Terms & Conditions

1. Definitions

Awards	Mirchi Music Awards – (MMA)
Awards Management / Organizers	Entertainment Network (India) Limited (‘ENIL’ or ‘the Company’)
Languages	Mirchi Music Awards across languages – Hindi, Marathi, Bangla, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil & Telugu
Nominees	All the winners announced in the Mirchi Music Awards within the past decade
Winner	Any song / album / person determined as a winner basis jury’s score
Jury	A group of persons appointed by Awards Management who will approve the proposed process of the Awards, ratify the nominees and determine final winners
Rules	These rules governing the awards, as may be amended from time to time by the Awards Management
Website	www.mirchimusicawards.com

• These rules may be modified without any prior notification. The nominee is advised to regularly review these rules & regulations

2. Award categories

Segments	Award categories
Film	Song of the Decade Album of the Decade Male Vocalist of the Decade Female Vocalist of the Decade Music Composer of the Decade Lyricist of the Decade Raag Based Song of the Decade Manin Kural Male Vocalist of the Decade (only for Tamil) Manin Kural Female Vocalist of the Decade (only for Tamil)
Non-film	Indi-pop Song of the Decade Bangla Band Song of the Decade (only for Bangla) Rabindra Sangeet Album of the Decade (only for Bangla)
Technical	Arranger & Programmer of the Decade Sound Recording & Engineering of the Decade Background Score of the Decade
Listener's choice	Listener’s Choice Song of the Decade Listener’s Choice Album of the Decade
Special Awards (Note 1)	Lifetime achievement award Golden Era Album – 1960 (Only Hindi & Marathi) Jury award for Outstanding contribution to Music – Language wise

Notes:

1. 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

3. Nominations

• Nominees shall be all winners announced in the Mirchi Music Awards in the past decade held between 2010-2019 respectively
• Finalist/Winners shall be determined based on the jury scores received across categories

4. 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 / postponement / rescheduling 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

5. Jury evaluation process

• Jury reserves the right to re-categorize any entry which in their view is incorrectly categorized based on the song
• 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
• 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 Jury

6. Determination of Winners

• Number of winners may be modified by the Awards Management and Jury members based on their discretion
• The determination of who should receive an Award for any Award category rests with the Jury

7. Public voting

• Process for South languages:
  • Shortlist Top 5 in Listener’s Choice Song of the Decade and Listener’s Choice Album on the decade categories to be considered
• Process for Marathi language
  • All nominations under Listener’s Choice Song of the Decade and Listener’s Choice Album on the decade categories to be considered
• The number and type of award categories that could be opened to public voting can be modified and changed at the discretion of the Grand Jury and Awards Management
• Public can vote on the nominees announced for the above categories through SMS and / or internet, as facility made available by the Awards Management
• If the entries are not received in the correct and defined format, then they may not be considered for tabulation purposes
• A cap of maximum votes per mobile number and per IP address will be applicable and will be decided internally by the Awards Management

8. General

• 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
• Awards management and its partners have developed and collated the nomination list of each award category on best effort basis by any means deemed appropriate
• Nominees and winners permit free of cost the use of their name and factual information about their nomination 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 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
• By using and perusing these Rules you will be deemed to have irrevocably agreed to these Rules
• All nominees/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 nomination in any way howsoever in nomination 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/s from all liabilities and claims arising out of or in connection with this Awards and these Rules & regulations.
• 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.
• ENIL cannot and shall not be accountable / liable for any disruptions / stoppages / interruptions / rescheduling 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 Jury, and they may make such additions/ deletions and/ or modifications, at any time before or after the Awards, prospectively or retrospectively
• 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 Mumbai, India.
• The nominees and winners agree that they shall hold harmless ENIL and event Sponsors, their employees, officers, contractors or other persons and shall defend them against any loss, claim, demands, costs, damages, judgments, expenses or liability arising out of or in connection with any or all claims whether or not groundless, that may be brought against ENIL (and the others mentioned above) by any third party in connection with nomination in or winning the Award.
• If Nominees 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
Radio Mirchi,
(Entertainment Network (India) Limited
Matulya Centre,
4th Floor, ‘A’- Wing,
Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel (West),
Mumbai 400013

ENIL shall endeavor to the best of its ability to respond