Canadian Music Week (CMW) is excited to announce the creation of the CMW Top 50 Music Industry Leaders list.

Submissions open Sept. 20, 2023, and close one month later, Oct. 20,  at 11:59 p.m. ET.

The list will be announced on Dec. 4, 2023.

The music industry is invited to self-nominate or nominate a staff member or colleague.

The nominee must be a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or resident. Canadians working around the globe are also eligible. *

A leader can be a person in any music industry role who has been instrumental in the success of an artist or business. Only members of the music industry, or artists who also run a company with staff, will be considered.

We encourage you to look at your staff, no matter how long they may have been in the business and evaluate if they have come up with an idea that led to, for example, a song that broke or a particularly impactful video or a suggestion for an artist to co-write with someone that led to a hit or an innovative marketing campaign that brought in a whole new audience. Give credit where credit is due.

The list will be determined by CMW after careful consideration of an individual’s accomplishments from the previous 12 months.

Examples of key accomplishments can be chart-topping song or album, a global headlining tour, increased revenue, a major collaboration, a big fundraiser, film/TV/game placement, personal promotion, change at a company, new project or innovation. CMW will also look at various data, including ticket sales, chart positions, streaming numbers, YouTube plays, and social media breakthroughs.

*The final list may also include individuals not nominated, as decided in confidence by CMW.

The nominees will be notified by Oct. 27 and must keep their inclusion confidential until the CMW Top 50 Music Industry Leaders publication date. Each nominee will be asked to answer additional questions and return the information by Nov. 3.