AIR Awards of 2020
The 2020 AIR Awards was the fourteenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards). It took place on 1 October 2020 in Adelaide.
| AIR Awards of 2020 | |
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| Date | 1 October 2020 |
| Venue | Freemasons Hall, Adelaide, Australia |
| Hosted by | Jessica Braithwaite and Dylan Lewis[1] |
| Most awards | Tones and I, Stella Donnelly (2) |
| Most nominations | Tones and I, Stella Donnelly, Julia Jacklin and Sampa The Great (3) |
The nominations were revealed on 7 July 2020, with nominations in 16 categories, up four from 12, as was the case in 2019. 2020 sees the introduction of four new categories: Best Independent Pop Album or EP, Best Independent Rock Album or EP, Best Independent Children's Album or EP and Best Independent Soul/RNB Album or EP, while the award for Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album has been split in two, recognising Punk and Heavy separately. For the first time, the AIR has also removed its Best Independent Artist category.[2]
Nominees and winners
AIR Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically.[3][1]
| Independent Album of the Year | Independent Song of the Year |
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| Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year | Best Independent Blues and Roots Album or EP |
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| Best Independent Children's Album or EP | Best Independent Classical Album or EP |
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| Best Independent Country Album or EP | Best Independent Dance or Electronica Album or EP |
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| Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single | Best Independent Heavy Album or EP |
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| Best Independent Hip Hop Album or EP | Best Independent Jazz Album or EP |
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| Best Independent Pop Album or EP | Best Independent Punk Album or EP |
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| Best Independent Rock Album or EP | Best Independent Soul/R&B Album or EP |
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| Best Independent Label | 2020 Outstanding Achievement Award |
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See also
References
- "That's a wrap: 2020 AIR Awards winners and celebrations". the industry observer. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- Bruce, Jasper (1 September 2020). "Female artists lead nominations for 2020 AIR awards". NME Australia. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "2020 AIR Awards Nominees". scenestr. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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