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# Clio Music Awards 2026 Winners Announced
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/clio-music-awards-2026-winners/
- Published: 2026-01-14T15:17:01.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-26T15:35:14.000Z
- Description: Clio Music has named its 2026 winners. The awards recognize creative excellence in music marketing, brand/artist collaborations, and the use of music in advertising, film and trailers.
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Conventions & Awards, Music Business, announcements, awards, Clio Music

**Clio Music** is part of the annual **Clio Awards** that recognize [creative excellence](https://www.hypebot.com/clio-music-award-winners-pearl-jam-megan-thee-and-more/) and innovation in advertising, communication and design judged by global ad professionals.

In addition to **Clio Music**, the Clios recognize marketing in specific industries including **Clio Entertainment, Clio Health**, and **Clio Sports.** One work in each media type may be awarded the **Grand Clio**, the highest honor.

The 2026 [**Clio Music Awards**](https://clios.com/winners-gallery/?ref=hypebot.com) will be hosted by Finesse Mitchell on January 29 during Grammy Weekat The Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. [**Tickets are on on sale now.**](https://clios.com/event/2026-clio-music-awards-ceremony/?ref=hypebot.com)

Presented on stage that night will be Grand Clio winners, Label, Publisher, Agency, and Brand Of The Year, and special honorees Ryan Tedder and UMG executive Michele Anthony.

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#### Here are the Gold Clio Music Gold winners in the three main categories.

There are no minimum or maximum number of trophies that [the jury](https://clios.com/clios-juries/clio-music/2026?ref=hypebot.com) can award in any medium or trophy strata. Every submission is evaluated on its creative merits through a series of democratic judging rounds.

### Music Marketing

*“Entry Title” – Medium – Entrant Company / Brand or Artist*

“Tracking Bad Bunny” – Creative Effectiveness – DDB Latina Puerto Rico / Bad Bunny  
“Who Is The Sky – Deluxe LP” – Design – Matador Records / David Byrne  
“CHROMAKOPIA: THE WORLD TOUR” – Design – Silent House Studios / Tyler, The Creator  
“LOST CORNER AR LIVE” – Design SIX INC. / Kenshi Yonezu  
“Faces to Forget” – Design – AKQA / Coala Music  
“Phish – Sphere, Las Vegas, NV 2024” – Gig Posters – Lewy Jones Design / Phish  
“Chris Stapleton / Salt Lake City, UT” – Gig Posters – ZOCA / Chris Stapleton  
‘Posters Inspired by May ’68 for Jack White’s Shows in Paris” – Gig Posters – Little room agency / Jack White  
“Jack White Palm Sunday” – Gig Posters – Matthew Jacobson’s Magic Paper / Jack White  
“Liam Gallagher at the Royal Albert Hall” – Gig Posters – Max Loeffler Illustration / Teenage Cancer Trust  
“Love (Official Video)” – Design Craft – OK Go / OK Go  
“Legal Tracks” – Design Craft – BETC HAVAS / KondZilla + Kwai  
“Branding by Stereo” – Design Craft – Design by Disruption (DXD) / Canja Audio Culture  
“Tracking Bad Bunny” – Digital/Mobile, AI & Emerging Technologies – DDB Latina Puerto Rico / Bad Bunny  
“Tracking Bad Bunny” – Experience/Activation – DDB Latina Puerto Rico / Bad Bunny  
“Stream Vendor” – Experience/Activation – DDB Latina Puerto Rico / Bad Bunny  
LOST CORNER AR LIVE” – Experience/Activation – SIX INC. / Kenshi Yonezu  
“From Fan to Featured” – Experience/Activation – McCann XBC / Mastercard  
“All In For Macario” – Experience/Activation – LePub Mexico City / Tecate  
“Tracking Bad Bunny” – Fan Engagement – DDB Latina Puerto Rico / Bad Bunny  
“Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Tears’ Alt Endings” – Fan Engagement – YouTube / YouTube  
“Mustard x Mustard” – Integrated Campaign – Cashmere Agency x The Kitchen North America / Kraft Heinz  
“Even In Arcadia” – Integrated Campaign – RCA Records / Sleep Token  
“Chromakopia” – Integrated Campaign – Happy Place / Tyler, The Creator  
“Bad Bunny’s No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí”- Live Music – STURDY. / Bad Bunny  
“Love (Official Video)” – Music Film & Video – OK Go & 1stAveMachine / OK Go  
“EBEM” – Music Film & Video – MATHEMATIC / YAME  
“Balloonerism” – Music Film & Video – Hornet / Mac Miller  
“Luther” – Music Film & Video – Fela / Kendrick Lamar & SZA  
“Denial Is A river” – Music Film & Video – LOTUMN / Doechii  
“So Be It” – Music Film & Video Craft – SOFTSPOT\* / Clipse  
“Abracadabra” – Music Film & Video Craft – Modern Post / Lady Gaga  
“Squabble Up” – Music Film & Video Craft – PRETTYBIRD / Kendrick Lamar  
“Balloonerism” – Music Film & Video Craft – Hornet / Mac Miller  
“So Be It” – Music Film & Video Craft – SOFTSPOT\* / Clipse  
“Papota” – Music Film & Video Craft – Rebolucion / Ca7riel&Paco  
“Love (Official Video)” – Music Film & Video Craft – OK Go / OK Go  
“Tracking Bad Bunny” – Music Marketing Innovation – DDB Latina Puerto Rico / Bad Bunny  
“All In For Macario” – Public Relations – LePub Mexico City / Tecate  
“All In For Macario” – Social Media – LePub Mexico City / Tecate

### Branded Content & Collaborations

*“Entry Title” – Medium – Entrant Company / Brand or Artist*

“Victory (NBA on Prime Theme)” – Music in Sports – Prime Video / Prime Video  
“Mustard x Mustard” – Partnerships, Sponsorships & Collaborations Cashmere x The Kitchen / Kraft Heinz  
“For The Runners High” – Music in Sports – adam&eveDDB / Puma  
“Sicredi’s Account Manager” – Creative Effectiveness – Jotacom / Sicredi  
“Better in Denim” – Partnerships, Sponsorships & Collaborations – Invisible Dynamics / Gap  
“Barboltian” – Creative Effectiveness – Uncommon Creative Studio Stockholm / Clash Royale  
‘Sessions without borders” – Experience/Activation – ENJIN TOKYO DeNA  
“From Fan to Featured” – Experience/Activation – McCann XBC Mastercard  
“A World of Hope” – Experience/Activation – Flytevu / Humane World for Animals

### Use of Music in Advertising, Film, TV, Games, Trailers, Teasers, & Sonic Branding

*“Entry Title” – Medium – Entrant Company / Brand or Artist*

“Reproductive Refrain” – Use of Music Craft – duotone audio group / Forward Midwifery  
“The Tiger” – Use of Music Craft – Squeak E. Clean Studios / Gucci  
“For The Runners High” – Use of Music Craft – adam&eveDDB / Puma  
“No Project Without Drama” – Use of Music Craft – SUPREME MUSIC / HORNBACH Baumarkt AG  
“This Is Not A Drill” – Use of Music Craft – T&P / Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)  
“Crafting The One” – Use of Music Craft – The Elements Music / General Motors  
“Stop The Iron Pipeline” – Use of Music Craft – The Music Playground / LifeBridge Health  
“Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blue” – Use of Music Craft – Terry Blade Music / Chicago Blues History  
“Strangers” – Use of Music in Advertising – Leo Middle East / King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre  
“No Project Without Drama” – Use of Music in Advertising – SUPREME MUSIC – HORNBACH Baumarkt AG  
“This Is Not A Drill” – Use of Music in Advertising – T&P – Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)  
“Mustard x Mustard” – Use of Music in Advertising – Cashmere Agency x The Kitchen North America / Kraft Heinz  
“Karaoke” – Use of Music in Advertising – Opinionated / Panda Express  
“Mike chez RONA” – Use of Music in Advertising – Circonflex / RONA  
“ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER: “RISE & SHINE” – Use of Music in Trailers/Teasers – TEMPEST Original Music & Sound / Warner Bros. Pictures  
“28 Years Later – Boots” – Use of Music in Trailers/Teasers – Buddha Jones / 28 Years Later  
“‘Everything is romantic’ for Wuthering Heights” – Use of Music in Trailers/Teasers – Seeking Blue Records Inc. / Warner Bros. Pictures  
“Crafting the One” – Use of Music Innovation – The Elements Music / General Motors  
“SO-SO SPINS TOKYO” – Use of Music Innovation – VML & Ogilvy Japan / COCO Gallery BOSS – Roland Corporation

#### A full winners gallery (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Shortlist) [is here](https://clios.com/winners-gallery/explore?vertical=Clio+Music&season=2026&ref=hypebot.com).

**Bruce Houghton* is Founder & Editor of* [*Hypebot*](https://www.hypebot.com/)*, Senior Advisor at* [*Bandsintown*](https://www.bandsintown.com/?ref=hypebot.com)*, a* [*Berklee College Of Music*](https://online.berklee.edu/courses/touring-101?ref=hypebot.com) *professor and founder of Skyline Artists.*