The 2025 Electronic Dance Music Awards (also known as EDMAs) took place on March 28, 2025, at the Eden Roc Hotel during the height of Miami Music Week.[1][2][3]
The event, once again counted with iHeart Media for their extensive coverage.[4][5][6] Erin Webster returned as the ceremony host.[7] The awards celebrated the best songs, artists, and festivals from the global electronic dance music scene of 2024, chosen by the public on EDMAs official website.[8][9] Voting were officially open on February 24, 2025.[10][11][12] The winners were revealed on March 24.[13] Afrojack and Crystal Waters were announced as this years Icon Awards recipient, while Mike Weiss was honored with the Industry Achievement award, and Above & Beyond with the Legend Award.[14]
Winners and nominees
Nominations were announced on February 24:[15][16]
General
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Female Artist Of The Year
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Vocalist Of The Year
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| Favorite Album^
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Producer Of The Year
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Label Of The Year
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| Music Video Of The Year
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Favorite Group
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Best Collaboration
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- "Stay High" — Diplo, HUGEL & Julia Church
- "Not Even Love" — Seven Lions, ILLENIUM, ÁSDÍS
- "Without You" — Kygo, HAYLA
- "Never Letting Go" — Alok, Gryffin & Julia Church
- "Like a G6" — Timmy Trumpet, POLTERGST with Naeleck
- "Follow The Light" — Armin van Buuren, Hardwell
- "Everything You Do" — Afroki (Steve Aoki & Afrojack), Aviella
- "The Way It Is" — Cheat Codes, Two Friends
- "Another World" — MEDUZA, HAYLA
- "Push" — Skrillex, Hamdi, TAICHU, OFFAIAH
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| Best New Artist
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Dubstep Artist Of The Year
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DnB (Drum and Bass) Song of the Year
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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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Industry Achievement
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| Legend Award
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Breakout
| Breakout Artist Of The Year
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Breakout Female Vocalist
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- Levity
- Jex
- Hedex
- Sara Landry
- Beltran
- Cassian
- Disco Lines
- Hamdi
- Max Styler
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| Breakout Mashup Artist Of The Year
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Breakout Remixer Of The Year
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- Spice
- Aurelios
- Cazes
- Mister Gray
- Netgate
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- Martial Simon
- JPAN
- DJ Dark
- 5Hours
- Silano
- Deux Twins
- Kastra
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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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- Cheat Codes, Two Friends - The Way It Is
- Two Friends - Wrong Way (ft. Alexander Stewart)
- Martin Garrix, Jex - Told You So
- Kiesza - I Go Dance
- Galantis, David Guetta, 5 Seconds of Summer - Lighter
- TELYKAST, x.o.anne - Free
- Daya - Don't Call
- XANDRA, Gigi Grombacher - Body Say
- Diplo, Riva Starr - Heaven or Not (ft. Kareen Lomax)
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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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Tech House Song Of The Year
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House Song Of The Year
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| Techno House Song Of The Year
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Afro House Song Of The Year
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Afro House Remix of the Year
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- "Falling for You" — Amelie Lens
- "Bloom At Night" — Miss Monique
- "Play With Me" — Sara Landry, Shlømo
- "New Generation" — Lilly Palmer
- "RITMO" — Argy, Omiki, Son of Son
- "Orion" — Space 92, HI-LO
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- "I Adore You" — HUGEL, Topic, Arash, Daecolm
- "Mwaki" — Zerb, Sofiya Nzau
- "Andalucia" — HUGEL, GROSSOMODDO
- "Move" — Adam Port, Stryv, Malachiii
- "Yamore" — MoBlack, Salif Keita, Benja, Franc Fala, Cesária Evora
- "Sauti" — Francis Mercier, Faul & Wad Ad, African Children's Choir
- "Amana" — Maz, VXSION
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DJ / Club
| Club DJ of The Year
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Favorite Club Track
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- James Hype - Wild
- Kaleena Zanders, Tchami - DADDY KEEPS CALLING
- Nathan Dawe, Joel Corry - HIGHER (ft. SACHA)
- David Guetta, Cedric Gervais - Switch
- PLS&TY - Turning Tides
- Tiësto, AFROJACK - Light It Up (ft. MC Ambush)
- HASKELL, Mark Knight, Gene Farris - Go Deep
- Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello - Skip
- Local Singles & Sam Blacky - Hotsteppa
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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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- Timmy Trumpet - FWD Day + Nightclub | Cleveland
- Kaskade - BigNight Live | Boston
- R3hab - Marquee Dayclub | Las Vegas
- Steve Aoki - HQ | Atlantic City
- Cash Cash - Zouk Nightclub + Ayu Dayclub | Las Vegas
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- Bodega Brad (103.5 WKTU)
- DJ Nurotic (103.5 Chicago)
- DJ GHOST (Q102 PHILLY)
- DJ Triple XL (KIIS FM Los Angeles)
- DJ Jaime Ferreira (93.3 FLZ)
- DJ GQ (Y100 Miami)
- DJ Sticky Boots (HyperMiXx)
- DJ Jay Mac (Most Requested Live)
- DJ AUDIO1 - (Ghetto House Radio)
- DJ Oreo - (106.9 K-HITS)
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Mashup / Remix
| Best Use of Sample
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Mashup Artist Of The Year
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- Sickick
- DJs From Mars
- Switch Disco
- Rudeejays
- Da Brozz
- Arman Aveiru
- Beatbreaker
- The Anthem Kingz
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| Remix Of The Year
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Remixer Of The Year
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- John Summit & HAYLA - Shiver (Cassian Remix)
- The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition (John Summit & Silver Panda Remix)
- Marlon Hoffstadt - It's That Time (FISHER Remix)
- Dua Lipa - Houdini (Adam Port Mix)
- Loofy - Last Night (Anyma & Layton Giordani Remix)
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| Remake of the Year
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Remix Rewind
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- Cedric Gervais, Nile Rodgers - We Are Family
- FISHER - Somebody
- Mr. Belt & Wezol - It's Not Right But It's Ok
- Swedish House Mafia & Alicia Keys - Finally
- Diplo & HUGEL ft. Julia Church - Stay High
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- Sean Paul - Get Busy (Odd Mob Remix)
- Don Omar, Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro (Tiesto Remix)
- Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamming (FISHER Remix)
- Sharam - PATT (Party All The Time) (Adam Beyer, Layton Giordani & Green Velvet Remix)
- The Outfield - Your Love (Diplo Remix)
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| Radio Remixer Of The Year
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- J Bruus
- Cosmic Dawn
- Kue
- Petedown
- Charlie Lane
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Festivals
| Main Stage/Festival Song of the Year
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Best Performance
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Notes
- The "Rising" and "Breakthrought" categories were renamed as "Breakout".
- The "Album Of The Year" and "Best Group" categories will be presented as "Favorite Album" and "Favorite Group".
- The following categories were added from this years nominations:
- Afro House Remix
- Afro House Song of the Year
- Favorite Club Track
- The following categories were absent from this years nominations:
- Best Down Tempo Turned Up
- Best Instrumental Non-Vocal Release
- Breakthrough Trance Artist of the Year
- DnB (Drum and Bass) Artist of the Year
- Breakthrough Artist of the Year (Bass)
- Nightlife DJ Of The Year
- Best B2B
- Favorite Festival Series (U.S.)
Most wins
The following individuals received two or more Electronic Dance Music Awards:
3 wins
2 wins
References
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- ^ "OUR HISTORY". EDM Awards. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ Eggertsen, Chris (2025-03-03). "Billboard's Music Industry Events Calendar". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ^ Webster, Erin (February 24, 2025). ""That's right. The nominations for the EDM Awards just dropped! Help your favorite artists get the recognition they deserve by voting online at EDMAwardsMiami.." via Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
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- ^ "2025 Electronic Dance Music Awards: See The Full List Of Nominees". iHeart. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
- ^ "EDMA's announce Partnership ahead of 2025 Winter Music Conference!". Yahoo Life. 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
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- ^ "Fan Voting Now Open for the 2025 Electronic Dance Music Awards – Four Four". 2025-02-24. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
- ^ "Martin Garrix, FISHER, Amelie Lens and More Win 2025 EDMAs: See the Full List of Winners". EDM.com. 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ "Crystal Waters To Receive Female Icon Award". antimusic.com. 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ^ EDM com Staff (2025-02-24). "Nominees Revealed, Fan Voting Opens for 2025 Electronic Dance Music Awards". EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
- ^ José, Yonss (2016-10-25). "revised manuscript with changes highlighted in bold". AntiMusic. doi:10.5194/bg-2016-228-ac4.
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