categories

LM26001. Best A Cappella Music
LM26002. Best Absolute Music
LM26003. Best Acoustic
LM26004. Best Acoustic Pop Music
LM26005. Best Adult Contemporary
LM26006. Best Alt. Rock Music
LM26007. Best Alternative Country Music
LM26008. Best Ambient Music
LM26009. Best Americana Music
LM26010. Best Ballads Music
LM26011. Best Beatbox
LM26012. Best Bluegrass
LM26013. Best Blues Music
LM26014. Best Bossa Nova Music
LM26015. Best Britpop Music
LM26016. Best Chamber Music
LM26017. Best Children's Music
LM26018. Best Choir
LM26019. Best Christian Music
LM26020. Best Christmas Music
LM26021. Best Classical Music
LM26022. Best Collaboration Music
LM26023. Best Comedy Music
LM26024. Best Contemporary Christian / Gospel Music
LM26025. Best Contemporary R&B
LM26026. Best Country Music
LM26027. Best Country Pop Music
LM26028. Best Cover Song
LM26029. Best Dance & Electronica Music
LM26030. Best Disc Jockey (DJ)
LM26031. Best Dub Music
LM26032. Best EDM (Electronic Dance Music)
LM26033. Best EDM Remix
LM26034. Best Electronic Music
LM26035. Best Experimental Music
LM26036. Best Folk Music
LM26037. Best Folk Rock Music
LM26038. Best Funk Music
LM26039. Best Funk Rock Music
LM26040. Best Fusion Music
LM26041. Best Hip-hop Music
LM26042. Best Holiday Song (Any Holiday)
LM26043. Best House Music
LM26044. Best Indie Music
LM26045. Best Indie Pop Music
LM26046. Best Inspirational Music
LM26047. Best Instrumental Music
LM26048. Best Jam Music
LM26049. Best Jazz Music
LM26050. Best Jungle Music
LM26051. Best K-Pop Music
LM26052. Best Latin Music
LM26053. Best Love Song
LM26054. Best Lyric Writing Music
LM26055. Best Metal & Hardcore Music
LM26056. Best Neo-Soul Music
LM26057. Best New Age Music
LM26058. Best Novelty Music
LM26059. Best Opera
LM26060. Best Orchestra
LM26061. Best Pop Music
LM26062. Best Post Rock Music
LM26063. Best Progressive Rock Music
LM26064. Best Psychedelic Rock Music
LM26065. Best Rap & Hip-Hop Music
LM26066. Best Reggae/Ska/Dancehall
LM26067. Best Reggaeton Music
LM26068. Best Rhythm & Blues (R&B)
LM26069. Best Rock / Alt Music
LM26070. Best Rock / Hard Rock Music
LM26071. Best Rock Music
LM26072. Best Social Action Music
LM26073. Best Social Impact Song
LM26074. Best Soft Rock Song
LM26075. Best Soul Song
LM26076. Best Spoken Word Music
LM26077. Best Story Song
LM26078. Best Synthwave Music
LM26079. Best Teen Music
LM26080. Best Theatre Music
LM26081. Best Traditional Music
LM26082. Best Trap Music
LM26083. Best Trip-Hop Music
LM26084. Best Urban Music
LM26085. Best World Beat
LM26086. Best World Classical Music
LM26087. Best World Music
LM26088. Best World Traditional Music
LM26000. New Category
AM26001. Best Audio Director
AM26002. Best Audio Editor
AM26003. Best Audio Technician
AM26004. Best Ballad
AM26005. Best Band
AM26006. Best Boom Operator
AM26007. Best Broadcast Engineer
AM26008. Best Collaboration
AM26009. Best Composer
AM26010. Best Concept
AM26011. Best Concert
AM26012. Best Concert Technician
AM26013. Best Costume Design
AM26014. Best Duo
AM26015. Best EP (Extended Play)
AM26016. Best Female Artist
AM26017. Best Female Group
AM26018. Best Female Singer
AM26019. Best Female Vocalist
AM26020. Best Influencer Artist
AM26021. Best Instrument Technician
AM26022. Best Record Label
AM26023. Best Live Performance
AM26024. Best Live Sound Engineer
AM26025. Best Male Artist
AM26026. Best Male Group
AM26027. Best Male Singer
AM26028. Best Male Vocalist
AM26029. Best Mastering Engineer
AM26030. Best Melody
AM26031. Best Mixed Group
AM26032. Best Music Arranger
AM26033. Best Music Editor
AM26034. Best Music Manager
AM26035. Best Music Producer
AM26036. Best Music Production Company
AM26037. Best Music Video
AM26038. Best Musicians
AM26039. Best New Artist
AM26040. Best New Band
AM26041. Best New Group
AM26042. Best Original Composition
AM26043. Best Originality
AM26044. Best Performance
AM26045. Best Playlist
AM26046. Best Rap Performance
AM26047. Best Record Producer
AM26048. Best Recording Engineer
AM26049. Best Remixer
AM26050. Best Rhythmic Interpretation
AM26051. Best Singer & Songwriter
AM26052. Best Song
AM26053. Best Sound Designer
AM26054. Best Sound Editor
AM26055. Best Sound Mixer
AM26056. Best Sound/Audio Perception
AM26057. Best Stage Design
AM26058. Best Use of Production Music
AM26059. Best Visual Perception
AM26060. Best Music Event

Deadlines & Fees

The LIT Music Awards aims to to recognize a wider range of talents across the music industry, ensuring that all individuals talents, outstanding labels, and renowned power houses are celebrated globally for their magnum opuses.

2026 Entry Period Early Bird
(Nov 7, 2025 - Dec 17, 2025)
Regular
(Dec 18, 2025 - Jan 16, 2026)
Final
(Jan 17, 2026 - Feb 18, 2026)
Final Extension
(Feb 19, 2026 - Mar 18, 2026)
First Entry $90 $100 $110 $120
Additional Category $70 $80 $90 $100
Additional Entry $90 $100 $110 $120
Bundle Entries Package: $400 for 5 Credits
Results Announcement: May 15, 2026

*Fees are non-refundable. Withdrawn entries (whether withdrawn by entrant or by the LIT Music Awards for the entrant's failure to comply with the entry rules) will NOT be refunded. Multiple categories must be submitted with your initial entry in order to be counted as “additional categories”.

*The LIT Music Awards and International Awards Associate’s decision are final in its sole discretion and binding in relation to all matters relating to Competitions and may not be subject to any discussions or correspondence.

2026 Benefits and recognition

The LIT Music of the Year will receive a complimentary statuette and a professionally designed certificate to celebrate their win. The winning entries will be highlighted on the main page of the LIT Talent Awards website, and published on our official social media platforms.

In addition, Platinum, Gold and Silver winners will receive a complimentary certificate, press release template, as well as graphic downloads for marketing purposes. Winners in these categories may choose to purchase their respective LIT Music Awards statuette with a reasonable fee.

LIT Music Awards STATUETTES

The LIT Music & Category Winners of the Year will receive a complimentary statuette and a professionally designed certificate to celebrate their win.

ONLINE MEDIA INTERVIEW

All winners will get chance to showcase your winning music with a published interview on our third party media partner – Muse.World’s website.

DEDICATED WINNER'S PAGE

Every winner gets a dedicated Winner’s Page for up-to 5 years to promote your achievement on our correspondence, social media, websites, and more.
2026 Benefits / Winning Level LIT of the Year Category Winners Platinum Winners Gold Winners Silver Winners
LIT Music Awards Statuette
Seasonal Features on LIT’s Winners Highlight Section
Listed in Official Winner Press Release
Priority Features on LIT Music Awards e-Newsletter
Spotlighted Winner Article on Media Partner Site – Muse.World
Dedicated Social Media Posts
Exclusive Access to Winner’s Interview
Dedicated Winner’s Page
Eligible to Purchase LITO Statuette
Winner Certificate
Winner’s Digital Badge
Press Release Template

The LIT Music Awards and International Awards Associate’s decision are final in its sole discretion and binding in relation to all matters relating to Competitions and may not be subject to any discussions or correspondence.

submission format

You can submit your entries by uploading your video link from YouTube, Spotify, SoundCloud, Vimeo, or any other online mediums, that will take judges directly to the work.

If there are any supporting images/PDFs/documents, it should be saved under 4MB.

*It is recommended that you keep your synopsis to approximately 350 words. The project description should strengthen your entry, as well as provide the jury with a better understanding of your submission. A written translation or adaptation must accompany non-English entries.