Required Materials

Required Materials for all Album Categories (all categories are album categories except Single, Young Performer, and Folk Music Video):

  • 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)

Required Materials for Folk Music Video of the Year:

  • Director name / Co-Director(s) names
  • Director bio / description
  • Proof of Video Release date (if release month and year is not evident from the above)
  • Director Photo (JPG, Colour, Medium Resolution, Max 4MB)
  • Video Thumbnail (JPG, Colour, Medium Resolution, Max 4MB)
  • Sample mp3 (track from the video to be used in the event of a nomination)
  • Public viewing link (this may not require a password, can link to any public streaming platform, and must be publicly searchable)
  • Whitelisted YouTube link (to enable the CFMAs to stream clips from this video)

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