{"id":95,"date":"2023-06-26T12:09:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T12:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/ccma\/?page_id=95"},"modified":"2026-03-31T10:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:03:07","slug":"award-rules-and-regulations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/fr\/award-rules-and-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Award Rules and Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Our front-end template -->\n<section id=\"hero-repeater-block_e842b82a43019b9377bd7fe9da530785\" class=\"hero-repeater \">\n    <div class=\"hero-swiper\">\n                <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                        <div class=\"swiper-slide hero-slide  pt-[174px] xl:pt-[258px] hero-slide-0\" style=\"\">\n                <style>\n                                    <\/style>\n                <div class=\"site-container flex flex-col h-full justify-end pb-[111px]  lg:pb-[168px] \">\n                    <h1 class=\"text-white text-[35px] leading-[130%] mb-[13px]\" data-aos=\"fade-right\">Awards Rules &#038; Regulations<br \/>\r\nCanadian Country Music Association<\/h1>\n                                        <a href=\"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/ccma\/join-ccma-registration\/\"\n                        class=\"cta  text-yellow-100 text-[25px] leading-[24px] lg:text-[35px] lg:leading-[116%]\" data-aos=\"fade-right\">Join Now<\/a>\n                                                            <!--  -->\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"site-container hidden lg:block\">\n            <div class=\"homepage-hero__links mt-auto\">\n                                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<!-- Our front-end template -->\n<section\n    id=\"legal-information-block_ad8f640cafc42201e3cb718aa5376e0e\" \n    class=\"legal-information  pt-45 pb-66 lg:pt-57 lg:pb-90\"\n>\n    <div class=\"site-container\">\n                    <div class=\"legal-information__header mb-46 lh:mb-45\">\n                <h2 class=\"mb-0\">CCMA EDI STATEMENT:<\/h2>\n                                    <p class=\"updated\">January 27, 2026<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"legal-introduction mb-30 lg:mb-50\">\n                <h4>The core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to who we are at the Canadian Country Music Association\u00ae (CCMA\u00ae). As we work towards an industry that is representative and supportive of all artists, teams, and fans, we are committed to cementing these values as an integral part of our culture, with the goal of creating sustainable change in the country music space and beyond. Maintaining an equitable and inclusive environment is essential to our success, and we honour every member of our community and welcome them with fair opportunities that celebrate and honour differences in race, ethnicity, gender identity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, religion, ability, language, age, size, and more.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>We understand that upholding these standards is imperative to achieving our mission, and that in order to evolve the genre and music industry as a whole, it is crucial we listen to feedback from our staff, members, and community, challenge those who reinforce exclusionary practices, educate those who want to be agents of change, and take meaningful action to foster an environment where everyone can see themselves reflected. Canadian country music has a rich and complicated history, and cultivating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive CCMA is critical to its future.<\/h4>\n            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"legal-content \">\n            <div style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium; border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 12.05pt;\">\n<div style=\"border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 12.05pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.7pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.7pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA awards summary:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.7pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 12.05pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Each year, the canadian country music association\u00ae (ccma\u00ae) honours its members who have excelled During the past year with a CCMA award (award) in 41 various categories, which are broken down into four (4) classifications: <i>artist awards <\/i>(16 awards),<i> musician awards <\/i>(7 awards),<i> radio awards <\/i>(2 awards), and<i> industry awards <\/i>(16 awards).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">All award categories are genderless and open to all gender expressions\/presentations unless otherwise specified. All award categories are also open to those who work and\/or perform in languages other than english.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The following outlines the official criteria, eligibility, and selection processes used by the CCMA to determine its annual award winners. The criteria and voting procedures are set forth by the CCMA board of directors (board) appointed awards and balloting committee (committee) and approved by the board. The CCMA recognizes that criteria will continuously evolve with the innovation of new methods to introduce and promote artists and their music; therefore, criteria may be amended from time to time as the committee and board deem appropriate, in the best interest of the CCMA awards program. Any disputes shall be resolved by the board.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 12.05pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA voting process:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Unless otherwise indicated, most CCMA award categories comply with a combination of a three (3) ballot voting process. All balloting and auditing services for the CCMA awards program are powered by <i>dmds\/yangaroo<\/i>. Eligible CCMA members will vote online, unless it is communicated in advance with the CCMA that the member would like to vote via standard mail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">First ballot<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (may 7 \u2013 may 21, 2025)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In the first round, each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender in each of the 27 award categories found on the first ballot (click <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"><a style=\"color: black;\" href=\"https:\/\/members.ccma.org\/_Library\/documents\/2025_Applicable_CCMA_Award_Categories_on_Ballots_EN_1_.pdf\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">here<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> to see the CCMA award categories found on the first ballot).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the second ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee [eligibility criteria can be found under each award\u2019s overview, starting on page fifteen (15)]. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will appear on the second ballot.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Second ballot<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (june 17 \u2013 july 2, 2025)<s><\/s><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In the second round, from the list of ten (10) contenders provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving in each of the 25 award categories found on the second ballot (click <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"><a style=\"color: black;\" href=\"https:\/\/members.ccma.org\/_Library\/documents\/2025_Applicable_CCMA_Award_Categories_on_Ballots_EN_1_.pdf\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">here<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> to see the CCMA award categories found on the second ballot).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The five (5) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the third (and final) ballot as nominees, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee [eligibility criteria can be found under each award\u2019s overview, starting on page fifteen (15)]. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Third ballot<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (july 17 \u2013 july 31, 2025)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In the third and final round, from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving in each of the 37 award categories found on the third ballot (click<\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> <a style=\"color: black;\" href=\"https:\/\/members.ccma.org\/_Library\/documents\/2025_Applicable_CCMA_Award_Categories_on_Ballots_EN_1_.pdf\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">here<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> to see CCMA award categories found on the third ballot).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The one (1) nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) nominee will be announced as the winner.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 12.05pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 12.05pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Lexend;\">Frequently asked questions (faq):<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">1.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">What is the eligibility period of the 2025 CCMA awards?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period for the 2025 CCMA awards program is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025, with the exception of <i>single of the year, top selling album of the year, top selling canadian album of the year,<\/i> and <i>top selling canadian single of the year, <\/i>whose current eligibility periods are increased to january 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">2.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Who is eligible to vote for the CCMA awards?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A CCMA member, who has purchased and has a valid membership as of may 1, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. Et is considered to be in good standing and is entitled to one (1) voting right for all applicable CCMA award categories. Only eligible CCMA members whose primary membership category is a musician, artist, producer, or songwriter are eligible to vote on the second and final ballot in the seven (7) musician award categories. Only eligible CCMA members whose primary membership category is a musician, music publisher, artist, producer, or songwriter are eligible to vote on the third and final ballot for <i>songwriter(s) of the year<\/i> (click <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"><a style=\"color: black;\" href=\"https:\/\/members.ccma.org\/_Library\/documents\/2025_Applicable_CCMA_Award_Categories_on_Ballots_EN_1_.pdf\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">here<\/span><\/a><\/span> <span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">to see the complete list of CCMA award categories determined by the balloting process).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">3.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Do you need to be canadian to be eligible for a CCMA award?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">All contenders\/nominees must be canadian citizens or have landed immigrant status. Within a group\/duo, or in the case of collaborative work(s), at least 50% of the contributing members must be canadian citizens or landed immigrants. If the group\/duo or collaborative team is made up of three (3) individuals, only one (1) person is required to be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Exception: eligibility for the top selling album of the year extends to all recording artists, including non-canadians.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">4.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Do you need to be a member of the CCMA to be eligible for an award?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">All final contenders in the second ballot are required to be members of the ccma, in good standing, prior to the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et). Within a group\/duo, or in the case of collaborative work(s), at least 50% of the contributing members must be members of the ccma, prior to the end of the second ballot. If the group\/duo or collaborative team is made up of three (3) individuals, only one (1) person is required to be a member of the ccma. (click <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"><a style=\"color: black;\" href=\"https:\/\/members.ccma.org\/ccma_membership.html\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">here<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> to find out more information about becoming a CCMA member).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Exception: eligibility for top selling album of the year, top selling canadian album of the year, and top selling canadian single of the year extends to non-CCMA members.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">5.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Do the rules and regulations change?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The CCMA awards rules and regulations are subject to change at the discretion of the CCMA awards and balloting committee and board of directors. All changes will be communicated to CCMA members via email in advance, as well as reflected on <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"><a style=\"color: black;\" href=\"http:\/\/ccma.org\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">ccma.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">6.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">When must i release content in order to be eligible for a CCMA award?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In order to be eligible for a CCMA award in the current year, all content must be released within the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Exception:<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> <i>the eligibility period, in which content must be released, for the single of the year, top selling album of the year, top selling canadian album of the year, and top selling canadian single of the year is increased to january 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for CCMA award purposes, unless otherwise noted, a release date is defined as:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">An album is considered released on the first available date that the material is available for mass consumption via a purchase in its entirety, and\/or streamed legally in its entirety by a royalty-generating service. The primary source used to determine this information is apple music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A single is considered released on the first available date that the material is available for mass consumption via a purchase in its entirety, and\/or streamed legally in its entirety by a royalty-generating service. The primary source used to determine this information is music connect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A music video is considered released on the first available date that the material can be viewed for public consumption within the current eligibility period. The primary source used to determine this information is youtube.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">If an album\/single is only released for presale within the eligibility period, the content will <u>not<\/u> be eligible. The content must be available for mass public consumption within the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">7.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">What does the CCMA consider to be a product-based award?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The CCMA has a total of nine (9) awards which are based on a product. These products can either be an album (cd, digital, ep or vinyl), single, or music video.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The following awards are product-based awards: <i>album of the year, alternative country album of the year, single of the year, songwriter(s) of the year, top selling album of the year, top selling canadian album of the year, top selling canadian single of the year, video of the year, <\/i>and<i> musical collaboration of the year<\/i>. Please note that for product-based awards, nominees from the previous year are not eligible in the current year for the same product.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend; color: red;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">8.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">What does the CCMA consider to be a sales-based award?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The CCMA has a total of three (3) awards which are solely based on sales in canada (physical, digital, and streamed). These awards are: <i>top selling album of the year, top selling canadian album of the year,<\/i> and <i>top selling canadian single of the year<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The CCMA has a total of ten (10) awards where the top contenders, the final five (5) nominees and\/or the winner(s) are partially based on sales. These awards are <i>entertainer of the year<\/i>, <i>fans\u2019 choice, female artist of the year, francophone artist of the year, group or duo of the year, musical collaboration of the year, male artist of the year<\/i>, <i>breakthrough artist or group of the year, single of the year,<\/i> and <i>video of the year<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The CCMA works closely with <i>luminate data <\/i>to capture sales information within the award eligibility periods. Physical and digital album sales figures are calculated based on scanned units. Digital track sales are converted to album sales using the formula ten (10) digital tracks sold = one (1) album sold. Audio streaming will be captured from both on demand (premium and ad supported) and programmed streaming providers and calculated using the following formulas: on demand (premium) 1,250 streams = one (1) album and\/or 125 streams = one (1) digital track; on demand (ad supported) and programmed 3,750 streams = one (1) album and\/or 375 streams = one (1) digital track. Video streaming will be captured from on demand (premium and ad supported) and will use the following formulas: on demand (premium) 1,250 views = one (1) album and\/or 125 views = one (1) digital track; on demand (ad supported) 3,750 views = one (1) album and\/or 375 views = one (1) digital track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Only official music videos and official lyric videos will be considered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">*the following awards are considered both product-based and sales-based: <i>single of the year<\/i>, <i>top selling album of the year, top selling canadian album of the year<\/i>, <i>top selling canadian single of the year, <\/i>and<i> video of the year<\/i>.<b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">9.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">How do i submit for a submission-based award?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">For the three (3) submission-based CCMA award categories, <i>songwriter(s) of the year, creative team and designer of the year<\/i>, and <i>innovative campaign of the year, <\/i>individuals are invited to submit materials detailing their activities within the current eligibility period, to be presented to a professional panel of unbiased, selected industry jurors. CCMA members will be notified, via email, when submissions open for each of the above-mentioned award categories and will be provided with a direct link to the submission page(s).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">10.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">How are jurors selected?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">For multiple CCMA award categories including <i>album of the year, songwriter(s) of the year, video of the year, creative team or designer of the year<\/i>, and <i>innovative campaign of the year,<\/i> the top ten (10) contenders, or completed submissions, will be presented to a panel of industry jurors who will ultimately decide on the top five (5) nominees and impact the final winner in that category. For the <i>entertainer of the year<\/i>, <i>female artist of the year, francophone artist of the year, group of duo of the year, male artist of the year, <\/i>and <i>breakthrough artist or group of the year<\/i> categories, a panel of industry jurors will judge the contenders to determine the final five (5) nominees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">All jurors are specifically selected by the CCMA to ensure there are no conflicts of interest or biases. Chosen jurors will sit on carefully constructed panels of knowledgeable industry professionals and will review submissions for the aforementioned categories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">11.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">How do i become a juror?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">At the beginning of each calendar year, the CCMA invites all CCMA members in good standing, as well as knowledgeable industry professionals who wish to volunteer their time and expertise, to submit an application to act as a juror for select CCMA award categories (<i>entertainer of the year<\/i>, <i>album of the year, female artist of the year, francophone artist of the year, group or duo of the year, male artist of the year, breakthrough artist or group of the year, songwriter(s) of the year, video of the year, creative team or designer of the year, <\/i>and<i> innovative campaign of the year)<\/i> and showcase opportunities. Members will be asked to submit an application for consideration and chosen jurors will sit on carefully constructed panels of knowledgeable industry professionals and review submissions for the aforementioned opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">12.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Am i able to change information that appears on (any of) the ballot(s)?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">It is the responsibility of the contender to notify the ccma, in writing, of any personal changes to ballot information prior to the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et). Only clarifications (e.g., name change) or errors may be revised on ballot information. Information as it appears on the third (and final) ballot is final.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Any company that undergoes rebranding, including a name change, must notify the ccma. The company must have possessed the new branding by october 31 of the current eligibility period to have the change reflected in the current balloting period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">13.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Can i choose to withdraw my name from the selection process?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA members have the right, should they so desire, to have their name removed from any particular award category before the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et). Please contact shaneice anthony in writing at <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"><a style=\"color: black;\" href=\"mailto:santhony@ccma.org\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">santhony@ccma.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> by the closing of the second ballot to remove your name, if desired; otherwise, the name will proceed to the third (and final) ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">14.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">How will CCMA members know when and how to vote?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">With the opening of each ballot, each eligible CCMA member will receive an email from <i>dmds\/yangaroo<\/i>, on behalf of the ccma, containing their unique login username and password.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">By sending this announcement to the last email address provided to the association by the member, the CCMA then considers the member to have received their login information. Should you not have a valid email account or have not received an email from <i>yangaroo<\/i> after 24 hours of each ballot opening, please contact yangaroo\/dmds by phone at 1-866-992-9902 or by email at <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"><a style=\"color: black;\" href=\"mailto:ccmaawards@yangaroo.com\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">ccmaawards@yangaroo.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> to receive all voting documents by mail and\/or to have the email resent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In addition, each eligible CCMA member will receive an email notification from the CCMA office, reminding them of the opening and closing of each ballot. It is the responsibility of each CCMA member to ensure their profile information is up to date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">15.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">What is the minimum number of votes needed in the first ballot in order to move forward as a contender on the second ballot?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Each contender must receive a minimum of five (5) votes in any one category on the first ballot to be eligible to appear on the second ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">16.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In categories where sales are measured to determine contenders\/nominees, how are these sales figures determined?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The CCMA works closely with <i>luminate data <\/i>to capture sales information within the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025). Physical and digital album sales figures are calculated based on scanned units. Digital track sales will be converted to album sales using the formula ten (10) digital tracks sold = one (1) album sold. Streaming will be captured from both on demand (premium and ad supported) and programmed streaming providers and calculated using the following formulas: on demand (premium) 1,250 streams = one (1) album and\/or 125 streams = one (1) digital track; on demand (ad supported) and programmed 3,750 streams = one (1) album and\/or 375 streams = one (1) digital track. Video streaming will be captured from on demand (premium and ad supported) and will use the following formulas: on demand (premium) 1,250 views = one (1) album and\/or 125 views = one (1) digital track; on demand (ad supported) 3,750 views = one (1) album and\/or 375 views = one (1) digital track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Only official music videos and official lyric videos will be considered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In the case of a track that <u>features<\/u> another artist, the streaming credit will go to the main artist appearing on the track. In the case of a <u>duet<\/u> that is equally split and marketed, each artist or group appearing on the track will receive full credit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Luminate data <\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">captures audio streaming from both on demand (premium and ad supported) and programmed streaming providers. The following is a list of streaming providers <i>luminate data<\/i> uses to collect streaming data: spotify, apple music, amazon, youtube audio, tidal, soundcloud pro, audiomack, slacker, boomplay, napster, and 7digital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Luminate data<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> captures video streaming from on demand (premium and as supported) video streaming providers: apple music, tidal, and youtube.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The top fifteen (15) contenders for the <i>entertainer of the year<\/i> award are determined by the following formulas:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Can spins: 18% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Can spins: 18% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Can sales: 38% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Can sales: 18% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Us spins and sales: 8% combination of sales and spins determined by the following formula:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Us spins: 20% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 4.1pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Us spins: 20% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 4.1pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Us sales: 40% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 4.1pt 10pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Us sales: 20% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The top fifteen contenders (15) contenders for <i>female artist of the year, group or duo of the year, <\/i>and<i> male artist of the year, <\/i>as well as the top ten (10) contenders for <i>francophone artist of the year<\/i> and final nominees for <i>fans\u2019 choice <\/i>are determined by the following formula:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Spins: 20% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Spins: 20% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales: 40% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales: 20% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The top twenty (20) contenders for <i>breakthrough artist or group of the year <\/i>are determined by the following formula:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Spins: 20% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Spins: 20% content, released <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales: 50% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales: 10% content, released <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024)<b>.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">*<i>if a single, from an album that was released within the current eligibility period, was released <u>before<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024), the single will be considered released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Exception: top selling album of the year, top selling canadian album of the year,<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> <i>and top selling canadian single of the year are based upon record sales in canada (physical, digital, and streamed) within the current eligibility period. The album\/single with the greatest unit sales will be declared the winner providing it meets the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">17.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In categories where spins are measured to determine contenders\/nominees, how are these spins calculated?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The CCMA works closely with <i>luminate data,<\/i> which provides all relevant accounts of radio airplay for single tracks (spins) for canadian country artists. Spins within the current eligibility period are measured from the country radio stations in canada that are monitored by <i>luminate data.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The top fifteen (15) contenders for the <i>entertainer of the year<\/i> award are determined by the following formulas:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Can spins: 18% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Can spins: 18% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Can sales: 38% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Can sales: 18% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Us spins and sales: 8% combination of sales and spins determined by the following formula:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Us spins: 20% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 4.1pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Us spins: 20% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 4.1pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Us sales: 40% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 4.1pt 10pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Us sales: 20% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 4.1pt 10pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The top fifteen contenders (15) contenders for <i>female artist of the year, group or duo of the year, <\/i>and<i> male artist of the year, <\/i>as well as the top ten (10) contenders for <i>francophone artist of the year<\/i> and final nominees for <i>fans\u2019 choice<\/i> are determined by the following formula:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Spins: 20% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Spins: 20% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales: 40% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales: 20% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The top twenty (20) contenders for <i>breakthrough artist or group of the year <\/i>are determined by the following formula:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Spins: 20% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Spins: 20% content, released <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales: 50% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales: 10% content, released <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024)<b>.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend; color: #0070c0;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">*<i>if a single, from an album that was released within the current eligibility period, was released <u>before<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024), the single will be considered released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">18.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In categories where sales and spins are measured to help determine the winner, how are these statistics calculated?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The CCMA works closely with <i>luminate data <\/i>to capture sales information within the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025). Physical and digital single sales figures are calculated based on scanned units. Digital track sales will be converted using the formula one (1) digital track sold = one (1) single sold. Streaming will be captured from both on demand (premium and ad supported) and programmed streaming providers and calculated using the following formulas: on demand (premium) 125 streams = one (1) digital track; on demand (ad supported) and programmed 375 streams = one (1) digital track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Luminate data <\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">captures audio streaming from both on demand (premium and ad supported) and programmed streaming providers. The following is a list of streaming providers <i>luminate data<\/i> uses to collect streaming data: spotify, apple music, amazon, youtube audio, tidal, soundcloud pro, audiomack, slacker, boomplay, napster, and 7digital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Luminate data<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> captures video streaming from on demand (premium and as supported) video streaming providers: apple music, tidal, and youtube.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The CCMA works closely with <i>luminate data,<\/i> which provides all relevant accounts of radio airplay for single tracks (spins) for canadian country artists. Spins within the current eligibility period are measured from the country radio stations in canada that are monitored by <i>luminate data.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">From the final five (5) nominees for <i>musical collaboration of the year<\/i> and <i>single of the year<\/i>, the winner will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">50% based on statistics (sales, spins)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">50% based on membership vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The statistics (sales and spins) will be given an equal weight of 50\/50. These statistics will be combined to help determine the winner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">19.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">What is considered a large and medium or small market?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The CCMA presents awards to <i>radio station of the year <\/i>in both large and medium or small markets. A large market is defined as a city with a population over 150,000. According to statistics canada 2021 census figures, cities with a population over 150,000 (in order of population) are:<\/span> <span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">toronto, montreal, calgary, ottawa, edmonton, mississauga, winnipeg, vancouver, brampton, hamilton, quebec city, surrey, laval, halifax, london, markham, vaughan, gatineau, saskatoon, longueuil, kitchener, burnaby, windsor, regina, richmond, richmond hill, oakville, burlington, greater sudbury, sherbrooke, oshawa, and abbotsford. A medium or small market is defined as a city under the population of 150,000 and is not listed above. For verification purposes, the CCMA will use the crtc and numeris as reference points to determine where a station broadcasts from when reviewing the <i>radio station of the year<\/i> award categories. For city population information, please visit the census canada website <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"><a style=\"color: black;\" href=\"http:\/\/www12.statcan.gc.ca\/census-recensement\/2016\/dp-pd\/prof\/index.cfm?Lang=E&amp;TABID=1\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">here<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">20.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Is there any time when an award will not be given out?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">There must be a minimum of three (3) contenders after the first ballot, in any applicable award category, in order for that award to be presented in the current year. If there are less than three (3) contenders, the category will be placed on hiatus for the current year only. Categories with three (3) to five (5) contenders after the first ballot will move directly to the third (and final) ballot as nominees for a membership vote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">21.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">How are award categories added?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Throughout the year, CCMA members are able to propose new award categories for consideration by completing and submitting a CCMA award category submission form found <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"><a style=\"color: black;\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/6GRyoaEazHnd1Vdk9\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">here<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">. Submissions must be received by the first monday of each december by 5:00 p.m. Et in order to be considered for the coming year\u2019s program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">22.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">How are award categories removed?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">If a current CCMA award category is comprised of five (5) or less contenders for two (2) consecutive years, the top ten (10) contenders from the previous five (5) years will be contacted, informing them that their award category is in jeopardy, and unless ten (10) contenders are produced by the following year, the specific award category will be reviewed by the board for possible retirement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">23.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">What happens if a final contender or nominee is deemed ineligible before the opening of the second or third ballot?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The ccma\u2019s policy is to replace the contender or nominee with the next eligible contender or nominee on the list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">24.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">How do winners get their physical CCMA award?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">All award winners will be contacted by the CCMA to confirm shipping details. An engraved award will be sent to each CCMA award winner, courtesy of the ccma. [details on how many awards are presented per category are outlined under each award\u2019s overview, starting on page fifteen (15)].<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">25.<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Can winners purchase additional CCMA award(s)?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 18pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award winners for the current year will be contacted by the CCMA regarding their physical CCMA award order. Should the winner(s) wish to purchase additional CCMA awards at said time, they may do so. Should past CCMA award winners wish to order additional or replacement CCMA awards, they can do so by contacting the CCMA office. When ordering additional or past CCMA awards, the physical award will remain in the original state in which it was presented. No changes or customizations will be made. The CCMA reserves the right to limit the number of additional CCMA awards purchased. For further details please contact shaneice anthony by phone at 416-947-1331 ext. 219 or by email at <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"><a style=\"color: black;\" href=\"mailto:santhony@ccma.org\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">santhony@ccma.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 12.05pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid black; padding: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 12.05pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Lexend;\">Award overview<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 4.1pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Lexend; color: #1c4587;\">Artist awards (16 awards)<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Lexend; color: #17365d;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">these awards are presented to an act (solo, duo, or group) for their excellence during the current eligibility period.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 4.1pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Entertainer of the year \u2013 award #1<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">This award is presented to the canadian act (solo, duo, or group) displaying the greatest achievements in all facets of the entertainment field in north america, within the current eligibility period. The award is for the act displaying all aspects including but not limited to sales, spins, live concert ticket sales, vocal performance, success in digital media, social media presence, fan engagement, public acceptance, leadership, and overall impact to the canadian country music industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The CCMA voting members should consider success at radio, vocal performance, success in digital media, social media presence, fan engagement, leadership, and overall impact to the canadian country music industry.<\/span><\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A professional panel of jurors will review all aspects listed above, in addition to, touring (ticket sales, tour dates, festival plays) and social media statistics.<\/span><\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">From the five (5) nominees, the winner will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 50% based on statistics (sales, spins)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0 \u00a0 25% based on jury vote<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0 \u00a025% based on membership vote<\/span><\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The act must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant. Within a group\/duo, at least 50% of the members must be canadian citizens or landed immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">All final nominees are required to be members of the ccma, in good standing by the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<i>\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0 the<i> entertainer of the year <\/i>award follows a four (4) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 the top fifteen (15) contenders for the <i>entertainer of the year<\/i> award will be determined by the following formulas:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 can spins: 18% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 4.1pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 can spins: 18% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 can sales: 38% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 4.1pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0 can sales: 18% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O \u00a0\u00a0us spins and sales: 8% combination of sales and spins determined by the following formula:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Us spins: 20% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 4.1pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Us spins: 20% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 4.1pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Us sales: 40% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 3.95pt 0.8pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Us sales: 20% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 3.95pt 0.8pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">These results will be compiled by <i>luminate data<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 3.95pt 0.8pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 a professional panel of jurors, whose members are approved by the ccma, will judge the contenders. The final five (5) nominees, which will appear on the third (and final) ballot, will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0\u00a051% based on jury vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0\u00a049% based on statistics (sales, spins)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In this step, jurors will review touring (ticket sales, tour dates, festival plays) and social media statistics in addition to the aforementioned sales and spins statistics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step four<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 from the five (5) nominees, the winner will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0\u00a050% based on statistics (sales, spins)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0\u00a025% based on jury vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0 25% based on membership vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One winner will be announced. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the act, courtesy of the ccma. In the case of a group\/duo, one (1) award will be presented to each core member of the group\/duo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 4.1pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 4.1pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Album of the year \u2013 award #2<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to the act (solo, duo, or group) for a canadian country album, which was released for mass public consumption in its entirety, within the current eligibility period. An album is defined as a collection of several pieces of music made available as a single item. The album can be a special project or commemorative package. Voters and jury members should consider all aspects, including but not limited to, market impact (e.g., sales, spins, youtube views), artistic performance, production, design, art layout and liner notes. This award is for an album as a whole unit.<\/span><\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <u>eligibility<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">An album is considered released on the first available date that the material can be possessed, by mass consumers, via a purchase in its entirety and\/or streamed legally in its entirety by a royalty-generating service. The primary source used to determine this information is apple music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The act must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant. Within a group\/duo, at least 50% of the members must be canadian citizens or landed immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Contenders in step two of the selection process are required to be members of the ccma, in good standing, to move on as one of the final five (5) nominees in the third (and final) ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The album must contain a minimum of six (6) tracks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">50% of the tracks must have been released during the current eligibility period, having never appeared on a previous album.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Final nominees from the previous year are not eligible in the current year for the same product.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the <i>album of the year <\/i>award follows a four (4) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will proceed to <u>step two<\/u>, providing they meet the eligibility requirements as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will proceed to <u>step two<\/u>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 a professional panel of jurors, whose members are approved by the ccma, will judge the contenders to determine the final five (5) nominees, which will appear on the third (and final) ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step four<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 from the five (5) nominees, the winner will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">50% jury vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">50% membership vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One winner will be announced. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the act, courtesy of the ccma. In the case of a group\/duo, one (1) award will be presented to each core member of the group\/duo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Fans\u2019\u00a0choice\u00a0\u2013 award #3<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"><br \/>\nthe top ten (10)\u00a0fans\u2019\u00a0choice\u00a0nominees (solo, duo, or group) will be determined by the highest achievement in sales and spins within the current eligibility period.\u00a0Fans\u00a0will have the opportunity to cast their vote for their favourite nominee via\u00a0an online ballot\u00a0to determine the winner.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The act must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant. Within a group\/duo, at least 50% of the members must be canadian citizens or landed immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">All final nominees are required to be members of the ccma, in good standing by the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the\u00a0<i>fans\u2019\u00a0choice\u00a0<\/i>award follows a two (2) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u2013 the final ten (10) nominees for the\u00a0<i>fans\u2019\u00a0choice\u00a0<\/i>award will be determined by the following formula:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Courier New';\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Spins: 20% new content, released\u00a0<u>within<\/u>\u00a0the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 4.1pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Courier New';\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Spins: 20% content,\u00a0released within a twelve-month period\u00a0<u>prior to<\/u>\u00a0the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Courier New';\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales: 40% new content, released\u00a0<u>within<\/u>\u00a0the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 4.1pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Courier New';\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales: 20% content, released within a twelve-month period\u00a0<u>prior to<\/u>\u00a0the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">These results will be compiled\u00a0by\u00a0<i>luminate data.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0fans\u00a0will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite nominee through\u00a0an online ballot and social media. Regarding participation in social voting, they may cast fifty (50) social votes per day; the daily voting window resets at 12:00:00 a.m. Et. All votes will be tallied and verified by the auditing firm of the ccma<i>.<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0The nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">*further details on how the public can vote will be released prior to voting opening.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the act, courtesy of the ccma. In the case of a group\/duo, one (1) award will be presented to each core member of the group\/duo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Female artist of the year \u2013 award #4<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to an individual female or female-identifying artist in the canadian country music industry displaying the greatest achievements within the current eligibility period. Voters should consider all aspects, including but not limited to success at radio, sales of pre-recorded music, presence and activity in the live music space, fan engagement, and vocal performances.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The female artist must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">All final nominees are required to be members of the ccma, in good standing by the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the <i>female artist of the year <\/i>award follows a four (4) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 the top fifteen (15) contenders for the <i>female artist of the year<\/i> award will be determined by the following formulas:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Spins: 20% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 4.1pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Spins: 20% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales: 40% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 4.1pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales: 20% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">These results will be compiled by <i>luminate data<\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 a professional panel of jurors, whose members are approved by the ccma, will judge the contenders. The final five (5) nominees, which will appear on the third (and final) ballot, will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0\u00a051% based on jury vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0\u00a049% based on statistics (sales, spins)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In this step, the jurors will consider the following ratio when narrowing down their selection to the final five:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 3.95pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">40% based on statistics (sales, spins)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 3.95pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">60% based on artist activity during the eligibility period, with consideration given to the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 3.95pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Media presence and visibility<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 3.95pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Live business (ticket sales, tour dates, festival plays)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 3.95pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Fan engagement via social channels<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 3.95pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Artistic merit<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 3.95pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Vocal performances<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 3.95pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Overall contribution to the canadian country music industry<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step four<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 from the five (5) nominees, the winner will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">33.3% based on statistics (sales, spins)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">33.3% based on jury vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">33.4% based on membership vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One winner will be announced. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the artist, courtesy of the ccma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Francophone artist of the year \u2013 award #5<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">This award is presented to a francophone act (solo, duo, or group) in the canadian country music industry displaying the greatest achievements within the current eligibility period. Voters should consider all aspects, including but not limited to success at radio, sales of pre-recorded music, presence and activity in the live music space, fan engagement, and vocal performances.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend; color: red;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 8pt; line-height: 16px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 8pt; line-height: 16px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Repertoire released within the current eligibility period must include at least 70% french-language content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 8pt; line-height: 16px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The act must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant. Within a group\/duo, at least 50% of the members must be canadian citizens or landed immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 8pt; line-height: 16px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">All final nominees are required to be members of the ccma, in good standing by the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The <i>francophone artist of the year<\/i> award follows a four (4) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 8pt; line-height: 16px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 the top ten (10) contenders for the <i>francophone artist of the year<\/i> award will be determined by the following formulas:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 8pt; line-height: 16px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Spins: 20% new content, released within the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Spins: 20% content, released within a twelve-month period prior to the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 8pt; line-height: 16px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales: 40% new content, released within the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 15px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales: 20% content, released within a twelve-month period prior to the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">These results will be compiled by <i>luminate data<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 a professional panel of jurors, whose members are approved by the ccma, will judge the contenders. The final five (5) nominees, which will appear on the third (and final) ballot, will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0 51% based on jury vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0 49% based on statistics (sales, spins)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In this step, the jurors will consider the following ratio when narrowing down their selection to the final five:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">40% based on statistics (sales, spins)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">60% based on artist activity during the eligibility period, with consideration given to the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Media presence and visibility<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Live business (ticket sales, tour dates, festival plays)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Fan engagement via social channels<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Artistic merit<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Vocal performances<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Overall contribution to the canadian country music industry<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 8pt; line-height: 16px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step four<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 from the five (5) nominees, the winner will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 8pt; line-height: 16px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">25% based on statistics (sales, spins)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 8pt; line-height: 16px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">50% based on jury vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 8pt; line-height: 16px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">25% based on membership vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One winner will be announced. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend; color: red;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the act, courtesy of the ccma. In the case of a group\/duo, one (1) award will be presented to each core member of the group\/duo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Group or duo of the year \u2013 award #6<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to a group\/duo (defined as an act comprised of two (2) or more people, all of whom perform together as a collective group) in the canadian country music industry, displaying the greatest achievements within the current eligibility period. The act may include an individual who has, or currently does, perform as a solo artist under a name different than that of the group\/duo. This award is based on the performance of the group\/duo as a unit, either on record or in person. Voters should consider all aspects, including but not limited to success at radio, sales of pre-recorded music, presence and activity in the live music space, fan engagement, and vocal performances.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend; color: #0070c0;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">At least 50% of the group\/duo must be canadian citizens or landed immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">At least 50% of the contributing members must be members of the CCMA in good standing prior to the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Any group\/duo that capitalizes in whole, or in part, by incorporating the name of a solo artist in the name of the group\/duo is not permitted to stand for nomination in this category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Special collaborations between two solo artists\/acts do not qualify.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the <i>group or duo of the year <\/i>award follows a four (4) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 the top fifteen (15) contenders for the <i>group or duo of the year<\/i> award will be determined by the following formula:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Spins: 20% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 4.1pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Spins: 20% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales: 40% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 4.1pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales: 20% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">These results will be compiled by <i>luminate data<\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 a professional panel of jurors, whose members are approved by the ccma, will judge the contenders. The final five (5) nominees, which will appear on the third (and final) ballot, will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0 51% based on jury vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0 49% based on statistics (sales, spins)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In this step, the jurors will consider the following ratio when narrowing down their selection to the final five:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">40% based on statistics (sales, spins)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">60% based on artist activity during the eligibility period, with consideration given to the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 3.95pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Media presence and visibility<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 3.95pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Live business (ticket sales, tour dates, festival plays)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 3.95pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Fan engagement via social channels<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 3.95pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Artistic merit<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 3.95pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Vocal performances<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 3.95pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Overall contribution to the canadian country music industry<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step four<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 from the five (5) nominees, the winner will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">33.3% based on statistics (sales, spins)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">33.3% based on jury vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">33.4% based on membership vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One winner will be announced. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the act, courtesy of the ccma. In the case of a group\/duo, one (1) award will be presented to each core member of the group\/duo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Musical collaboration of the year \u2013 award #7<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented for a collaboration of two or more acts, any, or all of whom are known primarily as a country artist in the canadian country music industry and a canadian member of the CCMA in good standing. The collaboration must have been professionally recorded and publicly released within the current eligibility period. Voters should give consideration to all aspects of the collaboration, including but not limited to artistic performance and creative integrity, and the impact of the collaboration on consumers and the canadian country music industry. This award is based on an individual release, <u>not<\/u> an individual collaborators\u2019 body of work.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend; color: #0070c0;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A product is considered released on the first available date that the material can be possessed, by mass consumers, via a purchase in its entirety and\/or streamed legally in its entirety by a royalty-generating service. The primary source used to determine this information is apple music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">50% of the act(s) must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant. In the case of multiple collaborators, at least 50% of the members must be canadian citizens or landed immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Contenders in step two of the selection process are required to be members of the ccma, in good standing, in order to move on as one of the final five (5) nominees in the third (and final) ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Final nominees from the previous year are not eligible in the current year for the same product.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the <i>musical collaboration of the year<\/i> award follows a four (4) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will proceed to <u>step two<\/u>, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will proceed to <u>step two<\/u>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (second ballot) \u2013 from the list of ten (10) contenders provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving. The five (5) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the third (and final) ballot as nominees. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step four \u2013 from the five (5) nominees, the winner will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">50% based on statistics (sales, spins)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">50% based on membership vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One winner will be announced. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the acts, courtesy of the ccma. In the case of multiple collaborators, one (1) award will be presented to each core collaborator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Male artist of the year \u2013 award #8<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to an individual male or male-identifying artist in the canadian country music industry displaying the greatest achievements within the current eligibility period. Voters should consider all aspects, including but not limited to success at radio, sales of pre-recorded music, presence and activity in the live music space, fan engagement, and vocal performances.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The male artist must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">All final nominees are required to be members of the ccma, in good standing by the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the <i>male artist of the year<\/i> award follows a four (4) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 the top fifteen (15) contenders for the <i>male artist of the year<\/i> award will be determined by the following formula:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Courier New';\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Spins: 20% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 4.1pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Courier New';\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Spins: 20% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Courier New';\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales: 40% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 4.1pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Courier New';\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales: 20% content, released within a twelve-month period <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">These results will be compiled by <i>luminate data<\/i>.<u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 3.95pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 a professional panel of jurors, whose members are approved by the ccma, will judge the contenders. The final five (5) nominees, which will appear on the third (and final) ballot, will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0 51% based on jury vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0 49% based on statistics (sales, spins)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In this step, the jurors will consider the following ratio when narrowing down their selection to the final five:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">40% based on statistics (sales, spins)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">60% based on artist activity during the eligibility period, with consideration given to the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Media presence and visibility<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0live business (ticket sales, tour dates, festival plays)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Fan engagement via social channels<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Artistic merit<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Vocal performances<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Overall contribution to the canadian country music industry<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step four<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 from the five (5) nominees, the winner will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">33.3% based on statistics (sales, spins)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">33.3% based on jury vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">33.4% based on membership vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One winner will be announced. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the artist, courtesy of the ccma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Breakthrough artist or group of the year \u2013 award #9<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to an act (solo, duo, or group) who has shown measured growth and development during the current eligibility period. Voters should consider all aspects, including but not limited to success at radio and streaming, media presence and recognition, industry and public awareness, and live performance. This award is only open to those who have not been previously nominated in several specific CCMA artist award categories (detailed below). Fans will also have the opportunity to cast their vote for their favourite nominee via an online ballot.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The act must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant. Within a group\/duo, at least<br \/>\n50% of the members must be canadian citizens or landed immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Second ballot contenders are required to be members of the ccma, in good standing, by<br \/>\nthe end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et) in order to move on to the third<br \/>\n(and final) ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Within a group\/duo, at least 50% of the contributing members must be members of the<br \/>\nccma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">This category is open only to those acts who have never before won the <i>rising star<\/i> award, and who have never before been nominated for <i>entertainer of the year, album of the year, fans\u2019 choice, female artist of the year, group or duo of the year, male artist of the year, roots artist or group of the year, roots album of the year, alternative country album of the year, single of the year<\/i> and\/or <i>video of the year<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Nominees in this category are eligible in other categories in the current year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">An individual performing artist who has been previously nominated within a group\/duo<br \/>\nand now performs as a solo artist or has changed his\/her name does not qualify.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A group\/duo who has a group member previously nominated as an individual performing<br \/>\nartist does not qualify.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 54pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">No act shall be nominated for the <i>breakthrough artist or group of the year <\/i>award (including under its formerly known category name of <i>rising star<\/i>) more than twice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the <i>breakthrough artist or group of the year <\/i>award follows a five (5) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 the top twenty (20) contenders for the <i>breakthrough artist or group of the year<\/i> award who meet the above criteria will be determined by the following formula:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Spins: 20% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 4.1pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Spins: 20% content, released <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 4.1pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales: 50% new content, released <u>within<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales: 10% content, released <u>prior to<\/u> the current eligibility period (march 1, 2023, through to february 29, 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">These results will be compiled by <i>luminate data<\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 a professional panel of jurors, whose members are approved by the ccma, will judge the contenders. The final five (5) nominees, which will appear on the third (and final) ballot, will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0 51% based on jury vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0 49% based on statistics (sales, spins)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In this step, the jurors will consider the following ratio when narrowing down their selection to the final five:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">40% based on statistics (sales, spins)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">60% based on artist activity during the eligibility period, with consideration given to the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Statistics (sales, spins)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Media presence + visibility<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Industry + public awareness<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 144pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Live performance opportunities<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving. In addition, fans will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite nominee through an online ballot and social media. Regarding participation in social voting, they may cast fifty (50) social votes per day; the daily voting window resets at 12:00:00 a.m. Et. All votes will be tallied and verified by the auditing firm of the ccma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">*further details on how the public can vote will be released prior to voting opening.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step four <\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">from the five (5) nominees, the winner will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 126pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">33.3% based on fan vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 126pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">33.3% based on jury vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 126pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">33.4% based on membership vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 126pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend; color: #0070c0;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One winner will be announced. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the act, courtesy of the ccma. In the case of a group\/duo, one (1) award will be presented to each core member of the group\/duo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Alternative country album of the year \u2013 award #10<\/span><\/b><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">This award is presented to the act (solo, duo, or group) for a canadian alternative country album which was released for mass public consumption in its entirety, within the current eligibility period. An album is defined as a collection of several pieces of music made available as a single item. The album can be a special project or commemorative package. Alternative country music incorporates influences from a multitude of musical styles, including but not limited to americana, bluegrass, blues, celtic, country-blues, folk, gospel, hillbilly, hip-hop, country punk\/rock, r&amp;b, roots, rockabilly, singer\/songwriter and western swing. Voters should consider all aspects of the album, including but not limited to artistic performance, production, design, art layout and liner notes. This award is for an alternative country album as a whole unit.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">An album is considered released on the first available date that the material can be possessed, by mass consumers, via a purchase in its entirety and\/or streamed legally in its entirety by a royalty-generating service. The primary source used to determine this information is apple music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The act must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant. Within a group\/duo, at least 50% of the members must be canadian citizens or landed immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Second ballot contenders are required to be members of the ccma, in good standing, by the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et) in order to move on to the third (and final) ballot. Within a group\/duo, 50% of the contributing members must be members of the ccma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The album must contain a minimum of six (6) tracks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">50% of the tracks must have been released during the current eligibility period, having never appeared on a previous album.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Final nominees from the previous year are not eligible in the current year for the same product.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the <i>alternative country album of the year <\/i>award follows a three (3) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the second ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will appear on the second ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (second ballot) \u2013 from the list of ten (10) contenders provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving. The five (5) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the third (and final) ballot as nominees. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving. The nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the act, courtesy of the ccma. In the case of a group\/duo, one (1) award will be presented to each core member of the group\/duo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Single of the year \u2013 award #11<\/span><\/b><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">This award is presented to the act (solo, duo, or group) for a canadian country music track, which was released as a single within the current eligibility period as defined below. The top 5 singles will be a combination of the highest spinning singles and the highest sales (includes streaming) within the current eligibility period. Voters should consider the impact of the single on consumers and the canadian country music industry.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">For the purpose of the <i>single of the year<\/i> award, the current eligibility period for when the single must have been released is increased to january 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Statistics will be captured from march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025, and provided by <i>luminate data<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A single is considered released on the first available date that the material is available for mass consumption via a purchase in its entirety, and\/or streamed legally in its entirety by a royalty-generating service. The primary source used to determine this information is music connect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The act must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant. Within a group\/duo, at least 50% of the members must be canadian citizens or landed immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">All final nominees are required to be members of the ccma, in good standing by the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A list of top 200 spinning singles and a list of the top 200 consumed (sales and streams) singles will be provided to the CCMA directly from <i>luminate data. <\/i>Each list<i> <\/i>will be given scores based on a ranking system given an equal weight of 50\/50. Ranks will be combined to determine the final five (5) nominees. The two lists of qualifying singles will be provided to the CCMA directly from <i>luminate data.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">If the final five (5) nominees contain the same artist more than once, the CCMA will reach out to artist management to ask if they would like to remove one of the singles from the top 5 nominees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Final nominees from the previous year are not eligible in the current year for the same product.<i><br \/>\n<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the <i>single of the year<\/i> award follows a three (3) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 a list of top 200 spinning singles and a list of the top 200 consumed (sales and streams) singles will be provided to the CCMA directly from <i>luminate data. <\/i>Each list<i> <\/i>will be given scores based on a ranking system given an equal weight of 50\/50. Ranks will be combined to determine the final five (5) nominees. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 from the five (5) nominees, the winner will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">50% based statistics (sales, spins)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">50% based on membership vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One winner will be announced. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the act, courtesy of the ccma. In the case of a group\/duo, one (1) award will be presented to each core member of the group\/duo.<b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Songwriter(s) of the year \u2013 award #12<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to the songwriter(s) of an individual country music song first released for public consumption within the current eligibility period. This award is based on an individual song and not on the songwriter(s)\u2019 body of work. Voters should consider all aspects of the given song, if applicable, including but not limited to lyrics, music, success at radio, record sales, success in digital media and impact of the song on consumers and the canadian country music industry, with emphasis on the creative integrity of the song.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The songwriter(s) must be a canadian citizen(s) or landed immigrant(s). On collaborations, at least one (1) of the songwriters must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Second ballot contenders are required to be members of the ccma, in good standing, by the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et) in order to move on to the third (and final) ballot. Within a collaboration, at least one (1) of the contributing members must be a member of the CCMA in good standing prior to the end of the second ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A song from a greatest hits album does not qualify unless it is a new recording of previously released material.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Final nominees from the previous year are not eligible in the current year for the same product.<i><br \/>\n<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the <i>songwriter(s) of the year<\/i> award follows a four (4) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 songwriters are invited to submit a digital file of an eligible song.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Apple Color Emoji';\">\u25aa<\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> if there are less than three (3) submissions, the award will not be given out in the current year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (second ballot) \u2013 a professional panel of industry jurors, whose members are approved by the ccma, will judge the submissions to determine the final five (5) nominees, which will appear on the third (and final) ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, only eligible CCMA members listed as a musician, artist, producer, songwriter, or music publisher as their primary membership category are eligible to vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step four<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 from the five (5) nominees, the winner will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0 51% based on jury vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0 49% based on membership vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One winner will be announced. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to (each of) the songwriter(s), courtesy of the ccma.<b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Top selling album of the year \u2013 award #13<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to the act (solo, duo, or group) of a country music album, based upon record sales in canada, including physical, digital, and streamed, within the current eligibility period. An album is defined as a collection of several pieces of music made available as a single item. The album can be a new recording of previously released material.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">For the purpose of the <i>top selling album of the year, <\/i>the current eligibility period in which the product must have been released is increased to january 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">This award is based on sales within the <u>current eligibility period<\/u> (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The album must contain no less than six (6) tracks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility for this award extends to all country recording artists (including non-canadians).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility for this award extends to non-CCMA members.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The album can be a new recording of previously released material.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Greatest hits and compilation albums compiled of previously released recordings do not qualify.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">50% of the tracks must have been released during the current eligibility period, having never appeared on a previous album, unless it is a new recording of previously released material.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Individual digital track sales will be converted to album sales using the formula ten (10) digital tracks sold = one (1) album sold. Audio streaming will be captured from both on demand (premium and ad supported) and programmed streaming providers and calculated using the following formulas: on demand (premium) 1,250 streams = one (1) album and\/or 125 streams = one (1) digital track; on demand (ad supported) and programmed 3,750 streams = one (1) album and\/or 375 streams = one (1) digital track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Video streaming will be captured from on demand (premium and ad supported) and will use the following formulas: on demand (premium) 1,250 views = one (1) album and\/or 125 views = one (1) digital track; on demand (ad supported) 3,750 views = one (1) album and\/or 375 views = one (1) digital track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The results will be provided by <i>luminate data.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Courier New';\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales figures supplied may be audited by the accounting firm of the ccma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Courier New';\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The album with the greatest unit sales will be declared the winner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Courier New';\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">There are no nominees in this category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Courier New';\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">There is no voting in this category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <u>CCMA award<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the act, courtesy of the ccma. In the case of a group\/duo, one (1) award will be presented to each core member of the group\/duo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Top selling canadian album of the year \u2013 award #14<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to the act (solo, duo, or group) of a canadian country music album, based upon record sales in canada, including physical, digital, and streamed, within the current eligibility period. An album is defined as a collection of several pieces of music made available as a single item. The album can be a new recording of previously released material.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">For the purpose of the <i>top selling canadian album of the year<\/i>, the current eligibility period in which the product must have been released is increased to january 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">This award is based on sales within the <u>current eligibility period<\/u> (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The act must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant. Within a group\/duo, at least 50% of the members must be canadian citizens or landed immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The album must contain no less than six (6) tracks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility for this award extends to all canadian country recording artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility for this award extends to non-CCMA members.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The album can be a new recording of previously released material.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Greatest hits and compilation albums compiled of previously released recordings do not qualify.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">50% of the tracks must have been released during the current eligibility period, having never appeared on a previous album, unless it is a new recording of previously released material.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Individual digital track sales will be converted to album sales using the formula ten (10) digital tracks sold = one (1) album sold. Audio streaming will be captured from both on demand (premium and ad supported) and programmed streaming providers and calculated using the following formulas: on demand (premium) 1,250 streams = one (1) album and\/or 125 streams = one (1) digital track; on demand (ad supported) and programmed 3,750 streams = one (1) album and\/or 375 streams = one (1) digital track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Video streaming will be captured from on demand (premium and ad supported) and will use the following formulas: on demand (premium) 1,250 views = one (1) album and\/or 125 views = one (1) digital track; on demand (ad supported) 3,750 views = one (1) album and\/or 375 views = one (1) digital track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The results will be provided by <i>luminate data.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Courier New';\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales figures supplied may be audited by the accounting firm of the ccma.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Courier New';\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The album with the greatest unit sales will be declared the winner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Courier New';\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">There are no nominees in this category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Courier New';\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">There is no voting in this category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the act, courtesy of the ccma. In the case of a group\/duo, one (1) award will be presented to each core member of the group\/duo.<b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Top selling canadian single of the year \u2013 award #15<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to the act (solo, duo, or group) of a canadian country music single, based upon sales in canada, both digital and streamed, within the current eligibility period.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">For the purpose of the <i>top selling canadian single of the year, <\/i>the current eligibility period in which the product must have been released is increased to january 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">This award is based on sales within the <u>current eligibility period<\/u> (march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The act must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant. Within a group\/duo, at least 50% of the members must be canadian citizens or landed immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility for this award extends to all canadian country recording artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility for this award extends to non-CCMA members.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Lexend;\">Individual track sales will be captured.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Lexend;\">Audio streamed track sales will be converted to digital track sales using the following formulas: on demand (premium) 125 streams = one (1) digital track sold; on demand (ad supported) and programmed 375 streams = one (1) digital track sold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0cm 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Video streaming will be captured from on demand (premium and ad supported) and will use the following formulas: on demand (premium) 125 views = one (1) digital track; on demand (ad supported) 375 views = one (1) digital track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Only official music videos and official lyric videos will be considered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Lexend;\">The results will be provided by <i>luminate data.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: 'Courier New';\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Lexend;\">Sales figures supplied may be audited by the accounting firm of the ccma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: 'Courier New';\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Lexend;\">The single with the greatest unit sales will be declared the winner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: 'Courier New';\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Lexend;\">There are no nominees in this category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: 'Courier New';\">o<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Lexend;\">There is no voting in this category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the act, courtesy of the ccma. In the case of a group\/duo, one (1) award will be presented to each core member of the group\/duo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Video of the year \u2013 award #16<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">This award is presented to the act (solo, duo, or group) for a canadian country music video, released for consumption within the current eligibility period. This award is for an original music video. Voters and jury members should consider all aspects of the given video, including but not limited to creativity, production, visual appeal and impact on consumers and the canadian country music industry.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A music video is considered released on the first available date that the material can be viewed for public consumption. The primary source used to determine this information is youtube.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The act must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant. Within a group\/duo, at least 50% of the members must be canadian citizens or landed immigrants.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Contenders in step two of the selection process are required to be members of the ccma, in good standing, in order to move on as one of the final five (5) nominees on the third (and final) ballot; within a group\/duo, 50% of the contributing members must be members of the CCMA in order to move on to the third (and final) ballot.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The award is for an original music video, not more than ten (10) minutes in length, featuring the performance of not more than one (1) song.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Final nominees from the previous year are not eligible in the current year for the same product.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">the <i>video of the year<\/i> award follows a five (5) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will proceed to <u>step two<\/u>, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will proceed to <u>step two<\/u>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 a professional panel of industry jurors, whose members are approved by the ccma, will judge the ten (10) contenders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three <\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u2013 scores given by the jury to the top 10 contenders will be given a ranking. Video streaming statistics will also be collected for each of the top ten (10) contenders and also be given a score based on a ranking system. The two sets of ranks will be combined for an equal 50\/50 weight to determine the final five (5) nominees which will appear on the third (and final) ballot. Video streaming statistics will be provided to the CCMA directly from <i>luminate data<\/i>. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step four<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving. The nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner in the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step five<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 from the five (5) nominees, the winner will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0 51% based on jury vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">O\u00a0\u00a0 49% based on membership vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the act, courtesy of the ccma. In the case of a group or duo, one (1) award will be presented to each core member of the group\/duo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Lexend; color: #1c4587;\">Musician awards (7 awards)<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">these awards recognize freelance musicians on record or stage, who are known primarily as freelance performers.\u00a0 All eligible CCMA members are eligible to vote on the seven (7) musician award categories on the first ballot. Only eligible CCMA members listed as a musician, artist, producer<span style=\"color: red;\">,<\/span> or songwriter as their primary membership category are eligible to vote on the seven (7) musician award categories on the second and third ballot. A musician is only eligible to win five (5) times within the same musician award category before being added to the CCMA musician hall of honour, making them no longer eligible in that category.<\/span><\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Bass player of the year \u2013 award #17<br \/>\ndrummer of the year \u2013 award #18<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Fiddle player of the year \u2013 award #19<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Guitar player of the year \u2013 award #20<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Keyboard player of the year \u2013 award #21<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Specialty instrument player of the year <\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u2013 <b>award #22<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Steel guitar player of the year \u2013 award #23<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period for the seven (7) above-mentioned musician awards is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">All eligible CCMA voting members are eligible to vote on the seven (7) musician award categories on the first ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Only eligible CCMA members, listed as a musician, artist, producer or songwriter as their primary membership category are eligible to vote on the seven (7) musician award categories on the second and third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The musician for each of the above musician awards must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Second ballot contenders are required to be members of the ccma, in good standing, by the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et) in order to move on to the third (and final) ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A musician is only eligible to win five (5) times within the same musician award category before being added to the CCMA musician hall of honour, making them no longer eligible in that category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the seven (7) musician awards follow a three (3) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the second ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will appear on the second ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (second ballot) \u2013 from the list of ten (10) contenders provided, only eligible CCMA members listed as a musician, artist, producer or songwriter as their primary membership category are eligible to vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving. The five (5) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the third (and final) ballot as nominees. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, only eligible CCMA members listed as a musician, artist, producer or songwriter as their primary membership category are eligible to vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving. The nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner in the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the musician in each of the seven (7) musician award categories, courtesy of the ccma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Lexend; color: #1c4587;\">Radio awards (2 awards)<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Lexend;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">the CCMA will present awards to radio station of the year in both large and medium or small markets. A large market is defined as a city with a population over 150,000. According to statistics canada 2021 census figures, cities with a population over 150,000 (in order of population) are:<\/span><\/i> <i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">toronto, montreal, calgary, ottawa, edmonton, mississauga, winnipeg, vancouver, brampton, hamilton, quebec city, surrey, laval, halifax, london, markham, vaughan, gatineau, saskatoon, longueuil, kitchener, burnaby, windsor, regina, richmond, richmond hill, oakville, burlington, greater sudbury, sherbrooke, oshawa and abbotsford.<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Lexend;\"> <i>A medium or small market is defined as a city under the population of 150,000 and is not listed above.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Radio station of the year (large market) \u2013 award #24<br \/>\nradio station of the year (medium or small market) \u2013 award #25<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">These awards are presented to canadian country music radio stations, who exemplify the development of canadian country talent through a presentation of the music on their station, within the current eligibility period. Eligible terrestrial country radio stations must be licensed by the crtc. Voters should give consideration to all aspects, including but not limited to community involvement, promotions, leadership and recognition.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligible terrestrial country radio stations must be licensed by the crtc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A minimum of one (1) person from the radio station must be a member of the CCMA in good standing, prior to the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The <i>radio station of the year (large market)<\/i> award, and the <i>radio station of the year (medium or small market)<\/i> award follows a three (3) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the second ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will appear on the second ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (second ballot) \u2013 from the list of ten (10) contenders provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving. The five (5) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the third (and final) ballot as nominees. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving. The nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the radio station in each market, courtesy of the ccma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Lexend; color:000000\">Industry awards (16 awards)<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend; color: #17365d;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">these awards honour individuals and organizations that have made a significant contribution to canadian country music within the current eligibility period.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Booking agency of the year \u2013 award #26<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to a booking agency that procures employment for a canadian country act(s) within the current eligibility period.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The booking agency must have a full-time employee under the umbrella of the company who is a canadian citizen or landed immigrant or the company must have an operating office in canada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A minimum of one (1) person from the booking agency must be a member of the CCMA in good standing, prior to the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The booking agency must procure employment for a canadian country act(s) within the current eligibility period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The <i>booking agency of the year<\/i> award follows a three (3) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the second ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will appear on the second ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (second ballot) \u2013 from the list of ten (10) contenders provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving. The five (5) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the third (and final) ballot as nominees. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving. The nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the company, courtesy of the ccma.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Country club of the year \u2013 award #29<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to a canadian establishment, which regularly features performances by canadian country artists, within the current eligibility period.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The club must have an operating establishment located in canada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A minimum of one (1) person from the country club is required to be a member of the CCMA in good standing prior to the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Et).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The club must have bought or promoted at least ten (10) country events, with canadian content, within the eligibility period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The <i>country club of the year <\/i>award follows a three (3) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the second ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will appear on the second ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (second ballot) \u2013 from the list of ten (10) contenders provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving. The five (5) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the third (and final) ballot as nominees. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving. The nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the establishment, courtesy of the ccma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Country festival, fair or exhibition of the year \u2013 award #28<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to a canadian festival, fair or exhibition, which utilizes canadian country artists as an element of the event and presents country music in a positive manner while attracting a large and diverse audience, and has displayed professional organization, management, and production within the current eligibility period.<\/span><\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The festival, fair or exhibition must have an operating event located in canada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A minimum of one (1) person from the festival, fair or exhibition is required to be a member of the CCMA in good standing, prior to the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The <i>country festival, fair or exhibition of the year award <\/i>follows a three (3) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the second ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will appear on the second ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (second ballot) \u2013 from the list of ten (10) contenders provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving. The five (5) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the third (and final) ballot as nominees. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving. The nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the establishment, courtesy of the ccma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Country music program, special, or digital feature of the year \u2013 award #29<\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">This award is presented to the production company of an original, canadian-produced country music program, special, or digital feature whose original airing on television, radio, digital, or social media platform was within the current eligibility period. Its content must promote country music, highlighting the genre overall and\/or creating a positive impact for the featured subject(s). A special is a one-time production, while a program is a collection of no less than five (5) individual episodes. Traditional broadcast content must be a minimum of 30 minutes in duration. Podcast content must be a minimum of 10 minutes in duration. A digital feature has a run time of no less than four (4) minutes. Digital series and playlists featuring no fewer than five (5) clips of short-form social media content are eligible, provided they are part of an original production. Short-form content ranges from thirty (30) seconds to four (4) minutes maximum.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The producer(s) and\/or production company must have an operating office located in canada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A minimum of one (1) producer or person from the production company is required to be a member of the CCMA in good standing prior to the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In the event of a co-production, the co-producer team would stand collectively for the co-production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">For program specials, final nominees from the previous year are not eligible in the current year for the same special. (this does not apply to continuous country music programs; however, it applies only to one-off country music specials).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend; color: red;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The <i>country music program, special, or digital feature of the year <\/i>award follows a three (3) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the second ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will appear on the second ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (second ballot) \u2013 from the list of ten (10) contenders provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving. The five (5) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the third (and final) ballot as nominees. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving. The nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the producer(s) or production company, courtesy of the ccma. In the event of a co-production, one (1) award is presented to (each of) the production teams courtesy of the ccma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Country personality(ies) of the year &#8211; award #30<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to a canadian country music personality(ies) who champions the development of canadian country talent through their on-air and\/or digital presence within the current eligibility period. Eligible platforms include canadian country radio stations, nationally syndicated broadcasts, podcasts, and social media outlets. Voters should consider all aspects, including but not limited to the personality(ies)\u2019s on-air and\/or digital presentation, audience reach, community service, industry involvement, and charitable contributions.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A minimum of one (1) person from the outlet must be a member of the CCMA in good standing prior to the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The individual must have been employed, and in the applicable position within the corresponding outlet for a minimum of 50% of the current eligibility period.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In the case of multiple personalities, the core personality(ies) must have been employed, and in the applicable position within the corresponding outlet for a minimum of 50% of the current eligibility period.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The <i>country personality(ies) of the year <\/i>award follows a three (3) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the second ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will appear on the second ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (second ballot) \u2013 from the list of ten (10) contenders provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving. The five (5) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the third (and final) ballot as nominees. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving. The nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to each core member of the personality(ies), courtesy of the ccma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Management company of the year \u2013 award #31<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to a management company that oversees the career of a canadian country act(s) within the current eligibility period.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The management company must have a full-time employee under the umbrella of the company who is a canadian citizen or landed immigrant, or the company must have an operating office in canada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A minimum of one (1) person from the management company is required to be a member of the ccma, in good standing, prior to the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The management company must oversee the careers of canadian country act(s) within the current eligibility period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The <i>management company of the year<\/i> award follows a three (3) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the second ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will appear on the second ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (second ballot) \u2013 from the list of ten (10) contenders provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving. The five (5) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the third (and final) ballot as nominees. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving. The nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the management company, courtesy of the ccma.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Music publishing company of the year \u2013 award #32<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to a publishing firm which published original country works by canadian writers, within the current eligibility period.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The music publishing company must have a full-time employee under the umbrella of the company who is a canadian citizen or landed immigrant or the company must have an operating office in canada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A minimum of one (1) person from the music publishing company is required to be a member of the CCMA in good standing, prior to the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et).\u00a0<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The music publishing firm must have published original country works by canadian writers, within the current eligibility period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The <i>music publishing company of the <\/i>year award follows a three (3) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the second ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will appear on the second ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (second ballot) \u2013 from the list of ten (10) contenders provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving. The five (5) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the third (and final) ballot as nominees. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving. The nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the music publishing company, courtesy of the ccma.<b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Record company of the year \u2013 award #33<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to a record company which has released a canadian country product for sale within the current eligibility period. A record company is defined as a company or label that makes and sells musical recordings independently, in partnership with, and\/or operates with full services as a division of a multinational company.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The record company must have an operating office located in canada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A minimum of one (1) person from the record company is required to be a member of the CCMA in good standing prior to the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et).<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The record company must have released a canadian country product for sale within the current eligibility period.<u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Lexend;\">The <i>record company of the year<\/i> award follows a three (3) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the second ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will appear on the second ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (second ballot) \u2013 from the list of ten (10) contenders provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving. The five (5) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the third (and final) ballot as nominees. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 18px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving. The nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the record company, courtesy of the ccma.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Industry person of the year \u2013 award #34<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to one individual displaying excellence in supporting, expanding, and building the canadian country music industry and genre during the current eligibility period. Potential contenders can work in the following categories (including but not limited to): artists and repertoire (a&amp;r), artist management, marketing, media (radio, television, streaming), music associations, promotions, public relations, publishing, studios, touring, and venues.<\/span><\/i><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The recipient must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Second ballot contenders are required to be members of the ccma, in good standing, by the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et) in order to move on to the third (and final) ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">This award is presented to one (1) individual. Any votes containing more than one (1) name on the first ballot will be considered <u>invalid<\/u>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The individual must have been employed, and in the applicable position within the corresponding company for a minimum of 50% of the current eligibility period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The <i>industry person of the year<\/i> award follows a three (3) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the second ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will appear on the second ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (second ballot) \u2013 from the list of ten (10) contenders provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving. The five (5) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the third (and final) ballot as nominees. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving. The nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the industry person, courtesy of the ccma.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Creative team or designer of the year \u2013 award #35<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to the creative director and\/or creative design team that has demonstrated an exceptional body of visual artwork that helps bring country music to life. This award recognizes a director or team&#8217;s body of work within the current eligibility period. It can include creative assets from one or multiple artists, projects, or marketing campaigns. Submissions may include any combination of album packaging, single art, merchandise, digital marketing assets, tour posters, websites, and other promotional materials. Voters and jury members should consider all aspects of the given body of work, including but not limited to the design concept(s), layout(s), typography, execution, visual impact, audience appeal, and use of materials\/media.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">At least 50% of the design team must be canadian citizens or landed immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Only eligible CCMA members are entitled to submit in this category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Contenders in step two of the selection process are required to be members of the ccma, in good standing, to move on as one of the final five (5) nominees in the third (and final) ballot; within a collaboration, at least 50% of the contributing members must be members of the ccma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Packaging and campaign design released prior to the current eligibility period (march 1, 2024) does not qualify; however, design elements of previously released cd, ep, vinyl and\/or single (digital) packaging qualifies when the design elements are incorporated into a new design (e.g., greatest hits packaging).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A maximum of eight (8) individual elements can be included per submission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A maximum of four (4) individuals can be listed as a creative design team. If an artist\/duo\/group is included as part of the design team, they will be considered as a single individual.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">For those submitting, only those listed as the creative directors on the completed submission form, verified by the CCMA awards verification committee, will be considered members of the creative design team. Once submitted, the names <u>cannot be changed<\/u>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Final nominees from the previous year are not eligible in the current year for the same product.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The <i>creative team or designer of the year <\/i>award follows a four (4) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 members of a creative team or designer are invited to submit a package, including their artwork, detailing the creative thought process behind the artwork, the connectedness to the music\/art, and marketability of the art<span style=\"color: red;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25aa<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">If there are less than three (3) submissions, the award will not be given out in the current year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 a professional panel of industry jurors, whose members are approved by the ccma, will judge the submissions to determine the final five (5) nominees, which will appear on the third (and final) ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step four<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 from the five (5) nominees, the winner will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">50% based on jury vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">50% based on membership vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One winner will be announced. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A maximum of four (4) awards will be presented to the creative team or designer, courtesy of the ccma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Recording studio of the year \u2013 award #36<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to a canadian recording establishment that facilitates the production of a canadian country music product released within the current eligibility period.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The recording studio must have an operating office located in canada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A minimum of one (1) person from the recording studio is required to be a member of the ccma, in good standing prior to the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The recording studio must have facilitated the production of a country music product first available for public consumption within the current eligibility period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The <i>recording studio of the year<\/i> award follows a three (3) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the second ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will appear on the second ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (second ballot) \u2013 from the list of ten (10) contenders provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving. The five (5) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the third (and final) ballot as nominees. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving. The nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the recording studio, courtesy of the ccma.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Record producer(s) of the year \u2013 award #37<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to a producer(s), primarily involved in the recording and\/or mixing process for selected project(s) released within the current eligibility period. Voters should consider all aspects, including but not limited to a commercially released single, album or ep crediting the producer, as well as chart status.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The producer(s) must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant. On collaborations, at least one (1) of the producers must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Second ballot contenders are required to be members of the ccma, in good standing, by the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et) in order to move on to the third (and final) ballot. Within a collaboration, at least 50% of the contributing members must be members of the ccma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In the event of co-production, the co-producer team would stand collectively for the co-production.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In the event of multiple products by the same producer(s), products will be listed collectively on the ballot.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Final nominees from the previous year are not eligible in the current year for the same product.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">If an album was a final nominee from the previous year, a single from the same album is eligible only if the producers listed on the single are different.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The <i>record producer(s) of the year<\/i> award follows a three (3) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the second ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will appear on the second ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (second ballot) \u2013 from the list of ten (10) contenders provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving. The five (5) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the third (and final) ballot as nominees. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving. The nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to (each of) the producer(s), courtesy of the ccma.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Retailer or commercial platform of the year \u2013 award #38<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to a music retailer or commercial platform, either a digital or a physical store, displaying outstanding support of canadian country music within the current eligibility period. A music retailer is defined as a company which actively sells canadian country music, either through a store location, online purchase of digital downloads, online purchase of a manufactured cd, or an<\/span><\/i><i> <\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">interactive subscription-based streaming service. Voters should consider all aspects, including but not limited to the retailer or commercial platform\u2019s sales service, promotions, and support of canadian country talent.<\/span><\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">A minimum of one (1) person from the retailer is required to be a member of the CCMA in good standing prior to the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et).<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The retailer must actively sell canadian country music either through a store location, online purchase of digital downloads, online purchase of a manufactured cd, or interactive subscription-based streaming services within the current eligibility period.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The <i>retailer or commercial platform of the year <\/i>award follows a three (3) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the second ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will appear on the second ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (second ballot) \u2013 from the list of ten (10) contenders provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving. The five (5) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the third (and final) ballot as nominees. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving. The nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the retailer or commercial platform, courtesy of the ccma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Ron sakamoto talent buyer or promoter of the year \u2013 award #39<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to one (1) individual talent buyer or promoter, who presents and promotes canadian country acts within the current eligibility period.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The talent buyer or promoter must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Second ballot contenders are required to be members of the ccma, in good standing, by the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et) in order to move on to the third (and final) ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">This award is presented to one (1) individual. Any votes containing more than one (1) name on the first ballot will be considered <u>invalid<\/u>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The talent buyer or promoter must have bought or promoted at least fifteen (15) canadian country acts<\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">, <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">events or a combination of both, with canadian content, within the eligibility period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The individual must have been employed, and in the applicable position within the corresponding company for a minimum of 50% of the current eligibility period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">After receiving the CCMA \u2018talent buyer or promoter of the year\u2019 award for 17 consecutive years, the award was re-named in ron sakamoto\u2019s honour making him no longer eligible for this award.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The <i>ron sakamoto talent buyer or promoter of the year<\/i> award follows a three (3) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the second ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will appear on the second ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (second ballot) \u2013 from the list of ten (10) contenders provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving. The five (5) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the third (and final) ballot as nominees. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving. The nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the talent buyer\/promoter, courtesy of the ccma.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Video director of the year \u2013 award #40<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">this award is presented to a video director, displaying excellence in the area of canadian country music video direction for selected project(s) released within the current eligibility period.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The video director must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant. With a co-production, at least one (1) of the directors must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Second ballot contenders are required to be members of the ccma, in good standing, by the end of the second ballot (july 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Et) in order to move on to the third (and final) ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In the event of a co-production, the co-director team would stand collectively for the co-production.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">In the event of multiple products by the same director(s), products will be listed collectively on the ballot.<i><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Final nominees from the previous year are not eligible in the current year for the same product.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The <i>video director of the year<\/i> award follows a three (3) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (first ballot) \u2013 each eligible CCMA member may submit one (1) contender. The ten (10) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the second ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements, as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than ten (10) contenders will appear on the second ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (second ballot) \u2013 from the list of ten (10) contenders provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) contender they deem most deserving. The five (5) contenders receiving the most votes will appear on the third (and final) ballot as nominees. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> (third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving. The nominee receiving the most votes will be announced as the winner. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.55pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to (each of) the video director(s), courtesy of the ccma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Lexend;\">Innovative campaign of the year \u2013 award #41<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">This award is presented to an act (solo, duo, or group) and\/or company in the canadian country music industry who creates and executes a strategic digital campaign with measurable results within the current eligibility period. Voters and jury members should consider all aspects of the campaign, including but not limited to overall digital strategy and tactics used, components involved, and fan interaction\/impact via social media platforms (facebook, twitter, instagram, tiktok, youtube, etc.) And website (content, graphic design, layout, etc.). Consideration will be given to campaigns that showcase an act\u2019s and\/or company\u2019s creativity, innovation, and originality.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 36pt;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The current eligibility period is march 1, 2024, through to april 30, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">The act and\/or company must be a canadian citizen or landed immigrant. In the case of a group\/duo, at least 50% of the group\/duo must be canadian citizens or landed immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Only eligible CCMA members are entitled to submit in this category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Contenders in step two of the selection process are required to be members of the ccma, in good standing, in order to move on as one of the final five (5) nominees in the third (and final) ballot. Within a group\/duo, 50% of the contributing members must be members of the ccma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Selection process<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the <i>innovative campaign of the year <\/i>award follows a four (4) step selection process:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 58.5pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step one<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u2013 acts and\/or companies are invited to submit a one-pager detailing a digital campaign, including the goals, strategy and tactics used, as well as the impact and measurable results that the campaign achieved. This campaign had to be executed within the current eligibility period by the act and\/or company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 117pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25aa<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">If there are less than three (3) submissions, the award will not be given out in the current year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 58.5pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step two<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0\u2013 a professional panel of industry jurors, whose members are approved by the ccma, will judge the submissions to determine the final five (5) nominees, which will appear on the third (and final) ballot, providing they meet the eligibility requirements as determined by the CCMA awards verification committee. In the case of a tie, more than five (5) nominees will appear on the third ballot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 58.5pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step three<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0(third ballot) \u2013 from the list of five (5) nominees provided, each eligible CCMA member may vote for the one (1) nominee they deem most deserving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 58.5pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">Step four<\/span><\/u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"> \u2013 from the five (5) nominees, the winner will be determined by the following breakdown:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">50% based on jury vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 12.05pt 0.0001pt 108pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">50% based on membership vote<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One winner will be announced. In the case of a tie, more than one (1) winner will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 72pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 36pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">CCMA award<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.8pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 90pt; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: 'Noto Sans Symbols';\">\u25cf<span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-language-override: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">One (1) award is presented to the act and\/or company, courtesy of the ccma. In the case of a group\/duo, one (1) award will be presented to each core member of the group\/duo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.55pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.55pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.55pt 12.05pt 0.0001pt 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">For any questions related to the CCMA awards and balloting program, please contact shaneice anthony by phone at 416-947-1331 ext. 219 or by email at <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\"><a style=\"color: black;\" href=\"mailto:santhony@ccma.org\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">santhony@ccma.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm; line-height: 22px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 20px; font-family: Lexend;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-95","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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