The AIR Awards of 2009 is the fourth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards and Jagermeister AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at The Forum Theatre, in Melbourne, Australia on 23 November 2009 to recognise outstanding achievements of local artists who release their work through an Australian-owned independent record label and distribute their work through a locally owned distribution firm.
The event was again sponsored by German liquor brand, Jägermeister and was filmed for a one-hour special on Australian pay-TV music broadcaster Channel V. The event was hosted by The Chaser's Julian Morrow.
AIR GM Nick O'Byrne told Billboard the awards are slowly attracting more corporate sponsorship, saying "As far as the awards themselves go, we're developing a history of recognising artists that are yet to hit widespread mainstream success - like Gotye and Hilltop Hoods did in 2006 - or are just starting to blossom like Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu and British India last year and Blue King Brown the year before."
Performers
Nominees and winners AIR Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically. Best Independent Artist of the Year Best Independent AlbumThe Drones Bertie Blackman Dappled Cities Sia C.W. StonekingThe Drones - Havilah Bertie Blackman – Secrets and Lies Dappled Cities – Zounds Decoder Ring – They Blind the Stars, and the Wild Team C.W. Stoneking – Jungle Blues Best Independent Single/EP Breakthrough Independent Artist of the YearPhiladelphia Grand Jury – "Going to the Casino" Architecture in Helsinki – "That Beep" Art vs. Science – Art vs. Science Bertie Blackman – "Heart" Sia – "Buttons"Bertie Blackman Art vs. Science John Steel Singers Oh Mercy Sia Best Independent Blues and Roots Album Best Independent Country AlbumC.W. Stoneking – Jungle Blues Bonjah – Until Dawn Ash Grunwald – Fish Out of Water Carus Thompson – Creature of Habit The Waifs – Live from the Union of the SoulAdam Brand – Hell of a Ride Kirsty Lee Akers – Better Days James Blundell – Portrait of a Man Tania Kernaghan – Livin' the Dream Amber Lawrence – The Mile Best Independent Dance Album Best Independent Hard Rock or Punk AlbumArt vs. Science - Art vs. ScienceThe Nation Blue – Rising Waters The Amity Affliction – Severed Ties Closure in Moscow – First Temple I Killed the Prom Queen – Sleepless Nights & City Lights Mammal – The Majority Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album Best Independent Jazz AlbumPez – A Mind of My Own Astronomy Class – Pursuit of Happiness Funkoars – The Hangover Gully Platoon – The Great Divide Hermitude – ThreadsThe World According to James - Lingua Franca
See also Music of Australia
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