Academy

The Voting Academy comprises 1,000 individuals from across the music industry including music critics, TV and radio producers & presenters, music publishers, artist managers, live concert promoters, NUS representatives, online and student press, retailers and major and independent record companies. Individuals are chosen to join The Voting Academy because of their in‐depth knowledge and passion for artists and music alike.

Less than a quarter of the Voting Academy’s membership is drawn from the recording industry, and despite the popular misconception that it’s the “BRIT Bosses” who dish out the awards, in fact only 12% of the Voting Academy are drawn from major record companies.

All the votes are collected online, and are counted and independently verified by official scrutinisers ERS (Electoral Reform Services).

You can read the recent feature in Music Week magazine which dispells the myth that the BRIT Awards are decided by major chairmen, by downloading the interview with BRITs chairman Ged Doherty here…

Download Attachment: Music Week BRITS Feature