Why Enter IAMA?

    Open To All, Regardless of Where You Live or Nationality. We have winners & entrants from UK, Japan, Canada, Australia, Germany, Brazil, USA, South Africa, etc.

    IAMA is the only one out there. IAMA is the only awards of its kind out there geared towards performing musicians. There are songwriting competitions out there, Grammy Awards, live talent awards, etc. However, there are no performance type awards like IAMA geared towards the performing musicians under the radar who are ready to be discovered. IAMA honors singer-songwriters, bands, groups, musicians, not just songwriters. Entrants are judged based on music performance, songwriting/composition (or song choice, covers are OK), music productions and originality.

    No need to stand in long lines for auditions, saving time & energy! Unlike American Idol, you do not need to wait in long lines just mail in your entries or enter online.

    No Age Limit. You can be as young or as old as you wish and enter IAMA. However, please note that entrants under 18 years old would require a parent or guardian to sign on his/her behalf.

    Adding Credits To Your Bio. Winning (or even just being placed in the finals) can add significant credit to your bio and boost your confidence. 

    Judges are A&R representatives all major record labels  Sony/BMG, EMI, Warner and Universal Music.

     Exposure & Compilation CD. Winners & Runners-ups will be featured on our compilation CD distributed throughout the music industry, including radio stations, record labels, Film & TV music supervisors.  

 Testimonials:

"Thank you for recognizing my music with your awards. It means a lot to be appreciated after so many years of writing and playing music for a living" ~ AJ Croce, 9th Annual IAMA Top Winner
 

    Please  enter here!

Past Winners of IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards):