[3] The nominees and winners are chosen by a jury consisting of members of the Academy of Russian Music.

[9][4][10] The aim was to establish a professional, objective, impartial award to recognise achievements in the Russian music scene.

[3][23][24][8] The ceremonies have been accompanied by live performances of renowned Russian, such as Polina Gagarina,[25] Philipp Kirkorov,[26] Nikolay Baskov,[27] Dima Bilan,[28] Sergey Lazarev,[3] and Leonid Agutin,[20] and international artists, including Christina Aguilera,[17] Alekseev,[29] Svetlana Loboda,[30] Ani Lorak[22] and Dimash Kudaibergen.

[8] The winners of the RNMAs are chosen by an expert jury,[18][32] namely by the more than 150 members of the Academy of Russian Music,[3][33][34] called "Academicians".

[4][35] In the first round of the evaluation process, nominees are suggested by production centers, record labels and other professionals of the Russian music scene; but artists also have the possibility to apply themselves.