International Dance Music Awards Explained

International Dance Music Awards (IDMAs)
Current Awards:	34th Edition IMDAs
Location:	Miami, Florida, United States

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).^[1]

Pre–2016

Below are external archive links to all recorded awards ceremonies dating from 1998 to 2016:

1998: Web site: 31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016 . 2020-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160416085847/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=1998#idmanominees . 2016-04-16 . dead .

1999: Web site: 31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016 . 2020-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160416085847/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=1999#idmanominees . 2016-04-16 . dead .

2000: Web site: 31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016 . 2020-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160416085847/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2000#idmanominees . 2016-04-16 . dead .

2001: Web site: 31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016 . 2020-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160416085847/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2001#idmanominees . 2016-04-16 . dead .

2002: Web site: 31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016 . 2020-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160416085847/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2002#idmanominees . 2016-04-16 . dead .

2003: Web site: 31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016 . 2020-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160416085847/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2003#idmanominees . 2016-04-16 . dead .

2004: Web site: 31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2017 - WMC 2017 . 2020-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160416085847/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2004#idmanominees . 2016-04-16 . dead .

2005: Web site: 31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016 . 2018-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160416085847/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2005#idmanominees . 2016-04-16 . dead .

2006: Web site: 28th Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2013 - WMC 2013 . 2018-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130627031618/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2006#idmanominees . 2013-06-27 . dead .

2007: Web site: 31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016 . 2018-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818183417/http://wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2007#idmanominees . 2016-08-18 . dead .

2008: Web site: 31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016 . 2018-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160821123719/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2008#idmanominees . 2016-08-21 . dead .

2009: Web site: 31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016 . 2018-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160308114612/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2009#idmanominees . 2016-03-08 . dead .

2010: Web site: 31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2018 - WMC 2018 . 2018-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180902012059/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2010#idmanominees . 2018-09-02 . dead .

2011: Web site: 27th Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2012 - WMC 2012 . 2018-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120325150119/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2011#idmanominees . 2012-03-25 . dead .

2012: Web site: 27th Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2012 - WMC 2012 . 2018-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120129012626/http://wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2012#idmanominees . 2012-01-29 . dead .

2013: Web site: 28th Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2013 - WMC 2013 . 2018-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130307192804/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2013#idmanominees . 2013-03-07 . dead .

2014: Web site: 29th Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2014 - WMC 2014 . 2018-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140312213510/http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2014#idmanominees . 2014-03-12 . dead .

2015: Web site: 31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2017 - WMC 2017 . 2018-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170406132231/http://wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2015#idmanominees . 2017-04-06 . dead .

2016: Web site: 31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016 . 2018-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160630054523/http://wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2016#idmanominees . 2016-06-30 . dead .

2018

Nb

There was no shortlist to the 2018 awards, only winners were chosen.

Category	Nominees	Ref.
Best Male Artist (Mainstream)	Armin van Buuren	^[2]
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	Ref.
Breakthrough Artist Of The Year	Alison Wonderland Fisher Loud Luxury Peggy Gou San Holo	^[3] ^[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 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	Ref.
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)
Best Female Artist (House)
Best Male Artist (Bass)
Best Female Artist (Bass)
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)
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"
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"
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’ Records Ultra Records
Breakthrough Artist	ARTBAT Dom Dolla Meduza Solardo WHIPPED CREAM
Best Festival/Event	Coachella Electric Daisy Carnival Electric Zoo Tomorrowland Ultra 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 by Armin van Buuren Club Life by Tiësto Group Therapy by Above & Beyond Heldeep Radio by Oliver 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’ TV Trap Nation Ultra Music
Best DJ Equipment Manufacturer	Allen & Heath Denon DJ Native Instruments Pioneer DJ Technics
Best DAW	Ableton Live 10 Avid Pro Tools FL Studio Logic Pro X Steinberg Cubase

Artist Categories

Category	Nominees	Ref.
Dance/Electronic (Male)	Calvin Harris Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Marshmello Martin Garrix The Chainsmokers
Dance/Electronic (Female)	Juicy M Krewella Mariana BO MATTN NERVO
Techno (Male)	Adam Beyer Boris Brejcha Carl Cox Enrico Sangiuliano Richie Hawtin
Techno (Female)
Trance (Male)	Above & Beyond Aly & Fila Armin van Buuren Giuseppe Ottaviani Cosmic Gate
Trance (Female)
House (Male)	ARTBAT Black Coffee Claptone FISHER Meduza
House (Female)	Hannah Wants Honey Dijon Maya Jane Coles Nora En Pure Peggy Gou
Bass (Male)	Illenium NGHTMRE RL Grime Skrillex Yellow Claw
Bass (Female)	Alison Wonderland CloZee Lucii REZZ WHIPPED CREAM
Drum & Bass (Male)
Drum & Bass (Female)
Hardstyle (Male)	Angerfist D-Block & S-te-Fan Da Tweekaz Headhunterz Warface
Hardstyle (Female)
Downtempo (Male)	Bonobo Four Tet Petit Biscuit Thievery Corporation Tycho
Downtempo (Female)

See also

• DJ Awards
• Miami Music Week
• Ultra Music Festival
• Winter Music Conference

Notes and References

1. Web site: Winter Music Conference 16/03/2020 [Event Guide]]. www.electronic-festivals.com.
2. Web site: International Dance Music Awards (IDMA) presents 2018 winners. March 22, 2018.
3. Web site: The 33rd annual International Dance Music Awards (IDMA) announces nominees. February 26, 2019.
4. Web site: Cunnettatti o Arrigistratti pè Vede.
5. Web site: WMC - 34th Annual International Dance Music Awards. WMC · Winter Music Conference. May 16, 2020.
6. Web site: IDMA 2020 winners announced: Avicii's 'Tim' named as the best album. Lakshay. Bhagtani. April 1, 2020. May 16, 2020.
7. Web site: Avicii posthumously wins Best Album award at International Dance Music Awards. 9 April 2020.
8. Web site: Avicii's 'TIM' wins Best Album at International Dance Music Awards. 10 April 2020.