HONORARY CLIO MUSIC AWARDS ON JANUARY 31 IN LOS ANGELES
Jai Rodriguez to Host Awards Ceremony Featuring a Performance by Lu Kala at Neuehouse Hollywood
New York, NY— January 25, 2024—Today, Clio Music, the global competition celebrating creativity in music marketing and the use of music in advertising, announced that Pearl Jam and Ozzy Osbourne will accept honorary trophies at the 2024 Clio Music Awards at NeueHouse Hollywood on January 31st.
Pearl Jam will be honored with a 2024 Clio Impact Award in recognition of their diverse creative pursuits, building an enduring and inspiring connection to their fans. Most notably, the band will be recognized for the ongoing practice of creating a unique poster for each individual concert date, many of which have won Clio Music Awards. The honor also recognizes the band’s impactful philanthropic work through the Vitalogy Foundation, which to date has raised more than $50 million for organizations supporting issues such as abortion access, climate change and homelessness, and drawing attention to the fight against diseases such as Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis and epidermolysis bullosa (EB). In addition to the impact of Vitalogy Foundation, the band also supports bassist Jeff Ament’s Montana Pool Service, a project that funds the building of skate parks in Montana and South Dakota.
Ozzy Osbourne will be recognized with the 2024 Clio Music Lifetime Achievement Award. As a solo artist and the front man for Black Sabbath, Osbourne’s musical talent, creative output and larger than life persona has attracted legions of fans and led to the sale of over 100 million records His Ozzfest tour has brought together a community of metal fans and launched the careers of many artists in the genre. And with “The Osbournes,” his rock and roll royal family let viewers in on their sensational lives and forever changed reality TV. With this award, Clio Music celebrates Osbourne’s creative legacy, enduring impact on popular culture and the numerous Clio Music Award winning campaigns in which he’s appeared, including 2024’s 'Patient Number 9' Album Campaign.
“This show marks the 10th anniversary of the Clio Music Awards and we’re thrilled to be doing it bigger than ever before,” said Michael Kauffman, Executive Director of Clio Music. “We’re hosting our event during GRAMMY week in Los Angeles for the first time and we’ve got an incredible lineup of honorees, Grand Clio winners and other surprises. I look forward to getting together with our community and celebrating the groundbreaking creativity that we’re recognizing with our awards this year.”
The 2024 Clio Music Awards will also feature a performance by LU KALA, a Congolese-Canadian singer/songwriter presented by Kobalt, last year’s Clio Music Publisher of the Year.
In partnership with Billboard, an executive from the global music authority will present the Billboard & Clio Music Marketing Visionary Award, which celebrates an executive who has exhibited a consistent dedication to centering music in creative marketing endeavors in innovative, thoughtful, and impactful ways. Other awards handed out on stage by host Jai Rodriguez will include the Grand Clio Music Awards and the Agency, Brand, Publisher and Label Of The Year.
For a list of 2024 Clio Music Awards preliminary winners and Of The Year Finalists, visit: Clios.com/music.
Official Sponsors of the 2024 Clio Music Awards are Sony Audio and Verizon. Supporting Sponsors are Primary Wave Music, Trevenna Tracks, Amazon Music, BMG, and Prince Street Pizza.
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 the ultimate barometer of success in music. Through itsiconic charts, breaking news, thought leadership, multi-platform storytelling and world class events, Billboard tracks the world’s top musicians and the business that powers them. Since its origin in 1894, music leaders and fans across the world look to Billboard as the most trusted source for music information, spanning 15 countries and published in 10 languages. The prestigious Billboard Music Awards are the only premium awards ceremony that recognize musicians for their undeniable achievements on the Billboard charts, using pure data to determine the winners, rather than relying on opaque committees or undisclosed voters to select the honorees giving fans maximum impact at each year's ceremony, as Billboard's chart data measures fans' engagement with their favorite music. Billboard’s other premium experiences range from the Billboard Power 100 to Billboard Women in Music, Billboard Latin Music Week, and Billboard Live, which connects the most impactful artists and industry leaders with fans from all cultures and corners of the globe.
Media Contact
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Executive Director of Communications, Clio
Sheena.Bermingham@ClioAwards.com
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