Libera Award for Best Sync Usage

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Libera Award for Best Sync Usage
CountryUnited States
Presented by American Association of Independent Music (A2IM)
First awarded2012
Currently held by Warp Records for the usage of Stereolab's "A Flower Called Nowhere" in Atlanta (2023)
Website liberaawards.com

The Libera Award for Best Sync Usage is an award presented by the American Association of Independent Music at the annual Libera Award which recognizes "most creative and impactful use of independent music in a film or television or ad campaign" since 2012. [1]

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The category was known as Best Independent Sync Placement in 2012. It was first presented to Glassnote Records for the usage of the song "Saw You First" by the group Givens in the Kindle Fire product launch. Since 2013, a set of nominees is presented annually alongside the winner. ATO Records and Partisan Records are the only labels that have won the award more than once, with two wins each.

Winners and nominees

YearWinner(s)WorkNomineesRef.
2012 Glassnote Records Givers' "Saw You First" in Kindle Fire product launch— [2]
2013 Dualtone Records The Lumineers' "Ho Hey" song placement with Bing
[3] [4]
2014 ATO Records Alabama Shakes' "You Ain't Alone" in Dallas Buyers Club — [5]
2015 Nettwerk Family of the Year's "Hero" in Boyhood
[6] [7]
2016 ATO Records Alabama Shakes' "Sound & Color" in Apple iPad Pro commercial
 [8] [9]
2017 Daptone Records Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings' "Midnight Rider" in Lincoln MKZ commercial
 [10] [11]
2018 Partisan Records Cigarettes After Sex's "Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby" in The Handmaid's Tale
[12] [13]
2019 Run the Jewels "Legend Has It" in Black Panther trailer
 [14] [15]
2020 Partisan Records Idles' "Never Fight A Man With a Perm" and "I'm Scum" in Peaky Blinders
[16] [17]
2021 Jewels Runners, Inc. Run the Jewels' "Ooh LA LA" in the third season of Ozark
[18]
2022 Dead Oceans Phoebe Bridgers' "I Know the End" in Mare of Easttown (Episode 6)
 [19]
2023 Warp Records Stereolab's "A Flower Called Nowhere" in Atlanta
[20]

Multiple nominations and awards

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  3. ↑ Ugwu, Reggie (June 21, 2013). "Dualtone, Alabama Shakes, Tom Silverman Take Honors at 2013 Libera Awards". Billboard . Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  4. ↑ "A2IM Announces Indie Artist & Label 2013 LIBBY Awards Nominees". Hypebot. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  5. ↑ Gesler, Andy (June 20, 2014). "Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Daptone, Bruce Iglauer Honored at A2IM's Libby Awards". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
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  8. ↑ "SoundExchange Presents The 2016 A2IM Libera Awards". Shorefire. April 11, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  9. ↑ White, Caitlin (June 17, 2016). "Alabama Shakes And Kamasi Washington Win Big At The Independent Music Awards". Brooklyn Magazine . Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  10. ↑ Gensler, Andy (April 25, 2017). "Radiohead, Run The Jewels, Bonobo, King Gizzard Lead A2IM's Libera Award Noms: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
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  13. ↑ Aswad, Jem (June 22, 2018). "Aimee Mann, Funky Four +1 Perform, Slowdive Wins Big at Indie Libera Awards". Variety. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
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  15. ↑ Houghton, Bruce (June 24, 2019). "A2IM Libera Indie Music Awards 2019 – Full Winners List". Hypebot. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  16. ↑ Brandle, Lars (April 2, 2020). "Chance the Rapper, FKA Twigs, Courtney Barnett & More Shortlisted For 2020 A2IM Libera Awards". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
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  18. ↑ Grein, Paul (March 22, 2021). "Phoebe Bridgers, Run the Jewels & Perfume Genius Among Top Nominees For 2021 Libera Awards". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
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