IDMA 2015: Nominees and Winners

The Thirtieth Anniversary of WMC was a grand affair. Held on the pool deck of the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach, the Music Gods protected the event from the torrential rains that fell twenty-four hours later. Lighting was superb – the stage was framed by upright rectangular LED panels. DJ Lee Dagger opened up the awards, and everything was smooth sailing from then on. (The volume for the MC was a tad loud, however.) There was also a VIP area, but many of EDM’s hottest stars chose to sit with the crowd rather than be sequestered in the back.

Best of all, acceptance speeches were mercifully short.

Chiuku Humanitarian Award

The recipient of the MTV Chiuku Award for humanitarian work was DJ Steve Aoki for his support of peta2, PETA’s youth division. Aoki was beautiful in his humility when he accepted the honor.

Honoring the Godfather

The event began with a tribute to Frankie Knuckles, Godfather of House. When Frankie moved from Manhattan to Chicago in the late ‘70s, he took the most sophisticated DJ and remix technologies of the time with him to his new residency, the Warehouse. His NYC-to-Chi-Town sound (as well as his own fondness for beautiful sounds matched with hot beats) attracted national, then international attention. Originally called the Warehouse sound, club kids simplified it to “house music.” Click here for more information about Frankie Knuckles.

Here is a list of nominees and winners of 57 categories, courtesy of the WMC website. Congratulations to the WMC staff for a job well done.

Lifetime Achievement: Frankie Knuckles

1. Best Underground Dance Track

Conjure Superstar – Maceo Plex

Crossfade – GusGus

Forget – Patrick Topping

Ghost In The System – Pleasure State

Okay – Shiba San

Talk To You (Groove Armada Remix) – Drew Hill

Walking With Elephants – Ten Walls

2. Best Alternative/Indie Rock Dance Track

Ain't It Fun – Paramore

Can't Do Without You (Tale Of Us Remix) – Caribou

Dangerous – Big Data

Digital Witness – St. Vincent

Get Away – CHVRCHES

Sleeping With A Friend – Neon Trees

Stolen Dance – Milky Chance

3. Best Indie Dance Track

Apart Feat. Sísý Ey – Kasper Bjørke

Bugatti – TIGA

Do It Again – Röyksopp & Robyn

Do You Feel The Same – Hercules & Love Affair

High Feat. Nicole Miller – Peking Duk

Holding You Tight – Sure Thing

Not This Time – The 2 Bears

4. Best Latin Dance Track

Adiós – Ricky Martin

Bailando Feat. Descemer Bueno- Enrique Iglesias

Can't Get Enough Feat. Pitbull – Becky G

Fireball – Pitbull Feat. John Ryan

La La La (Brazil 2014) – Shakira Feat. Carlinhos Brown

La Luz – Juanes

Pura Vita – Don Omar

5. Best House/Garage/Deep House Track

F For You – Disclosure Feat. Mary J Blige

Gecko – Oliver Heldens

Go All Night Feat. Jennifer Hudson – Gorgon City

Hey Now (Sasha Remix) – London Grammar

Hideaway – Kiesza

Pushing On – Oliver $ & Jimi Jules

Talk To You (Groove Armada Remix) – Drew Hill

6. Best R&B/Urban Dance Track

Aerosol Can Feat. Pharrell Williams – Major Lazer

Don't Tell 'Em Feat. YG – Jeremih

Flawless – Beyoncé Feat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

It's Your World – Jennifer Hudson Feat. R. Kelly

La La La – Naughty Boy Feat. Sam Smith

Loyal – Chris Brown Feat. Lil Wayne & Tyga

Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars

7. Best Electro/Progressive House Track

Arcadia – Hardwell & Joey Dale Feat. Luciana

Bad Feat. Vassy – David Guetta & Showtek

Five Hours – Deorro

Gold Skies Feat. Aleesia – Sander van Doorn, Martin Garrix, DVBBS

Heroes (We Can Be) – Alesso Feat. Tove Lo

Virus (How About Now) – Martin Garrix & MOTI

We Were Young – DVBBS

8. Best Rap/Hip Hop/Trap Dance Track

Anaconda – Nicki Minaj

Fancy Feat. Charli XCX – Iggy Azalea

Get Low – Dillon Francis & DJ Snake

Heavy Metal & Reflective – Azealia Banks

Studio Feat. BJ The Chicago Kid – Schoolboy Q

Take You There Feat. Kiesza – Jack Ü

Turn Down For What – DJ Snake & Lil Jon

9. Best Trance Track

Dark Warrior – Andrew Rayel

Dynamite – Gareth Emery Feat. Christina Novelli

Hystereo – Armin van Buuren

Letting Go – BT, Fractal & JES

On Fire – Luke Bond Feat. Roxanne Emery

Remember This – Markus Schulz

Together (In a State Of Trance)- Armin van Buuren

10. Best Dubstep/Drum & Bass Track

All Is Fair In Love and Brostep – Skrillex

Changing – Sigma Feat. Paloma Faith

Dirty Love Feat. Talay Riley – Wilkinson

Dirty Vibe – Skrillex, Diplo Feat. CL, G-Dragon

Give It Up – Knife Party

My Love (Sigma Remix) – Route 94 Feat. Jess Glynne

NRG (Skrillex, Kill The Noise, Milo & Otis Remix)- Duck Sauce

11. Best Tech House/Techno Track

Burnfire – UMEK Feat. Jay Colin

Conjure Balaeria – Maceo Plex

Crossfade (Maceo Plex Remix) – GusGus

Don't Stop No Sleep – Radio Slave

Exceeder (UMEK & Mike Vale Remix) – MASON

Eye I Eye – Claude VonStroke

Forget – Patrick Topping

12. Best Chillout/Lounge Track

Connected – Melosense

Love Sublime -Tensnake Feat. Nile Rodgers & Fiora

Only You Can Tell – Croquet Club

RedLight – Krono Feat. VanJess

Sordid Affair – Röyksopp

We Fall In Love – Lamb

13. Best Commercial/Pop Dance Track

#SELFIE – The Chainsmokers

Bang Bang – Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Niki Minaj

Blame – Calvin Harris Feat. John Newman

Booty Feat. Iggy Azalea – Jennifer Lopez

Break Free Feat. Zedd- Ariana Grande

Chandelier – Sia

Summer – Calvin Harris

14. Best Compilation or Full Length DJ Mix

A State of Trance 2014 – Armin van Buuren – Armada

A Town Called Paradise – Tiësto – Casablanca Records/ Republic Records/ Musical Freedom

Balance 025 – Danny Tenaglia – Balance

Balearica 2014 – Chus+Ceballos – Stereo Productions

dirtybird BBQ – dirtybird

Revealed Volume 5 – Hardwell – Revealed

Ultra Dance 15 – Ultra Records

15. Best Global DJ

Armin van Buuren

Calvin Harris

Carl Cox

David Guetta

Hardwell

Martin Garrix

Skrillex

Tiësto

16. Best North American DJ

Claude VonStroke

Danny Tenaglia

Deorro

Dillon Francis

Diplo

Kaskade

Porter Robinson

Steve Aoki

17. Best European DJ

Afrojack

Alesso

Avicii

Axwell

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike

Nicky Romero

R3hab

Zedd

18. Best Break-Through DJ

Apollonia

Blasterjaxx

Dense & Pika

Duke Dumont

Oliver Heldens

Patrick Topping

Robin Schulz

Ummet Ozcan

19. Best EDM/Pop DJ

Afrojack

Avicii

Calvin Harris

Dash Berlin

David Guetta

Kaskade

Steve Aoki

Zedd

20. Best Trance DJ

Above & Beyond

Aly & Fila

Armin van Buuren

Dash Berlin

Ferry Corsten

Markus Schulz

Paul van Dyk

21. Best House/Garage/Deep House DJ

Dixon

Dusky

Hot Since 82

Justin Martin

Louie Vega

Marc 'MK' Kinchen

Mark Knight

Seth Troxler

22. Best Indie Dance/Underground DJ

Andy Butler – Hercules & Love Affair

Benoit & Sergio

Erol Alkan

Jamie Jones

Jamie XX

Madeon

The Juan MaClean

The 2 Bears

23. Best Progressive House/Electro DJ

Alesso

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike

Eric Prydz

Fedde le Grand

Hardwell

Kryder

Laidback Luke

W&W

24. Best Techno/Tech House DJ

Adam Beyer

Ben Klock

Carl Cox

Loco Dice

Luciano

Maceo Plex

Richie Hawtin

UMEK

25. Best Dubstep/Drum & Bass DJ

Andy C

Bassnectar

Diplo

Jack Ü

Knife Party

Netsky

Skrillex

26. Best Hardstyle DJ

Angerfist

Brennan Heart

Coone

Frontliner

Headhunterz

Noisecontrollers

Radical Redemption

27. Best Podcast or Radio Mixshow DJ

A State of Trance – Armin van Buuren

Diplo and Friends – Diplo

Evolution – Pete Tong

Global DJ Broadcast – Markus Schulz

Global Radio – Carl Cox

Hardwell On Air – Hardwell

Club Life – Tiësto

28. Best Artist (Solo)

Avicii

Calvin Harris

David Guetta

Deadmau5

Hardwell

Kaskade

Martin Garrix

Sia

29. Best Artist (Group)

Art Department

Axwell /\ Ingrosso

Cash Cash

Daft Punk

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike

Disclosure

Krewella

Röyksopp & Robyn

30. Best Break-Through Artist (Solo)

Ariana Grande

FKA Twigs

Kiesza

Kryder

Oliver Heldens

Robin Schulz

Sam Smith

ZHU

31. Best Break-Through Artist (Group)

Broods

Clean Bandit

Galantis

Gorgon City

Jack Ü

VINAI

Yellow Claw

32. Best Full Length Studio Recording

A Town Called Paradise – Tiësto

The Feast Of The Broken Heart – Hercules & Love Affair

Forget Me World – Afrojack

Sirens – Gorgon City

Syro – Aphex Twin

The Inevitable End – Röyksopp

While (1<2) – Deadmau5

Worlds – Porter Robinson

33. Best Featured Vocalist Performance – Title, Vocalist/Artist

Bad – Vassy – David Guetta & Showtek

Do It Again – Robyn – Röyksopp

F For You – Mary J Blige – Disclosure

Gecko (Overdrive) – Becky Hill – Oliver Heldens

Go All Night – Jennifer Hudson – Gorgon City

Heroes (We Could Be) – Tove Lo – Alesso

Rather Be – Jess Glynne – Clean Bandit

34. Best Music Video

Chandelier – Sia

Conjure Superstar – Maceo Plex

Hideaway – Kiesza

I Got U Feat. Jax Jones – Duke DuMont

My Love Feat. Jess Glynne – Route 94

Summer – Calvin Harris

Turn Down For What – Dj Snake & Lil Wayne

35. Best Producer

Avicii

Calvin Harris

David Guetta

Deadmau5

Diplo

Hardwell

Porter Robinson

Zedd

36. Best Remixer

Cash Cash

Dave Audé

Deetron

Hardwell

Kaskade

Maceo Plex

Marc 'MK' Kinchen

R3hab

37. Best US Club

Avalon – Hollywood, CA

Beta – Denver, CO

Hakkasaan – Las Vegas, NV

LIV – Miami, FL

Output – Brooklyn, NY

Pacha – New York, NY

Space – Miami, FL

38. Best Global Club

Amnesia – Ibiza, Spain

Berghain – Berlin, Germany

Fabric – London, England

Ministry Of Sound – London, England

Pacha – Ibiza, Spain

Space – Ibiza, Spain

Ushuaia – Ibiza, Spain

39. Best Music Event – Event, Location

BPM Festival – Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Coachella – Indio, CA

Electric Daisy Carnival – Las Vegas, NV

Life In Color Festival – Miami, FL

Shambhala – Salmo, BC

Tomorrowland – Boom, Belgium

Ultra Music Festival – Miami, FL

40. Best Radio Station (Internet, Terrestrial, Satellite, App)

BBC Radio 1

BPM – SiriusXM

Digitally Imported

Fusion Radio

Ibiza Global Radio

iTunes Radio

Pandora

41. Best Music Media Resource (Online or Print)

Billboard

Dancing Astronaut

DJ Mag

DJ Times

EDM.com

MIXMAG

Resident Advisor

42. Best Music App

Digitally Imported

Hype Machine

Milk Music

Mixcloud

Shazam

Soundcloud

Spotify

43. Best EDM/Dance Music Retailer

Amazon.com

Audiojelly.com

Beatport.com

iTunes

Junodownload.com

Trackitdown.com

Traxsource.com

44. Best Global Music Label

Anjunabeats

Armada

Axtone

Defected

Revealed Recordings

Spinnin' Records

Toolroom Records

45. Best American Music Label

Astralwerks

Big Beat Records

Dim Mak

Interscope

Nervous/Nurvous

OWSLA

Ultra Music

46. Best Indie/Underground Music Label

dirtybird

Drumcode

Hot Creations

Innervision

Noir Music

Objektivity

Suara

47. Best Music Label Promoter Or Exec In-House

Ayelet Schiffman – Sony Music Columbia

Eelko van Kooten – Spinnin' Records

Gina Tucci – Big Beat

Glenn Mendlinger – Astralwerks

Maykel Piron – Armada Music

Phil Nieves – Ultra Music

Stacey Gamble – dirtybird

48. Best Independent Music Promotion/Marketing

Citrusonic – Orlando Puerta

Loren Chaidez Promotion – Loren Chaidez

Oracle Entertainment – Debra Eriksen

Pro Motion- Brad Lebeau

Promo Only Promotions – Cary Vance, John Suraci & John Parker

Your Army – James Pitt

Zero2Fifty Group – George Hess

49. Best Promo Subscription Service/Music Pool

DJcity

FATdrop

iDJPool

Masspool

Next Music Group

Promo Only

ZipDJ

50. Best New Product of the Year

Ableton Live 9

Native Instruments – Kontrol S8

Numark NS7II

Pioneer DDJ-SZ

Pioneer XDJ-1000

51. Best Manufacturer of the Year

Allen & Heath

Denon

Native Instruments

Pioneer

PK Sound

52. Best Studio Product of the Year

Apple Logic Pro X

KRK Rockit 8 G3

Native Instruments – Maschine Studio

Roland – TR-8

53. Best DJ Software

Ableton Live 9

Native Instruments – Traktor Pro 2

rekordbox

Serato DJ

Virtual DJ 8

54. Best Mixer

Allen & Heath – Xone:DB4

Pioneer – DJM900Nexus

Rane sixty four

Vestax

55. Best DJ Controller

Allen & Heath – Xone:4D

Denon – MC6000MK2

Numark NS7ii

Pioneer – DDJ-SZ

56. Best Media Player

Gemini CDJ-700

Numark Mixdeck Quad

Pioneer – CDJ2000Nexus

Pioneer – XDJ-1000

Denon – SC3900

57. Best Headphones

Philips A5-Pro DJ

Pioneer HDJ-2000

Senheiser HD-25

Sony MDR-7506

V-Moda Crossfade M-100

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