How do artists get nominated for an ARIA Award?
The ARIA Awards are open to product released by ARIA members (ARIA is the Australian Record Industry Association – click here for more information). ARIA members can be artists, record companies, CD distributors, manufacturers, etc. To find out how to become an ARIA member, visit the members section of the ARIA website by clicking here. Each year, all ARIA members are contacted by the ARIA Awards Event Producer (Mark Pope Music) with details on how to submit recordings for consideration by the ARIA Awards judging panel. Entries are usually due at the end of July and the eligibility period for releases closes around the same time. If you wish to join ARIA so you can enter recordings in the ARIA Awards, note that membership applications generally close off in the middle of June each year, and only memberships current and approved on that date may enter recordings in the Awards.
