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 NEW! Data Visualization Email & Newsletter Filter/Lens Hashtag Meme, GIF, & Emojis Micro-Site Single Post or Activation User-Generated Content

Design

Animation Art Direction Brand Identity Brand Redesign Generative AI NEW! Graphic Art Images Sound & Music UX/UI Visual Effects Website/App NEW!

Industry

Auto Beauty Business to Business Consumer Brand Education Entertainment Family and Parenting Financial Services Fitness, Health, & Wellness Food & Beverage Gaming Government & Politics Hospitality Insurance NEW! 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

Metaverse

Artificial Intelligence Extended Reality Immersive Interactive Content NFTs

Overall Presence

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

Podcast

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

Single Platform

Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Other Platform TikTok X (formerly Twitter) YouTube

Strategy & Engagement

Brand Partnership Call to Action Community Management Creative Use of Technology CTV/OTT NEW! Customer Experience Earned Media Employee Engagement Event & Experiential Gamification Humor Innovative Media Buying Strategy Insights & Trends Integration with Live Television 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 Dance Video Documentary NEW! Featurette or Behind The Scenes Video Instructional Video Live Event Coverage Live Video Long Form Video Medium-Length Video Music Video NEW! Product Feature Video Short Form Video Stories Unboxing Video Vertical Video Video Ad Video Series

From the 8th Annual Shorty Awards Best Singer

Rockers, rappers, pop stars, country singers, no matter if they’re a solo act or in a band they’re still connecting with their fans on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram, Vine and blogs to show them they care.

Brand entries using social media in this space can be found in the Best in Entertainment Shorty Award.

Winner

Singer
winner
Troye Sivan
Troye Sivan was first introduced to us as an actor in X Men Origins: Wolverine, but he’s most popul…

Finalists

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finalist
Demi Lovato
Another actress from Barney & Friends and The Disney Channel turned full-time singer, Demi Lovato h…
Singer
finalist
Ellie Goulding
British singer Ellie Goulding ignites the dance floor and her fan base every time she releases a si…
Singer
finalist
Rihanna
Eight-time Grammy-winning pop singer and bad girl Rihanna bares all on social media. Once quoted sa…
Singer
finalist
Selena Gomez
From Barney & Friends to Wizards of Waverly Place, Selena Gomez has grown up on the small screen. T…
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finalist
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is the biggest female singer in the world right now, and quite possibly one of the mos…

Nominees

Singer
CHER
Over the course of five decades, Cher has won three Golden Globes, one Grammy, one Emmy, and an Aca…
Singer
FKA twigs
Singer, songwriter, director FKA twigs was a world-class backup dancer before releasing her debut a…
Singer
Josh Groban
A self-described “professional scribbler, warbler, and ivory tickler," Josh Groban is a multi-plati…
Singer
Kacey Musgraves
Music magazines have proclaimed Kacey Musgraves might be making country music great again. Kacey re…
Singer
Sara Bareilles
Sara Bareilles is an accomplished singer, songwriter, and author. She’s been nominated for six Gram…
Singer
Tori Kelly
Tori Kelly started her music career on YouTube before eventually trying out for FOX’s American Idol…