AWARDS RULES

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2025 SCMA Awards Rules and Regulations FINAL

Note: the Awards Rules have changed for Album of the Year. These changes will be updated in the Awards Rules and Regulations on the next draft but they will be in effect immediately. The italicized text has been added to the Awards Rules for this category, to ensure we have an Album of the Year award at the SCMA Awards in November 2025.

AWARDS RULES & REGULATIONS CHANGE:

ELIGIBILITY

• The current eligibility period is November 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024;

• The act must be a Saskatchewan resident. Within a group/duo, at least 50% of the members must be Saskatchewan residents;

• The act must be a participating member of the SCMA, in good standing by December 31, 2024. Within a group/duo, at least 50% of the members must be participating members of the SCMA in good standing by December 31, 2024;

• At least 50% of the tracks must have been released in the Canadian market during the eligibility period having never appeared on a previous album;

• Final nominees from the previous year are not eligible in the current year for the same product.

SELECTION PROCESS

• Application Ballot – Each eligible SCMA Member can put forth their own name for consideration in this category, providing they meet the eligibility requirements. Any member can make the Board Aware of an eligible album, and the album will be added to the First Ballot and/or any subsequent ballot for consideration by the members. If voting has already occured on any ballot for this category, then no further Album of the Year will be added at that point. As the board will not be aware of every Album released it is still very important that the members inform the board of an album they believe to be eligible. Going forward it is not necessary for an album to be officially “nominated”, provided the board is made aware of the album and all of the eligibility criteria are met. There will not be a minimum number of Albums for this award. If less than 3 Albums were released by members in the eligibility period, then they will still be put on the ballot.

• First Ballot – Each eligible SCMA Member may vote for one (1) nominee, chosen from the included compiled list of eligible nominees. All nominees that received votes will be sent to the verification committee for tabulation and the top ten (10) nominees and ties, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, move on to the Second Ballot.

• Second Ballot – Each eligible SCMA Member may vote for one (1) nominee, chosen from the included compiled list of top ten (10) nominees and ties. All nominees that received votes will be sent to the verification committee for tabulation and the top five (5) nominees and ties, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, move on to the Final Ballot.

• Final Ballot – All eligible SCMA members may vote for one (1) nominee they deem most deserving in each category. (Note: you do not need to select a nominee in every category if you do not wish to). The votes are sent to the verification committee for tabulation and the winner(s) names are sealed in an envelope until the awards gala.