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Canadian is defined by The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) to be:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">50% or more of group members hold Canadian birth certificates, passports or are Canadian Permanent Resident(s) with residency in Canada during the last six months of the eligibility period; </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">OR</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The group is deemed by CARAS, in its sole discretion, to be Canadian as a result of: </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">the Canadian member(s) receiving the majority of royalties, touring profits, and other proceeds earned by the group; and/or </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">the Canadian member(s) being the creative force behind the group and/or the principal songwriters for the group. </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">CARAS shall have sole discretion in applying the criteria above and determining whether the artist/group is Canadian.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Non-Canadians will receive named credit only and will not be considered nominees or winners if part of a nominated song or technical project. The only </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">exception </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">is if they are in a nominated group that meets the 50% Canadian criteria. </span></p> <h2><b>AI Eligibility</b></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Artificial intelligent (AI) generated music refers to music that is composed, produced, or generated by artificial intelligence systems. These systems use algorithms and machine learning techniques to analyze vast amounts of existing music data and generate new compositions based on patterns, styles, and structures found in the data.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Elements of AI can be used in eligible projects, but cannot be the sole or core component. Human(s) must be the primary creative contributor(s) of the submitted work. AI contribution cannot be solely responsible for an eligible project meeting the category eligibility.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Only humans are eligible to be nominated in any JUNO Award category. A work that contains no human authorship is not eligible to be nominated in any JUNO Award category.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Applicants must be able to provide proof that a human is the primary creative contributor of the submitted project. For technical categories the applicant must be able provide proof that the technical work is the result of human effort.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Proof of human eligibility –  50% or more of group members must hold Canadian birth certificates, passports or are Canadian Permanent Resident(s). Only members of a group that hold birth certificates, passports and/or citizenship of any country are eligible to submit for a JUNO Award, provided 50% or more of the other members meet the Canadian Criteria that Crosses all Categories. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Depending on whom CARAS recognizes as the Nominee(s) in a given category, this role must be held by a human(s) who meets the Canadian Criteria that Crosses all Categories.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Final decisions on AI eligibility is at the discretion of CARAS.</span></p> <h2><b>Eligibility Period/Release Date</b></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The eligibility period for the 2025 JUNO Awards is between September 1, 2023 to November 1, 2024. Product must be released </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">to</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> a recognized national music streaming provider*. The first available consumer access as noted on each platform will be the release date for JUNO Award eligibility purposes. Product released only internationally (not in Canada) outside of the eligibility period, may be eligible as long as the Canadian release date falls within the eligibility period.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">*Product must be released </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">to </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> a nationally accessible streaming service that has paid subscriptions, full catalogue, or on-demand streaming. Eligible streaming services are Canadian versions of Amazon Music, Apple Music, Audiomack, Boomplay, Google Play Music, Napster, Slacker, YouTube Music, Soundcloud PRO, Spotify, Tidal.</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Release date” for CARAS eligibility purposes is defined as the date of the first online transaction or stream. Albums available for pre-order online no later than November 1, 2024 will also qualify. Pre-ordered online albums must be delivered to the consumer no later than November 15, 2024. Proof of transaction may be requested. Pre-order eligibility does not apply to Music Video of the Year. </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">PLEASE NOTE: In order to qualify for the early bird deadline, your online submission must be complete and paid by 5pm ET </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">October 22, 2024.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> If your submission is not completed and paid by the early bird deadline standard fees will apply.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Submissions must be completed online by the final deadline 11:59pm ET on </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">November 7, 2024.</span></p> <h2><b>Physical Delivery of Product</b><b> (Album Artwork of the Year ONLY)</b></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">CARAS staff may not be present in the office to receive submissions. If you are sending your product by courier, you MUST REMOVE the signature option. Please make note with the delivery service that packages should be left in the dropbox inside of the building, outside of CARAS’ office door. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">IF SUBMITTING TO ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR: 12 physical copies of the product required must be received in the CARAS office by </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">November 7, 2024 </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">by 5pm ET, however if you submit by the early bird deadline your product must be in the office by 5pm ET on </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">October 22, 2024.</span></p> <h2><b>Making Multiple Submissions</b></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You may only make </span><b>one</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> submission in any of the non-genre categories:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Artist of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Group of the Year</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You may only make </span><b>one</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> submission in any of the genre categories: </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Classical Album of the Year (Solo Artist)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Classical Album of the Year (Small Ensemble)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Classical Album of the Year (Large Ensemble)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jazz Album of the Year (Solo)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jazz Album of the Year (Group)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vocal Jazz Album of the Year </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instrumental Album of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Blues Album of the Year </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Traditional Roots Album of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contemporary Roots Album of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Country Album of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Adult Alternative Album of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alternative Album of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rock Album of the Year </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Adult Contemporary Album of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pop Album of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dance Recording of the Year </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Underground Dance Single of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Electronic Album of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rap Album/EP of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rap Single of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reggae Recording of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Children’s Album of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Comedy Album of the Year </span></li> </ul> <p><b>EXCEPTION: </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">You may submit to both Rap Album/EP and Rap Single.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You may make a submission in all the crossover categories if eligible:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Traditional Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Francophone Album of the Year </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Global Music Album of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">South Asian Music Recording of the Year</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You may make submissions in all the following </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">technical </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">categories, if eligible:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Album Artwork of the Year </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Music Video of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jack Richardson Producer of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recording Engineer of the Year </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Classical Composition of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Songwriter of the Year</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Songwriter of the Year (Non-Performer)</span></li> </ul> <h2><b>Previously Released/Newly Arranged Material</b></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Albums containing previously released songs may qualify if a minimum of 50% of the album’s songs are considered to be “new.” To be considered “new,” a song must be completely re-recorded (CARAS may require proof of the recording). Adding to existing instrumental or vocal tracks, or replacing instruments or vocals does not qualify as “new.”</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">This criteria may not apply to Breakthrough Artist and Breakthrough Group of the Year as previously released tracks may be eligible at CARAS’ discretion. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Live recordings or stripped down versions of the previously released songs are NOT eligible.  </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">If an album has been previously released and then re-released in a different language with the same musical arrangement it will NOT qualify.  </span></li> </ul> <h2><b>Greatest Hits</b></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Greatest Hits” packages are not eligible. Greatest hits packages are defined as albums containing over 50% of previously released original cuts. Live albums are eligible only if 50% or greater of the cuts are new (not previously released or newly arranged).   </span></li> </ul> <h2><b>Unreleased/Archival Material</b></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Music that has been previously recorded but never released for consumption is only eligible provided it was recorded no longer than ten years prior to the current eligibility period (</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">September 1, 2023 – November 1, 2024</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">) and is now available for national consumption during the current eligibility period. CARAS will have sole discretion in determining eligibility. </span></li> </ul> <h2><b>Compilations</b></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Multi-artist compilation projects are NOT eligible. Projects that contain two or more artists performing individual tracks will not qualify. Projects with two or more artists performing together or collaborating as a group on 60% or more of the tracks are eligible. Tribute albums by multiple artists (various artists) are NOT eligible; however tribute albums by a single artist or multiple artists acting as a group or band are eligible. This criteria may also encompass TV/Movie Soundtracks.</span></li> </ul> <h2><b>TV</b><b>/Movie Soundtracks/Live Show Productions </b></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">TV and movie soundtracks are eligible provided a featured artist or band is performing on 60% of the tracks. </span></li> </ul> <h2><b>Live Albums</b></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Live albums are eligible only if 50% or greater of the selections are new (not previously released or newly arranged). “Live” refers to albums that are recorded live with an audience in attendance in a concert setting and not “live in the studio” recording.</span></li> </ul> <h2><b>Submitting EPs</b></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">EPs are only eligible for full album categories if they meet the following criteria.  A full album is defined as having a minimum running time of 20 unique minutes or 6 unique tracks – “unique” meaning no remixes, instrumental versions, acoustic, added accompaniment etc.  </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">An EP is considered anything that is at least two tracks but below the album criteria above.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">EPs can be submitted into any categories that do not have “album” in the title. There are a few exceptions to this: </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rap Album/EP accepts full albums and EPs</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">If EP is in the title of the project but still meets the full album criteria, it can be submitted to a category with “Album of the Year” in the title.</span></li> </ul> <h2><b>PLEASE NOTE</b></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">IF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS FOR A CATEGORY IS LESS THAN FIFTEEN (15) THE CATEGORY MAY BE DROPPED FROM THE CURRENT YEAR’S AWARDS.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED WILL BE USED. NAMES AND TITLES SUBMITTED WILL APPEAR ON THE VOTING SITE AS ENTERED. 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