Milk! Records

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox record label | name = Milk! Records | image = | founded = 2012 | founder = Courtney Barnett<br />Jen Cloher | defunct = 2023 | distributor = | genre = | country = | location = Melbourne, Australia | url = {{URL|https://milk.milkrecords.com.au}} }} '''Milk! Records''' was an Australian record label founded by musicians Courtney Barnett and Jen Cloher in Melbourne in 2012, with Barnett serving as creative director and Cloher as label manager.<ref name="ABC">{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/the-organic-evolution-of-courtney-barnetts-milk-records/10270388|title=The organic evolution of Courtney Barnett's Milk! Records|publisher=Abc.net.au|date=February 18, 2016|accessdate=February 25, 2019}}</ref> In 2019, former Trifekta Records manager Tom {{nowrap|Larnach-Jones}} took over from Cloher.<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Fast Track Fellowship Recipient Announced |url=https://www.air.org.au/news/story/2020-fast-track-fellowship-recipient-announced |website=AIR |access-date=31 January 2021 |language=en |date=14 February 2020}}</ref>

In 2023, Barnett announced that the label would shut down at the end of the year due to "persistent financial concerns" that had been exacerbated by Australia's COVID-19 restrictions.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lancaster |first=Brodie |date=2023-07-10 |title=Courtney Barnett to close Milk! Records: ‘I’m still coming to terms with it’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/11/courtney-barnett-closes-milk-records |access-date=2024-12-13 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://themusic.com.au/news/courtney-barnett-s-milk-records-to-close/WPjmSk1MT04/11-07-23 |title=Courtney Barnett's Milk! Records to Close |website=The Music|date= 11 July 2023|access-date=12 July 2023}}</ref> Her instrumental album ''End of the Day'' was the label's final release.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-20/courtney-barnett-documentary-anonymous-club-review-danny-cohen/100916956|title= Courtney Barnett documentary Anonymous Club offers a fly-on-the-wall glimpse of life on tour with the notoriously shy indie rocker |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date= 20 March 2022|access-date=12 July 2023|author= Keva York }}</ref>

==Artists== * Courtney Barnett * Chastity Belt (Australian distribution) * East Brunswick All Girls Choir * Dyson Stringer Cloher * Jen Cloher * Ouch My Face * The Finks * Fraser A. Gorman * Hand Habits * Hachiku * Jade Imagine * Evelyn Ida Morris * Tiny Ruins * Sleater-Kinney (Australian distribution) * Loose Tooth

==Awards and nominations== ===AIR Awards=== The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote, and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. {{awards table}} |- | 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.air.org.au/2015-awards|title=2015 Awards|publisher=AIR|accessdate=25 February 2019}}</ref> | Milk! Records | Best Independent Label | {{won}} |- | 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.air.org.au/awards|title=Awards 2018|publisher=AIR|accessdate=25 February 2019}}</ref> | Milk! Records | Best Independent Label | {{won}} |- | 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/nominees-announced-for-air-independent-music-awards-2022/|title=Nominees Announced For AIR Independent Music Awards 2022|website=musicfeeds|date=1 June 2022|access-date=1 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="AIRwins2022">{{Cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/genesis-owusu-wins-big-at-the-2022-air-awards/|title=Genesis Owusu Wins Big At The 2022 AIR Awards|website=MusicFeeds|date=5 August 2022|access-date=6 August 2022|author=Tyler Jenke}}</ref> | Milk! Records | Independent Label of the Year | {{nom}} {{end}}

===National Live Music Awards=== The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) commenced in 2016 to recognise contributions to the live music industry in Australia. {{awards table}} |- | 2018<ref name="2018noms">{{cite web|url=https://www.nlmas.com.au/2018/10/02/national-live-music-awards-announces-2018-nominees-live-legend-induction-aaa-award-expansion-ros-ogorman-tribute-and-more/|title=NLMA announce 2018 nominees and Live legend|website=NLMA|date=2 October 2018|accessdate=5 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="2018wins">{{cite web|url=https://www.nlmas.com.au/2018/12/07/baker-boy-stella-donnelly-and-tropical-fck-storm-among-the-big-winners-of-the-2018-nlmas-magic-dirt-inducted-as-live-legends/|title=Winners of the 2018 NLMA|website=NLMA|date=December 2018|accessdate=5 September 2020}}</ref> | Milk! Records | Industry Achievement | {{nom}} |- {{end}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://milk.milkrecords.com.au/ Official website] * [https://www.facebook.com/milkrecordsmelbourne/ Official Facebook]

Category:Record labels established in 2012 Category:Record labels disestablished in 2023 Category:Australian independent record labels Category:Record labels based in Melbourne