AIR Awards of 2025
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{{Infobox award
| name = 2025 AIR Awards
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| date = 31 July 2025
| venue = Adelaide Town Hall, Australia
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| website = https://air.org.au/air-awards/
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| previous = 2024
| main = {{nowrap|AIR Awards}}
| next = 2026
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The 2025 AIR Awards is the upcoming nineteenth annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards ceremony (generally known as the AIR Awards), scheduled to take place on 31 July 2025 in Adelaide. The 2025 AIR Awards will introduce a new category; the Independent Mix, Studio or Mastering Engineer of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://themusic.com.au/industry/air-introduces-new-award-category-as-nominations-for-2025-awards-open/OA6GKi0sLy4/03-02-25|title=AIR Introduces New Award Category As Nominations For 2025 Awards Open|website=The Music Network|date=3 February 2025|access-date=3 February 2025|author=Mary Varvaris}}
Performances
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Nominees and winners
Nominations opened up to AIR members on February 4 and closed on March 10.{{cite web|url=https://scenestr.com.au/music/nominations-open-for-2025-air-awards-20250204|title=Nominations Open For 2025 AIR Awards|website=Scenestr|date=4 February 2025|access-date=21 February 2025|author=}} The nominations were revealed on 13 May 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenote.com.au/news/air-awards-2025-nominees|title= The Nominees for the 2025 AIR Awards Are Here |website=The Note|date=13 May 2025|access-date=14 May 2025}}
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| ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Independent Album of the Year
! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Independent Song of the Year |
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**Amyl and the Sniffers - Cartoon Darkness
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| ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year
! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Blues and Roots Album or EP |
**3%
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| ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Children's Album or EP
! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Classical Album or EP |
**Bunny Racket - Power
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| ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Country Album or EP
! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Dance or Electronica Album or EP |
**Henry Wagons - The Four Seasons
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| ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single
! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Heavy Album or EP |
**Alice Ivy (featuring Josh Teskey) - "Do I Need to Know What Love Is?"
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| ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Hip Hop Album or EP
! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Jazz Album or EP |
**3% - Kill the Dead
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| ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Pop Album or EP
! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Punk Album or EP |
**Annie Hamilton - Stop and Smell the Lightning
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| ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Rock Album or EP
! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Soul/R&B Album or EP |
**Amyl and the Sniffers - Cartoon Darkness
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| ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Independent Marketing Team of the Year
! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Independent Publicity Team of the Year |
**ABC Music and The Annex for Emily Wurramara, Nara
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| ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Independent Producer of the Year
! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Independent Music Video of the Year |
**Alice Ivy for Alice Ivy Do What Makes You Happy
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| ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Best Independent Label
! ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%"| Independent Mix, Studio or Mastering Engineer of the Year |
**ABC Music
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| ! style="background:#589C89; width=;"50%" colspan="2"| Outstanding Achievement Award |
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