| Libera Award for Best Sync Usage | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) |
| First awarded | 2012 |
| Currently held by | Warp Records for the usage of Stereolab's "A Flower Called Nowhere" in Atlanta (2023) |
| Website | liberaawards |
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]
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.
| Year | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 2012 | Glassnote Records | Givers' "Saw You First" in Kindle Fire product launch | — | [2] |
| 2013 | Dualtone Records | The Lumineers' "Ho Hey" song placement with Bing |
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| 2014 | ATO Records | Alabama Shakes' "You Ain't Alone" in Dallas Buyers Club | — | [5] |
| 2015 | Nettwerk | Family of the Year's "Hero" in Boyhood |
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| 2016 | ATO Records | Alabama Shakes' "Sound & Color" in Apple iPad Pro commercial |
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| 2017 | Daptone Records | Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings' "Midnight Rider" in Lincoln MKZ commercial |
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| 2018 | Partisan Records | Cigarettes After Sex's "Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby" in The Handmaid's Tale |
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| 2019 | Run the Jewels | "Legend Has It" in Black Panther trailer |
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| 2020 | Partisan Records | Idles' "Never Fight A Man With a Perm" and "I'm Scum" in Peaky Blinders |
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| 2021 | Jewels Runners, Inc. | Run the Jewels' "Ooh LA LA" in the third season of Ozark |
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| 2022 | Dead Oceans | Phoebe Bridgers' "I Know the End" in Mare of Easttown (Episode 6) |
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| 2023 | Warp Records | Stereolab's "A Flower Called Nowhere" in Atlanta |
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