Saturday 8pm
Indie Music Channel Awards Nominees Reception VIP Party
DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS CLOSED.
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. Only mp3s can be uploaded to your music player.
After uploading your songs, be sure to check and make sure that they play in your page's music player.
If you are unable to see your music player on your page, make sure that "Flash" is enabled on your computer.
4) To assist the judges in evaluating your music, please be sure to position your music player
in the center of your IMC page. To reposition your music player, simply place your cursor over the edge of the music player, "click, hold and drag" it to the center of your page.
Qualifications:
- Any song and/or video (whether it has been "released" at the time of submission, or if it is still "unreleased",
and regardless as to when it was created or recorded) CAN be submitted for awards consideration,
as long as the song and/or video did not reach "Nominated" status
for one of the previous Indie Music Channel Awards ceremonies held in April.
- Nominated songs from a previous year CAN be submitted in this year's awards in a music video category as long as the music video was not a nominated music video from a previous year. Music videos featuring songs that were nominated in a previous year cannot be entered in a "song only" category in a future year.
- All songs that were entered in the 2019 Radio Music Awards ARE eligible to be entered into the
2020 Indie Music Channel Awards,
even if they were nominated for and/or won a Radio Music Award.
- Songs that were part of a Nominated Album during the 2019 Indie Music Channel Awards ARE eligible for individual submission for the 2020 IMC Awards, as long as the song(s) being submitted did not reach "Nominated" status for an individual award during the 2019 IMC Awards. (Best Song, Best Recording, etc.).
- Songs that were previously submitted, nominated and/or won in an individual category (i.e. Best Song, Best Recording, etc.) in a previous IMC Awards CAN be submitted in the 2020 IMC Awards
as part of a Best Album submission ONLY.
- Entire albums that reached "Nominated" status during the 2019 IMC Awards
are not eligible to be submitted for the "Best Album" category for the 2020 IMC Awards, however songs from those nominated albums ARE eligible to be submitted, as long as the song(s) were not nominated for an individual award during a previous 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.
at the legendary
Special Awards
Special awards are also being presented in the following categories:
Just some of the previous Indie Music Channel Award winners:
2020 Indie Music Channel Awards
are being given in the following genres of music:
To submit to perform "live" on stage at the
2020 Indie Music Channel Awards VIP Party
"Click Here"!
Submit your music today!
(From left: Suzanne Grzanna, Grant Maloy Smith, Kathryn Cloward, Nic Nassuet, Big Mess
Thomas Claxton, TerryLee Whetstone, Preston Smith, Katie Garibaldi, Next Door To The Moon,
Chandler Juliet, Dennis Blair, Sam Hankins, Brooke Michelle, Ameera York)
Los Angeles, California
Clive Davis Theater
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Schedule of Events
Come hit the Red Carpet and celebrate with this year's Nominees at one of Hollywood's best hotspots!
For some helpful tips on how to best make your submissions,
Travel Info
IMC Artist Summit
Robot Nature
Los Angeles, CA
2020 Indie Music Channel Awards Weekend
(*except for "Special Categories" where noted)
To submit to perform online during the
2020 Indie Music Channel Awards
"Click Here"!
Nominees to be announced Sunday March 19
Indie Music Channel Artist Summit
Submission Fees
Best Album Best Teen Album
Saturday 9am
Nominees to be announced Monday May 4
Come and party with some of the best indie artists from around the world!
Submission Cost:
features some of the BEST independent singers and bands from around the world!
We proudly recognize their outstanding talents by presenting the
Winners to be announced online
Sunday May 24
2020 Indie Music Channel Awards Presentation
2020 Indie Music Hall Of Fame Inductions
7pm
Performances by Indie Music Channel artists before, during and immediately following the awards presentation!
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GOSPEL
INSTRUMENTAL
JAZZ
NEW AGE
POP
R&B
RAP/HIP HOP
ROCK
SOUNDTRACK
TEEN
WORLD MUSIC
2020 Indie Music Channel Awards & Indie Music Hall Of Fame Inductions
| Artist of the Year | Song of the Year |
| Band of the Year | Producer of the Year |
| Recording of the Year | Video of the Year |
| Demo of the Year | Albums of the Year |
Best New Artist of the Year
SUBMIT YOUR SONGS AND MUSIC VIDEOS BELOW
| Best Male Artist | Best Demo |
| Best Female Artist | Best Live Performance |
| Best Band or Duo | Best Music Video |
| Best Song | Best Producer |
| Best Recording | Best Teen Artist |
To make your submissions for the 2020 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)
IMPORTANT UPDATE REGARDING 2020 IMC AWARDS & COVID-19
and more!
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. There is no additional submission fee for "Nominees"
to advance on to the final round of judging.
Winners will be given the opportunity to choose how they'd liked to be recognized for the accomplishment, from receiving an official graphic badge to an engraved trophy
(winner is responsible for trophy engraving, postage & handling charges).
All submission fees are non-changeable and non-refundable.
Submit Your Music
Nominees to be announced Monday March 19
During the awards, there will be "LIVE" performances by
some of the outstanding artists of the Indie Music Channel!
BEST MUSIC VIDEO (produced for over $5,000)
By popular request, we will be holding this informative lecture series again this year!
Hosted by Indie Music Channel founder Christopher Ewing, the IMC Artist Summit covers unique and creative marketing techniques to help indie artists take their careers to the "next level", as well as a "one-on-one" career consultation session with Christopher for each participant, and more!
IMC Nominees Reception
To make your music and video 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)
Grant Maloy Smith
Kingston, RI
Sangeeta Kaur
Marina Del Rey, CA
Each year, hundreds of artists and guests from all around the world attend the Indie Music Channel Awards,
and we are extremely proud to host this year's awards ceremony at this legendary venue!
SUBMIT YOUR SONGS AND MUSIC VIDEOS HERE:
Some of the artists performing are:
SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN
AMERICANA
ALTERNATIVE
BLUES
CHILDRENS
CHRISTIAN CONTEMPORARY
CLASSICAL
CLASSIC COUNTRY
CONTEMPORARY COUNTRY
DANCE/EDM
EASY LISTENING
FOLK
TerryLee WhetStone
Odessa, MO
Schedule of Events
Watch the 2020 Awards Ceremony!
Sunday
Helpful tips on how to best make your submissions:
"Click Here".
List of Nominees
Frank Piombo
Bloomfield, NJ
Indie Music Channel VIP party
BEST MUSIC VIDEO (produced for under $5,000)
Tickets
Categories
2020 Indie Music Channel Awards
are being given in the following categories in each genre: