{"id":13950,"date":"2026-09-04T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicmedia.fi\/?p=13950"},"modified":"2026-09-04T10:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:00:09","slug":"industry-awards-2026-gaalan-ehdokkaat-on-nyt-julkistettu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicmedia.fi\/en\/industry-awards-2026-gaalan-ehdokkaat-on-nyt-julkistettu\/","title":{"rendered":"The nominees for the 2026 Industry Awards gala have now been announced!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The nominees for the 2026 Industry Awards Gala have now been announced!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The music industry's toughest performers will once again be honored with the Industry Awards on Friday, October 2, 2026, at the Industry Awards gala as part of the Music x Media event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyone can nominate individuals, companies or actions using an open form between 20 May and 12 August 2026. Based on the nominations, juries composed of professionals have selected candidates for each category. In their selection, the juries have primarily focused on the candidates' competence and success in their own work, but they have also invested in diversity in terms of backgrounds, positions and geography.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The same juries will also give their views on the winners. The winners will be selected based on the jury and public votes with a 70\/30 power ratio. The review period was 1.8.2025 \u2013 31.7.2026. The winners will be announced at the Industry Awards gala on 2.10.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music x Media registered users can now vote for their favorite winners in all categories via a link sent to their email. For new registrants, the voting link will be sent within 1-3 business days of registration.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/musicmedia.fi\/en\/industry-awards-ehdokkaat-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out the nominees here!<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/musicmedia.fi\/en\/gaalan-ehdokas-ja-aanestysprosessi\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more about the gala processes here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo: Miikka Varila<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ehdokkaat vuoden 2026 Industry Awards -gaalaan on nyt julkistettu! Musiikkialan kovimpia tekij\u00f6it\u00e4 palkitaan j\u00e4lleen Industry Awards -palkinnoilla perjantaina 2.10.2026 Industry Awards -gaalassa osana Music x Media -tapahtumakokonaisuutta. Kuka tahansa on saanut ehdottaa henkil\u00f6it\u00e4, yrityksi\u00e4 tai tekoja avoimella lomakkeella 20.5.-12.8.2026 v\u00e4lisen\u00e4 aikana. Ehdotusten perusteella ammattilaisista kootut raadit ovat koostaneet ehdokkaat kuhunkin kategoriaan. 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