Every year, starting in January:

• 20 songs & sheet music pieces (including 5 themes/scores/compositions)
• 10 albums (with an additional 5 compilations and 5 soundtracks/cast recordings)
• 10 musical artists & performers (with an additional 2 musical composers/conductors)
• 5 songwriters & lyricists
• 3 producers, arrangers, & engineers
• 3 session musicians & vocalists
• 3 record labels & executives

are inducted into Frequent Rewind’s Musical Honors, acknowledging notable musical texts & figures in the realm of the recorded music period.

There are also an additional two special yearly awards:

• The “Outstanding Preservation & Historical Documentation Award” category selects one organization or document that preserves musical history
• The “Pre-Recorded Era Legendary Award” highlights pivotal figures before the recorded music period