ðə pɹˈaɪz ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd kˈæʃ ɐwˈɔːɹdz ænd ðɪ ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi tə plˈeɪ kˈɑːnsɚts ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹks tˈaʊn hˈɔːl, wˌɪtʃ vˈɜːtʃuːəli ɪnʃˈʊɹd ɹᵻvjˈuːz baɪ nˈuː jˈɔːɹks mˈoʊst ˌɪnfluːˈɛnʃəl mjˈuːzɪk kɹˈɪɾɪks.
The prize included cash awards and the opportunity to play concerts in New York's Town Hall, which virtually insured reviews by New York's most influential music critics.