Māori Music Awards, Waiata Māori Awards

WAIATA MĀORI MUSIC AWARDS ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility for the Waiata Māori Music Awards is defined by the Waiata Māori Awards Charitable Trust to be:

RECORDINGS

1.	Entries for the Waiata Māori Music Awards 2010 are: • Best Māori Traditional Album (Te Reo Māori) • Best Māori Urban RAP/Hip Hop/RnB Album • Best Māori Urban Roots Album • Best Māori Pop Album • Best Māori Male Solo Artist • Best Māori Female Solo Artist • Best Māori Song • Best Māori Songwriter Determined by NZ On Air • Radio Airplay Record of the Year by a Māori Artist Only recordings released in New Zealand during the period July 2009 to June 2010 are eligible.
2.	Release date is defined as the date the recording was officially available for sale.
3.	Entry into Best Māori Traditional Album (Te Reo Māori), Best Māori Urban RAP/Hip Hop/RnB Album, Best Māori Urban Roots Album, Best Māori Pop Album, Best Māori Male Solo Artist, Best Māori Female Female Solo Artist, Best Māori Song and Best Māori Songwriter would not affect entry into the New Zealand Music Awards – The Tuis.
4.	Multi-artist compilations are not eligible.
5.	All recordings must be available for sale.
6.	Re-released recordings are not eligible.
7.	Previously entered material will not be accepted unless previously entered category did not qualify due to lack of entries. Where categories lack sufficient entries; submissions will be carried over into the subsequent Awards round.
8.	Where the entered release comprises more than one disc, the disc must be sold only as ‘one set’ to qualify.
9.	An album constitutes recordings (or a recording) totalling not less than 30 minutes duration.
10.	Any entry not conforming to proper copyright licensing conditions i.e. any clearances or permission required from copyright owners, APRA/AMCOS or PPNZ/RIANZ will be disqualified.
11.	The Waiata Māori Awards Charitable Trust and RIANZ are to be indemnified from any subsequent action that may be directed against the Waiata Māori Awards Charitable Trust, RIANZ or APRA should any entries be found to not conform to normal copyright licensing conditions.
12.	All entries will be reviewed for eligibility by the Eligibility Sub-committee of the Waiata Māori Awards Charitable Trust, which reserves the right to make final judgment on category, artist and product eligibility. The Eligibility Sub-committee will provide notice citing reasons for any entries being deemed ineligible. The entrant will have five (5) days from such notice to respond, at which time the Eligibility Sub-committee will review the entry and make a final decision.