The nominees for the 2025 AIR Awards have been announced.

Presented by the Australian Independent Record Labels Association, the awards are a celebration of Australian independent artists across a broad range of genres – including classical, jazz, hip hop, country and pop – as well as other industry creatives including producers, labels, publicity teams and more.

This year, the Awards have established the Mix, Studio or Mastering Engineer of the Year industry award, honouring the crucial artists working behind the scenes for this year’s releases.  

The winners will be revealed  at a ceremony at Adelaide Town Hall on 31 July.

Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Photo © Daniel Boud

The Australian Chamber Orchestra has been nominated for Best Independent Classical Album for Memoir of a Snail, the recorded score for the Oscar-nominated animated film of the same name. With music written by Elena Kats-Chernin, the score also features performances from soprano Jane Sheldon and vocal ensemble Cantillation.

Live in Concert, a live album released by Electric Fields (Zaachariaha Fielding...