Libera Award for Marketing Genius

The Libera Award for Marketing Genius is an award presented by the American Association of Independent Music at the annual Libera Award which recognizes "the most innovative and creative marketing campaign for a project released by an Independent label or artist" since 2012.[1] The category was known as Light Bulb Award in 2012 to 2014.

Libera Award for Marketing Genius
CountryUnited States
Presented byAmerican Association of Independent Music (A2IM)
First awarded2012
Currently held byDomino Recording Company for Wet Leg's Wet Leg (2023)
Websiteliberaawards.com

It was first presented to Epitaph Records and Anti- were the first recipients of the award for the Invite-Only Listening Party hosted to promote Tom Waits' 2011 album Bad as Me. Since 2015, a set of nominees is presented annually.

Winners and nominees

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Year Recipients Artist Work Ref.
2012 Epitaph Records and Anti- Tom Waits Invite-Only Listening Party [2]
2013 Glassnote Records, Gentlemen of the Road, and Mumford & Sons Mumford & Sons The Stopover Tour for Babel [3]
2014 Warp
 · Marketing leads: Steven Hill and Josh Berman
Boards of Canada Tomorrow's Harvest album [4]
2015
Mass Appeal Records
 · Marketing lead: Run the Jewels
Run the Jewels 'Meow the Jewels / Tag the Jewels' [5][6]
311 Music
 · Marketing lead: Rich Lyne
311 Ster3ol1th1c PledgeMusic album release campaign
Warp
 · Marketing lead: Steven Hill
Aphex Twin Syro album release campaign
Loma Vista Recordings
 · Marketing lead: Adam Farrell
Little Dragon 1-800-NABUMA campaign
Merge Records
 · Marketing lead: Becky Mormino
Various Artists 'Or Thousand of Prizes: Merge 25' campaign
RED Music
 · Marketing lead: Alex Brody
Various Artists 'Ten Bands One Cause: Pink Vinyl'
Luaka Bop
 · Marketing lead: Eric Welles Nystrom
William Onyeabor William Onyeabor Box Set campaign
2016
Mass Appeal Records
 · Marketing leads: Amaechi Uzoigwe, Zena White, and Amit Nerurkar
Run the Jewels #12DaysofRTJ [7][8]
4AD
 · Marketing lead: Pablo Douzoglou
Grimes Art Angels album
ADA and Chegg Music 101
 · Marketing lead: Heather Hatlo-Porter and Brandon Squar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Chegg Music 101
ATO Records
 · Marketing lead: Jon Salter
Alabama Shakes Sound & Color album
Doomtree Records
 · Marketing lead: Dessa and Lazerbeak
Various Artists Doomtree Pop Quiz
Nuclear Blast
 · Marketing lead: Joanna Noyes
Slayer God Listens to Slayer!
Razor & Tie
 · Marketing lead: Karen Dillett
Starset Planetarium Shows
RED Music
 · Marketing lead: Alex Brody
Various Artists Ten Bands One Cause
Relapse Records
 · Marketing leads: Corey Zaloom and Bob Lugowe
Torche Torche Vs. Robots
2017
Young Turks
 · Marketing leads: Pablo Douzoglou and Blake Thomas
The xx I See You album [9][10]
Jagjaguwar
 · Marketing leads: Phil Waldorf and Tom Davies
Bon Iver 22, A Million album
Daptone Records
 · Marketing leads: Nydia Davila, Victoria Morris, and Joanna Noyes
Charles Bradley Changes album
Mass Appeal Records
 · Marketing leads: Amit Nerurkar, Chris Mcilvenny, and Annie Chen
DJ Shadow "Nobody Speak" campaign
ATO Records
 · Marketing leads: Jon Salter and Laura Lyons
Joseph I'm Alone, No You're Not album
XL Recordings
 · Marketing leads: Adam Berman, Pablo Douzoglou, and Blake Thomas
Kaytranada 99.9% The Game
ATO Records
 · Marketing leads: Jon Salter, Dave McClain, and Laura Lyons
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Nonagon Infinity album
XL Recordings
 · Marketing leads: Radiohead and Scott Wright
Radiohead Radiohead Disappears from the Internet
2018
Run the Jewels
 · Marketing leads: Amaechi Uzoigwe and Lee Martin
Run the Jewels Call Ticketron! - 646.846.RTJ3 (www.1215.runthejewels.com) [11][12]
Sub Pop
 · Marketing lead: Jon Strickland
Bob's Burgers Bob's Burgers album
ATO Records
 · Marketing leads: Eric Moore, Jon Salter, and Dave McClain
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Polygondwanaland album
Beggars Group
 · Marketing leads: Rian Fossett, Marisa Gesualdi, Gabe Spierer, and Hana Mogulescu
Perfume Genius "Wreath" video contest
Beggars Group
 · Marketing leads: Radiohead, Patrick North, Blake Thomas, Pablo Douzoglou, and Claire Taylor
Radiohead OKNOTOK
Secretly Group
 · Marketing leads: Phil Waldorf and Tom Davies
Slowdive Slowdive album campaign
2019
Warp Aphex Twin Collapse EP [13][14]
ATO Records King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Reissues Campaign
Dead Oceans Khruangbin Con Todo el Mundo album
Partisan Records Idles Joy as an Act of Resistance album
Studio One Various Artists Reggae Month
2020
300 Entertainment Megan Thee Stallion "Hot Girl Summer" single [15][16]
XL Recordings Thom Yorke Anima album
Rough Trade Records Black Midi Schlagenheim album
Young Turks FKA Twigs Magdalene album
Dead Oceans Better Oblivion Community Center Better Oblivion Community Center album
2021
Beggars Group Supporting Indie Retail #loverecordstores Campaign [17]
Jewel Runners, LLC Run the Jewels x Cyberpunk 2077 "No Save Point"
Dead Oceans Phoebe Bridgers Punisher
Light In the Attic Social media and digital marketing
Matador Records Perfume Genius Set My Heart on Fire Immediately
2022
Dead Oceans Japanese Breakfast Jubilee [18]
4AD Helado Negro Helado Negro Ice Cream Tricycle
ATO Records King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Official Bootlegger Series
Death Row Records Death Row Records 30th Anniversary
Lex Records Eyedress Mulholland Drive
Ninja Tune Bicep Isles
2023
Domino Recording Co. Wet Leg Wet Leg [19]
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Partisan Records Fontaines D.C. Skinty Fia
Loma Vista Recordings Ghost IMPERA
Stones Throw Records Sudan Archives Natural Brown Prom Queen
Secretly Canadian Yeah Yeah Yeahs Cool It Down

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  20. ^ Garcia, Thania; Okusanya, Emanuel (June 16, 2023). "Wet Leg, Sudan Archives and More Win Big at 2023 A2IM Libera Awards". Variety. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
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