2026 Electronic Dance Music Awards

2026 Electronic Dance Music Awards
2026 Electronic Dance Music Awards
Awarded for	excellence on the EDM scene
Date	March 27, 2026
Venue	Clevelander, South Beach
Country	United States
Hosted by	Erin Webster
Website	edmawardsmiami.com

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]

Performers

List of performers were announced on March 20, 2026.

Armin van Buuren
Don Diablo
Benny Benassi
Alan Walker
Laidback Luke
Bonnie x Clyde
Sickick
DJ Neurotic

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	Female Artist Of The Year	Vocalist Of The Year
John Summit Subtronics David Guetta Dom Dolla Anyma Disco Lines Diplo Sub Focus Cloonee	Alison Wonderland REZZ HALIENE Daya HAYLA CloZee Amelie Lens Kaleena Zanders Miss Monique LP Giobbi Nora En Pure Anabel Englund	Zara Larsson HAYLA Linney Becky Hill Daya Oaks Aloe Blacc Clementine Douglas Aluna Abi Flynn Hayley May Kah-lo
Music Video Of The Year	Producer Of The Year	Best Collaboration
"Too Late" (featuring Ryan Violet) — The BreakBomb Project "MAD" — Martin Garrix, Lauv "Lay It On Me" — Frank Walker, Josh Ross, Norma Jean Martine "Dreamin'" (featuring Daya) — Dom Dolla "Tonight" — PinkPantheress "Midnight Sun" — Zara Larsson "Hi!" — Madeon "PSYCHO" — Alison Wonderland, Erick the Architect, QUIX, MEMBA "F*ck My Computer" — Ninajirachi	Max Styler Tiësto ARTBAT Skrillex Anyma REZZ Charlotte de Witte Knock2 Cassian Diplo Martin Garrix Hugel	"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
Favorite Album	Favorite Group
Seven Lions — Asleep in the Garden of Infernal Stars Audien — First Love Alan Walker — Quantum Beats Alison Wonderland — GHOST WORLD Cheat Codes – Future Renaissance Chris Lake — Chemistry NGHTMRE — MINDFULL Said the Sky — Closer to the Sun DJ Snake — Nomad Sub Focus — Contact Subtronics — Fibonacci REZZ — As the Pendulum Swings	Major Lazer MEDUZA BONNIE X CLYDE Loud Luxury Two Friends Louis The Child TWINSICK Levity Łaszewo Cheat Codes SOFI TUKKER The Chainsmokers
Best New Artist	Breakout Artist of the Year	Breakout Remixer of the Year
AVELLO Know Good LYNY Okayval Ely Oaks Luke Alexander Arodes Ninajirachi Sungyoo Maesic Drove Franc Fala	LEVEL UP Zara Larsson Alleycvt Crankdat Odd Mob Jazzy Sidepiece CID Disco Lines Layton Giordani Kettama Cyril	AVELLO Luke Alexander BARTS CHALANT Hills LES BISOUS
Best Radio Show	Best Fan Army
"Hardwell On Air" — Hardwell "Desire Radio" — Joel Corry "HEXAGON Radio" — Don Diablo "The Martin Garrix Show" — Martin Garrix "JACKED Radio" — Afrojack "Purified Radio" — Nora En Pure "In The MOOD" — Nicole Moudaber "Golden Era Radio" — Frank Walker "I Am House Radio" — Crystal Waters	Alan Walker — [Walkers] ILLENIUM — [Illenials] deadmau5 — [The Horde] Martin Garrix — [Garrixers] Excision — [Headbangers] Marshmello — [Mellogang] Subtronics — [CYCLOPS ARMY] Hardwell — [Hardwellers] Seven Lions — [CODEX LEONIS]
Male Icon Award	Female Icon Award	Vanguard Award
Benny Benassi	Bebe Rexha	Sara Landry

Dance

Dance Song Of The Year	Dance Radio Song Of The Year
"La Noche" — Chris Lake, Skrillex, ANITA B QUEEN (TIE) "In My Head" (feat. Nu-La) — Gryffin, Kaskade (TIE) "Inside Our Hearts" — Martin Garrix, Alesso, Shaun Farrugia "Our Time" — Afrojack, Martin Garrix, David Guetta, Amél "I Follow Rivers" (feat. Oaks) — Tiësto "Fancy $hit" — CID, Taylr Renee	"No Broke Boys" — Disco Lines, Tinashe "Part of Me" — Armin van Buuren, Louis III "Save My Love" — Marshmello, Ellie Goulding, AVAION "Wait So Long" — Swedish House Mafia "Won't Be Possible" — Tiësto, Odd Mob, Goodboys "The Less I Know The Better" — Mau P "Don’t Wake Me Up" — James Hype "I Follow Rivers" (feat. Oaks) — Tiësto "Never Walk Alone" — BLOND:ISH & Stevie Appleton
Dance Radio Artist of the Year	Dance / Electro Pop Song of the Year
Martin Garrix Dom Dolla Mau P Calvin Harris Tiësto HAYLA David Guetta Kaskade D.O.D Hugel Anabel Englund Will Sass	"Move A Little Closer" — DVBBS, Abi Flynn "crystallized" (feat. Inéz) — John Summit "Inside Our Hearts" — Martin Garrix, Alesso, Shaun Farrugia "MAD" — Martin Garrix, Lauv "Hypnotized" (feat. Ellie Goulding) — Anyma "Super Powers" (with Oaks) — TELYKAST "Blessings" — Calvin Harris, Clementine Douglas "Surrender" — Alesso, Becky Hill "Black Out Days" — Ian Asher, Phantogram "UH OH!" — Loud Luxury "Smooth" — The Chainsmokers "All I Know" — Rudimental, Khalid
Pop-Dance Anthem of the Year
"Forever" — Illenium, Tom Grennan, Alna "Crush" — Zara Larsson "MAD" — Martin Garrix, Lauv "Wait So Long" — Swedish House Mafia "Illegal" — PinkPantheress "Destiny" — Alesso, Sacha "Hey Son" — Sam Feldt, MC4D, VIZE, Aloe Blacc "Move a Little Closer" — Dvbbs, Abi Flynn "Superstar" (feat. Bryce Vine) — XANDRA

Techno / House / Afro

Tech House Artist Of The Year	Techno Song Of The Year	Afro House Song Of The Year
Cloonee Mau P Dom Dolla Chris Lake Sidepiece Fisher J. Worra Max Styler Beltran Biscits Tita Lau NIIKO X SWAE	"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	"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
Tech House Song Of The Year	House Song Of The Year	Afro House Remix of the Year
"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	"Act of God" (feat. Linney, Sarah de Warren) — Layton Giordani "Edge Of Desire" — Jonas Blue, Malive "LA NOCHE" — Chris Lake, Skrillex, ANITA B QUEEN "Appetite" — Chris Lorenzo "Make Me Feel" — oskar med k "Dior" — MK, Chrystal "All This Time" — Sonny Fodera, Jazzy "Waterfalls" (feat. Sam Harper, Bobby Harvey) — James Hype "tell you straight" — jigitz	"Watch The Sunrise" (TEDDY-O Remix) — Axwell feat. Steve Edwards "Let’s Go" (Hugel Remix) — Jaden Bojsen, David Guetta feat. Tom Enzy, Juany Bravo & Sami Brielle "Bad Dreams" (Hugel Remix) — Teddy Swims "Music Sounds Better With You" (Heliograph & CVLAM Remix) — Stardust "Birthday Sex" (Levi Remix) — Jeremih "Dame Un Grrr" (Provi Remix) — Kate Linn, Fantomel

Dubstep / Trance / Drum and Bass


Dubstep Artist of the Year	Dubstep / Bass-Heavy Song of the Year
Crankdat Excision NGHTMRE LEVEL UP DJ Diesel Mersiv Zeds Dead GRiZ Jessica Audiffred Virtual Riot Levity SLANDER	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
Trance Song of the Year	DnB (Drum and Bass) Song of the Year
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	"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

DJ / Club

Club DJ of The Year	Favorite Club Track
Gordo Steve Aoki James Hype Disco Lines AFROJACK Diplo Cloonee Max Styler BLOND:ISH Black Coffee Austin Millz Laidback Luke	"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
Favorite Nightclub Residency (U.S.)	Mixshow DJ Of The Year (Top 40 / Dance)
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	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

Mashup / Remix

Best Use of Sample	Mashup Artist Of The Year
"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	Dave Summer DJs From Mars Sickick Switch Disco Rudeejays & Da Broz WeDamnz
Remix Of The Year	Remixer Of The Year
"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	Wuki James Hype BLOND:ISH HNTR Hypaton Anyma
Reimagined Song of the Year	Remix Rewind
"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	"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
Radio Remixer Of The Year	YEEDM Remix of the Year
Dj Dark BVRNOUT J Bruus Kue Martial Simon 5 Hours	"Happen To Me" (Steve Aoki Remix) — Russell Dickerson "What I Want" (Disco Fries Remix) — Morgan Wallen, Tate McRae "Easy To Love" (Moonlight Remix) — Dustin Lynch "House Party" (BVRNOUT Remix) — Sam Hunt "Thinking ‘Bout You" (MC4D Remix) — Dustin Lynch, MacKenzie Porter "Not At This Party" (David Guetta Remix) — Dasha

Festivals

Main Stage/Festival Song of the Year	Best Performance
"Won't Be Possible" — Tiësto, Odd Mob & Goodboys "Cash Out" — SIDEPIECE, Bobby Shmurda "Brace For Impact" (featuring Lil Jon) — Hardwell, Sub Zero Project "Euphoria" (with Alok) — Armin van Buuren "light years" (featuring Inéz) — John Summit "PSYCHO" — Alison Wonderland, Erick the Architect, QUIX, MEMBA "Late At Night" — Lilly Palmer, Maddix "Pretender" — KSHMR, Sam Feldt "B2U" — Dillon Francis, Marten Hørger	AFROJACK, David Guetta & Sia \| Ultra Music Festival \| Miami \| 2025 Alan Walker \| Tomorrowland \| Belgium \| 2025 deadmau5 \| Red Rocks Amphitheater \| Colorado \| 2025 Anyma \| Sphere \| Las Vegas \| 2025 John Summit \| Experts Only Festival \| New York \| 2025 Don Diablo \| UNTOLD Festival \| Romania \| 2025 Nicky Romero \| Tomorrowland \| Belgium \| 2025 Zedd, LA Philharmonic Orchestra \| Coachella \| California \| 2025 Madeon \| Countdown NYE 2025 \| Los Angeles \| 2025
Favorite B2B
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

Most nominations

The following individuals received four or more nominations:

9 nominations

Martin Garrix

6 nominations

Tiesto
David Guetta

5 nominations

Hugel
Anyma

4 nominations

Ellie Goulding
Illenium
HAYLA
Cloonee
Disco Lines
NGHTMRE
John Summit
Alan Walker

References

^ ^a ^b "Nominations Revealed, Fan Voting Opens for 2026 Electronic Dance Music Awards". EDM.com. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
^ "2026 EDMAs Reveals Nominees, Moves to The Clevelander". EDM Sessions. 2026-02-23. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
^ "The Electronic Dance Music Awards Return to Miami in 2026". 103.5 KTU. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
^ Webster, Erin (February 23, 2026). ""Nominations for the EDM Awards are officially out! Help your favorite artists achieve one of the biggest honors in dance music and give them the recognition they deserve.." via Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
^ "EDM Awards 2026 Reveal Nominees and New Miami Beach Home Ahead of Miami Music Week". Maxima Radio. 2026-02-23. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
^ Phillips, Connor (2026-02-28). "Top Events To Attend At Miami Music Week 2026". Magnetic Magazine. Retrieved 2026-03-03.
^ Mancino, Mark (2026-02-23). "Electronic Dance Music Awards (EDMAs) 2026 Nominees Announced". DJ LIFE Magazine. Retrieved 2026-03-03.

[Noms_Revealed-1] "Nominations Revealed, Fan Voting Opens for 2026 Electronic Dance Music Awards". EDM.com. Retrieved 24 February 2026.

[2] "2026 EDMAs Reveals Nominees, Moves to The Clevelander". EDM Sessions. 2026-02-23. Retrieved 2026-03-03.

[3] "The Electronic Dance Music Awards Return to Miami in 2026". 103.5 KTU. Retrieved 2026-03-03.

[4] Webster, Erin (February 23, 2026). ""Nominations for the EDM Awards are officially out! Help your favorite artists achieve one of the biggest honors in dance music and give them the recognition they deserve.." via Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 2026-03-03.

[5] "EDM Awards 2026 Reveal Nominees and New Miami Beach Home Ahead of Miami Music Week". Maxima Radio. 2026-02-23. Retrieved 2026-03-03.

[6] Phillips, Connor (2026-02-28). "Top Events To Attend At Miami Music Week 2026". Magnetic Magazine. Retrieved 2026-03-03.

[7] Mancino, Mark (2026-02-23). "Electronic Dance Music Awards (EDMAs) 2026 Nominees Announced". DJ LIFE Magazine. Retrieved 2026-03-03.

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Electronic Dance Music Awards
Ceremonies	2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Organization and hosting	iHeart Media Eden Roc Miami Beach Hotel (2024-2025) Clevelander South Beach (venue since 2026) Sean Hamilton (2023 host)