Eligibility & Requirements

After a temporary but necessary hiatus of The Wammies to undergo a redesign, The Wammies are back!  Given the hiatus, we were unfortunately unable to celebrate 2024 music industry contributions this past spring.  Completely skipping over 2024 was not an option.  So, we decided we will combine 2024 and 2025 works so everyone has an opportunity to be recognized on The Wammies stage in 2026!  While this may mean that those in each category see more competition, we see this as a unique opportunity to bring even more of the community together.  In the end, we must ensure that we stay true to the mission of The MusicianShip, to empower youth and emerging musicians from communities throughout the DC metropolitan region and beyond by providing free music education and enrichment programs that build skills and amplify talents, resulting in positive life-changing outcomes.  The Wammies is one of those programs.

Please find below the Eligibility Requirements for the “Limited Edition Double Wammie,” recognizing the best of the DMV music scene across two cumulative years of creativity (2024 & 2025).  Nominee contributions must have been made during the 2024 and/or 2025 calendar years.  Once nomination season closes, all nominations, regardless of respective year, will be combined for the remainder of the voting and judging process. To clarify further, there will still be only one awardee per category even though two years of work are being recognized.

‍NEW!  This year, we will move to a Self-Nomination process.  Self-nomination for a “Double Wammie” award is permissible upon successful submission of a nominee profile and nomination(s) as well as self-registration with The MusicianShip. To help registrants maintain control of their artistic profile and directly impact votes cast in their favor, registrants must 1) create their Award Force profile and associated nominations (i.e. provide requested contact information, identify a point of contact, specify their musical genre(s) or other nomination category information, etc.) and 2) pay a one-time $20 registration fee plus $.91 in platform/processing fee ($20.91 total). Upon completion of these two steps, The Wammies will process your submissions and payment and confirm whether or not the nominee is “Wammie eligible”. To confirm, nominees may submit as many nominations as they’d like, within the parameters listed below.  All registration fees will be used to fund The MusicianShip’s mission and subsequently, The Wammie Music Awards. You can make your payment here.

Nominee Fee Example: R&B group WamFam would like to nominate their 2024 album and their 2025 album plus one song from each album for a 2026 Wammie. This equals four nominations for WamFam but WamFam only needs to pay a total of $20.90 since the fee pays for WamFam's nominee registration as a group, not for nominations.

‍*Disclaimer* By submitting content for award nomination considerations, the provider consents to the use of their name, image, likeness or music being featured on the broadcast and/or digital platforms of Wammie Music Award Media Partner WUSA-9 and other authorized MusicianShip affiliates for promotional purposes only and therefore waives any claim of compensation for said use.