Advertising Agency/PR Anyone actively engaged in the advertising, public relations, publicity or radio representation fields.

Affiliated Anyone actively engaged in the music industry whose activities are unspecified in one of the other fourteen categories.

Artist/Musician One who performs before the public and/or through recordings, radio, TV or motion pictures.

Composer (1) Must have had at least one song published, recorded and released and (2) be affiliated with any performance rights licensing organization.

International Anyone residing outside the United States and actively engaged in the music business in any of the fourteen other categories. Anyone residing outside of the US, regardless of Country Music industry affiliation, must apply in this category.

Personal Manager Anyone engaged in the business of managing talent.

Publication Anyone working on a commercial publication, either consumer or trade.

Publisher A music publisher (or employee thereof) who is a member of any performance rights licensing organization.

Radio Management Any employee working in management sales, administration or promotion of a radio station, network or syndicator of Country Music.

Radio Programming Any program or music director, broadcast personality or other employee working with the programming department of a radio station, network or syndicator of Country Music. This includes program consulting companies.

Record Company Any record company personnel.

Record/Video Merchandiser Anyone actively engaged in distributing, retailing or merchandising of recordings, including jukebox operators.

Talent Agent Anyone engaged in the business of booking talent.

Talent Buyer/Promoter Anyone engaged in the buying of talent and/or promoting live shows.