Awards: Criteria The Indian Music Industry has
constituted different, prestigious awards to encourage and promote
music. The approved scheme of gold/platinum disc standards effective
for sound recordings of member companies released in one
calander year is as below:
Sales of all types of
carriers- whether LPs, Cassettes, CDs, MP3 CDs,
Music-only VCDs/DVDs (i.e. excluding home videos) or any other existing
or future type of carrier is considered on the basis of
one unit.
If a sound recording contains
a combination of two programmes, any programme over half
of its total duration can be weighted at 50%, of the sales
of the sound recording of that programme. Any programme
comprising less than half of the total duration of the
sound recording will not be counted for the purpose of
certification.
Sales in domestic markets
only will be considered for the calculation of sales of
sound recording.
The time-limit for achieving above sales in any category is one year from the release of the recording in India.
Applications should be accompanied by a copy certified by the member’s chartered accountant stating the date of release & the number of units sold, alongwith a letter from the managing director or CEO.
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