THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

Campaign

Brand Awareness Campaign Campaign by Diverse-Owned Businesses Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Launch Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Rebrand Campaign Regional Campaign Social Good Campaign

Content and Media

Blog & Micro-blog Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Contest or Promotion Copywriting Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation Use of Viral Content User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Audio & Music Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI Graphic Art Images Website/App

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Insurance Live Events News & Media Non-Profit Pets & Animals Pharma & Healthcare Real Estate Restaurants Retail & E-Commerce Social Activism Sports Technology Television Travel & Tourism Wine, Beer & Spirits

Influencer & Celebrity Partnership

Instagram Partnership Multi-Platform Partnership Other Platform Partnership TikTok Partnership X Partnership YouTube Partnership

Overall Presence

Facebook Presence Instagram Presence LinkedIn Presence Multi-Platform Presence Other Platform Presence TikTok Presence X Presence YouTube Presence

Platforms & Technology

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Facebook Immersive Instagram Interactive Content LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Podcast

Art & Culture Podcast Branded Podcast Business Podcast NEW! Health & Wellness Podcast Lifestyle & Entertainment Podcast News & Politics Podcast Other Podcast Genres Podcast Mini Series Sports Podcast Technology and Education Podcast True Crime & Documentary Podcast

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT Data & Insights Earned Media Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Integration with Traditional Media Internal Communications LGBTQ Community Engagement Micro-Influencer Strategy Multicultural Community Engagement Music & Dance On a Shoestring Organic Promotion Paid & Amplification Physical and Digital Convergence Public Service Announcement Real Time Response SEO & SEM Social Commerce Storytelling

Video

Comedy Video Documentary Feature Film NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video Product Feature Video Short Form Video Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

From the 15th Annual Shorty Awards Music & Dance

This award honors the most creative and effective use of music and dance in a social media or digital marketing campaign. Music videos, narrative experiences, songs, advertisements, festivals, live performances are all eligible.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Music & Dance
winner
Big Ink Energy presented by Inkbox
For young people these days, tattoos are no longer taboo. So one might think that Inkbox, the DTC, …

Finalists

Music & Dance
finalist
gold honor
Warren Hue x Honda
Since 2013, Honda has been providing a platform for rising artists to share their stories of imagin…
Music & Dance
finalist
silver honor
“Bolder, Prouder, Stronger Reader” Kid Power Anthem
More than an event, more than a fundraiser, the Scholastic Book Fair creates empowering moments of …
Music & Dance
finalist
bronze honor
Luis Fonsi and Alzheimer’s Association Use Music to Raise Alzheimer’s Awareness
More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease. The Alzheimer's Association 2022…
Music & Dance
finalist
Beats Presents “Dark Mode” By Lil Baby Starring Ja Morant
Beats is a brand built on being defiant and resonant in culture, something that lends to our DNA as…
Music & Dance
finalist
Burger King Redefines Royalty at the 2022 MTV VMAs
With 2022 being the year of liberation, Burger King’s goal was to embed themselves directly into mu…
Music & Dance
finalist
Ham or Turkey Time
Bar-S Foods is a value brand that makes hot dogs, sausages, lunchmeat, bacon, and other items, and …
Music & Dance
finalist
Harry Styles Love On Tour x MSG Social Campaign
MSG Entertainment ran a month-long social campaign throughout Harry Styles' 15-night run at The Gar…
Music & Dance
finalist
Influencers Title Sequence Campaign
In the Hulu Original “Reboot,” Keegan Michael-Key and Johnny Knoxville lead the dysfunctional, wash…
Music & Dance
finalist
Music for Good
Music can play a powerful role as a form of resistance: It can speak out against injustices and giv…
Music & Dance
finalist
PC Game Pass: Three4One
PC Game Pass gives players access to hundreds of great titles and allows players to play day one. W…
Music & Dance
finalist
The Luxury Collection – A Letter From Calvin Royal III
The Luxury Collection hotels and resorts are intrinsically connected to their respective destinatio…
Music & Dance
finalist
audience honor
The Williams Fam x MGM Resorts International
Fun, electric, memorable all in one city within proximity! MGM Rewards partnered with social media …
Music & Dance
finalist
TikTok - Make Every Moment Pop!
Kernel Season’s® Brand of popcorn seasoning was looking to spice things up for popcorn consumers. T…
Music & Dance
finalist
UA Tracks
Music can make or break your workout. For many trainers, the beat has to drop just right to fire yo…

Nominees

Music & Dance
Dragstravaganza - The Big Opening
Music & Dance
Overwatch 2
When expanding Overwatch's presence across social networks, we knew that tapping into trends of mus…