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Mirchi Music Awards Punjabi

Mirchi Music Awards 2017- Punjabi

Guidelines for rules and regulations

These guidelines have been drafted to assist you in creating the rules and regulations of the Awards. Kindly have their adequacy and appropriateness validated by your legal counsel.

  1. Definitions

Awards / Mirchi Music Awards 2017 – Punjabi (MMA)
Awards Management / Organizers / Entertainment Network (India) Limited (‘ENIL’ or ‘the Company’)
Participant / Any organization / individual who sends in an application to participate in the Awards, or whose song / album is chosen or entered for participation in the Awards in any manner
Nominee or Finalist / Any song / album / person shortlisted by the screening jury for evaluation by the Grand Jury
Grand Jury / A group of persons appointed by Awards Management who will approve the proposed process of the Awards, ratify the nominees shortlisted by the Screening Jury and then vote on the Nominees to determine final winners
Screening Jury / A group of jury persons who will evaluate all entries as part of the process of shortlisting Nominees
Rules / These rules and regulations governing the Awards, as amended from time to time
  • Award categories

Category / Award
Film Awards /
  1. Song of the year (Note 1)

  1. Album of the year (Note 2)

  1. Male vocal

  1. Female vocal

  1. Music composer

  1. Lyricist

Non Film Awards /
  1. Song of the year (Note 1)

  1. Album of the year (Note 2)

  1. Male vocal

  1. Female vocal

  1. Music composer

  1. Lyricist

Listener’s Choice Awards (Note 4) /
  1. Film Song of the year – Mirchi listeners’ choice

  1. Non Film Song of the year – Mirchi listeners’ choice

Special Awards /
  1. Lifetime achievement award

Notes:

  1. To be given to the artists, lyricists and composers of the winning song
  2. To be given to the producers and lyricists of the winning album, and singers & composers, if constant across the album
  3. Nominees will be the top 5 entries as determined by screening jury votes, validated by Grand Jury and winners will be determined through public voting
  4. To be decided by ENIL & Jury; out of the scope of verification
  • The Awards categories may be changed / modified / split / merged based on the songs released during the period, and is at the discretion of Awards management and jury
  • Call for entries
  • For the Film & Non-Film related award categories, songs included in the music of Punjabi language films released in the calendar year of 2017 i.e. Nov12016to Oct 31,2017, will be considered for the current year’s Awards. This can be changed at any time and is at the discretion of the Jury.
  • For the purpose of verification, the film/Album release date and not the music release date will be considered for participation in the Awards.
  • The film/Album should have been released theatrically in India for the first time during the defined period. It must be over 60 minutes in running time and must be first publicly exhibited before a paying audience in a commercial motion picture house in India between during the said period, following normal commercial release procedures.
  • ENIL will also collect music data for the period from up to two large format music stores, Box Office Magazine Publication List. This will be collated with ENIL’s music database and the Box Office Magazine Publication List to determine the film released during the year.
  • The list of Film released in 2017 and eligible for participation in the Awards will be made available on In case, your work does not feature on the website, then kindly contact Mr. ABC, at Tel: 022 1234567
  • Eligibility criteria for participation in the Awards
  • All Indian organizations, communities and persons who have been a part of creation of Punjabi film music and non-film music are permitted to participate in the awards i.e. they must be entities with a registered address in India, or persons with Indian citizenship
  • Film music - Songs from the films that released within Nov 2016 to Oct, 2017. Private albums - Songs from the private albums that have been first released within Nov 2016 to Oct, 2017. This can be changed at any time and is at the discretion of the Jury.
  • Participation of films not produced in India, or foreign language films dubbed into Indian languages will not be considered, unless the category definition allows the same.
  • While all attempts will be made to gather film release, film song and artist information and non-film albums and songs and artist information correctly and in entirety, due to the fragmented record-keeping nature of the music industry in India, the complete list of films, albums and songs, and artists of songs may not be available or accurate. Attempts will be made to get a complete list from film bodies and / or a music retail store, on a best effort basis. Consequently, Awards management, Juries and their contractors are not responsible for the completeness of all film, song and artist information, which will be gathered on a best effort basis.
  • The objective is to recognize only original music. All efforts will be made to ensure copied music is removed from the songs eligible for participation. However, information on the same is subjective, and 100% accurate identification of such songs cannot be guaranteed
  • Copied music will not be considered. If at any time it is brought to the notice of Awards management / jury that a particular song is not original, the same will be investigated and the Jury will determine the appropriate course of action at its discretion. If so determined, nomination may be cancelled, or Winner may need to return certificate and / or trophy
  • Re-released music and re-created music are not permitted to be entered, except if a specific category is created for the same or is allowed by all the jury members
  • Jury has the right to include, exclude or re-classify any song from any award category
  • Participants understand and agree that mere participation in the Awards does not entitle Participants to win a prize
  • Timelines
  • Efforts will be made to adhere to the defined timelines. However, the defined timelines are subject to change based on circumstances
  • Awards Management and its sub-contractors shall not be held accountable / liable for any disruptions / stoppages / interruptions or cancellation of the Awards or its ceremony or any part of its processes or public voting on account of any factors beyond its control
  • Jury evaluation process
  • Jury reserves the right to re-categorize any entry which in their view is incorrectly categorized based on the information filled in the application form
  • Jury has the right to increase or reduce the number of Nominees in any award category
  • Jury’s decision on the short-listing will be final and binding on all participants
  • Any additional information, if needed, will be sought from shortlisted nominees. Such information sourced from the participants will become part of the original application.
  • The Jury may decide, in order to maintain high standards of these awards, that there could be no winner in a particular category
  • The determination of who should receive an award for any award category rests with the Grand Jury

Public Voting

Award categories for Listener’s choice awards

  • In appreciation of its listeners/fans, Awards management is allowing/permitting the listeners of Radio Mirchi to vote for a nomination of their choice in the following two categories of awards namely:
  1. Song of the year (Film) – Mirchi listeners’ choice
  2. Song of the year (Non-Film) –Mirchi listeners’ choice
  • The number and type of the award categories that could be opened to public voting can be modified and changed at the discretion of the Jury and Awards Management at any time.

Eligibility criteria

  • Only citizens of India can participate in the contest.
  • Participants should be of 18 years of age or more as on 30November 2017
  • Participant should represent that they are legally competent to enter into and form binding contracts under all applicable laws
  • Employees, relatives and family members of ENIL or any Times of India Group Company, Auditors are not eligible to participate or to vote for the Listeners’ Choice Awards.

Voting

  • Votes can be submitted in three ways:
  • By logging onto the website Listeners need to vote on the nominees already embedded on the website. No other additional nominees would be accepted from the listeners
  • By logging onto the Radio Mirchi Facebook page: Listeners need to like the Radio Mirchi Facebook page and then vote for the nominees embedded
  • By sending an SMS on the number 58888:
  • For Song of the year (Film), listeners need to SMS MUSIC <space<your choice 1 2 3 4 5 or 6> and send to 58888
  • For Song of the year (Non-Film), listeners need to SMS MUSIC <space<your choice A B C D or E> and send to 58888
  • All applicable SMS charges would be borne by the listener. In no case shall the Awards management be held responsible for any dispute between the listener and the service provider (Mobile Company) regarding tariff rate or otherwise.Awards management does not take any responsibility of failures occurring with any response mechanisms depending on performance of third parties.
  • Votes received outside the specified times and procedure will not be counted.
  • Only one vote is permitted per person or entity of each of the aforesaid Award categories. Any multiple votes will be disqualified. Votes received for a song/album that does not qualify or fall under the Eligibility criteria would be disregarded and the same would not be entertained.
  • All votes must be received by on the closing date onDecember13, 201711:59pm.

General

  • ENIL reserves the right to cancel or suspend voting at any time without assigning any reasons whatsoever.
  • ENIL reserves the right to disqualify votes if it has reasonable grounds to suspect that fraudulent voting has occurred or if it considers there has been any attempt to rig the voting.
  • ENIL, it directors, officers, subsidiaries and/or agencies and/or sponsors cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem with any network or line, system, server, provider or otherwise which may result in any vote being lost or not properly registered or recorded.
  • The prize is neither transferable, nor can they be exchanged for cash. If you are declared a Winner you shall be required to submit a valid identity proof, mobile phone and proof of residence.
  • You agree and undertake that if you are declared the winner you shall not give any interviews to any other media (Print, Television, internet, Radio or any mass media).
  • ENIL/ Radio Mirchi makes no representation or gives no assurance as regards the different categories or votes of any audience/listener or public in general and shall not be responsible for the same in any way or manner whatsoever.
  • ENIL shall not be responsible for any computer/ systems/ or any other related breakdowns/failures which might result in your non–participation in voting for the Listeners Choice Awards.
  • Contact with the winner of the contest will be made on best effort basis. ENIL has a right to declare alternate participants who has participated in the contest as the winner(s) in case if not contactable.
  • ENIL cannot be held responsible if the participant is not contactable through the information provided while participating in the contest.
  • All right, title and interest including but not limited to the Intellectual Property Rights in the promotional material(s) and any/all registrations received shall vest solely and exclusively with ENIL/Radio Mirchi at all times and ENIL/ Radio Mirchi or any other Times Group Companies shall be entitled to use the database of the entries received or any information in any media for future promotional, marketing and publicity purpose without any further reference or payment or compensation to the you as a participant.
  • ENIL reserves the right to change, defer, alter or cancel this Listeners Choice Awards in part or full, or change any or all of the terms and conditions that are applicable, without giving prior intimation/ notice of any kind and will not be liable for any consequential losses/damages. Decision of ENIL in this regard and in general with respect to the Listeners Choice Awards and the Terms & Conditions thereto shall be final, binding and non-contestable.
  • Nothing contained herein amounts to a commitment or representation by ENIL/Radio Mirchi to conduct further or other such events
  • The winner/s as the case may be must, at the request of ENIL, participate in all promotional activity (such as publicity and photography) surrounding the winning of the prize, free of charge, and they consent to ENIL using their name and image in promotional material
  • None of the provisions of these terms and conditions shall be deemed to constitute a partnership or agency between the listener and ENIL and listener shall have no authority to bind ENIL/Radio Mirchi in any manner whatsoever.
  • By sending an SMS or accessing the website or Facebook, listener agrees to accept all the terms and conditions stated herein.
  • ENIL accepts no liability for any errors or omissions, whether on behalf of itself or any third parties.
  • ENIL is not responsible for any system failure or breakdown on the website or otherwise.
  • In no event shall ENIL be liable for losses or any incidental or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the Listeners Choice Awards, its services or this agreement (however arising, including negligence). ENIL/Radio Mirchi shall not be responsible for any product or service liability of any kind.
  • The decision of ENIL/Radio Mirchi shall be final and binding in all regards and no communication shall be entertained in this regard.
  • All right, title and interest in the data received, promotional material(s) and any/all registrations received shall vest solely and exclusively with ENIL/Radio Mirchiat all times.
  • Listener shall be solely responsible for any consequences which may arise due to any kind of infringement of copyrights or any kind of intellectual property rights belonging to any other person/ entity etc. and also undertake to indemnify ENIL and its officers, directors, employees etc on the happening of such an event (including without limitation cost of attorney, legal charges etc.) on full indemnity basis.
  • ENIL accepts no responsibility for late, lost, incomplete, incorrectly submitted, delayed, illegible, corrupted or misdirected entries, claims or correspondence whether due to error, omission, alteration, tampering, unauthorized data hacking, deletion, theft, destruction, virus attack, transmission interruption, communications failure, hardware failure or otherwise. ENIL has no control over communications networks or lines and none of them accepts any responsibility for any problems associated with them, whether due to traffic congestion, technical malfunction or otherwise. ENIL is not liable for any consequences of user error including (without limitation) costs incurred.
  • The information is deemed to be voluntarily supplied during the course of you voting for the Listeners Choice Awards and /or personal information provided by the winner/s as non-confidential, which hereby discharges all obligations of confidentiality. ENIL shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose and distribute the information to third parties without limitation
  • The Jury’s decision on all aspects related to the short listing and winner determination process is final and binding on all Participants
  • Decision of Awards Management on all other matters is final and binding on all Participants, Nominees and Finalists, and no correspondence will be entertained on the same
  • Participation in the Awards will be construed as an acceptance to the Rules and Regulations stated herein
  • Participants understand and agree that mere participation in the Awards does not entitle Participants to win a prize
  • Nominated persons could be contacted to provide further information for the final round
  • Participants, Nominees and winners permit free of cost the use of their name and factual information about their participation in the public media (for the build-up to the Awards, during the Awards ceremony and after the Awards ceremony) and do not have any right to any revenues earned through intellectual property rights generated by the Awards, if any
  • ENIL, the Juries, and its contractors will not be liable for any claims / disputes made by the Participants, Nominees, winners, rights owners, music companies, etc in relation to the Awards
  • ENIL and its event partners and subcontractors reserve the right to withdraw, or amend the rules of the Awards at any time and does not take responsibility for any loss or damage that any person or organization may suffer as a result of participating or attempting to participate in the Awards, the Awards being withdrawn or its rules amended
  • ENIL cannot and shall not be accountable / liable for any disruptions / stoppages / interruptions or cancellation of the Awards. ENIL and its contractors cannot be held responsible for matters out of its control and for force majeure reasons.
  • Additions, deletions and/or modifications to these Rules are at the discretion of ENIL and the Grand Jury, and they may make such additions/ deletions and/ or modifications, at any time before or after the Awards, prospectively or retrospectively
  • By using and perusing these Terms you will be deemed to have irrevocably agreed to these Terms.
  • All participants/listeners, indemnify ENIL, its advertising agencies, advisers, sponsors, its affiliates and/or associated companies against any and all claims of any nature whatsoever arising out of and/or from their participation in any way howsoever in participation of Awards or voting (including, as a result of any act or omission, whether as a result of negligence, misrepresentation, misconduct or otherwise on the part of the Promoter) and/or use of these Rules and Regulations.
  • All entrants /listeners in the voting of Listeners Choice Awards release Facebook/ or any other registered platform all liabilities and claims arising out of or in connection with this Awards and these terms and conditions.
  • Enil Disclaims All Liability Whether Based In Contract, Tort (Including Negligence), Strict Liability Or Otherwise, And Does Not Accept Any Liability For Any Loss Or Damage (Direct, Indirect, Punitive, Actual, Consequential, Incidental, Special, Exemplary Or Otherwise) Resulting From Any Use Of, Or Inability To Use, The Site Or Any Other Web Site, Or The Material, Information, Software, Facilities, Services Or Other Content On The Site Or Any Other Web Site, Regardless Of The Basis Upon Which Liability Is Claimed And Even If Enil Has Been Advised Of The Possibility Of Such Loss Or Damage. Without Limitation, You Assume The Entire Cost Of All Necessary Servicing, Repair Or Correction In The Event Of Any Such Loss Or Damage Arising. If Applicable Law Does Not Allow All Or Any Part Of The Above Limitation Of Liability To Apply To You, The Limitations Will Apply To You Only To The Extent Permitted By Applicable Law.
  • All disputes relating to or arising out of the Awards shall be subject to the laws of India, and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of competent jurisdiction at Delhi, India
  • If Participants are unclear as to the rules or any element of the Awards or experience difficulties of any kind, they can write in their questions, problems or queries to the following address:

Mirchi Music Awards Punjabi