It's that time of year again where the EDM community votes in the IDMA. What is the IDMA? This is from the Winter music conference website:
One of the most anticipated annual events on the global music calendar (and the only longstanding awards event dedicated to the EDM industry), the IDMAs generate over two million votes from music enthusiasts in 209 countries and territories every year to recognize and honor exceptional achievements in 57 award categories. This is the industry highlight at the center of WMC Week. Another unique aspect of the IDMAs is the convergence of industry legends and emerging talent alike. As part of its mission statement to serve as a platform for the advancement of the industry, the IDMAs place particular emphasis on innovative artists and industry. As music continues to evolve the IDMAs have emerged as an essential platform for career launching appearances.
You can vote here IDMA Ballot
We put together a short guide with Video links to the songs to help you with the voting process:
Best Underground Dance Track:
Bigger Than Prince – Green Velvet
Everything – Maya Jane Coles Feat. Karin Park
Gotham – Ten Walls
Jack – Breach
Let’s Go Dancing – Tiga VS Audion
Reverse Skydiving – Hot Natured Feat. Anabel Englund
The Clapping Track – Claude VonStroke
Best Alternative/Indie Rock Dance Track:
A Light That Never Comes – Linkin Park Feat. Steve Aoki
Alive – Empire Of The Sun
Let Me Show You Love – Cut Copy
Pompeii – Bastille
Radioactive – Imagine Dragons
Reflektor – Arcade Fire
Safe And Sound – Capital Cities
The Mother We Share – CHVRCHES
Best Indie Dance Track:
Changes – Faul & Wad Ad vs. Pnau
Enjoy (Oliver Remix) – Gigamesh
Feeling for You – Sugar Hill
Gonna Get You – Sharam Jey & Night Talk
Lion, The Lion – Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs & Eats Everything
Strandbar – Todd Terje
Too Late – Gui Boratto
Best Latin Dance Track:
Come With Me – Ricky Martin
El Amante – Daddy Yankee Feat. J Alvarez
Feel This Moment – Pitbull Feat. Christina Aguilera
Hable De Ti – Yandel
Mama Mia – Mayra Veronica
Turn the Night Up – Enrique Iglesias
Vivir Mi Vida – Marc Anthony
Best House/Garage/Deep House Track:
Bigger Than Prince (Hot Since 82 Remix) – Green Velvet
Latch – Disclosure
Look Right Through (MK Mix) – Storm Queen
Mind Ur Step – Dennis Ferrer Feat. Janelle Kroll
Need U (100%) – Duke Dumont Feat. A*M*E*
No Eyes – Claptone Feat. Jaw
Nobody Else – Dusky
Best R&B / Urban Dance Track:
Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell
Diamonds – Rihanna
Hold On, We’re Going Home – Drake Feat. Majid Jordan
Mirrors – Justin Timberlake
Q.U.E.E.N. – Janelle Monae Feat. Erykah Badu
Suit & Tie – Justin Timberlake
Treasure – Bruno Mars
Best Electro / Progressive House Track:
Animals – Martin Garrix
Apollo – Hardwell Feat. Amba Shepherd
Clarity – Zedd Feat. Foxes
If I Lose Myself (Alesso Remix) – Alesso VS OneRepublic
Reload – Sebastian Ingrosso & Tommy Trash Feat. John Martin
Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) – Lana Del Rey
Wake Me Up – Avicii
Best Rap/Hip-Hop/TRAP Dance Track:
Bird Machine – DJ Snake Feat. Alesia
Bubble Butt – Major Lazer Feat. Bruno Mars, 2 Chainz, Tyga & Mystic
Can’t Hold Us – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Ray Dalton
Feel This Moment – Pitbull Feat. Christina Aguilera
Fuckin Problems – A$AP Rocky Feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar
Gas Pedal – Sage The Gemini Feat. IamSu
We Own It – 2 Chainz Feat. Wiz Khalifa
Best Trance Track:
Skylarking – BT
Steal You Away – Dash Berlin & Alexander Popov Feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn
The Expedition (A State of Trance 600 Anthem) – Armin van Buuren & Markus Schulz
This Is What It Feels Like – Armin van Buuren Feat. Trevor Guthrie
Thunder – W&W
Walter White – Above & Beyond
Wayfarer – Audien
Best Dubstep/Drum & Bass Track:
Gold – Adventure Club Feat. Yuna
Haunting – Andy C
Holdin’ On (Skrillex & Nero Mix) – Monsta
This Is Not the End – Krewella Feat. Pegboard Nerds
Tidal Wave – Sub Focus Feat. Alpines
Try it Out (Neon Mix) – Skrillex & Alvin Risk
Waiting All Night – Rudimental Feat. Ella Eyre
Best Tech House / Techno Track:
Friday- Shadow Child Feat. Takura
Imprint Of Pleasure – Tube & Berger
Let’s Go Dancing – Tiga VS Audion
Nobody Else – Dusky
Ringo – Joris Voorn
Roar – Nicole Moudaber
Zebra – Solee
Best Chillout/Lounge Track:
Floating – Kaskade Feat. Haley
Planet Us – Hot Natured
Pretty Lights – Vibe Vendetta
Reach For the Dead – Boards of Canada
So Good to Me – Chris Malinchak
True Thoughts – Parra For Cuva Feat. Anna Naklab
Best Commercial/Pop Dance Track:
Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell
Clarity – Zedd Feat. Foxes
Get Lucky – Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell
I Need Your Love – Calvin Harris Feat. Ellie Goulding
Roar – Katy Perry
Royals – Lorde
Wake Me Up – Avicii
Best Compilation or Full Length DJ Mix:
A State of Trance 2013 – Armin van Buuren
Anjunabeats Vol. 10 – Above & Beyond
DJ-Kicks – Breach
DJ-Kicks – Maceo Plex
MK In The House – Marc “MK” Kinchen
Toolroom Knights – Dannic
Ultra Dance 14
Best Global DJ:
Afrojack
Armin van Buuren
Avicii
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Deadmau5
Hardwell
Tiesto
Best North American DJ:
BT
Diplo
Kaskade
Krewella
Porter Robinson
Richie Hawtin
Skrillex
Steve Aoki
Best European DJ:
Axwell
Carl Cox
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
Eric Prydz
Loco Dice
Nicky Romero
R3hab
Zedd
Best Break-Through DJ:
Art Department
Carnage
Dannic
Deorro
Dillon Francis
DJ Snake
Dusky
Makj
Martin Garrix
Best EDM/pop DJ:
Avicii
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Eric Prydz
Kaskade
NERVO
Paul van Dyk
Zedd
Best Trance DJ:
Above and Beyond
Armin van Buuren
Dash Berlin
Gareth Emery
Markus Schulz
Mat Zo
W&W
Best House/Garage/Deep House DJ:
Dennis Ferrer
Eats Everything
Hot Since 82
Jamie Jones
Maceo Plex
Maya Jane Coles
Marc & “MK” Kinchen
Seth Troxler
Best Indie Dance/Underground DJ:
Dixon
Flume
Hot Natured
Tensnake
The M Machine
Todd Terje
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
Best Progressive House/Electro DJ:
Afrojack
Alesso
Avicii
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
Hardwell
Laidback Luke
Nicky Romero
Steve Angello
Best Techno/Tech House DJ:
Adam Beyer
Joris Voorn
Loco Dice
Richie Hawtin
Sven Vath
Tiga
UMEK
Best Dubstep/Drum & Bass DJ:
Andy C
Bassnectar
Flux Pavilion
Knife Party
Krewella
Rudimental
Skrillex
Best Hardstyle DJ:
Brennan Heart
Coone
Frontliner
Headhunterz
Wildstylez
Zatox
Best Podcast or Radio Mixshow DJ:
A State of Trance – Armin van Buuren
Club Life – Tiesto
Evolution – Pete Tong
Group Therapy – Above & Beyond
Hardwell on Air – Hardwell
Levels – Avicii
Protocol Radio – Nicky Romero
Best Artist (Solo):
Armin van Buuren
Avicii
Calvin Harris
Deadmau5
Kaskade
Lady Gaga
Zedd
Best Artist(Group):
Above & Beyond
Daft Punk
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
Disclosure
Krewella
Major Lazer
NERVO
Best Break-Through Artist (Solo):
Breach
Carnage
DJ Snake
Duke Dumont
James Blake
Lorde
Martin Garrix
Best Break-Through Artist (Group):
Adventure Club
Capital Cities
Cash Cash
CHVRCHES
Dusky
Hot Natured
Rudimental
Tale Of Us
Best Full Length Studio Recording:
Atmosphere – Kaskade
Comfort – Maya Jane Coles
Damage Control – Mat Zo
Get Wet – Krewella
Random Access Memories – Daft Punk
Settle – Disclosure
True – Avicii
Best Featured Vocalist Performance:
Apollo – Hardwell Feat. Amba Shepherd
Clarity – Zedd Feat. Foxes
Get Lucky – Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell Williams
I Wanna Dance With Somebody – The Cube Guys Feat. Barbara Tucker
Latch – Disclosure Feat. Sam Smith
This is What It Feels Like – Armin van Buuren Feat. Trevor Guthrie
Wake Me Up – Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc
Best Music Video:
Lady Gaga
Bubble Butt – Major Lazer Feat. Bruno Mars, 2 Chainz, Tyga & Mystic
Get Lucky – Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell
Latch – Disclosure Feat. Sam Smith
This is What It Feels Like – Armin van Buuren Feat. Trevor Guthrie
Wake Me Up – Avicii
Best Producer:
Armin van Buuren
Avicii
Calvin Harris
Diplo
Hardwell
Pharrell Williams
Zedd
Best Remixer:
Calvin Harris
Dave Aude
Hot Since 82
Jump Smokers
Maceo Plex
Marc “MK” Kinchen
R3hab
Best US Club:
Avalon – Los Angeles
LIV – Miami Beach
Output – New York
Pacha – New York
Space – Miami
The Light – Las Vegas
XS – Las Vegas
Best Global Club:
Amnesia – Ibiza
Berghain – Berlin
DC-10 – Ibiza
Fabric – London
Ministry of Sound – London
Privilege – Ibiza
Space – Ibiza
Best Music Event:
BPM – Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Coachella – Indio, CA
Electric Daisy Carnival – Las Vegas, NV
Electric Zoo – New York City, NY
Tomorrowland – Boom, Belgium
TomorrowWorld – Atlanta, Georgia
Ultra Music Festival – Miami, FL
Best Radio Station:
538
BBC Radio 1
BPM – Sirius XM
Digitally Imported
Electric Area – Sirius XM
Evolution – iHeartRadio
Ibiza Global Radio
Best Music Media Resource:
Dancing Astronaut
DJ Mag
DJ Times
Elektro
inthemix
mixmag
Resident Advisor
Best Music App:
Mixcloud
Pandora
Shazam
SoundCloud
Spotify
TuneIn
Best EDM/Dance Music Retailer:
Amazon.com
Beatport
iTunes
Juno Download
Trackitdown
Traxsource
Best Global Music Label:
Armada Music
Defected Records
Ministry of Sound
Size Records
Spinnin’ Records
Toolroom Records
Ultra Music
Best American Music Label:
Astralwerks
Beat Records
Dim Mak
Interscope
Mad Decent
Nervous/Nurvous Records
OWSLA
Strictly Rhythm Records
Ultra Music
Best Indie/Underground Music Label:
Crosstown Rebels
Dirtybird
Drumcode
Get Physical Music
Hospital Records
Hot Creations
Innervisions
Life and Death
Suara Records
Best Music Label Promoter or Exec In-House:
Andrew Salsano – Nervous Records
Ayelet Schiffman – Columbia Records
Eelko van Kooten – Spinnin’ Records
George Hess – Strictly Rhythm Records
Liz Miller – Big Beat Records
Maykel Piron – Armada Music
Phil Nieves – Ultra Music
Sean Glass – Win Music
Best Independent Music Promotion/Marketing:
Aurelia Entertainment – Lainie Copicotto
Bobby Shaw Promotion – Bobby Shaw
Fly Life – Carmen Cacciatore
Neighbourhood PR – Neil Bainbridge
Oracle Entertainment – Debra Eriksen
Promo Only Promotions – Cary Vance / John Suraci / John Parker
ProMotion – Brad Lebeau
Your Army – James Pitt
Best Promo Subscription Service/Music Pool:
DJcity
FATdrop
iDJPool
Kings of Spins
Masspool
Promo Only
Your Army
Best New Product of the Year:
Ableton Push
Native Instruments Kontrol S4
Philips M1X – DJ
Pioneer DDJ – SX
Pioneer DJM900SRT
Novation Launchpad S
Numark Orbit
Best Manufacturer of the Year:
Ableton
Native Instruments
Novation
Numark
Pioneer
PK Sound
V-Moda
Best Studio Product:
Ableton Live 9
Apple Logic Pro X
KRK Rockit 8 G3
Native Instruments Maschine Studio
Pioneer RMX1000
Best DJ Software:
Ableton Live 9
Rekordbox
Serato DJ
Serato Scratch Live
Traktor Pro 2
Virtual DJ
Best Controller:
Allen & Heath Xone:K2
Hercules DJ Control AIR
Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S4
Numark NS6
Pioneer DDJ-SX
Stanton SCS.4DJ
Vestax VCI-400
Best Mixer:
Allen & Heath Xone:DB4
Denon DN-X1700
Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol Z2
Numark M6 USB
Pioneer DJM-900nexus
Rane sixty-eight
Vestax PMC-580Pro
Best Media Player:
Denon SC2900
Denon SC3900
Gemini CDMP-7000
Numark Mixdeck Quad
Pioneer CDJ-2000nexus
Best Headphones:
Beats By Dre Mixr
Pioneer HDJ-2000
Sennheiser HD 25
Sol Republic Tracks
V-Moda Crossfade M-100
