Beyond the major music award shows, many global organizations honor the creative efforts behind marketing and promoting music releases. These creative marketing awards recognize elements such as marketing campaigns, advertisements, interactive websites, filters, short-form video trends, sync placements, and more.
The Lovie Awards
The Lovie Awards honor outstanding achievements in digital media across Europe. Work entered must have been created for the European audience, regardless of the entrant’s location. The Lovie Awards is The Webby Awards’ “European sister award program.” Categories include websites, marketing campaigns, apps, creator excellence on social media, music videos, and more.
2025 Key Dates
- Early Entry Deadline is Friday, May 9, 2025
- Final Entry Deadline is Friday, June 27, 2025
- Extended Entry Deadline is Friday, Aug 8, 2025
- Summer Grace Entry Deadline is Friday, Sep 12, 2025
- Finalists Announced Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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Clio Awards
The Clio Awards is an annual award program that recognizes innovation and creative excellence in advertising, design, and communication. The Clio Music Track honors music marketing campaigns, branded content & collaborations, and the use of music in another medium.
2025 Key Dates
- Music First Deadline: June 6, 2025
- Final Deadline: October 3, 2025
- Awards Ceremony: January 29, 2026
- Entry fee information here
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Music Ally Sandbox Campaigns of the Year
Organized by the music trade Music Ally, Sandbox Campaigns of the Year honors 50 highly detailed case studies of the best, most innovative, and interesting music marketing campaigns of the year. In 2024, they launched the official Music Ally Marketing Awards event, bringing a stage for digital marketing teams in music, with shortlisted artist campaigns also featured in the Sandbox report.
2025 dates have yet to be announced. See 2024 dates below for an annual reference.
2024 Key Dates
- All Entries Deadline: October 6, 2024
Libera Awards
The annual A2IM Libera Awards honor both independent musicians and the teams that support them. In addition to music and genre categories, teams can also submit for marketing and creative categories such as Marketing Genius, Creative Packaging, and Best Sync Usage.
2026 dates have yet to be announced. See 2025 dates below for an annual reference.
2025 Key Dates
- Monday, October 21, 2024 – Libera Awards Submissions Open
- Thursday, December 12, 2024 – Libera Awards Submissions Close
- Wednesday, January 15, 2025 – First Round Voting Opens
- Tuesday, January 28, 2025 – First Round Voting Closes
- Wednesday, March 19 , 2025 – Final Round Voting Opens/Nominees Announced
- Wednesday, April 2, 2025 – Final Round Voting Closes
- Monday, June 9, 2025 – Libera Awards Ceremony
The Webby Awards
The Webby Awards are the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. They celebrate excellence in 8 major media types: Websites and Mobile Sites; Video & Film; Advertising, Media & PR; Apps & Software; Social; Podcasts; AI, Immersive & Games; and Creators.
2026 dates have yet to be announced. See 2025 dates below for an annual reference.
2025 Key Dates
- Early Entry Deadline: October 25, 2024
- Final Entry Deadline: December 20, 2024
- Extended Entry Deadline: February 7, 2025
- Award Ceremony: May 12, 2025
