NAMA entry deadline is today!

The executive committee of the Namibia Annual Music Awards (NAMAs) this week stressed that the deadline for entries to the NAMAs will not be extended.

All artists, producers and managers should please take note that the closing date for entries in the various categories will be today, as initially announced.

Executive Committee Member, Tim Ekandjo said no extension will be made on the closing date and artists and their managers must ensure that they submit their entries on or before the closing date. ‘The entire process leading up to the main event is tied to specific timelines and we can unfortu-nately not move the dates as that would have a negative impact on the organisation of the whole awards. We therefore urge and encourage every eligible artist to submit entries as soon as possible,” said Ekandjo.

He added that a significant number of entries have already been received which bodes well for the awards in general. “I wish to thank those artists and their managers for having submitted their entries already. We will pass these entries over to the steering committee and eventually to the judges. These processes will be announced in due course.”

Ekandjo also clarified the issue of ‘commercial release’ as stipulated in the rules of the awards.

“Commercial release date simply means the date on which the album or single was made available for sale to the market. These dates should be verified by NASCAM as required by the rules,” he explained.