Call for nominations: IMC Music Rights Awards 2019

Music Rights Awards are given to proposals that support one or more of the five music rights enunciated by the IMC:

• The right to all children and adults to express themselves musically in all form.
• The right to all children and adults to learn musical languages and skills.
• The right to all children and adults to have access to musical involvement through participation, listening, creation and information.
• The right for all musical artists to develop their artistry and communicate through all media with proper facilities at their disposal.
• The right for all musical artists to obtain a just recognition and fair remuneration for their work.

The submission deadline is 25 March (12am CET). Announcements will be made on 4 July.

Nomination process

Organisations may nominate any programme or project whether belonging to their own organisation or some other. Each organisation may put forward up to two nominations.

Proposal eligibility

The nominated programme or project must:

• Support in an exemplary way one or more of the five music rights enunciated by the IMC.
• Promote innovation.
• Have a positive impact.
• Have the potential for wider influence and/or sustainability.
• Be cost-effective.
• Be in either English, French or Spanish.

Proposal requirements

Applications can be sent electronically to [email protected]. The application form can be downloaded here and must include the following:

• Media reports.
• Video (2-3 minutes).
• Promotional materials.
• Testimonies.
• Photographs.
• Audio recordings.

Please do not send more than you consider essential.

The award winner will receive a certificate and a representative of the winning project or programme will be invited to make a brief presentation at the World Forum on Music.

Read the original call here.