The Australian Recording Industry Association and Virgin Australia have just announced nominations for the 2018 ARIA Emerging Artist Scholarship are now open.
The scholarship is open to any Australian artist that are represented by a current ARIA member and that hasn’t been previously nominated for any ARIA Awards category before the 2018 Awards, meaning this year's nominees are eligible.
Speaking about the scholarship, Dan Rosen, Chief Executive ARIA said, "ARIA is thrilled to announce the return of the ARIA Emerging Artist Scholarship as part of the 2018 ARIA Awards celebrations. We are also very excited to welcome back Virgin Australia as our major partner for the award.
“The applications last year were incredibly strong and a great indication of the quality and depth of our local recording artists. We look forward to working with Virgin Australia again to help more local artists achieve their musical ambitions on the international stage.”
Virgin Australia Group Executive Brand, Marketing and Public Affairs, Danielle Keighery, said, “Virgin Australia is a proud supporter of the Australian music industry."
"We offer individual artists 64 kilograms of checked baggage when travelling domestically, and continue to find ways to ensure that Australian music is an integral part of our inflight entertainment services. We continue to focus on making travel as easy and affordable as possible for individual and emerging artists as they break into the industry."
Brisbane indie-pop band Cub Sport won the inaugural scholarship in 2017 and are currently on the road in the US.
Applicants are required to email submissions to awards@aria.com.au by 16 November 2018 describing their proposed promotional strategy for 2019, including a US tour plan and a brief description on how ARIA and Virgin Australia can help to achieve this.
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