Music entries are judged using these five equally valued criteria:
01.
Concept
02.
Composition
The music showcases compositional, lyrical (if relevant), songwriting, storytelling and arranging excellence.
03.
Creativity
The music displays innovation, ambition, experimentation, risk-taking, uniqueness and relevance.
04.
Audio Quality
The recordings provided display excellence in production, superb audio quality, and is exciting to the ear.
This criteria is NOT relevant for Community Awards.
05.
Execution
The recording/s provided capture an excellent musical performance.
The above criteria apply to the Best of the Best Awards (with very slight variations in wording to suit Best Song or Track, Best Producer and Best Musician categories), Community Awards (except criteria No.4) and all Genre Awards.
Subject to specific eligibility requirements of each Award, you may enter once into each of the Best of the Best Awards categories, once into each of the Community Awards and into just ONE of the Genre Awards categories.
Entries
Open
9am Monday
1 July 2024
Entries
Close
2pm Friday
19 July 2024
Nominees
Announced
9am Monday
2 September 2024
Public Voting
Closes
12 noon Tuesday
1 October 2024
Awards
Ceremony
6pm Thursday
24 October 2024
Contemporary Music Victoria Inc.
Unit 1, 35 Johnston Street
Collingwood Yards
Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country
Collingwood VIC 3066
Music Victoria advocates, celebrates and supports on the unceded lands of the peoples of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to Elders, past and present, as well as to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We deeply respect the role that music and songlines play and have played in the continuation of their culture for the past 60,000+ years.