AIR Awards of 2014

The AIR Awards of 2014 (or Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards of 2014) is the ninth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at The Meat Market, North Melbourne on 8 October 2014. The event was sponsored by Australian liquor brand, Carlton Dry with Levi Jeans coming on board as a supporting partner in 2014.

AIR Awards of 2014
Date	8 October 2014 (2014-10-08)
Venue	The Meat Market, North Melbourne, Australia
Most awards	Courtney Barnett, Remi, Violent Soho (2)
Most nominations	Violent Soho (4)
Television/radio coverage
Runtime	Violent Soho (4)

Performers

• Sheppard
• DMA's
• Safia
• Meg Mac

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
Courtney Barnett Chet Faker John Butler Trio Sia Violent Soho	Violent Soho – Hungry Ghost (I Oh You) Chet Faker – Built on Glass (Future Classic) Rüfüs – Atlas (Sweat it Out) Sia – 1000 Forms of Fear (Monkey Puzzle) Total Control – Typical System (Independent)
Best Independent Single/EP	Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year
Courtney Barnett – "Avant Gardener" DMA's – DMA's Sheppard – "Geronimo" Sia – "Chandelier" Violent Soho – "Covered in Chrome"	Sheppard D.D Dumbo DMA's Meg Mac Remi
Best Independent Blues and Roots Album	Best Independent Classical Album
Dan Sultan – Blackbird John Butler Trio – Flesh & Blood Little Bastard – Little Bastard Mia Dyson – Idyllwild Paul Kelly – The Merri Soul Sessions	Gurrumul & Sydney Symphony Orchestra – His Life and Music Anna McMichael and Tamara-Anna Cislowska – Close Your Eyes and I'll Close Mine Jane Sheldon & Nicole Panizza – Nature Michael Kieran Harvey – Psychosonata Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra – Hush Collection, Vol. 13: The Magic Island
Best Independent Country Album	Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album
Halfway – Any Old Love Davidson Brothers – Wanderlust Sara Storer – Lovegras The Painted Ladies – Play Selections from 'The Loner' The Perch Creek Family Jugband – Jumping on the Highwire	Rüfüs - Atlas Andras Fox – Overworld Chet Faker – Built on Glass Guerre – Ex Nihilo Ta-ku – Songs to Break Up to
Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single	Best Independent Hard Rock or Punk Album
Peking Duk featuring Nicole Millar – "High" Kilter – "They Say" LUCIANBLOMKAMP – "Help Me Out" Rüfüs – "Sundream" Safia - "Paranoia, Ghosts & Other Sounds"	Violent Soho – Hungry Ghost DZ Deathrays – Black Rat High Tension – Death Beat King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Oddments sleepmakeswaves – Love of Cartography
Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album	Best Independent Jazz Album
Remi – Raw x Infinity Allday – Startup Cult Horrorshow – King Amongst Many L-FRESH the Lion – One Thundamentals – So We Can Remember	Paul Grabowsky Sextet – The Bitter Suite Andrea Keller Quartet with Strings – Wave Rider Gian Slater – Still Still Joseph Tawadros – Permission to Evaporate Julien Wilson Quartet – This Is Always
Best Independent Label	Carlton Dry Global Music Grant
I OH YOU	Remi

See also

• Music of Australia