AIR Awards of 2023

Edition of annual Australian music award

King Stingray (3)

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The 2023 AIR Awards is the seventeenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards ceremony (generally known as the AIR Awards), which took place on 3 August 2023 in Adelaide. The 2023 AIR Awards introduced two new categories; the Independent Marketing Team of the Year and the Independent Publicity Team of the Year.^[1] The nominations were revealed on 31 May 2023.^[2]

At the awards ceremony, AIR's CEO Maria Amato said, "It was a great night of celebration and recognition for the talented, and resilient Australian independent artist and label community."^[3]

Performances

Jem Cassar-Daley
Andy Golledge
Yours Truly

Nominees and winners

Winners indicated in boldface, with other nominees in plain.^[2]^[3]

Independent Album of the Year	Independent Song of the Year
King Stingray – King Stingray Daniel Johns – FutureNever Julia Jacklin – Pre Pleasure Laura Jean – Amateurs Northlane – Obsidian	Genesis Owusu – "Get Inspired" Cub Sport – "Always Got the Love" Jen Cloher – "Mana Takatāpui" Julia Jacklin – "I Was Neon" King Stingray – "Camp Dog"
Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year	Best Independent Blues and Roots Album or EP
King Stingray Andy Golledge Jem Cassar-Daley Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers Wanderers	Dope Lemon – Rose Pink Cadillac Baby Velvet – Please Don’t Be In Love With Someone Else Little Quirks – Call to Unknowns William Crighton – Water and Dust Ziggy Alberts – Dancing in the Dark
Best Independent Children's Album or EP	Best Independent Classical Album or EP
Teeny Tiny Stevies – How to Be Creative Emily Wurramara – Ayarra Emeba (Calm Songs) Emma Memma – Emma Memma Play School – Very Jazzy Street Party The Wiggles – ReWiggled	William Barton and Véronique Serret – Heartland Ensemble Offspring – To Listen, To Sing – Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey and Nigel Westlake – Blueback (Original Motion Picture Score) Mirusia – Songbird Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra – Nightlight
Best Independent Country Album or EP	Best Independent Dance or Electronica Album or EP
Andy Golledge – Strength of a Queen Adam Brand – All or Nothing Casey Barnes – Light It Up Freya Josephine Hollick – The Real World Lyn Bowtell – Wiser	Confidence Man – TILT Flume – Palaces Ninajirachi – Second Nature Telenova – Stained Glass Love The Jungle Giants – Love Signs (Remixed)
Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single	Best Independent Heavy Album or EP
Cub Sport – "Always Got the Love" Flume featuring May-a – "Say Nothing" Lime Cordiale, Idris Elba – "Holiday" (Fatboy Slim Remix) Memphis LK – "Coffee" PNAU & Troye Sivan – "You Know What I Need"	Northlane – Obsidian CLAMM – Care Parkway Drive – Darker Still Thornhill – Heroine Yours Truly – is this what i look like?
Best Independent Hip Hop Album or EP	Best Independent Jazz Album or EP
Jesswar – Life’s Short, Live Big Allday – Excuse Me Danté Knows – Phase One Kween G – Sensible Rebel Yawdoesitall – Life I Chose	Donny Benét – Le Piano Barney Mcall – Precious Energy Jeremy Rose – Face to Face Mildlife – Live from South Channel Island Surprise Chef – Education & Recreation
Best Independent Pop Album or EP	Best Independent Punk Album or EP
Daniel Johns – FutureNever Big Scary – Me and You Jem Cassar-Daley – I Don’t Know Who to Call Telenova – Stained Glass Love Vance Joy – In Our Own Sweet Time	Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers – Pretty Good for a Girl Band Body Type – Everything Is Dangerous but Nothing's Surprising Hard-Ons – Yummy! (re-release) Press Club – Endless Motion These New South Whales – TNSW
Best Independent Rock Album or EP	Best Independent Soul/R&B Album or EP
King Stingray – King Stingray Ball Park Music – Weirder & Weirder Camp Cope – Running with the Hurricane Ocean Alley – Low Altitude Living Slowly Slowly – Daisy Chain	Felivand – Ties Ashli – Only One Beckah Amani – April Wanderers – Wanderers Winston Surfshirt – Panna Cotta
Independent Marketing Team of the Year	Independent Publicity Team of the Year
I OH YOU, Mushroom Marketing: Confidence Man – TILT ABC Music, The Orchard: The Wiggles – ReWiggled Chugg Music, The Annex: Lime Cordiale – Cordi Elba Domestic La La: Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers – Pretty Good for a Girl Band Future Classic: Flume – Palaces	Genna Alexopoulos: Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers – Pretty Good for a Girl Band Mushroom Publicity: Confidence Man – TILT Positive Feedback: Lime Cordiale – Cordi Elba RPM, Bec Brown Communications: – The Wiggles: ReWiggled Thinking Loud: Genesis Owusu – "Get Inspired"
Best Independent Label	Outstanding Achievement Award
Chapter Music ABC Music Domestic La La Liberation Music UNFD	Dr. Catherine Crock

References

^ Lars Brandle (3 March 2023). "AIR Awards 2023 Are Locked-In With Two New Categories". The Music Network. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Nominees Announced for the Australian Independent Music Awards 2023". Music Feeds. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b "King Stingray and Genesis Owusu Win Big at 2023 AIR Awards". Music Feeds. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.