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Eligibility for the ARIA Music Awards is defined by ARIA to be:
1. Entry
Only ARIA members are able to enter recordings for judging
| (a) |
ARIA members may enter any artist who meets the eligibility criteria set out below. |
| (b) |
An ARIA member can only enter its own artists and cannot enter the artists of another
record label. |
| (c) |
ARIA LEVY and LEVY II MEMBERS may enter up to eight (8) artists in each category. |
| (d) |
MEMBERS may enter up to six (6) artists in each category. |
2. Recordings
| (a) |
Release is defined as the date the recording was first officially commercially released in
Australia through retail channels (including digital only releases). |
| (b) |
Eligible recordings must have been released during the period Saturday 26 July 2008 to Thursday 27 August 2009, excluding entries in the Highest Selling Album and Highest Selling Single categories. |
| (c) |
A recording may be entered in more than one non-genre category, but may not be
entered in more than one genre category. Category definitions indicate those that are
genre categories. |
| (d) |
Unless otherwise specified, multi-artist compilations are not eligible. |
| (e) |
Re-released recordings are not eligible. All entries must comprise at least 50% (by
number of tracks) previously unreleased recordings. |
| (f) |
New recordings, including new live recordings, of previously released compositions are
eligible. |
| (g) |
All recording artists credited on the release must meet the artist eligibility criteria (see
below: 3. Artists) except in the case of Best Classical Album - refer to category
definition. |
| (h) |
Where the entered release comprises more than one disc, the discs must be sold as ‘one
set’ to qualify. |
3. Artists
All entered Artists must be:
| (a) |
Australian Citizens (by birth or citizenship), OR |
| (b) |
Persons with eligible product who have gained or applied for permanent residency in
Australia and who have resided in Australia for six months during the eligibility period,
AND |
| (c) |
In the case of groups, a minimum of 50% of the group must qualify under 3(a) and/or
3(b) above. |
| (d) |
Artists are the recipients of all awards except in the case of awards for Engineer of the
Year, Producer of the Year, Best Cover Art and Best Video. |
4. Ineligibility
All entries will be reviewed for eligibility by the Eligibility Sub-Committee of the ARIA Awards
Committee, who reserves the right to make the final judgement on category, artist and product
eligibility. The Eligibility Sub-Committee will provide notice citing reasons for any entries
deemed ineligible. The entrant will have two (2) days from such notice to respond, at which
time the Eligibility Sub-Committee will review the entry and make a final decision. Be aware that if you incorrectly nominate an artist for any category you will be liable for all additional auditing costs incurred. |
