The AIR Awards of 2019 is the thirteenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at Freemasons Hall Adelaide, Australia on Thursday 25 July 2019.
The award for Best Independent Album was a tie between Courtney Barnett and Gurrumul.
Performers B Wise - "The Key" G Flip - "About You" Laura Jean - "Girls on the TV" Mojo Juju - "Native Tongue" West Thebarton
Outstanding Achievement Award Gerarda McKenna
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 or EPCourtney Barnett Gurrumul Julia Jacklin Laura Jean Methyl EthelCourtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel Gurrumul - Djarimirri Emma Louise – Lilac Everything Laura Jean – Devotion Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Hope Downs Best Independent Single Breakthrough Independent Artist of the YearMojo Juju - "Native Tongue" A.B. Original – "Blaccout" Courtney Barnett – "Nameless, Faceless" G Flip – "About You" Laura Jean – "Girls on the TV"G Flip Confidence Man Didirri Emily Wurramara Hatchie Best Independent Blues and Roots Album Best Independent Classical AlbumEmily Wurramara - Milyakburra Dan Sultan – Killer Under a Blood Moon Gabriella Cohen – Pink Is the Colour of Unconditional LoveJohn Butler Trio – Home Mia Dyson – If I Said Only So Far I Take It Back |Grigoryan Brothers, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Northey - Bach Concertos ACO Collective – Collective Wisdom Gurrumul – Djarimirri Nicole Car, Australian Chamber Orchestra & Richard Tognetti – Heroines |- ! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Country Album ! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album or EP |- |Beccy Cole - LionessHalfway – Rain Lover Lachlan Bryan and the Wildes – Some Girls (QUITE) Like Country Music The Wolfe Brothers – Country Heart William Alexander – The Kid from Bourke |Confidence Man - Confident Music for Confident PeopleBraille Face – Lightletting Nina Las Vegas – Lucky Girl Paces – Zag Total Giovanni – Euphoria |- ! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single ! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album |- |What So Not featuring Winona Oak - "Beautiful"Dom Dolla – "Take It" Fisher – "Losing It" Hermitude featuring Bibi Bourelly – "Stupid World" Odd Mob – "Intrinsic" |DZ Deathrays - Bloody LovelyCamp Cope – How to Socialise & Make Friends High Tension – Purge Little Ugly Girls – Little Ugly Girls West Thebarton – Different Beings Being Different |- ! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Hip Hop Album ! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Jazz Album |- |B Wise - Area FamousCool Out Sun – Cool Out Sun Milwaukee Banks – No Time Space Invadas – Wild World Tasman Keith – Mission Famous |Jonathan Zwartz - Animarum''Harry James Angus – Struggle With Glory James Morrison, William Morrison, Harry Morrison & Patrick Danao – Midnight Till Dawn Mildlife – Phase |- ! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%" colspan="2"| Best Independent Label |- |colspan="2"|Chapter Music'''
See also Music of Australia
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