GENERAL INFORMATION

The winners in the music categories for the Holiday Music & Film Awards®️will be selected by an Independent Advisory Committee. The IAC consist of  music engineers, music producers and recording artist.

*ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT*

Your music has to be released by November 1, 2024.

*RULES FOR SUBMITTING RECORDINGS FOR CONSIDERATION*

1. Before you upload your music, please make sure it has been completely mixed and mastered.
2. Please submit your recordings in mp3 format.
3. Music must be original material. We are not accepting cover songs at this time.
4. No explicit lyrics
5. Music must be available via digital download and/or streaming platforms by November 1, 2024.
6. Submit your music by filling out the entry form below, upload your mp3, song lyrics (docx, pdf, html, txt), cover art (jpg, jpeg, png), and a short bio (a paragraph). When you click submit, you will receive a confirmation email.

 We Reserve the right to remove any category that does not have 3 or more submissions. We will  move them to a different category if possible.

If an artist submits their song in the wrong category, we will change it and notify the artist via email.

The music submission period begins on July 8, 2024 and runs through August 9, 2024.

*CHANGES TO ENTRIES*

Any changes can be made before the submission deadline by sending an email, with your changes, to
submit@holidaymusicandfilmawards.com

*HMFA NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCEMENT*

The HMFA nominees announcement date TBD.

All nominees must ensure that their music has been officially released and available for download and/or streaming by November 1, 2024. Should your music not be available, we will have to remove you from the list of nominees.