Mark your calendars! The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) has announced that submissions for the 2015 JUNO Awards, including Metal Album Of The Year, will close on Thursday, November 13th. Apply online at this location. JUNO Week will be held in Hamilton, Ontario, March 9th - 15th, 2015.

Important dates to remember:

- November 13, 2014, 5 PM (ET): Final submission deadline for all categories
- January 6, 2015, 5 PM (ET): Final submission deadline for International Album of the Year and Album of the Year (sponsored by Music Canada)

Eligibility: Eligibility for the 2015 JUNO Awards applies to music released for national sale between September 1st, 2013 and November 13th, 2014. For a complete list of JUNO Awards categories, eligibility rules, and voting criteria go to this location. Note: Save up to 40% on submissions by signing up as a CARAS member. Join today at this location.

 

Along with the announcement of submission dates and deadlines, CARAS has also introduced the following changes this year:

Fully Digital Submission Process - For the sixth consecutive year, the JUNO Awards will use YANGAROO to streamline the submissions process, however, 2015 marks the first year of a fully digital submission process. This means that submitters will now upload MP3 versions of their music to the submission site instead of mailing physical copies to the CARAS office. YANGAROO’s patented Digital Media Distribution System (DMDS) enables judges to listen to submissions online and allows candidates to add high-resolution photographs, digital booklets and more artist information for judges to preview in the artist’s biography page.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is the Official Ballot Accountants for the 2015 JUNO Awards.

Sponsors of the 2015 JUNO Awards include FACTOR, Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters and The Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage’s “Canada Music Fund,” Radio Starmaker Fund, Province of Ontario, Ontario Media Development Corporation, the City of Hamilton, and TD Bank Group.

More info at this location.