The Indie Awards
Saturday March 13, 2010
This Grammys-of-the-Indie scene, the closing party of Canadian Music Week, has quickly become a media flashpoint and major trolling ground for music fans and tastemakers searching for the next wave of music superstars. Celebrating the successes of indie artists - both from home and abroad - The Indies have become an annual must-attend event.  Featuring appearances and performances by some of Canada’s – and the world’s – emerging artists, and broadcast live to air on XM Satellite Radio

NOMINATIONS NOW CLOSED

Nomination applications for the Indies Awards are available at www.indies.ca.

The 10th Annual Canadian Independent Music Awards are an initiative of the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Music & The Arts (C.A.A.M.A.).

The Indie Awards will take place in Toronto on Saturday March 13, 2010 in the legendary Canadian Ballroom at the Fairmont Royal York hotel.

All submitting bands/artists will receive ONE complimentary delegate pass for the 2010 TuneUp Music Careers Conference (est. value $300.00 each). All bands/artists must pre-register for the TuneUp Conference. Registration details will be supplied in January 2010 with notification of your nomination. For more information on the TuneUp Music Careers Conference schedule, please check the website at www.cmw.net

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: TUESDAY DECEMBER 15, 2009

HOW TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION
To submit a nomination for the 10th Annual Indie Awards, individuals (bands, artists or representatives) must fill out an on-line application through the INDIES website at http://www.indies.ca/submit-nominations/

A discounted fee of $35.00 CAD is available to all bands/artists who submit their nominations before November 30, 2009. After this date, the full fee of $50.00 CAD will be applied.

A fee is applied for each category nomination.

For label and management representatives submitting multiple artist submissions through the INDIES website, a fee of $150.00 CAD is applied as a one-time fee for all submissions.

A discounted fee of $135.00 CAD is available to all labels/managers who submit their nominations before November 30, 2009. After this date, the full fee of $150.00 CAD will be applied.

THE IMPORTANT FINE PRINT

Submissions must have been released between September 1, 2008 – December 1, 2009.
Only electronic submissions will be accepted.
Applicants can submit to multiple categories.
Recordings must be a commercial release (no CDR’s or demos).
A nominee’s distributor can be Canadian and/or multi-national.
Nominees will be notified by phone/email by mid-January 2010.

GENERAL INFO, REGULATIONS & PROCEDURES

Click here for a list of the 2009 winners
Click here for a list of the 2009 nominees
Click here for a list of the 2008 winners
Click here for a list of the 2007 winners
Click here for a list of the 2006 winners
Click here for a list of the 2005 winners
Click here for a list of the 2005 nominees
Click here for a list of the 2004 winners
Click here for a list of the 2004 nominees

We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Music Fund for this project.