Indie Music Channel Awards

Each year, hundreds of artists and guests from all around the world attend the Indie Music Channel Awards!

Sunday September 1

To make your submissions for the 2024 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)

To be held at the

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

ROCK

Best Album Best Teen Album

Nominees to be announced

Monday July 29

Just some of the previous Indie Music Channel Award winners:

Weekend Schedule of Events

During the awards, there will be "LIVE" performances by
some of the outstanding artists of the Indie Music Channel!

IMC Artist Summit

GOSPEL

INSTRUMENTAL

JAZZ

NEW AGE

POP

R&B

RAP/HIP HOP

ROCK

SOUNDTRACK

TEEN

WORLD MUSIC

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 2023-24 Radio Music Awards ARE eligible to be entered into the
2024 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 a previous Indie Music Channel Awards ARE eligible for individual submission for the 2024 IMC Awards, as long as the song(s) being submitted did not reach "Nominated" status for an individual award during a previous 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 2024 IMC Awards

as part of a Best Album submission ONLY.

- Entire albums that reached "Nominated" status during a previous IMC Awards
are not eligible to be submitted for the "Best Album" category for the 2024 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 a 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.

Tickets

Travel Info

BEST MUSIC VIDEO (produced for over $5,000)

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED

features some of the BEST independent singers and bands from around the world!
We proudly recognize their outstanding talents by presenting the

Come hit the Red Carpet and celebrate with this year's Nominees at one of Hollywood's best hotspots!

Special Awards
Special awards are also being presented in the following categories:

Friday August 30th

IMC Nominees Reception

Winners to be announced

Sunday September 1

at the

2024 Indie Music Channel Awards
& Indie Music Hall of Fame Inductions ceremony!

(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)

Saturday August 31st

To submit to perform during the
2024 Indie Music Channel Awards
"Click Here"!

2024 Indie Music Channel Awards
are being given in the following genres of music:

AMERICANA

ALTERNATIVE

BLUES

CHILDRENS

CHRISTIAN CONTEMPORARY

CLASSICAL

CLASSIC COUNTRY

CONTEMPORARY COUNTRY

DANCE/EDM

EASY LISTENING

FOLK

CHRISTIAN CONTEMPORARY

CLASSICAL

CLASSIC COUNTRY

CONTEMPORARY COUNTRY

DANCE /EDM

EASY LISTENING

FOLK

GOSPEL


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 receive a complimentary, fully engraved trophy, which will be available for them to receive during the ceremony. If a winner is not present to receive their trophy in person, their trophy can be mailed to them following the awards, however the winner will be responsible for all postage & shipping charges. The IMC is not responsible for lost, damaged or stolen awards during shipping.

All submission fees are non-changeable and non-refundable.

SUBMIT YOUR SONGS AND MUSIC VIDEOS HERE:

Join us Labor Day Weekend, August 30 - September 1, 2024

in Hollywood for one of the BEST awards events ever!

BEST MUSIC VIDEO (produced for under $5,000)

For some helpful tips on how to best make your submissions,

"Click Here"

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