The AIR Awards of 2008 is the third annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at The Corner Hotel, in Melbourne, Australia on 24 November 2008 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.
The event was hosted by Jane Gazzo and Jake Stone from independent band, Bluejuice and Australian pay-TV music broadcaster Channel V aired the ceremony on 16 December 2008.
The categories for Best Hard Rock/Punk Album and Hip Hop Album were added to list of awards.
Performers Eddy Current Suppression Ring Felicity Urquhart Grafton Primary Lior The Drones with Martha Wainwright The Getaway Plan The Herd
Nominees and winners AIR Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface; other final nominees are listed alphabetically. Best Independent Artist Best Independent ReleaseThe Herd Birds of Tokyo Lior Ricki-Lee Coulter The Getaway Plan The WaifsGeoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Gurrumul (Skinnyfish Music/MGM) British India - Thieves (Flashpoint Records/Shock) Lior - Corner of an Endless Road (Sensico Unico/MGM) Little Red – Listen to Little Red (Hooch Hound Records/Shock) Sneaky Sound System – 2 (Whack Records/MGM) Best Independent Single or EP Best New Independent ArtistThe Getaway Plan – "Where the City Meets the Sea" (Boomtown Records/Shock) Grafton Primary - "Relativity" (Sonic Constructions/MGM) Ricki-Lee Coulter - "Can't Sing a Different Song" (Public Opinion/Shock) Stealing O'Neal – "Collidescope" (BNM Records/Shock) Wolf & Cub – "One to the Other" (Dot Dash/Inertia) Sneaky Sound System – "Kansas City" (Whack Records/MGM)Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu Drapht Little Red Abbe May A-Love Best Independent Blues and Roots Release Best Independent Country ReleaseGeoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – Gurrumul Gin Club – Junk John Butler – One Step Lior – Corner of an Endless Road The Waifs - Sun Dirt WaterBec Willis – Bec Willis Davidson Brothers – Davidson Brothers Felicity Urquhart – My Life The Flood – Everybody's Favourite Noll Brothers – A Country Heart Best Independent Dance / Electronic Release Best Independent Hard Rock/Punk ReleasePeret Mako – The Devil Is in the Detail Grafton Primary – Relativity Meem – The Bumpy EP Jamie Lloyd – More Trouble Theatre of Disco – Theatre of DiscoEddy Current Suppression Ring – Primary Colours Birds of Tokyo – Universes The Getaway Plan – Other Voices, Other Rooms Magic Dirt – Girl Horsell Common – The Rescue Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Release Best Independent Jazz ReleaseThe Herd – Summerland A-Love – Ace of Hearts Katalyst – Whats Happening Muph and Plutonic – And Then Tomorrow Came Resin Dogs – More?Tina Harrod – Work Songs Gest8 – Koleidoscope Matt McMahon & Guy Strazz – 2@1 Mike Nock Project – Meeting of the Waters Jamie Oehlers/Paul Grabowsky/Beck – Lost and Found
See also Music of Australia
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