SUBMITTING POLICY & BALLOTING PROCEDURES
The mission of Reggae North Music Awards (RNMA) is to acknowledge, promote, honor and celebrate Reggae and Dancehall Artists who currently reside in Canada. Eligible participants must be Canadian citizens/Permanent Resident(s), holding Canadian birth certificates, passports or are Canadian Permanent Resident(s) with residency in Canada during the last six months of the eligibility period.
PURPOSE
The RNMA help us accomplish this mission by giving public recognition to the Artists who have demonstrated excellence or significant accomplishment in the Canadian Reggae and Dancehall Music Industry.
SUBMISSION OF NAMES: –
The Artist names can be submitted by producers, artists, managers, radio stations, publicists, music & entertainment executives as well as record labels. Five (5) names from each category will be selected and will move on to the voting process to be done by a panel of music professionals assigned to different genres and categories.
AWARD ELIGIBILITY -
You do not require national distribution in order to qualify for the RNMA. However, you must have a CD/Video released and available for retail or online sale in Canada in the last year. between November 01, 2022 - November 01, 2023. This means that your product must have been released to the general public within this time frame.(Proof must be provided)
VOTING AND BALLOTING
VOTING PROCESS
The balloting process for the RNMA shall consist of an on line Submission/Nomination Form. Once the submission is made the online ballots will be received and verified by designated Nomination Committee Members representing each genre and category listed. The nomination selection committee will then choose the top 10 nominees and will then sent the names to a panel of jurors who will then choose the top 5 nominees who will be announced and the jurors will also adjudicate and choose the winner. The winner of each category will be announced on SUNDAY, September 29, 2024 at the 1st Annual RNAwards @ the prestigious Rose Theatre in Brampton.
RN Online Entry Guidelines:
a. The online entry form shall contain appropriate instructions for submitting entries in specified RNMA Categories.
b. RNMA Nomination Committee has the right to withdraw any category at any time in any year if they conclude there is not enough eligible entries in that category (less than five) and, at the RNMA discretion, to place that entry in another category that is appropriate.
c. RNMA shall list, in alphabetical order, the top FIVE (5) nominees in each category with the most votes in that category on the first submission.
TABULATION OF BALLOTS –
A panel of Judges (nomination committee) who represents the different
genres/categories of Reggae Music is recruited to adjudicate the materials that are first submitted prior to it being nominated. These individuals are responsible for tabulating the ballots that are received by the nominators for each category.
The number of votes received by any particular nominee shall not be disclosed to anyone by the nomination committee unless so directed by resolution adopted by a majority of the Board of Directors of RNMAwards.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF RECIPIENTS -
Prior to the announcement of the recipient(s) at the annual RNMAwards presentation gala, or such other events as may be selected by the organizers.
The name of the recipient(s) of the RNAwards in any category will be disclosed by the Nomination Committee Judges tabulating the ballots only to the Board of RNMAwards. Such disclosure will be restricted to persons who, in the Board’s judgment, require such information in connection with the production and/or
broadcast of the RNMAwards presentation.
The winner for each category will be announced at the RNMAwards Ceremony on September 29, 2024 @ the Rose Theatre, Brampton. Ontario.
Key submission dates and deadlines for Reggae North Music Awards
Eligibility period: November 1, 2022 – November 1, 2023
Submissions open: March 20th, 2024
Deadline for all submissions: May 20th, 2024; 11:59 p.m. ET
If you have questions, concerns, about the RNMAwards, please feel free to reach us at submissions@reggaenorthca.com or (416) 660-8911
Please complete the form below and submit your application.