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Get Connected to the Music Industry

We reward, mentor and support you to enhance your music career.

International
Recognition

You join an international network of musicians.

Training Program
Scholarships

You learn how to become successful in your music career.

One-on-One
Mentoring

You learn directly from industry professionals.

Publicity in
Major Press

You gain credibility as an established artist.

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Be Heard by Music Judges
in Hollywood

Our Judging panel is consist of amazing music gurus who produced and wrote for acts like Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Bella Thorn, Westlife, Gloria Estefan, Celine Dion, Ricky Martin and many Grammy nominated artists as well as companies such as NBC, Warner Bros, MTV, Netflix, CBS and Sony.

  • Get feedback from music experts
  • Get valuable direct coaching to grow your career
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What Press Saying
About Us

Fox News, July 2020: “Over the past decade, InterContinental Music Awards recognized music talents from different countries. ICMA is committed to support and promote music and talented musicians.”


ABC7, July 2019: “This is a revolution in music industry as this is the
first award that recognizes artists the proper way by giving them the acknowledgement and support they need, crediting their cultural or ethnical background that makes their music so unique.”

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What Our Participants
Are Talking About Us

  • Not just getting the award but kind of the extra help on the side as well to help me grow as an artist was really nice to receive.

    Mauve

    Singer/Songwriter with 400K+ streams- Canda
  • The extraordinary thing that ICMA does is guide the contestants. It is not just giving away a certificate and bye bye. That's one of the most outstanding about ICMA. Last year I had an in-depth session with two of the mentors about the most useful production techniques and how to improve the quality of production which you typically don't get from anyone else.

    Mithun Hariharan

    Composer, Co-Founder of Madras Chorus - Netherland
  • One thing that I actually really enjoyed was speaking to one of the mentors that he gave me awesome tips. His knowledge gave me a lot a lot of input . I remember perfectly how he explained me and that was a lot of new information for me to have which was awesome!

    Shalev Alon

    Producer/Audio Engineer at Walt Disney, Netflix - USA
  • I'm super excited about a special prize that I have received as a winner. An offer to remix one of my songs and I'm really excited about it. A huge thank you to the ICMA team.

    Lily Stockwell

    Singer/Songwriter - USA
  • I'm so honored and so grateful to receive this award and this means a lot to me. I would especially like to thank Mr. Mohseni for arranging all this even during the Covid19. Thank all the judges who are so hard-working and so cooperative and especially the ICMA team who has always been with me throughout my journey. I would like to dedicate this award to my mom and my brother who are so supportive and thank you everyone and love you all.

    Muskan

    Singer - India
  • In the personal mentoring as an extra prize we could get some quite new viewpoints to improve our future activities. We appreciate InterContinental Music Awards.

    NADOKA

    Drum & Bass Band - Japan

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Nationality Participated

41

Nominees in 2020

18

Winners in 2020

38

Scholorship Grants in 2020

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Artists from 45 nationalities have performed at InterContinental Concerts.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the deadline for music submissions?

Based on requests, the 2021 deadline extended to April 30th! This is the last chance to enter to the ICMA 2021

Can I enter with cover songs?

As performing artists you might submit cover song(s). The judging panel will evaluate your cover song(s) based on Vocal Performance, Instrumentalist or sound engineering and production quality among other technical and artistic considerations.

What are the judging criteria?

Our goal is to evaluate music beyond billboard standard grounds from a global and ethnical perspective. Songs are judged equally on originality, melody, harmony, composition and quality of the production. Different categories may have alternative criteria.

I’m under 18, can I enter the awards?

Yes, you are welcome to enter and your parent/legal guardian should fill the forms on your behalf and should email a signed parental consent form.

Am I going to retains all rights of my songs?

Yes. All entrant retains all ownership rights to their submitted original song(s).

Who are the judges?

Our judging panel is consist of the music industry veterans, active professional musicians and Grammy voting members who are bringing their expertise and experiences form writing and producing for many incredible, talented singers all around the world including Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Bella Thorn, Westlife, Gloria Estefan, Celine Dion, Ricky Martin, Ray Charles and many Grammy nominated artists to producing songs for films such as Top Gun, Santa Barbara and Redline and companies such as NBC, Warner Brothers, MTV, Netflix, Sony, Cinemax and Fox as well as American media's foremost authorities who have interviewed Dr. Maya Angelou, Leonard Cohen, Quincy Jones, Peter Asher, Clint Eastwood, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars and Maroon 5; country hit makers Keith Urban, Steve Vai, Metallica, Lionel Richie, Alicia keys and many more who would guide contestants through their music career!.

What are the prizes?

1. High-Quality Award Certificate signed and endorsed by InterContinental Music Awards.
2. Scholarship to the accelerator online training program that rapidly connects musician to the opportunities in the music industry and help them build their music career (worth $5000).
3. One-on-One private coaching session with members of the judging panel that help you save time instead of experimenting with random methods through trial and error.
4. Opportunity to pitch music for Sync Placement which is one of the most profitable sector in the music industry.
5. Featuring in major press channels that gives you exposure to a large audience, gains your credibility as an established artist and can help you grow your fanbase.
6. Promotion on the awards website, mailing list and social media.
7. Special discounts for CD Baby and music plugins

Is there any restriction for the entrant location?

We offer musicians around the world the chance to be awarded for their hard efforts regardless of their ethnicity, nationality, color or race. Therefore our awards cater to music from all seven continents as well as regions or countries with restricted music freedom.

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Join the community of musicians that will be acknowledged for their craft

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