The 2025 AIR Awards was the nineteenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards ceremony (generally known as the AIR Awards), and took place on 31 July 2025 in Adelaide. The 2025 AIR Awards introduced a new category; the Independent Mix, Studio or Mastering Engineer of the Year.
Nominations opened up to AIR members on 4 February and closed on 10 March 2025. The nominations were revealed on 13 May 2025.
Performances Alice Ivy Parvyn Queenie Emily Wurramara
Nominees and winners Winners indicated in boldface, with other nominees in plain.
Independent Album of the Year Independent Song of the YearAmyl and the Sniffers - Cartoon Darkness Emily Wurramara - Nara King Stingray - For the Dreams Royel Otis - Pratts & Pain The Dreggs - Caught in a ReverieAmyl And The Sniffers - "U Should Not Be Doing That" Alice Ivy (featuring Josh Teskey) - "Do I Need To Know What Love Is?" Jem Cassar-Daley - "Big Container" Ocean Alley - "Tangerine" Sycco - "Meant to Be" Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year Best Independent Blues and Roots Album or EPMiss Kaninna 3% Gut Health Queenie The DreggsEmma Donovan - Til My Song Is Done Little Quirks - Little Quirks Mia Dyson - Tender Heart Queenie - New Moult Steph Strings - Cradle Mountain Best Independent Children's Album or EP Best Independent Classical Album or EPTeeny Tiny Stevies - The Green Album Bunny Racket - Power Emma Memma - Twirly Tunes The Quokkas - Songs for Silly Billies The Wiggles - The Wiggles Sound System: Rave of InnocenceElectric Fields & Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - Live in Concert Australian Chamber Orchestra - Memoir of a Snail Katie Noonan & Karin Schaupp - Songs of the Southern Skies Vol 2 Nat Bartsch - Forever Changed Simon Mavin - Some Days EP Best Independent Country Album or EP Best Independent Dance or Electronica Album or EPKasey Chambers - Backbone Henry Wagons - The Four Seasons Lane Pittman - Lane Pittman Michael Waugh - Beauty & Truth The Whitlams Black Stump - KookaburraAlice Ivy - Do What Makes You Happy 1tbsp - Megacity1000 Confidence Man - 3AM (La La La) Ninajirachi - Girl EDM Pnau - Hyperbolic Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single Best Independent Heavy Album or EPAlice Ivy (featuring Josh Teskey) - "Do I Need to Know What Love Is?" Confidence Man - "I Can't Lose You" Haiku Hands - "Kicks" Moktar - "Haraka ’حركة’" Odd Mob (featuring Ed Graves) - "Vertigo"The Amity Affliction - Let the Ocean Take Me (Redux) Northlane - Mirror's Edge Ocean Grove - Oddworld Redhook - Mutation The Southern River Band - D.I.Y. Best Independent Hip Hop Album or EP Best Independent Jazz Album or EPMiss Kaninna - Kaninna 3% - Kill the Dead Dobby - Warrangu: River Story Lithe - What Would You Do? Ziggy Ramo - Human?Parvyn - Maujuda Claire Cross - Sleep Cycle Lucy Clifford - Between Spaces of Knowing Molly Lewis - On the Lips Sam Anning - Earthen Best Independent Pop Album or EP Best Independent Punk Album or EPGood Morning - Good Morning Seven Annie Hamilton - Stop and Smell the Lightning Asha Jefferies - Ego Ride Emma Russack - About the Girl Sheppard - ZoraGut Health - Stiletto Don't Thank Me, Spank Me! - Don't Thank Me, Spank Me! Dune Rats - If It Sucks, Turn It Up Radio Free Alice - Polyester Regurgitator - Invader Best Independent Rock Album or EP Best Independent Soul/R&B Album or EPAmyl and the Sniffers - Cartoon Darkness King Stingray - For the Dreams Party Dozen - Crime in Australia Royel Otis - Pratts & Pain The Rions - Happiness in a Place It Shouldn't BeElla Thompson - Ripple On the Wing Beckah Amani - This Is How I Remember It Don West - Don West Milan Ring - Mangos Radical Son - Bilambiyal Independent Marketing Team of the Year Independent Publicity Team of the YearOurness and The Annex for Royel Otis Pratts & Pain ABC Music and The Annex for Emily Wurramara, Nara Future Classic, The Annex for Sycco, Zorb GYROstream for Lithe, Fall Back I Oh You and Mushroom Music for Confidence Man, 3AM (La La La)Thinking Loud for Royel Otis Pratts & Pain I Oh You and Mushroom Music for Confidence Man 3AM (La La La) Liz Ansley for Emily Wurramara Nara Super Duper for Radio Free Alice Polyester Twnty Three PR for The Rions Happiness in a Place It Shouldn't Be Independent Producer of the Year Independent Music Video of the YearAlice Ivy for Alice Ivy Do What Makes You Happy Bonnie Knight for Coldwave The Ants/italia '06 Dave Hammer for Lime Cordiale Enough of the Sweet Talk Nick Didia for Ocean Alley Tangerine Nina Wilson for Ninajirachi Girl EDMNick Rae, Jordan Ruyi Blanch for 3% (featuring Jessica Mauboy) "Won't Stop" Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore for Emily Wurramara (featuring Tasman Keith) "Lordy Lordy" Pond for Pond "(I'm) Stung" Rosemary Whatmuff for Kasey Chambers "Backbone (The Desert Child)" Stephanie Jane Day for Emma Russack "Everything Is Big" Best Independent Label Independent Mix, Studio or Mastering Engineer of the YearABC Music Dinosaur City Etcetc I Oh You Impressed RecordingsNick Herrera for Miss Kaninna Kaninna Robert Muinos for Rowena Wise Senseless Acts of Beauty Rohan Sforcina and Lachlan Carrick for Emma Donovan Til My Song Is Done Steven Schram for Crowded House Gravity Stairs Tom Iansek for Tom Snowdon Lonely Tree Outstanding Achievement Award David Bridie
See also Music of Australia
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