BILLBOARD AND CLIO MUSIC TO COLLABORATE ON TWO EVENTS CELEBRATING THE INDUSTRY’S MOST GROUNDBREAKING EXECUTIVES IN 2024
Two of the Industry’s Most Influential Platforms for Celebrating Music Business Will Join Forces for Billboard’s Power 100 Event and Clio Music Awards During 2024 Grammy Week With Specialty Awards Presented at Each Event
LOS ANGELES [Monday, February 6, 2023] -- Clio Music, the global competition celebrating the visceral power of music to connect consumers and brands, today announced a collaboration with Billboard, which will move the annual awards ceremony to Los Angeles during Grammy Week 2024 and feature a new specialty award that will give music fans the opportunity to select the winner of the “Favorite Music from a Commercial” award, presented by Billboard during the awards ceremony. Clio Music will also develop an Honorary Clio Music Executive Award, celebrating an executive whose groundbreaking creative approach to advertising is shaping the future of the industry. This award will be presented at the 2024 Billboard Power 100 signature event the evening prior to the Clio Music Awards, at the same venue.
“As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Clio Music program, I am so proud of how much it has grown,” said Nicole Purcell, CEO, Clio. “What began as a dedicated act in our legacy Clio Awards show has grown into a powerful force for celebrating creativity in the music business. And now, we’re hosting a stand alone show in Los Angeles and collaborating with Billboard, one of the industry’s most prominent outlets for recognizing the industry.”
“It’s been incredibly fulfilling to see our competition evolve alongside the music industry, which has developed so many new avenues for brands and musicians to collaborate in the years since Clio Music launched,” continued Purcell.
Clio Music opens for entries today and the 2023/24 entry cycle will feature two new mediums for Music Supervision and Fan Engagement. The program, which recognizes creative excellence in Music Marketing and The Use of Music in Advertising, also includes mediums for Branded Entertainment & Content, Creative Effectiveness, Design, Digital/Mobile, Experience/Activation, Film & Video, Public Relations, Social Good, Social Media, Sonic Branding, and Use of Music in Audio/Film & Video Advertising and in Teasers/Trailers. For more information, visit https://clios.com/how-to-enter/our-programs/music.
On the evening prior to the awards, Billboard will host its preeminent Billboard Power 100 event, which celebrates the industry’s most influential executives and will feature the Executive of the Year, Label of the Year and the Clive Davis Award, in addition to the newly created Honorary Clio Music Executive Award.
“Our Power 100 list recognizes the influential executives that move the music business forward each year and it’s always a delight to bring everyone together during Grammy week for an evening that celebrates the best in the biz,” said Dana Droppo, Chief Brand Officer, Billboard. “We’re excited to get started on planning next year’s event and to be introducing a new award in collaboration with Clio Music that will honor a top executive with a demonstrated talent for music marketing and advertising.
Built on Clio’s enduring reputation for recognizing the most creative and culturally relevant marketing and communications, Clio Music celebrates the visceral power of music to connect consumers and brands around the world. The program was introduced in 2014 to award the creative contributions of the marketers and communicators that propel the industry forward, inspire a competitive marketplace of ideas, and foster meaningful connections within the creative community.
About Clio
Clio is the premier international awards competition for the creative business. Founded in 1959 to celebrate creative excellence in advertising, Clio today honors the work and talent at the forefront of the industry in a variety of specialized fields, including: sports, fashion, music, entertainment, and health. As a leading authority on the diverse and ever-changing creative landscape, Clio celebrates creativity 365-days-a-year via its global ad database Ads of The World and its content platform Muse by Clio.
About Billboard
Billboard is a global music media brand, with a renowned authority among artists, fans, and the industry at large. Billboard powers the ultimate global music destination and magazine, featuring unrivaled reporting on music news, issues, trends, and the industry’s definitive charts, encompassing the most complete and well-respected database of charts across all music genres. Billboard also produces elite conferences and events which regularly convene influential industry stakeholders and consumers around important conversations.
