2026 AMP Awards For Music & Sound releases shortlist, and announces curatorial committee
The Elements Music, Extreme Music, Supreme Music, and Walker top shortlist with three entries, as the competition readies for its May 20th gala.
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The AMP Awards for Music & Sound, sponsored by the Association of Music Producers, has announced its Shortlist for the 2026 competition and saluted the work of its Curatorial Committee as it gears up for its 13th awards presentation, set for May 20th at Sony Hall in New York City.
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Leading the way with the most shortlisted entries were Elements Music, Extreme Music, Supreme Music and Walker.
Elements Music’s General Motors spot See You On The Road was shortlisted in Unique Production Technique, Outstanding Music Supervision: Commercials or Branded Content, and Outstanding Adaptation or Arrangement categories. Extreme Music earned three shortlisted entries this year, all in the category of Outstanding Use of Music From A Production Music Library, for their work with Netflix on the trailers for Bet and Trainwreck: Poop Cruise, and their Alfa Romeo spot Intensa/Passion Is In The Details. Supreme Music was shortlisted three times for its No Project Without Drama spot for HORNBACH in the categories of Outstanding Original Score, Outstanding Mix, and Outstanding Sound Design. Walker earned two shortlisted entries in the categories of Outstanding Original Song for I Think Of You (Dying) for Life 360 and Hair Ballad for Manscaped, and a third in the category of Outstanding Music Supervision: Commercials or Branded Content for La Maison Simons’ Dress Yourself.
A number of companies earned two Shortlisted entries, including Anomaly, Antfood, Asche & Spencer, Barking Owl, Big Loud, Duotone Audio Group, Goodboy Records, Human, Mophonics, Omnicom Production, Butter Music + Sound, Tempest, The Crystal Creative, Wave Studios, and Yessian.
To review the entire Shortlist, go here.
Meet The Curatorial Committee
The AMP Awards Curatorial Committee met virtually to review the results of the first round of judging, conducted by members of the Association of Music Producers, and to verify each category’s winner. Led by Showchair Daniel Kuypers, Head of Music, Omnicom Production, the curatorial committee is the final arbiter of the AMP Awards winners. The committee also chooses the competition’s coveted Ryan Barkan Best in Show winner, selected from the category winners.
Taking part in the curatorial deliberations were Lisa Bergam, Kobalt Music; Amanda Berkus, Universal Music Group; Ryan Brodhead, ESPN; Colleen Dahlstrom, McCann; Chase Donahue, BBDO Chicago; Kristin Genovese, Warner Chapell; Daniel Kim, freelance creative director; Darryl Mascarenhas, Amazon; Juju Merten, Wieden+Kennedy; Steve Nalbert, Roundhill Music; Patrick O’Brien, Omnicom Production; Aaron Omar-Baker, freelance creative director; David Pilgrim, freelance creative director; Todd Piskin, Wieden+Kennedy; Ben Raynes, CVS; Cliff Skeete, Baby Bears Porridge; Marisa Wasser, Squarespace; Brian Wood, Edelman; Louise Woodward, Wieden+Kennedy/Joint; and Nina Xoomsai, Omnicom Production.
2026 AMP Awards Sponsors and Partners
The AMP Awards would not be possible without the generous support of its sponsors and partners. This year’s Platinum Sponsors are: APM Music, Music Alternatives, Primary Wave Music, and Reservoir.
The Gold Sponsors include: ABKCO, BMG X BMG Production Music, Bodega Sync, Concord Music Publishing, Empire, Extreme Music, Marmoset, Sound Goods, Soundstripe, Stephen Arnold Music, and West One Music Group.
The Supporting Sponsors include: Clio Music, Concord Label Group, FGMK Insurance, Freedom Music Group, Grayson Music Group, MuM Original Music & Licensing, Spirit Music Group, The Orchard, Third Side Music, and Warner Music Group.
Production Partners are: Charlie Cusomano, Groove Guild, Hang The DJ, and TiNY. Beverage Partners include Flying Embers + JuneShine, Godka, and Peroni Beer. Media Partners are Little Black Book, Shoot, Shots, and The Howler.
Known as the ‘loudest show in the industry,' the Association of Music Producers is a not-for-profit organization representing the largest and most influential music production entities and creators in the United States. It sponsors the AMP Awards, the ad industry’s only juried, not-for-profit competition dedicated to the recognition of excellence in music and sound for advertising, branding, and media.
