2025 LIT Music Awards

2025 LIT Music Awards is now open for entries!

2025 LIT Music Awards : The LIT Music Awards 2025 is an international music competition recently annouced by International Awards Associate (IAA) celebrating and honoring exceptional musical talent from around the world.

➜ Short description

The LIT Music Awards is an international music competition celebrating and honoring exceptional musical talent from around the world. From music, music video, dance, songwriting, influencers to instrumental performances, the LIT Music Awards is where musical excellence takes center stage in the entertainment industry, celebrating the pulsating heart of the global music scene.

Formerly known as the LIT Talent Awards, the award is open to all emerging and established artists, songwriters, composers, instrumentalists, entertainment labels, music video creators, audio recording professionals, agencies, production houses, and publishers.

The LIT Awards honors the creativity, innovation, and passion that fuel the world of music. Whether you're an emerging artist looking to make your mark or an established musician seeking new avenues for recognition, the LIT Music Awards is your platform to shine.

The 2025 LIT Theme is Where Musical Excellence Takes Center Stage.

There are five levels of achievement in the competition:

➜ LIT Music of the Year (Only ONE highest score from the Category Winners of the Year will be selected.)
➜ Category Winners of the Year (Only ONE highest score from each category will be recognized.)
➜ Platinum - Average scores between 85 - 100
➜ Gold - Average scores between 70 - 84
➜ Silver - Average scores between 50 - 69

The LIT Music Awards categories cover the best in music, including soul-stirring compositions and visually captivating music videos.

To be eligible, an entry must have been produced after January 1, 2022.

All entries must be submitted for judging exactly as published or implemented and may not be modified for the competition. The LIT Music Awards may request proof of initial production and/or publication date.

Evaluation Criteria:

➜ Innovation and Originality: Rewarding unique, groundbreaking, and genre-defying musical elements.
➜ Content: Rating the creativity, depth, and originality of the content, encompassing lyrics, themes, and messages, and their integration with the music.
➜ Artistic Mastery / Skill / Technique: Evaluate the technical skill and creativity in the work's musical composition, the emotiveness and technical control in vocal performance, and the precision and expression in instrumental play. It captures the overall proficiency and artistry displayed in the piece.
➜ Musical Composition: Evaluating the complexity, originality, and technical proficiency in the music's melody, harmony, rhythm, and structure.
➜ Vocal Performance: Judging the quality, expression, range, and technical ability of the vocal delivery, including dynamics and phrasing.
Instrumental Proficiency: Assessing the skillfulness and expressiveness of the instrumental performances within the piece.
➜ Quality: Evaluating the clarity, balance, and professional finish of the production, encompassing both audio and visual elements if applicable.
Impression / Wow! Factor: Reflecting on the immediate emotional impact, memorability, and the ability of the performance to captivate and engage the audience.
➜ Audience Impact and Relevance: Considering the cultural impact, popularity, and contemporary relevance of the music.
➜ Artistic Cohesiveness: Assessing how well the music, lyrics, and performance come together to form a unified artistic statement.
➜ Overall Performance: This criterion encompasses the execution of the piece as a whole, including the synergy between musical and visual elements, the arrangement, the dynamics of the performance, and the artists' ability to convey the intended mood and message of the piece. It reflects how all elements come together to create a compelling and engaging experience for the listener.

All winners for 2025 will be announced on May 16, 2025 via LIT Music Awards official page.

➜ Submission requirements:

➜ 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 before uploading.

➜ 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.

➜ Who may enter?

The LIT Music Awards is open to all emerging and established artists, musicians, songwriters, composers, instrumentalists, music video creators, audio recording professionals, agencies, production houses, entertainment companies, and publishers. Any person, group, or organization may turn in their submissions online. Entries may originate from any country.

➜ Prize:

➜ One complimentary statuette will be given to for the LIT Music and Category Winners of the Year.
➜ One professionally designed certificate commemorating the winning entry, which includes entry title, entering company/winners' name and category. Decal will be affixed indicating the level of win.
➜ All winners will be featured on LIT Music Awards site's Gallery, where professionals and public can view your work.
➜ A press release sent to major industry outlets, celebrating your win.
➜ Professionally designed logos for use on websites, in email signatures, etc.
➜ In addition to the complimentary certificates, Platinum, Gold and Silver Winners may purchase beautiful LITO statuettes, and/or additional customized certificates.
➜ The LIT Music of the Year, Category Winners of the Year and Platinum Winners will be featured by LIT Music Awards on social media or our media partner on Muse.World’s website.

➜ Entry fees:

➜ Regular: Dec 12, 2024 – Jan 15, 2025 ($100)
➜ Final: Jan 16 – Feb 20, 2025 ($110)
➜ Final Extension: Feb 21 – March 21, 2025 ($120)