Lit Talent Award Press Release

May 20, 2021
Contact: Tyler K.
LIT Talent Awards
Email: tyler@iaaawards.org

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The 2021 LIT Talent Awards Announce Their Season 1 Winners

New York, NY - The International Awards Associate (IAA), organizer of the 2021 LIT Awards, has released the list of winners to the public. From various countries worldwide, such as: Canada, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, etc., a substantial number of entries were nominated, in its inaugural year, whilst only the best emerged victorious.

LIT Talent Awards is the first award program that caters to, and honors, talent and professionals around the globe, whereby IAA hopes to promote and nurture excellence to further expand the possibilities in this particular field. “Everyone has talent. What's rare is the courage to let it lead you to untold, dark places, where you are able to shine,” said Kenjo Ong, CEO of IAA. “Hide not your light under a bushel, they exist to make the world a brighter place.”

Grand Jury Panel

The awards gathered professional talents, artists, performers, influencers, academies, marketing agencies, and many more in the industry, to be part of the worldwide jury panel whom reviewed the entries thoroughly, providing detailed comprehension and justification for their selection.

The judging process focuses on impartiality. The process is carried out by a jury panel of experts, carried out in the form of blind judging, and utilizes a set of assessment criteria based on current standards relevant to the fields which entries are submitted under. The winners are then appropriately selected based on the results and average scores of the blind judging.

The 2021 LIT Talent Awards Season 1 Winners

For 2021, the countries LIT Talent Awards encompass, based on both the entrants and jury panel, include: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, China, Japan, Norway, Spain, Greece, and many more.

The award saw participation from distinguished artists and organizations, such as: Un Beso y uno Flor (ELEAZAR MORA), The Promised Revival (Tshwane Gospel Choir), Mix Master Mike x Winbush present Mob Recipe (Winbush Immersive), Piensa Con El Corazon (Orchestra Fuego Productions LLC), BAILEMOS (Romu Agullo), Once In Your Life (Kismet Media), and many more. They have all demonstrated exceptional creativity, efforts, focus, and passion towards providing a great performance to worldwide audiences.

For the entire list of awards and winners, please visit the LIT Talent Awards’ official website.

“Seeing individuals expressing themselves under a positive light brings a sense of bewilderment and satisfaction,” Ong said. “I hope that this talent platform continues to draw out the innate talents that all individuals possess.”

The 2021 LIT Talent Awards is currently calling for entries, for the second season, with a small fee required for administration purposes. LIT The Stage today.

About International Awards Associate (IAA)

IAA, established in 2015, is the organizer of MUSE Creative Awards, MUSE Design Awards, Vega Digital Awards, NYX Marcom Awards, NYX Game Awards, NYX Video Awards, TITAN Business Awards, TITAN Property Awards, MUSE Photography Awards, and MUSE Hotel Awards. Our mission is to honor, promote and encourage professional excellence, from industry to industry, internationally and domestically, through award platforms that are industry appropriate. IAA assembled LIT Talent Awards to bring attention to the international talent / artistic industry and promote their innate talents and unique skills to prominent audiences around the world.

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Cal Nash Band is among The Year’s Most Exceptional Music Projects Nominated in the 18th Annual Independent Music Awards (New York, June 27, 2020). 

Cal Nash Band, Lucinda Williams, Steven Van Zandt, Jesse Malin, Jonatha Brooke, Heilung, Sofía Rei & JC Maillard, Sawyer Fredericks, Jake La Botz, Wouter Kellerman, Guy Scheiman, The Dollyrots and STORRY, are among The 18th IMA Nominees.

New York, NY April 9, 2020 — Cal Nash Band joins Lucinda Williams, Steven Van Zandt, Jesse Malin, Jonatha Brooke, STORRY, Sawyer Fredericks, Sofía Rei & JC Maillard, Chiara Izzi, Jake La Botz, Wouter Kellerman, Guy Scheiman, The Dollyrots and Sekou Andrews as a Nominee in The 18th annual Independent Music Awards (IMAs), the influential program for independent artists and releases from around the globe.

Recognized for Summer State of Mind in the Alternative Country category, Cal Nash Band is among the 400 artists nominated in The 18th IMAs by fans and industry, in more than 100 Album, Song, EP, Music Producer, Music Video and Designcategories. View all 18th IMA Nominees here.

Summer State of Mind is heartwarming, all natural and feel good musical home cookin’. It is a celebration of all that is good and right in this world at a time when we really need it!

The Wicked Cool label (USA) leads this year’s nominations with recognition across 19 music and video categories, while its label head, Steven Van Zandt earned a Producer nomination for the album Richard and The Young Lions: Volume 2.

Other notable mentions include multiple honors for France-based metal label Season of Mist with 13 nominations. Canadian artist STORRY earned a total of 4 nominations for her debut record, Ch III: The Come Up which she wrote, funded and produced herself.

The winning projects will be selected by influential judging panels including: Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan, Robert Smith, Ziggy Marley, KT Tunstall, Dee Snider, Drowning Pool, Roberta Flack, Jaci Velasquez, Coolio, Joshua Bell, Beth Gibbons, Joe Satriani and nearly 100 more creatives, top recording artists and industry influencers determining this year’s winners.

Vox Pop voting for the fan-favorite Song and Video projects at https://fans.IndependentMusicAwards.com runs thru THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD. 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The 18th annual Independent Music Awards ceremony originally scheduled for June in New York City will proceed as an online showcase for this year’s top-ranked artists and music projects. More details and a new announcement schedule will be released in the days ahead. 
View a complete list of 18th IMA Nominees and Judges at IndependentMusicAwards.com

Artistry.  Diversity.  Excellence.

Now in its 18th year, The Independent Music Awards, produced by Music Resource Group, recognizes exceptional work by indie creatives from around the globe. The planet’s most diverse music awards honor artistry and daring rather than streams and social reach - and celebrates everything that makes indie music authentic and unique.

This year’s Nominees were culled from thousands of Album, EP, Song, Producer, Music Video and Visual Design submissions from 73 countries on 6 continents.

Program honorees are established artists and rising stars: including: Killer Mike, Melissa Auf der Maur, Valerie June, Macy Gray, Jackson Browne, Pete Seeger, Flying Lotus, Lacuna Coil, Passenger, fun., JD McPherson, Team Me, Radio Radio, ...And You Shall Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Meghan Trainor, Lionel Loueke, Girl in a Coma, Apples in stereo, Masta Ace, Le Boeuf Brothers, Pokey LaFarge, Juliana Hatfield and many, many more.

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