The LIT Music Awards introduces categories across music performance, songwriting, albums, instrumentals, music videos, music marketing, and music influencers. Open to emerging and established artists, music producers, composers, songwriters, instrumentalists, and creative directors, the awards honor original work—from stage performances and studio recordings to video direction and brand promotion—recognizing the sound of creative excellence in today’s global music scene.
Browse the categories below and submit your most outstanding music project today.
LIT Music
General LIT Music Categories
LM27001 Best A Cappella Music
LM27002 Best Absolute Music
LM27003 Best Acoustic
LM27004 Best Acoustic Pop Music
LM27005 Best Adult Contemporary
LM27006 Best Alt. Rock Music
LM27007 Best Alternative Country Music
LM27008 Best Ambient Music
LM27009 Best Americana Music
LM27010 Best Ballads Music
LM27011 Best Beatbox
LM27012 Best Bluegrass
LM27013 Best Blues Music
LM27014 Best Bossa Nova Music
LM27015 Best Britpop Music
LM27016 Best Chamber Music
LM27017 Best Children's Music
LM27018 Best Choir
LM27019 Best Christian Music
LM27020 Best Christmas Music
LM27021 Best Classical Music
LM27022 Best Collaboration Music
LM27023 Best Comedy Music
LM27024 Best Contemporary Christian / Gospel Music
LM27025 Best Contemporary R&B
LM27026 Best Country Music
LM27027 Best Country Pop Music
LM27028 Best Cover Song
LM27029 Best Dance & Electronica Music
LM27030 Best Disc Jockey (DJ)
LM27031 Best Dub Music
LM27032 Best EDM (Electronic Dance Music)
LM27033 Best EDM Remix
LM27034 Best Electronic Music
LM27035 Best Experimental Music
LM27036 Best Folk Music
LM27037 Best Folk Rock Music
LM27038 Best Funk Music
LM27039 Best Funk Rock Music
LM27040 Best Fusion Music
LM27041 Best Hip-hop Music
LM27042 Best Holiday Song (Any Holiday)
LM27043 Best House Music
LM27044 Best Indie Music
LM27045 Best Indie Pop Music
LM27046 Best Inspirational Music
LM27047 Best Instrumental Music
LM27048 Best Jam Music
LM27049 Best Jazz Music
LM27050 Best Jungle Music
LM27051 Best K-Pop Music
LM27052 Best Latin Music
LM27053 Best Love Song
LM27054 Best Lyric Writing Music
LM27055 Best Metal & Hardcore Music
LM27056 Best Neo-Soul Music
LM27057 Best New Age Music
LM27058 Best Novelty Music
LM27059 Best Opera
LM27060 Best Orchestra
LM27061 Best Pop Music
LM27062 Best Post Rock Music
LM27063 Best Progressive Rock Music
LM27064 Best Psychedelic Rock Music
LM27065 Best Rap & Hip-Hop Music
LM27066 Best Reggae/Ska/Dancehall
LM27067 Best Reggaeton Music
LM27068 Best Rhythm & Blues (R&B)
LM27069 Best Rock / Alt Music
LM27070 Best Rock / Hard Rock Music
LM27071 Best Rock Music
LM27072 Best Social Action Music
LM27073 Best Social Impact Song
LM27074 Best Soft Rock Song
LM27075 Best Soul Song
LM27076 Best Spoken Word Music
LM27077 Best Story Song
LM27078 Best Synthwave Music
LM27079 Best Teen Music
LM27080 Best Theatre Music
LM27081 Best Traditional Music
LM27082 Best Trap Music
LM27083 Best Trip-Hop Music
LM27084 Best Urban Music
LM27085 Best World Beat
LM27086 Best World Classical Music
LM27087 Best World Music
LM27088 Best World Traditional Music
LM27000 New Category
LIT Music Features
AM27001 Best Audio Director
AM27002 Best Audio Editor
AM27003 Best Audio Technician
AM27004 Best Ballad
AM27005 Best Band
AM27006 Best Boom Operator
AM27007 Best Broadcast Engineer
AM27008 Best Collaboration
AM27009 Best Composer
AM27010 Best Concept
AM27011 Best Concert
AM27012 Best Concert Technician
AM27013 Best Costume Design
AM27014 Best Duo
AM27015 Best EP (Extended Play)
AM27016 Best Female Artist
AM27017 Best Female Group
AM27018 Best Female Singer
AM27019 Best Female Vocalist
AM27020 Best Influencer Artist
AM27021 Best Instrument Technician
AM27022 Best Record Label
AM27023 Best Live Performance
AM27024 Best Live Sound Engineer
AM27025 Best Male Artist
AM27026 Best Male Group
AM27027 Best Male Singer
AM27028 Best Male Vocalist
AM27029 Best Mastering Engineer
AM27030 Best Melody
AM27031 Best Mixed Group
AM27032 Best Music Arranger
AM27033 Best Music Editor
AM27034 Best Music Manager
AM27035 Best Music Producer
AM27036 Best Music Production Company
AM27037 Best Music Video
AM27038 Best Musicians
AM27039 Best New Artist
AM27040 Best New Band
AM27041 Best New Group
AM27042 Best Original Composition
AM27043 Best Originality
AM27044 Best Performance
AM27045 Best Playlist
AM27046 Best Rap Performance
AM27047 Best Record Producer
AM27048 Best Recording Engineer
AM27049 Best Remixer
AM27050 Best Rhythmic Interpretation
AM27051 Best Singer & Songwriter
AM27052 Best Song
AM27053 Best Sound Designer
AM27054 Best Sound Editor
AM27055 Best Sound Mixer
AM27056 Best Sound/Audio Perception
AM27057 Best Stage Design
AM27058 Best Use of Production Music
AM27059 Best Visual Perception
AM27060 Best Music Event
LIT Music Video
General LIT Music Video Categories
LV27001 Best 360-Degree Music Video
LV27002 Best Action Music Video
LV27003 Best African Music Video
LV27004 Best American Music Video
LV27005 Best Animation Music Video
LV27006 Best Art Music Video
LV27007 Best Asia and Pacific Music Video
LV27008 Best Asian Music Video
LV27009 Best Audience Impact Music Video
LV27010 Best Australian Music Video
LV27011 Best Behind-the-Scenes Music Video
LV27012 Best Choreography Music Video
LV27013 Best Cinematography Music Video
LV27014 Best Comedy Music Video
LV27015 Best Conceptual Music Video
LV27016 Best Czech Music Video
LV27017 Best Dance Music Video
LV27018 Best Dance Performance Music Video
LV27019 Best Documentary Music Video
LV27020 Best Drama Music Video
LV27021 Best Electronica Music Video
LV27022 Best Emerging Artist Music Video
LV27023 Best Europe Music Video
LV27024 Best European Music Video
LV27025 Best Experimental Music Video
LV27026 Best Hip Hop Music Video
LV27027 Best Instrumentals Music Video
LV27028 Best Interactive Music Video
LV27029 Best Latin America Music Video
LV27030 Best LGBT Music Video
LV27031 Best Lockdown Music Video
LV27032 Best Low Budget Music Video
LV27033 Best Lyrics Music Video
LV27034 Best Mobile Music Video
LV27035 Best Music Video
LV27036 Best Music Video Cinematography
LV27037 Best Music Video Directorial Debut
LV27038 Best Music Video of the Decade
LV27039 Best Music Video Original Song
LV27040 Best Music Video Parody
LV27041 Best Music Video Tribute
LV27042 Best Musical Film
LV27043 Best Musical Video
LV27044 Best North America Music Video
LV27045 Best Original Song Music Video
LV27046 Best Pop Music Video
LV27047 Best Punk/Garage Music Video
LV27048 Best Quarantine Music Video
LV27049 Best Rock Music Video
LV27050 Best Song Music Video
LV27051 Best South American Music Video
LV27052 Best Storytelling in a Music Video
LV27053 Best Style Music Video
LV27054 Best TikTok Music Video
LV27055 Best Video Game Music
LV27056 Best Virtual Reality Music Video
LV27057 Best Visual Interpretation Music Video
LV27058 Most Innovative Music Video
LV27000 New Category
LIT Music Video Features
AV27001 Best Actor
AV27002 Best Actress
AV27003 Best Arranger
AV27004 Best Art Director
AV27005 Best Audio Production
AV27006 Best CGI / Visual Effects
AV27007 Best Cinematography
AV27008 Best Costume Design
AV27009 Best Director
AV27010 Best Editing
AV27011 Best Editor
AV27012 Best First Time Director
AV27013 Best Hair Stylist
AV27014 Best Lighting Designer
AV27015 Best Makeup
AV27016 Best Makeup Artist
AV27017 Best Music Video Manager
AV27018 Best Music Video Shot During Covid
AV27019 Best Original Song
AV27020 Best Producer
AV27021 Best Production
AV27022 Best Production Company
AV27023 Best Production Designer
AV27024 Best Prop Master
AV27025 Best Recording Engineer
AV27026 Best Remixer
AV27027 Best Script Supervisor
AV27028 Best Script Writer
AV27029 Best Set Dresser
AV27030 Best Sound Design
AV27031 Best Sound/Boom Operator
AV27032 Best Visual Effects (VFX)
AV27033 Best Choreographer
AV27034 Best Colorist
AV27035 Best Costume Stylist
AV27036 Best Dancer
AV27037 Best Director of Photography
AV27038 Best Grip
AV27039 Best Location Manager
AV27040 Best Music Supervisor
AV27041 Best Steadicam Operator
AV27042 Best Storyboard Artist
AV27043 Best Stunt Coordinator
AV27044 Best Visual Effects Supervisor
AV27045 Best Wardrobe Stylist
AV27046 Best Special Effects Coordinator
AV27047 Best Foley Artist
AV27048 Best Foley Mixer
AV27049 Best Foley Recordist
AV27050 Best Foley Supervisor
LIT Songwriting
General LIT Songwriting Categories
LS27001 A Cappella
LS27002 Absolute Music
LS27003 Acoustic
LS27004 Adult Contemporary
LS27005 Alternative Country
LS27006 Ambient Music
LS27007 Americana
LS27008 Ballads
LS27009 Beat Box
LS27010 Bluegrass
LS27011 Blues
LS27012 Bossa Nova
LS27013 Britpop
LS27014 Children's Music
LS27015 Choir
LS27016 Christian
LS27017 Christmas
LS27018 Classical
LS27019 Collaboration
LS27020 Comedy
LS27021 Contemporary Christian / Gospel
LS27022 Country
LS27023 Cover Song
LS27024 Dance/Electronica
LS27025 Disc Jockey (DJ)
LS27026 Dub
LS27027 EDM (Electronic Dance Music)
LS27028 Electronic
LS27029 Folk
LS27030 Funk
LS27031 Fusion
LS27032 Hip-hop
LS27033 Holiday Song (Any Holiday)
LS27034 House
LS27035 Indie
LS27036 Indie / Alt. Rock
LS27037 Inspirational
LS27038 Instrumental
LS27039 Jam
LS27040 Jazz
LS27041 Jungle
LS27042 Latin
LS27043 Love Song
LS27044 Metal/Hardcore
LS27045 New Age
LS27046 Novelty
LS27047 Pop
LS27048 Post Rock
LS27049 Progressive Rock
LS27050 R&B
LS27051 Rap/Hip-Hop
LS27052 Reggae/Ska/Dancehall
LS27053 Rhythm & Blues (R&B)
LS27054 Rock
LS27055 Rock / Alt
LS27056 Rock / Hard Rock
LS27057 Social Action
LS27058 Social Impact Song
LS27059 Soft Rock
LS27060 Soul
LS27061 Spoken Word
LS27062 Story Song
LS27063 Teen
LS27064 Theatre
LS27065 Traditional
LS27066 Trip-Hop
LS27067 Urban
LS27068 World
LS27069 World Beat
LS27070 World Music
LS27071 World Traditional
LS27000 New Category
LIT Songwriting Features
AS27001 Best Arranging
AS27002 Best Collaboration Song
AS27003 Best Composer
AS27004 Best Lyricist
AS27005 Best New Songwriter
AS27006 Best Original Song for Film/TV
AS27007 Best Socially Conscious Song
AS27008 Best Songwriter
AS27009 Best Songwriting
AS27010 Best Songwriting Album
AS27011 Best Songwriting Collaboration
AS27012 Best Songwriting in a Specific Genre
AS27013 Best Songwriting Performance
AS27014 Best Songwriting Production
AS27015 Best Songwriting Team
LIT Album
General LIT Music Album Categories
LA27001 Best A Cappella Album
LA27002 Best Acoustic Album
LA27003 Best Acoustic Pop Album
LA27004 Best Adult Contemporary Album
LA27005 Best Alternative Rock Album
LA27006 Best Alternative Country Album
LA27007 Best Ambient Album
LA27008 Best Americana Album
LA27009 Best Ballads Album
LA27010 Best Beatbox Album
LA27011 Best Bluegrass Album
LA27012 Best Blues Album
LA27013 Best Bossa Nova Album
LA27014 Best Britpop Album
LA27015 Best Chamber Music Album
LA27016 Best Children's Music Album
LA27017 Best Choir Album
LA27018 Best Christian Music Album
LA27019 Best Christmas Album
LA27020 Best Classical Album
LA27021 Best Collaboration Album
LA27022 Best Comedy Album
LA27023 Best Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album
LA27024 Best Contemporary R&B Album
LA27025 Best Country Album
LA27026 Best Country Pop Album
LA27027 Best Cover Album
LA27028 Best Dance & Electronica Album
LA27029 Best DJ Album
LA27030 Best Dub Album
LA27031 Best EDM Album
LA27032 Best EDM Remix Album
LA27033 Best Electronic Album
LA27034 Best Experimental Album
LA27035 Best Folk Album
LA27036 Best Folk Rock Album
LA27037 Best Funk Album
LA27038 Best Funk Rock Album
LA27039 Best Fusion Album
LA27040 Best Hip-Hop Album
LA27041 Best Holiday Album
LA27042 Best House Music Album
LA27043 Best Indie Album
LA27044 Best Indie Pop Album
LA27045 Best Inspirational Album
LA27046 Best Instrumental Album
LA27047 Best Jam Album
LA27048 Best Jazz Album
LA27049 Best Jungle Album
LA27050 Best K-Pop Album
LA27051 Best Latin Album
LA27052 Best Love Songs Album
LA27053 Best Lyric Writing Album
LA27054 Best Metal & Hardcore Album
LA27055 Best Neo-Soul Album
LA27056 Best New Age Album
LA27057 Best Novelty Album
LA27058 Best Opera Album
LA27059 Best Orchestra Album
LA27060 Best Pop Album
LA27061 Best Post Rock Album
LA27062 Best Progressive Rock Album
LA27063 Best Psychedelic Rock Album
LA27064 Best Rap & Hip-Hop Album
LA27065 Best Reggae/Ska/Dancehall Album
LA27066 Best Reggaeton Album
LA27067 Best R&B Album
LA27068 Best Hard Rock Album
LA27069 Best Rock Album
LA27070 Best Social Action Album
LA27071 Best Social Impact Album
LA27072 Best Soft Rock Album
LA27073 Best Soul Album
LA27074 Best Spoken Word Album
LA27075 Best Storytelling Album
LA27076 Best Synthwave Album
LA27077 Best Teen Music Album
LA27078 Best Theatre Music Album
LA27079 Best Traditional Music Album
LA27080 Best Trap Music Album
LA27081 Best Trip-Hop Album
LA27082 Best Urban Album
LA27083 Best World Beat Album
LA27084 Best World Classical Album
LA27085 Best World Music Album
LA27086 Best World Traditional Music Album
LA27000 New Category
LIT Music Album Features
AA27001 Best Album
AA27002 Best Album Design
AA27003 Best Album for Social Impact
AA27004 Best Album Packaging
AA27005 Best Box Set or Special Edition Album
AA27006 Best Collaborative Album
AA27007 Best Compilation Album
AA27008 Best Concept Album
AA27009 Best Debut Album
AA27010 Best Design Cover Album
AA27011 Best Live Album
AA27012 Best Remix Album
AA27013 Best Seasonal Album
AA27014 Best Sound Production
AA27015 Best Vocal Performance Album
LIT Instrumentalists
General LIT Instrumentalists Categories
LI27001 Best Classical Instrumentalist
LI27002 Best Jazz Instrumentalist
LI27003 Best Guitarist
LI27004 Best Pianist
LI27005 Best Harmonica Player
LI27006 Best Fiddler
LI27007 Best Bassist
LI27008 Best Drummer
LI27009 Best Violinist
LI27010 Best Saxophonist
LI27011 Best Trumpet Player
LI27012 Best Trombonist
LI27013 Best Flutist
LI27014 Best Clarinetist
LI27015 Best Organist
LI27016 Best Keyboardist
LI27017 Best Accordion Player
LI27018 Best Banjo Picker
LI27019 Best Mandolinist
LI27020 Best Slide Guitarist
LI27021 Best Synthesizer Wizard
LI27022 Best Bagpiper
LI27023 Best Harpist
LI27024 Best Vibraphonist
LI27025 Best Marimba Player
LI27026 Best Xylophonist
LI27027 Best Ukulele Player
LI27028 Best Sitar Virtuoso
LI27029 Best Oud Player
LI27030 Best Bouzouki Player
LI27031 Best Dulcimer Player
LI27032 Best Didgeridoo Player
LI27033 Best Theremin Player
LI27034 Best Steel Drummer
LI27035 Best Mandola Player
LI27036 Best Cello Soloist
LI27037 Best Viola Player
LI27038 Best Bassoonist
LI27039 Best Tuba Player
LI27040 Best Recorder Player
LI27041 Best Pan Flute Artist
LI27042 Best Native American Flutist
LI27043 Best Chapman Stick Player
LI27044 Best Hurdy-Gurdy Player
LI27045 Best Piccolo Player
LI27046 Best Baritone Horn Player
LI27047 Best Cor Anglais Player
LI27048 Best Contrabassoon Player
LI27049 Best Kazoo Player
LI27050 Best Theremin Virtuoso
LI27051 Best Accordion Virtuoso
LI27052 Best Bagpipe Soloist
LI27053 Best Cajon Player
LI27054 Best Hang Drum Player
LI27055 Best Hammered Dulcimer Player
LI27056 Best Jaw Harp Player
LI27057 Best Kalimba Player
LI27058 Best Mbira Player
LI27059 Best Nose Flute Musician
LI27060 Best Octobass Player
LI27061 Best Omnichord Player
LI27062 Best Panpipe Player
LI27063 Best Ocarina Player
LI27064 Best Rainmaker Artist
LI27065 Best Saz Player
LI27066 Best Shakuhachi Player
LI27067 Best Singing Saw Player
LI27068 Best Steelpan Soloist
LI27069 Best Theremin Performer
LI27070 Best Glass Armonica Player
LI27071 Best Glass Harmonica Player
LI27072 Best Cuatro Player
LI27073 Best Cuatro Player
LI27074 Best EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument) Player
LI27075 Best Serpent Player
LI27076 Best Serpent Player
LI27077 Best Electric Harp Player
LI27078 Best Electric Violinist
LI27079 Best Electric Cellist
LI27080 Best Electric Double Bassist
LI27081 Best Electric Mandolinist
LI27082 Best Electric Bagpiper
LI27083 Best Electric Accordionist
LI27084 Best Electric Sitar Player
LI27085 Best Electric Oud Player
LI27086 Best Electric Bouzouki Player
LI27087 Best Electric Dulcimer Player
LI27088 Best Electric Didgeridoo Player
LI27089 Best Electric Thereminist
LI27090 Best Electric Steel Drummer
LI27091 Best Electric Chapman Stick Player
LI27092 Best Electric Chapman Stick Player
LI27093 Best Electric Hurdy-Gurdy Player
LI27094 Best Electric Piccolo Player
LI27095 Best Electric Baritone Horn Player
LI27096 Best Electric Cor Anglais Player
LI27097 Best Electric Contrabassoon Player
LI27098 Best Electric Kazoo Player
LI27000 New Category
LIT Instrumentalists Features
AI27001 Best Composer
AI27002 Best Concert
AI27003 Best Concertmaster
AI27004 Best Conductor
AI27005 Best Duo Instrumentalists
AI27006 Best Female Instrumentalist
AI27007 Best Group Instrumentalists
AI27008 Best Instrument Song
AI27009 Best Instrumental Album
AI27010 Best Instrumental Arranger
AI27011 Best Instrumental Artists
AI27012 Best Instrumental Band
AI27013 Best Instrumental Collaboration
AI27014 Best Instrumental Concept
AI27015 Best Instrumental Covers
AI27016 Best Instrumental Melodies
AI27017 Best Instrumental Music Artist
AI27018 Best Instrumental Playlists
AI27019 Best Instrumentals Music
AI27020 Best Live
AI27021 Best Male Instrumentalist
AI27022 Best Multi-Instrumentalist
AI27023 Best Musicians
AI27024 Best New Instrumentalists
AI27025 Best Orchestra
AI27026 Best Orchestrator
AI27027 Best Originality
AI27028 Best Performance
AI27029 Best Playlist
AI27030 Best Record Producer
AI27031 Best Recording Engineer
AI27032 Best Remixer
AI27033 Best Section Leader
AI27034 Best Stage
AI27035 Best Stage Conductor
AI27036 Best Symphony
LIT Music Marketing
General LIT Music Marketing Categories
LR27001 Advertising
LR27002 Branded Entertainment & Content
LR27003 Creative Effectiveness
LR27004 Design
LR27005 Digital/ Mobile (Apps, Websites and others)
LR27006 Experience/ Activation
LR27007 Fan Engagement
LR27008 Innovation
LR27009 Integrated Campaign
LR27010 Merchandise & Premiums
LR27011 Partnerships, Sponsorships & Collaborations
LR27012 Public Relations
LR27013 Social Good
LR27014 Social Media
LR27015 Trailer & Teasers
LR27000 New Category
LIT Influencers
General LIT Music Influencers Categories
LN27001 Best Breakthrough Music Industry Insider
LN27002 Best Collaboration of the Year in Music Influence
LN27003 Best Diversity and Inclusion in Music
LN27004 Best Emerging Music Talent
LN27005 Best Excellence in Music Education
LN27006 Best Exceptional Songwriting
LN27007 Best Fan Favorite Music Influencer
LN27008 Best Innovation in Music Technology
LN27009 Best Interactive Music Technology Innovator
LN27010 Best Lifetime Achievement in Music Influence
LN27011 Best Music Advocacy and Activism
LN27012 Best Music App Developer of the Year
LN27013 Best Music Challenges Creator
LN27014 Best Music Charity Champion
LN27015 Best Music Community Building
LN27016 Best Music Content Creator
LN27017 Best Music Cover Influencer
LN27018 Best Music Documentary Creator
LN27019 Best Music Entertaiment Company
LN27020 Best Music Event Coverage
LN27021 Best Music Event Organizer
LN27022 Best Music Fashion and Style Icon
LN27023 Best Music Gaming Influencer
LN27024 Best Music History and Trivia Expert
LN27025 Best Music Influencer
LN27026 Best Music Instrument Tutorial Channel
LN27027 Best Music Interviews
LN27028 Best Music Journalism
LN27029 Best Music Live Streamer
LN27030 Best Music Marketing Maverick
LN27031 Best Music Memes and Comedy
LN27032 Best Music Photography
LN27033 Best Music Playlist Curator
LN27034 Best Music Producer Influencer
LN27035 Best Music Reaction Channel
LN27036 Best Music Review Channel
LN27037 Best Music Vlogger
LN27038 Best Original Music Content Creator
LN27039 Best Record Label
LN27040 Best Rising Star in Music Influencer
LN27041 Best Social Media Music Influencer
LN27042 Best Soundtrack Creator
LN27000 New Category
LIT Music Influencers Features
AN27001 Best Nano Influencer (Upto 10k followers)
AN27002 Best Micro Influencer (10k to 100k followers)
AN27003 Best Macro Influencer (100k and more)
AN27004 Best Mega or celebrity influencers (1M+ followers)
AN27005 Best Music Marketing Agency
AN27006 Best Music Marketing Technology