Association of Music Producers Announces Call for Entry for AMP Awards for Music & Sound

The Association of Music Producers has issued its Call for Entries for the 2025 AMP Awards for Music & Sound, the ad industry’s only non-profit, juried competition for music and sound for brands. The deadline for submitting entries is March 7th, 2025. AMP members who enter before the early bird deadline of January 31st, 2025, will qualify for a 30% discount on all entries. 

To be eligible for the competition, work must have first aired or been released between February 11th, 2024, and February 9th, 2025. For full details on entry fees, category descriptions, and rules, visit the AMP Awards entry portal here.

The AMP Awards features 12 categories covering everything from original music and sound design to best use of licensed, pre-existing recordings, outstanding adaptations/arrangements, outstanding mix, and best artist and brand collaborations. The competition is open to work commissioned by a client for release via streaming or linear TV, digital, mobile, experiential, or other media able to deliver the moving image. Winners will be presented at a gala awards ceremony, including live performances from top artists, scheduled for May 21st, 2025, at Sony Hall in New York City. 

Entries may be submitted by music production companies, audio post houses, composers, music supervisors, ad agencies, brands, record labels, sync companies, artists and artist managers, music publishers, design and branding studios, motion picture studios, streaming or linear television producers or networks and public relations firms, or any individual or company creating or providing music and/or sound for commercials, branded content, promos or trailers, brand-sponsored experiential/live events or digital experiences such as VR, AR, games, etc. 

This year marks the 12th anniversary of the AMP Awards, sponsored annually by the Association of Music Producers. AMP was established to give voice to the companies that provide brands with the power of music and sound to engage audiences and drive home the effectiveness of their messaging. To check out the 2024 AMP Award winners, go here.

“Every year, the AMP Awards celebrates how music and sound weave their way into the minds and hearts of consumers, highlighting their critical role in the success of brand content,” says Matt Nelson, executive creative producer at Yessian Music, New York and president of AMP. “As our hallmark event, the AMP Awards not only showcase the finest work, it honours the dedication and passion of those who bring it to life. It also serves as a valuable networking event connecting the creative community writ large.”