Genesis Owusu, Cub Sport among winners at AIR 2024 awards

Genesis Owusu, Cub Sport and Jem Cassar-Daley were in the winner's circle at the 2024 AIR Awards, Australia's annual celebration of the independent music sector.

As he has done so often in recent years, Owusu collected silverware, this time collecting Best Independent Hip-Hop album or EP for CONTESTANThis second LP to crack the ARIA top 10 in 2023. On this occasion, his support network shared the glory.

Ourness, The Annex and AWAL won the AIR Award for Independent Marketing Group of the Year and Andrew Klippel's Ourness won the coveted Independent Label of the Year

Last year, CONTESTANT scooped a hat-trick at the 2023 ARIA Awards, continuing a remarkable run for the Canberra-raised artist whose extended collection includes the J Award for Australian album of the Year, an Australian Music Award, an APRA Award and first prize at Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition.

Also at the AIR Awards, held on Thursday August 1 at Queens Theater Adelaide, Brisbane electronic pop outfit Cub Sport were double winners, winning Best Independent album or EP for ARIA No.1 Jesus At The Gay Bar, and independent music video of the year for “Keep Me Safe” (Adam Munnings).

Other key winners of the night included Royel Otis (independent artist of the year), RVG (independent album of the year for Brain Worms) and Jem Cassar-Daley (independent song of the year for “King of Disappointment”).