Required Materials for all Album Categories
(all except Single of the Year & Young Performer(s)):
- Proof of Album Recording (valid Internet purchase link OR document in the form of a manufacturing invoice or a letter from the artist/group record label or distributor)
- Proof of Album Release date (if release month and year is not evident from the above)
- Artist Photo (JPG, Colour, Medium Resolution, Max 4MB)
- Album Cover (JPG, Colour, Medium Resolution, Max 4MB)
- Sample mp3 (representative song from the album to be used in the event of a nomination)
- For Songwriting Categories only: PDF of lyrics to all songs from the specified songwriter(s)
- Full Album (MP3)
Required Materials for Single of the Year:
- Proof of Single Release date (if the release month and year is not evident from the above)
- Proof of Single Release (announcement, review, some other type of documentation (including radio charts, live streaming service, or other streaming report), letter from a record label or distributor, or some reasonable documentation to support the release.
- Artist Photo (JPG, Colour, Medium Resolution, Max 2MB)
- Single Artwork (related to the single or album where it appears) (JPG, Medium Resolution, Colour, Max 2MB)
- Single MP3
Required Materials for Young Performer(s) of the Year:
- Artist Photo (JPG, Colour, Medium Resolution, Max 4MB)
- Album Artwork (any artwork related to the recordings is sufficient) (JPG, Medium Resolution, Colour, Max 4MB)
- Sample mp3 (representative song to be used in the event of a nomination)
- Album (MP3, 3 or more tracks, demos allowed)