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| International Dance Music Awards (IDMAs) | |
|---|---|
| Current:34th Edition IMDAs | |
 Logo for the 32nd Annual International Dance Music Awards held in 2018 | |
| Awarded for | Achievements awarded in theElectronic dance music industry |
| Location | Miami,Florida,United States |
| First award | March 1985; 40 years ago (1985-03) |
| Website | wintermusicconference |
TheInternational Dance Music Awards orIDMAs was an annual awards ceremony held inMiami Beach,Florida,United States as a major part of theWinter Music Conference. The awards were held every year from 1985 to 2020, except for 2017, when the conference was in the process of being purchased byMiami Music Week (the organisers ofUltra Music Festival).[1][2]
Below are external archive links to all recorded awards ceremonies dating from 1998 to 2016:
Nb: There was no shortlist to the 2018 awards, only winners were chosen.[1]
| Category | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Best Male Artist (Mainstream) |  Armin van Buuren | [3] |
| Best Female Artist (Mainstream) |  NERVO | |
| Best Male Artist (Underground) |  Carl Cox | |
| Best Female Artist (Underground) |  Nina Kraviz | |
| Best Live Performance / Live Act |  Kygo | |
| Best Podcast / Radio Show | Armin van Buuren -A State of Trance | |
| Best Breakthrough Artist | Alan Walker | |
| Best Album |  The Chainsmokers -Memories...Do Not Open | |
| Best Song |  Axwell Λ Ingrosso - "More Than You Know" | |
| Best Remix | The Chainsmokers - "Something Just Like This" (Alesso Remix) | |
| Best Club (USA) | Omnia -Las Vegas | |
| Best Club (Global) |  Ushuaïa -Ibiza | |
| Best Music Event | Armin van Buuren -A State of Trance | |
| Best Festival | Ultra Music Festival | |
| Best Streaming Services | Spotify | |
| Best Radio Station | BBC Radio 1 | |
| Best Label (USA) | Ultra Music | |
| Best Label (Global) | Armada Music | |
| Best Innovative DJ Product |  Pioneer DJ XDJ-RX2 | |
| Best DJ Equipment Manufacturer | Pioneer DJ | |
| Best Daw |  FL Studio |
| Category | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Breakthrough Artist Of The Year | Alison Wonderland Fisher Loud Luxury Peggy Gou San Holo | [1][4] |
| Best Pop/Electronic Album | Above & Beyond -Common Ground Alison Wonderland -Awake David Guetta -7 Rufus Du Sol -Solace Sofi Tukker -Treehouse | |
| Best Electronic Album | Against All Logic -2012-2017 DJ Koze -Knock Knock Jon Hopkins -Singularity Rezz -Certain Kind Of Magic San Holo -Album1 | |
| Best Pop/Electronic Song | Feenixpawl - "Neon Sky" Loud Luxury - "Body" Marshmello - "Happier"Silk City &Dua Lipa - "Electricity" Tiësto &Post Malone - "Jackie Chan" | |
| Best Electronic Song | Adam Beyer - "Losing My Mind" CamelPhat & Au/Ra - "Panic Room" Fisher - "Losing It"DJ Koze - "Pick Up" Peggy Gou - "It Makes You Forget" | |
| Best Remix | Bicep - "Opal" (Four Tet Remix) Charlie Puth - "How Long" (EDX Remix) Fatboy Slim - "Praise You" (Purple Disco Machine Remix) Halsey - "Without Me" (Illenium Remix)Lou Rawls - "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" (Frankie Knuckles, Kenny Summit & Eric Kupper Remix) | |
| Best Label | Anjunabeats Armada Music  MonstercatSpinnin' Records Ultra Music | |
| Best Club | Avant Gardner / Brooklyn Mirage,New York Bootshaus,Cologne Printworks,London Sound,Los Angeles Space,Miami | |
| Best Festival | Electric Forest Electric Daisy Carnival Movement TomorrowlandUltra Music Festival | |
| Best Podcast/Radio Show | Armin Van Buuren -A State Of Trance Tiësto -Club Life Pete Tong -BBC Radio 1 Nora En Pure -Purified Monstercat -Call Of The Wild | |
| Best Radio Station | BBC Radio 1 Evolution /iHeartRadio KNHC C89.5 Seattle Rinse FM SiriusXM BPM | |
| Best Streaming Service | Amazon Music Apple Music Pandora SoundCloud Spotify | |
| Best YouTube Channel | Majestic Casual Monstercat Mr. Suicide Sheep Proximity Spinnin TV | |
| Best DJ Equipment Manufacturer | Allen & Heath Denon Native Instruments Pioneer DJTechnics | |
| Best DAW | Ableton Live 10FL Studio Logic Pro Pro Tools Steinberg Cubase |
| Category | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Best Album | Avicii -TIM Flume -Hi This is Flume Gryffin -Gravity Illenium -ASCEND The Chemical Brothers -No Geography | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Best Song (Dance) |  Meduza - "Piece of Your Heart"Sam Feldt featuring RANI - "Post Malone" Yves V featuringAfrojack &Icona Pop - "We Got That Cool" Oliver Heldens,Lenno - "This Groove" LUM!X andGabry Ponte - "Monster" | |
| Best Song (Electronic) | Bonobo - "Linked" CamelPhat featuringJem Cooke - "Rabbit Hole" Elderbrook andRudimental - "Something About You" Fisher - "You Little Beauty"Peggy Gou - "Starry Night" | |
| Best Remix | Monolink –Return To Oz (ARTBAT Remix) Meduza, Goodboys –Piece of Your Heart (Alok Remix)LUM!X, Gabry Ponte –Monster (Robin Schulz Remix) UK Apache & SHY FX – Original Nuttah 25 featuring IRAH (Chase & Status Remix) Madonna –I Rise (Tracy Young Remix) | |
| Best Label | Armada Music Anjunabeats Astralwerks Spinnin' RecordsUltra Records | |
| Breakthrough Artist | ARTBAT Dom Dolla MeduzaSolardo WHIPPED CREAM | |
| Best Festival/Event | Coachella Electric Daisy Carnival Electric Zoo TomorrowlandUltra Music Festival | |
| Best Club | Avant Gardner/Brooklyn Mirage (New York) Berghain (Berlin) Fabric Nightclub (London) Space (Miami) Ushuaïa (Ibiza) | |
| Best Radio Show/Podcast | A State of Trance byArmin van Buuren Club Life byTiësto Group Therapy byAbove & Beyond Heldeep Radio byOliver Heldens Spinnin’ Sessions | |
| Best Radio Station | BBC Radio 1 BPM (SiriusXM) Diplo's Revolution (SiriusXM) Evolution (iHeartRadio) KCRW (LA) | |
| Best Streaming Service | Amazon Music Apple Music Deezer Pandora Spotify | |
| Best YouTube Channel | MrSuicideSheep Proximity Spinnin’ TVTrap Nation Ultra Music | |
| Best DJ Equipment Manufacturer | Allen & Heath Denon DJ Native Instruments Pioneer DJTechnics | |
| Best DAW | Ableton Live 10 Avid Pro Tools FL StudioLogic Pro X Steinberg Cubase |
