# International Dance Music Awards

The International Dance Music Awards or IDMAs was an annual awards ceremony held in Miami Beach, Florida, United States as a major part of the Winter 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 by Miami Music Week (the organisers of Ultra Music Festival).

## Pre–2016

Below are external archive links to all recorded awards ceremonies dating from 1998 to 2016:
* 1998: "31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
* 1999: "31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
* 2000: "31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
* 2001: "31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
* 2002: "31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
* 2003: "31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
* 2004: "31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2017 - WMC 2017". Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
* 2005: "31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
* 2006: "28th Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2013 - WMC 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
* 2007: "31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
* 2008: "31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
* 2009: "31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
* 2010: "31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2018 - WMC 2018". Archived from the original on 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
* 2011: "27th Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2012 - WMC 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
* 2012: "27th Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2012 - WMC 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-01-29. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
* 2013: "28th Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2013 - WMC 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
* 2014: "29th Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2014 - WMC 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
* 2015: "31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2017 - WMC 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
* 2016: "31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2018-09-02.

## 2018

Nb: There was no shortlist to the 2018 awards, only winners were chosen.
| Category | Nominees |
| Best Male Artist (Mainstream) | Armin van Buuren |
| 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 |

## 2019
### Industry categories

| Category | Nominees |
| Breakthrough Artist Of The Year | Alison Wonderland Fisher Loud Luxury Peggy Gou San Holo |
| 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 Monstercat Spinnin' 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 Tomorrowland Ultra 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 DJ Technics |
| Best DAW | Ableton Live 10 FL Studio Logic Pro Pro Tools Steinberg Cubase |

### Artist categories

| Category | Nominees |
| Best Male Artist (Pop/Electronic) | Alok DJ Snake Marshmello Martin Garrix The Chainsmokers |
| Best Female Artist (Pop/Electronic) | Grimes Juicy M Krewella NERVO Tigerlily |
| Best Male Artist (Techno) | Adam Beyer Boris Brejcha Carl Cox Richie Hawtin Stephan Bodzin |
| Best Female Artist (Techno) | Amelie Lens Charlotte de Witte Deborah de Luca Monika Kruse Nina Kraviz |
| Best Male Artist (House) | Claptone Disclosure Duke Dumont Kungs Vintage Culture |
| Best Female Artist (House) | Honey Dijon Maya Jane Coles Nora En Pure Peggy Gou The Black Madonna |
| Best Male Artist (Bass) | Baauer Illenium Louis The Child RL Grime San Holo |
| Best Female Artist (Bass) | Alison Wonderland Alluxe Huxley Anne Lady Bee REZZ |
| Best Male Artist (Trance) | Above & Beyond Armin van Buuren Gareth Emery Markus Schulz Paul Van Dyk |
| Best Female Artist (Trance) | Christina Novelli Maria Healy Nathia Kate Nifra Orla Feeney |
| Best Male Artist (Drum n’ Bass) | Andy C Chase & Status Delta Heavy Hybrid Minds Noisia |
| Best Female Artist (Drum n’ Bass) | DJ Rap DJ Storm Djinn Kyrist Mollie Collins |
| Best Male Artist (Downtempo) | Bonobo Emancipator Kaytranada Petit Biscuit Thievery Corporation |
| Best Female Artist (Downtempo) | Emika Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Lil Bo Weep Sister Bliss TOKiMONSTA |
| Best Male Artist (Hardstyle) | Angerfist Brennan Heart Coone Headhunterz Wildstylez |
| Best Female Artist (Hardstyle) | AniMe DJ Stephanie Korsakoff Lady Faith Miss K8 |

## 2020
### Industry categories

| 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 featuring Afrojack & Icona Pop - "We Got That Cool" Oliver Heldens, Lenno - "This Groove" LUM!X and Gabry Ponte - "Monster" | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Best Song (Electronic) | Bonobo - "Linked" CamelPhat featuring Jem Cooke - "Rabbit Hole" Elderbrook and Rudimental - "Something About You" Fisher - "You Little Beauty" Peggy Gou - "Starry Night" | [5][6] [7][8] |
| 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) | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Best Label | Armada Music Anjunabeats Astralwerks Spinnin’ Records Ultra Records | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Breakthrough Artist | ARTBAT Dom Dolla Meduza Solardo WHIPPED CREAM | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Best Festival/Event | Coachella Electric Daisy Carnival Electric Zoo Tomorrowland Ultra Music Festival | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Best Club | Avant Gardner/Brooklyn Mirage (New York) Berghain (Berlin) Fabric Nightclub (London) Space (Miami) Ushuaïa (Ibiza) | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Best Radio Show/Podcast | A State of Trance by Armin van Buuren Club Life by Tiësto Group Therapy by Above & Beyond Heldeep Radio by Oliver Heldens Spinnin’ Sessions | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Best Radio Station | BBC Radio 1 BPM (SiriusXM) Diplo's Revolution (SiriusXM) Evolution (iHeartRadio) KCRW (LA) | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Best Streaming Service | Amazon Music Apple Music Deezer Pandora Spotify | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Best YouTube Channel | MrSuicideSheep Proximity Spinnin’ TV Trap Nation Ultra Music | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Best DJ Equipment Manufacturer | Allen & Heath Denon DJ Native Instruments Pioneer DJ Technics | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Best DAW | Ableton Live 10 Avid Pro Tools FL Studio Logic Pro X Steinberg Cubase | [5][6] [7][8] |

### Artist Categories

| Category | Nominees | Ref. |
| Dance/Electronic (Male) | Calvin Harris Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Marshmello Martin Garrix The Chainsmokers | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Dance/Electronic (Female) | Juicy M Krewella Mariana BO MATTN NERVO | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Techno (Male) | Adam Beyer Boris Brejcha Carl Cox Enrico Sangiuliano Richie Hawtin | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Techno (Female) | Amelie Lens ANNA Charlotte de Witte Deborah de Luca Nina Kraviz | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Trance (Male) | Above & Beyond Aly & Fila Armin van Buuren Giuseppe Ottaviani Cosmic Gate | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Trance (Female) | Alessandra Roncone Christina Novelli Clara Yates Maria Healy Nifra | [5][6] [7][8] |
| House (Male) | ARTBAT Black Coffee Claptone FISHER Meduza | [5][6] [7][8] |
| House (Female) | Hannah Wants Honey Dijon Maya Jane Coles Nora En Pure Peggy Gou | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Bass (Male) | Illenium NGHTMRE RL Grime Skrillex Yellow Claw | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Bass (Female) | Alison Wonderland CloZee Lucii REZZ WHIPPED CREAM | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Drum & Bass (Male) | Andy C Bou Chase & Status Enei Sub Focus | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Drum & Bass (Female) | Changing Faces DJ Rap DJ Storm Kyrist Mollie Collins | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Hardstyle (Male) | Angerfist D-Block & S-te-Fan Da Tweekaz Headhunterz Warface | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Hardstyle (Female) | AniMe Korsakoff Lady Dammage MANDY Miss K8 | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Downtempo (Male) | Bonobo Four Tet Petit Biscuit Thievery Corporation Tycho | [5][6] [7][8] |
| Downtempo (Female) | Huxley Anne D. Tiffany Roza Terenzi TOKiMONSTA Yu Su | [5][6] [7][8] |