SUBMIT YOUR MUSIC HERE
New Category! Americana
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
1) You (or your band) must be a current member of the Indie Music Channel.
2) All songs and/or videos being submitted for award consideration must be loaded
into each artist's (or band's) Indie Music Channel music and/or video player.
3) All songs being submitted must be placed at the top of the Artist's IMC music player so that the judges can find each of your songs easily.
4) Out of respect to the judges, please be sure to position your music player
in the center of your IMC page. For info on how to reposition your music player, click here.
Qualifications
- Any song and/or video that did not reach "Nominated" status for the
2015 Indie Music Channel Awards is eligible for submission
for the 2016 Indie Music Channel Awards. Nominated songs from a previous year CAN be submitted in a future year as a music video only in a future year, however, a nominated music video from a previous year can NOT be entered as a song only in a future year.
- All songs that were entered in the 2014 Indie Music Channel Songwriter Awards ARE eligible to be entered into the 2016 Indie Music Channel Awards, regardless as to whether they were nominated or won in the Songwriter Awards.
- Songs that were part of a Nominated Album during the 2015 Indie Music Channel Awards ARE eligible for individual submission for the 2016 IMC Awards, as long as the song being submitted did not reach "Nominated" status for an individual award during the 2015 IMC Awards. (Best Song, Best Recording, etc.).
- Entire albums that reached "Nominated" status during the 2015 IMC Awards
are not eligible to be submitted for the "Best Album" category for the 2016 IMC Awards.
- Only original music, or music of which the artist has legal right to submit for award consideration, is eligible for submission. No cover songs, unless they are in the
Public Domain, or unless the artist has signed licensing/legal rights to that song.
Judging:
There is no need for artists to encourage their fans to vote for their submission.
Whether you have a million fans, or just one, the judging process for the
Indie Music Channel Awards is done by a panel of music industry professionals (i.e., A & R reps, radio DJs, radio station Program Directors, Music Directors, Music Producers, etc.)
from around the world in the genres of their expertise. Thus, all submissions are given equal consideration regardless of fan input.
Awards:
The Top 5 from each category will advance on to "Nominee" status,
from which the winner will be decided and presented the winning trophy
at the IMC Awards ceremony in April. There is no additional submission fee for "Nominees"
to advance on to the final round of judging.
Awards can be mailed to winners who are unable to attend the awards ceremony in person (winner is responsible for postage & handling charges).
All submission fees are non-changeable and non-refundable.
Sunday April 24, 2016
The Clive Davis Theatre
at the legendary
Grammy Museum
800 W Olympic Blvd A245, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Special Categories
To make your submissions for the
5th Annual Indie Music Channel Awards
"Click" on any of the genres below:
(Submissions may be made in more than one category,
and for "crossover" songs, submissions can be made in more than one genre)
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