Polka America Corporation Excellence Music Awards

Awards Will Be Announced Mid-March.  Please Check Back For A List Of Winners.

 The Polka America Corporation Excellence (PACE) awards, are designed to recognize the best new recordings, best original song, and outstanding service for the benefit of polka music. 

PACE awards will be given in the following categories:

1.      Best Polish CD

2.      Best Slovenian CD

3.      Best Contemporary CD

4.      Best Variety CDs     

      German, Czech, Dutchmen, Oompah, Bohemian, Ukranian,  Scandinavian/Norwegian, Croatian/Tamburitza, Cajun/French/Zydeco, Tejano/Southwestern/Mexican, Slavic   

      Categories Above Must Have A Minimum Of 6 Releases To Be Considered Their Own Category -  Otherwise They Will Be Placed Into The Best Variety Category .   

5.      Best New Original Song 

 PAC will reserve the right to combine some of the categories if the number of new releases for a category does not justify a separate award .         

Qualified recordings need to have been released in 2009 for the 2010 awards voting.  In addition, The Frankies award, named in honor of Frankie Yankovic, will be given to those displaying outstanding service to polka music.  The Frankies award recipients are determined by the PAC Board of Directors and Exec Committee.

Nominees and voters are not required to be members of Polka America Corporation.  Voting categories are member, expert, and general.  Expert voters (musicians, publishers, song writers, DJs/IJs, etc.) must pre-register by December 31^st through the PAC website.  PAC will release the nomination ballots to the IJs/DJs/Experts.   IJs/DJs/Experts nominate all CDs and new original songs released in 2009.  IJs/DJs/Experts will then vote for their selections in each category.  The top vote-getters in each category IJ/DJ/Expert vote are added to the PAC membership and public voting ballot.  The results from the IJ/DJ/Expert vote, PAC membership, and the public vote are combined and winner announced.  (Primary IJ nominations are through 247PolkaHeaven, Polka Jammer, and WRJQ)

Timeline is as follows:

            A.  Experts to register by December 31st in order to nominate for categories (see pre-certification above.)

            B.  Nomination ballot sent out to experts 1st week of January.

            C.  Nomination ballot to be completed and returned within 7 days.

            D.  Official voting for experts begins mid-January.

                  Official voting for member and general population begins Feb 1st.

            E.  Official announcement of winners in March.

Online voting as well as paper ballots will be available.  Only one ballot can be cast per person.

You can register as an expert any time for the next year's award voting program