pop and rock trailblazers who made and continue to make Australian music what it is today". Nomination process To be eligible, a release must be commercially available within the specified period for a given year. Material must be previously unrecorded, thus ruling out most live albums. A recording can be nominated within multiple categories, but only one genre category (for example, an album could not be simultaneously nominated for Best Pop Release and Best Dance Release). Re-released recordings are not eligible and compilations are not eligible. Artists must either be Australian citizens, or have applied for or attained permanent resident status and have resided in Australia for at least six months within the specified period. For bands, at least half the members of the group must meet this requirement. If a recording refers to both an individual and a band (for example, Dan Kelly & the Alpha Males), it must be nominated only the basis of the individual or the band, not mixed or both. Some categories have further requirements as specified below: Album/Single of the Year: Recording must appear in the ARIA Top 100 Albums or Singles chart respectively during the specified period. Breakthrough Artist (Album/Single): Artist must not have previously reached the final five nominations in any ARIA awards category for any release, or have been in a group that has done so, or have a previous release in the Top 50 release charts. Best Rock Album: "Recording must be directed toward Contemporary Rock, Modern Rock and Active Rock formats." Best Adult Contemporary Album: "Recording must be directed toward Adult Contemporary formats." Best Pop Release: "Recording must be directed toward CHR/Top 40 formats." Best Independent Release: Recording must be released and funded by an ARIA member that is not a member of a multinational corporation. Best Music DVD: Compilations may enter this category. Content must be at least 60% original. The release must be eligible to appear on the ARIA Music DVD chart (this means most "bonus disc" releases are unlikely to be eligible). Best Comedy Release: Compilations are acceptable. Album, single and DVD releases are all eligible. Content must be 100% original. Best Children's Album: Compilations are acceptable (but content must be 100% original, having been recorded specifically for that album). Form and content must be aimed at a pre-teen audience. Best Dance Release: Compilations are acceptable. "Artists working primarily within the dance genre, e.g.: House, Techno,