Variety Hitmakers Awards
| Variety's Hitmakers Awards | |
|---|---|
| Most recent: 8th Variety Hitmakers Awards | |
| Awarded for | the year’s most consumed songs |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Variety |
| First award | 2017 |
| Website | variety |
The Variety Hitmakers Awards is an annual event held by Variety. Is the publication's first music franchise, according to the magazine, it was established to recognize "the artists, labels, executives, producers, publishers, sound mixers, engineers, managers and marketing mavens behind the year’s most consumed songs."
According the magazine: "The music editors at Variety analyze each song’s merits — including structure, melody/hook, lyrics, cultural relevance and commercial performance — and dissect who played a role in bringing the song to life, from idea to writing to production to execution and out to the marketplace." It was also confirmed by the magazine that all data used to decide the Hitmakers, comes from Luminate. The first award was presented in 2017, and the most recent event took place in 2024.
Annual honorees includes: