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The Juno Awards are Canadian music-industry awards covering performers, recordings, and other professional categories. The ceremony began in 1970 as the RPM Gold Leaf Awards, created by RPM publishers Walt Grealis and Stan Klees. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences was formed in 1975...
The International Songwriting Competition is an annual international songwriting and music contest founded in 2002. It accepts entries from amateur and professional songwriters, musicians, bands, and solo performers, including participants who write as a hobby rather than as a profession. Its catego...
The ARIA Awards are annual Australian music awards presented by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The first ceremony took place in Sydney in 1987 and recognized achievements across multiple genres of Australian music. Eligibility is connected to music released by ARIA members, so the aw...
The John Lennon Songwriting Contest is an international songwriting contest that began in 1997. It was created in honor of John Lennon and is made possible by Yoko Ono Lennon, with the stated purpose of giving songwriters opportunities to express themselves, gain recognition, and have their music he...
The Unsigned Only Music Competition is an international contest for solo artists, singers, and bands that are not signed to a major record label or its affiliated companies. Founded in 2012, it accepts entries from independent musicians in multiple genres and evaluates submitted recordings through c...
The GiMA Awards, short for Global Indian Music Academy Awards, are Indian music awards first presented in 2010. The ceremony recognizes both film and non-film music, with categories covering recordings, singers, composers, musicians, and other contributors across India’s languages and musical tradit...
The All Africa Music Awards, commonly known as AFRIMA, were established in 2014 by the International Executive Committee in collaboration with the African Union Commission. The continental awards recognize music, artists, and creative work from African countries and the African diaspora, using categ...
The Grammy Award for Best New Artist is a category of the annual Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy. First awarded in 1959, it recognizes an artist or act whose releases during the eligibility period achieved a breakthrough into public consciousness and made a notable impact on the mu...
The USA Songwriting Competition is an international songwriting contest that has operated since 1995. It recognizes songwriters, composers, bands, and recording artists, and is organized around submitted original songs rather than a single musical style. The contest is intended for creators seeking...
The UK Songwriting Contest is an annual British competition for songwriters and original songs across contemporary music genres. It is designed to identify and support songwriting talent, with entries considered by judging panels that include music-industry professionals and educators. The contest i...
The Afrimma Awards, also known as the African Muzik Magazine Awards, are an annual music awards program established in 2014. The event was created by the International Executive Committee in collaboration with the African Union Commission to recognize musical works, artists, and creative achievement...
