The 2026 Electronic Dance Music Awards (also known as EDMAs) will take place on March 27, 2026, at the Clevelander staple on South Beach ahead of Ultra Music Festival during the height of Miami Music Week.[1][2]
The event, once again will count with iHeart Media for their extensive coverage, and Erin Webster is set to return as the ceremony host.[3][4] The awards will celebrate the best songs, artists, and festivals from the global electronic dance music scene of 2025, chosen by the public on EDMAs official website.[5][6]
List of performers were announced on March 20, 2026.
Winners and nominees
The full list of nominees for the 2026 EDMAs were announced on February 23, 2026:[1][7]
General
| Male Artist Of The Year
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Female Artist Of The Year
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Vocalist Of The Year
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| Music Video Of The Year
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Producer Of The Year
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Best Collaboration
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- "Too Late" (featuring Ryan Violet) — The BreakBomb Project
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- "Sleepless Nights" — Armin van Buuren, Martin Garrix, Libby Whitehouse
- "TYPE SH*T" — Crankdat, NGHTMRE, Duke Deuce
- "Welcome to Lonely Club" — Alan Walker, Steve Aoki, Lonely Club
- "Forever" — Illenium, Tom Grennan, Alna
- "Our Time" — Afrojack, Martin Garrix, David Guetta, Amél
- "Hypnotized" — Anyma, Ellie Goulding
- "Faded" — HAYLA, Nelly Furtado
- "Surrender" — Alesso, Becky Hill
- "Save My Love" — Marshmello, Ellie Goulding, AVAION
- "In My Head" — Gryffin, Kaskade, Nu-La
- "Think Of Me" — Hugel, David Guetta, Kehlani, Daecolm
- "Bring The House Down" — DJ Snake, Dillon Francis, TRXGGX
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| Favorite Album
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Favorite Group
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| Best New Artist
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Breakout Artist of the Year
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Breakout Remixer of the Year
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- AVELLO
- Know Good
- LYNY
- Okayval
- Ely Oaks
- Luke Alexander
- Arodes
- Ninajirachi
- Sungyoo
- Maesic
- Drove
- Franc Fala
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- AVELLO
- Luke Alexander
- BARTS
- CHALANT
- Hills
- LES BISOUS
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| Best Radio Show
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Best Fan Army
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| Male Icon Award
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Female Icon Award
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Vanguard Award
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Dance
| Dance Song Of The Year
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Dance Radio Song Of The Year
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| Dance Radio Artist of the Year
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Dance / Electro Pop Song of the Year
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- "Move A Little Closer" — DVBBS, Abi Flynn
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| Pop-Dance Anthem of the Year
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Techno / House / Afro
| Tech House Artist Of The Year
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Techno Song Of The Year
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Afro House Song Of The Year
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- "Late At Night" — Lilly Palmer, Maddix
- "One Mind" — Charlotte de Witte, Amelie Lens
- "GIRLBOSS" — Sara Landry
- "Desolate Lands" — Adam Beyer, Chris Avantgarde
- "Eyes On Me" — Nicole Moudaber, Space 92
- "Love is Gonna Save Us" — ARTBAT, Benny Benassi
- "Crush" — Indira Paganotto
- "Red In The Desert" — Boris Brejcha, Poppy Baskcomb
- "Girls Go Freak" — Maddix, Reinier Zonneveld, Sarah de Warren
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- "Fire Fire" — Shimza, AR/CO, Kasango
- "Think Of Me" — Hugel, David Guetta, Kehlani, Daecolm
- "Life is Simple (Move Your Body)" [feat. Salomé Das] — Maesic, Marshall Jefferson
- "Come With Me" (feat. Jorja Smith) — Major League Djz
- "Jamaican (BAM BAM)" — HUGEL, SOLTO
- "Ma Tnsani (Yalla Habibi)" — Vanco, AYA
- "unfazed" — A Gira
- "Positions" — Stryv, Malachiii, Adam Port
- "You Go" (feat. Sebastian Rivero) — Sparrow & Barbossa
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| Tech House Song Of The Year
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House Song Of The Year
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Afro House Remix of the Year
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- "Dreamin'" (feat. Daya) — Dom Dolla
- "How Deep Are Your Dreams?" — Cloonee
- "System" — Odd Mob, OMNOM, HYPERBEAM
- "I Know You Want To" — Max Styler
- "Bullshit" — Matroda, KLP
- "Double Dutch" (Hollywood pick) — Walker & Royce, Kyle Watson
- "Toxic" — Chris Lake, Ragie Ban
- "Mind Games" — Discip
- "Apple Cider" — ACRAZE, Westend
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- "Act of God" (feat. Linney, Sarah de Warren) — Layton Giordani
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Dubstep / Trance / Drum and Bass
| Dubstep Artist of the Year
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Dubstep / Bass-Heavy Song of the Year
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- Subtronics – Friends (feat. Linney)
- Zeds Dead – One Of These Mornings
- Skrillex – VOLTAGE
- Eptic & LYNY – Light Up
- NGHTMRE, Blanke – Mind Full
- Kai Wachi, LEVEL UP – OUT OF MY MIND
- LYNY – Section
- Crankdat, NGHTMRE – Type Shit
- GRiZ, Wooli – Chaos Theory
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| Trance Song of the Year
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DnB (Drum and Bass) Song of the Year
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- Armin van Buuren, SACHA – Set Me Free
- Above & Beyond – Start A Fire (feat. Richard Bedford)
- Cosmic Gate – Never Erase You
- KI/KI – What’s a Girl to Do in ’25
- KSHMR, nilsix, Ryos – Radiate (feat. Hayley May)
- Ben Hemsley – Angel
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- "On & On" — Sub Focus, bbyclose
- "Pum Pum" — Dimitri Vegas, David Guetta, Loreen
- "Light That Leads Me" — Netsky, Bebe Rexha
- "Maniac" — Don Diablo presents: Control Alt Delete
- "Born To Fly" — Anabel Englund & Mary Droppinz
- "Archangel" — Pendulum
- "Rowdy (BLAOW!)" — Hedex, Eksman
- "All I Know" — Rudimental, Khalid
- "Give Up the Ghost" — Modestep
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DJ / Club
| Club DJ of The Year
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Favorite Club Track
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- Gordo
- Steve Aoki
- James Hype
- Disco Lines
- AFROJACK
- Diplo
- Cloonee
- Max Styler
- BLOND:ISH
- Black Coffee
- Austin Millz
- Laidback Luke
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- "Cash Out" — SIDEPIECE, Bobby Shmurda
- "WORK" — Proppa, Rich DietZ, Smith & Sorren
- "Girls MIA" (featuring Carly Gibert) — Anyma, Adam Sellouk
- "Ten Out Of Ten" (featuring ROU) — R3HAB
- "Globo" (featuring Blessd & Kofia) — Gordo
- "No Sleep" — MEDUZA
- "Bring The House Down" — DJ Snake, Dillon Francis, TRXGGX
- "Nomacita" — Miss Monique, GENESI, Carl Bee
- "Coke Diet" — Fallon
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| Favorite Nightclub Residency (U.S.)
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Mixshow DJ Of The Year (Top 40 / Dance)
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- E11EVEN | Miami
- Space | Miami
- OMNIA | Las Vegas
- Hakkasan | Las Vegas
- HQ2 | Atlantic City
- Level 8 | Los Angeles
- Marquee | New York
- The Summer Club | New York
- Temple | Denver
- SILO | Dallas
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- Vinny Vibe | Pitbull’s Globalization | SXM
- DJ GQ | Y100 | Miami
- Bodega Brad | 103.5 KTU | New York
- DJ Nurotic | 103.5 Kiss FM | Chicago
- DJ Ghost | Q102 | Philadelphia
- DJ INZO | 106.1 KISS FM | Dallas
- DJ Prostyle | 103.5 KTU | New York
- DJ Oreo | 106.9 KHits | Tulsa
- DJ Marc Thrasher | Channel 933 | San Diego
- DJ Triple XL | 102.7 KIIS-FM | Los Angeles
- DJ Skillz | KC101 | New Haven
- DJ Ecto-1 | Insomniac Radio | GHR
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Mashup / Remix
| Best Use of Sample
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Mashup Artist Of The Year
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- "The Less I Know The Better" — Mau P
- "The Final Countdown 2025" — David Guetta, Hypaton & Europe
- "Dirty Cash" (Money Talks) — PAWSA, The Adventures of Stevie V
- "A New Day" — Sebastian Ingrosso featuring Céline Dion
- "Toxic" — Chris Lake & Ragie Ban
- "Diet Coke" — Fallon
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| Remix Of The Year
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Remixer Of The Year
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- "No Broke Boys" (AVELLO Remix) — Disco Lines, Tinashe
- "tephanie" (HNTR Remix) — Cloonee, Young M.A, InntRaw
- "The Days" (NOTION Remix) — Chrystal
- "Dreamin'" (Anyma Remix) — Dom Dolla feat. Daya
- "Sweet Nothing" (D.O.D 2025 Remix) — Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch
- "In the Moment" (Adriatique Remix) — RÜFÜS DU SOL
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| Reimagined Song of the Year
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Remix Rewind
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- "Everytime We Touch" — Steve Aoki, Cascada
- "Love Parade" — Cassian
- "Cry For You" — SIDEPIECE
- "Get Right" — Joel Corry, Jennifer Lopez
- "Life Is Simple (Move Your Body)" — Maestic & Marshall Jefferson
- "How I Feel (Am I Wrong)" — Faul & Wad, Nico & Vinz, ALTEGO
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- "Silence" (John Summit Re"Sweet Caroline" (Two Friends Remix) — Neil Diamondmix) — Delerium, Sarah McLachlan
- "Alive" (Alok Remix) — Empire Of The Sun
- "At Night" (Anyma & Layton Giordani Remix) — Shakedown
- "Stacy’s Mom" (BVRNOUT & Deerock Remix) — Fountains Of Wayne
- "I Took A Pill In Ibiza" (BONNIE X CLYDE Remix) — Mike Posner
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| Radio Remixer Of The Year
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YEEDM Remix of the Year
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- Dj Dark
- BVRNOUT
- J Bruus
- Kue
- Martial Simon
- 5 Hours
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Festivals
| Main Stage/Festival Song of the Year
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Best Performance
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| Favorite B2B
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- ILLENIUM B2B Seven Lions | Ember Shores 2025 | Cancun, MX
- Leveltronics | EDC Orlando 2025 | Tinker Field, Orlando, FL
- Levity B2B Crankdat B2B Tape B | Electric Forest 2025 | Rothbury, MI
- John Summit B2B Dom Dolla | Ultra Music Festival 2025 | Miami, FL
- Fisher B2B Chris Lake | Omnia Las Vegas 2025 | Las Vegas, NV
- Kaskade B2B Cassian | Experts Only Festival 2025 | New York, NY
- Skrillex B2B ISOxo | Niteharts | San Diego, CA
- Martin Garrix B2B Alesso | Red Rocks | Morrison, CO
- Deadmau5 B2B Pendulum | Ultra Music Festival 2025 | Miami, FL
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Most nominations
The following individuals received four or more nominations:
9 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
- Ellie Goulding
- Illenium
- HAYLA
- Cloonee
- Disco Lines
- NGHTMRE
- John Summit
- Alan Walker
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