THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

By Campaign

Awareness Campaign NEW! Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Diverse-Owned Businesses Campaign Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Cultural Campaign NEW! Multi-Platform Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Regional Campaign Social Movement Campaign

By Cause

Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Educate Emergency Relief Environment & Sustainability Fight Poverty Gender Equality Human Rights Immigration & Refugees LGBTQ+ Mental Health Multi-Cause Initiative Public Health Public Safety NEW! Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production Social Justice Youth & Family

By Industry

Automotive Business to Business Consumer Brands NEW! Education Entertainment Fashion and Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Nonprofit Real Estate NEW! Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

By Platform

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

Original Content

Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Extended Reality Feature Film NEW! Gaming Images Interactive Content Live Streaming Long Form Video Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports NEW! Short Form Video Video Video Series

Partnerships

Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Media Partnership Nonprofit Partnership

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Creative Use of Technology Data & Insights Earned Media NEW! Employee Engagement Event & Experiential Generative AI Guerrilla Marketing NEW! Paid Media PSA Real Time Response Single Post Sound & Music NEW! Storytelling User Generated Content

From the 16th 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
The General Sound Studio
The General’s decade-long TV campaign was noticed, but for the wrong reasons. The campy, low-fi ads…

Finalists

Music & Dance
finalist
gold honor
Google Black-Owned Friday 2023
Idea: Google's Black-owned Friday campaign was born in 2020 to uplift Black-owned businesses dispro…
Music & Dance
finalist
silver honor
Google Chrome Speed Challenge
When it comes to driving preference for Chrome among a sea of browser options, speed matters most. …
Music & Dance
finalist
bronze honor
We Shake The World
The key players in the juice and beverage market in MENA all neatly fall into expected and predicta…
Music & Dance
finalist
Coi Leray x Trinity Rodman “Get Loud” - Presented by Bose
Our primary objective was to develop a social activation for the Women’s World Cup that connected B…
Music & Dance
finalist
The Grillin' Maidens
Bar-S Foods is a value brand that makes hot dogs, sausages, lunchmeat, bacon, and other items, and …
Music & Dance
finalist
Volvo C40 featuring Chloe Flower
When Volvo wanted to showcase the contemporary design and impressive features of the C40 electric c…
Music & Dance
finalist
audience honor
“The Spark” Ignited by YouTube
In the vast landscape of music discovery, where countless voices vie for attention, standing out is…

Nominees

Music & Dance
Clarks Originals Presents: Beyond Worlds a Metaverse Music Experience
In honor of its continued commitment to producing innovative and hyper-engaging digital marketing e…
Music & Dance
Dancing With The Stars - Dancing Layers Social Ad
ABC’s hit competition series “Dancing with the Stars” pairs celebrities with trained ballroom dance…
Music & Dance
Dora & Friends: Sing & Dance with Dora
Sing and Dance with Dora is a fresh fun fiesta of a music video series, featuring both original bil…
Music & Dance
Normani x Bose
To continue to drive brand relevance with an 18-34 female cohort, we partnered with Normani, a mult…
Music & Dance
Red Lobster: Lobster & Shrimp Celebration / Shirley Cesar TV
The holiday season is a time for celebration, marked by indulgent traditional foods and gatherings …
Music & Dance
Rockstar x Stormzy
Similar to the music industry, the energy drinks market is a crowded and competitive space in which…
Music & Dance
TOSTITOS Remixer
TOSTITOS, renowned for its mouthwatering tortilla chips and dips that bring people together, sought…
Music & Dance
W Hotels x Cercle
W Hotels’ authentic passion for music has always set us apart from other brands in the luxury trave…