2025 Clio Music Awards Program Call For Entries

The call is on for entries for the 2025 Clio Music Awards, celebrating the power of music to connect artists, fans, and brands around the world.

The program recognizes the creative contributions of the marketers and communicators that push boundaries, permeate pop culture, and establish new precedents for artist promotion, music marketing, brand collaborations, and the use of music in advertising and trailers.

Building upon last year’s addition of new mediums in music supervision and gig poster design, this year also introduced new entry options for songwriters, composers, designers, writers, and photographers too.

• Mediums are now grouped into three areas: music marketing, branded content and brand collaborations, and the use of music in ads and trailers/teasers.
• Six NEW mediums have been added to the existing options: Live Music, Design Craft, Merchandise & Premiums, Use of Music in Advertising Craft, and Use of Music Innovation.
• Design Craft — Entries in this medium include technique and craft/skills used in the execution of design (Copywriting, Graphic Design, Typography, Illustration, Use of Photography).
• Digital & Social Media Craft — Entries in this medium include technique and craft/skills used in the execution of digital, social, and or mobile content (Copywriting, Direction, Editing, Graphic Design, Motion Graphics, Sound Design).
• Live Music — Entries in this medium include creative work that promotes live musical performances at music venues, festivals, concert series, events, stunts, or activations (IRL or virtual) and/or work promoting a live music organization or venue in a new, unique, or especially creative manner. (Venues, Festivals, Concerts, Brand or Company).
• Merchandise & Premiums — Entries in this medium are for licensed or in-house-produced physical products or apparel that promote an artist, music product, or music service. (Apparel, Footwear, & Household Goods, Beauty, Fitness & Health, Collectibles, Food & Beverage, Technology).
• Use of Music in Advertising Craft- Entries in this medium include songwriting technique and the craft/skills used in the execution of audio content in advertising or a trailer/teaser (Arrangement, Casting/Performance, Collaboration, Editing, Lyrics, Music Supervision, Score, Songwriting).
• Use of Music in Advertising Innovation — Entries in this medium include brand work that utilizes music in advertising in a new, unique, or especially creative manner.
• Two NEW juries have been added in Live Music and in Use of Music in Advertising Craft.

Friday, June 21st is the early deadline for entries; for more information on all mediums, categories, deadlines, and entry fees, visit https://info.clios.com/clio-music-2025

This past year, what have you worked on creatively that you can’t stop beaming about? Turn that up — the memorable, bold, innovative ideas and creative executions supporting artists, brands, or the perfect song.