The AIR Awards of 2007 is the second annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at Toff of the Town, in Melbourne, Australia on 10 December 2007 to honour outstanding achievements in sales by Australian independent artists. Four genre categories were added the list of awards from the previous year and German liquor brand, Jägermeister were named as the sponsor of the event for the first time.
In 2015, Angus of Sneaky Sound System reflected on the night saying "We felt incredibly proud. Being an independent artist we'd put so much time, energy and money into the album so to receive these awards felt really very special. The AIR Awards mean a lot. Platinum awards and chart success and glowing reviews are wonderful of course, but it is just as gratifying to be recognised by your fellow independent artists for the quality of you recordings."
Performers British India Ben Winkleman Urthboy Blue King Brown
Nominees and winners AIR Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically. Best Independent Artist Best Performing Independent AlbumSneaky Sound System Gotye Hilltop Hoods The John Butler Trio Wolf & CubThe John Butler Trio - Grand National (Jarrah Records / MGM) Blue King Brown - Stand Up (Roots Level / MGM) Birds of Tokyo - Day One (Egg Records / MGM) Hilltop Hoods - The Hard Road Restrung (Obese Records) Sneaky Sound System - Sneaky Sound System (Whack Records / MGM) Wolf & Cub - Vessels (Dot Dash / Inertia Music) Best Performing Independent Single / EP Best New Independent ArtistSneaky Sound System - "UFO" Ricki-Lee Coulter - "Can't Touch It" Sneaky Sound System - "I Love It" Sneaky Sound System - "Pictures" The Cops - "80 in the Shade" The John Butler Trio - "Funky Tonight"British India (Flashpoint/Shock) Birds of Tokyo (Egg Records / MGM) Macromantics (Remote Control / Inertia Music) Muph & Plutonic (Obese Records) Toni Collette and the Finish (Hoola Hoop / MGM) Urthboy (Elefant Traks / Inertia Music) Best Independent Blues and Roots Release Best Independent Country ReleaseC.W. Stoneking - King Hokum (Low Transit Industries/Inertia Music) Ash Grunwald - Give Signs (Delta Grooves / Shock) Blue King Brown - Stand Up (Roots Level / MGM) The John Butler Trio - Grand National (Jarrah Records / MGM) The Beautiful Girls - Ziggurats (Die Boredom! / MGM)Gina Jeffreys - Walks of Life (Independent/MGM) Best Independent Dance / Electronica Album Best Independent Jazz ReleaseMidnight Juggernauts - Dystopia (Siberia/Inertia Music) Gotye - Mixed Blood (Samples n' Seconds / Creative Vibes) Hilltop Hoods - The Hard Road Restrung (Obese Records) Sneaky Sound System - Sneaky Sound System (Whack Records / MGM) Urthboy - The Signal (Elefant Traks / Inertia Music)Ben Winkleman Trio - The Spanish Tinge (Jazzhead/MGM) FourPlay String Quartet - Now to the Future (Smart Pussy Records / MGM) Greg Meyer – Greg Meyer (Swingworks Music / MGM) Triosk - The Headlight Serenade (Inertia Music) Best Independent Hip Hop / Urban ReleaseHilltop Hoods - The Hard Road (Obese Records)
See also Music of Australia
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