album or EP | Best Independent Soul/R&B Album or EP |
| Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers – I Love You Alex Lahey – The Answer Is Always Yes Pacific Avenue – Flowers Royel Otis – Sofa Kings RVG – Brain Worms | WILSN – Those Days Are Over Bumpy – Morning Sun Immy Owusu – Lo Life Ruby Jackson – Sweeter for Me Women of Soul Collective – Feel Good |
| Independent Marketing Team of the Year | Independent Publicity Team of the Year |
| The Annex/Ourness/AWAL – Genesis Owusu - Struggler Domestic La La – Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers - I Love You I OH YOU/Mushroom Group – DMA's - How Many Dreams? Ivy League Records/Mushroom – The Teskey Brothers - The Winding Way Slow Clap – Private Function - 370HSSV 0773H | Jessia Searle – Jen Cloher - I Am The River, The River Is Me I OH YOU/Mushroom – DMA's - How Many Dreams? Janine Morcos – Teenage Joans - The Rot That Grows Inside My Chest Thinking Loud – Genesis Owusu - Struggler This Much Talent – Nat Vazer - Strange Adrenaline |
| Independent Producer of the Year | Independent Music Video of the Year |
| Bonnie Knight – Enola - All Is Forgiven (EP) Konstantin Kersting – DMA's - How Many Dreams? Oscar Dawson – Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers - I Love You Pnau – multiple singles in 2023 Tom Iansek – Maple Glider - I Get Into Trouble | Adam Munnings – Cub Sport – "Keep Me Safe" Chris Cowburn – Emma Donovan – "Blak Nation" Hayden Somerville – RVG – "Nothing Really Changes" Sean Higgins – Adam Noviello – "Fumbling" Tobias Willis – Georgia Mooney – "War Romance" |
| Best Independent Label | Outstanding Achievement Award |
| Ourness ABC Music Dot Dash Recordings Poinson City Records Spinning Top Records | Don Spencer |