2025 Electronic Dance Music Awards

2025 Electronic Dance Music Awards
Awarded for	excellence on the EDM scene
Date	March 28, 2025 (2025-03-28)
Venue	Eden Roc Miami Beach Hotel
Country	United States
Hosted by	Erin Webster
Website	edmawardsmiami.com
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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

Male Artist Of The Year	Female Artist Of The Year	Vocalist Of The Year
Tiësto John Summit ILLENIUM Dom Dolla Anyma Subtronics Porter Robinson	HAYLA Anabel Englund LP Giobbi Nora En Pure HALIENE Kaleena Zanders Daya REZZ Amelie Lens CloZee	Becky Hill HAYLA Zara Larsson Ava Max Anne-Marie Clementine Douglas Paige (BONNIE X CLYDE)
Favorite Album ^	Producer Of The Year	Label Of The Year
Zedd - Telos Frank Walker - ORIGIN Forester - Moonlight BONNIE X CLYDE - There’s No Tomorrow Porter Robinson - SMILE! :D RÜFÜS DU SOL - Inhale / Exhale Lane 8 - Childish Fred again.. - ten days Louis The Child - The Sun Comes Up Justice - Hyperdrama	Vintage Culture Tiësto Dom Dolla LP Giobbi Fred again.. Armin van Buuren Skrillex FISHER PAWSA Sara Landry	Armada Music Spinnin’ Records Ultra Records Epic Records mau5trap Defected Records Helix Records Toolroom Records Palm Tree Records
Music Video Of The Year	Favorite Group	Best Collaboration
"Gravity" (featuring Tyler Shaw) — Frank Walker "Throw Some Ass" — SOFI TUKKER "We Are Family" — Cedric Gervais, Nile Rodgers "I'm The Drama" — Bebe Rexha "Hot Honey" — Tiësto, Alana Springsteen "Satellite" — Dimension, Alison Wonderland "Body Say" — XANDRA, Gigi Grombacher "Last of Us" (featuring Rita Ora) — Gryffin "Lucky" (featuring Remi Wolf) — Zedd	BONNIE X CLYDE SOFI TUKKER Above & Beyond MEDUZA Cheat Codes Loud Luxury ISOKNOCK Chase & Status Levity Laszewo	"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
Best New Artist	Dubstep Artist Of The Year	DnB (Drum and Bass) Song of the Year
D.O.D. XANDRA CYRIL Levity dot Z3LLA KASIA KI/KI Ben Hemsley Rebūke	Subtronics Excision NGHTMRE Wooli LEVEL UP Mersiv Zeds Dead Ray Volpe Moody Good Hamdi	"Wildfire" — Sub Focus "CAVE" — Dom Dolla, Tove Lo "Backbone" — Chase & Status, Stormzy "The Unknown" — NERO "Satellite" — Dimension, Alison Wonderland
Best Radio Show	Best Fan Army
"A State of Trance" — Armin van Buuren "Protocol Radio" — Nicky Romero "Heldeep Radio" — Oliver Heldens "#bpmMix" — StoneBridge "Good Vibes Radio" — Vinny Vibe "Powertools" — Richard Vission "Desire Radio" — Joel Corry "SINPHONY Radio" — Timmy Trumpet "Club Life" — Tiësto "Toolroom Radio" — Mark Knight	Marshmello - [Mellogang] ILLENIUM - [Illenials] deadmau5 - [The Horde] Martin Garrix - [Garrixers] Excision - [Headbangers] Subtronics - [CYCLOPS ARMY] Alan Walker - [Walkers]
Male Icon Award	Female Icon Award	Industry Achievement
Afrojack	Crystal Waters	Mike Weiss
Legend Award
Above & Beyond

Breakout

Breakout Artist Of The Year	Breakout Female Vocalist
Levity Jex Hedex Sara Landry Beltran Cassian Disco Lines Hamdi Max Styler	Linney CLOVES Aviella OAKS Jex Julia Church PollyAnna Sarah de Warren
Breakout Mashup Artist Of The Year	Breakout Remixer Of The Year
Spice Aurelios Cazes Mister Gray Netgate	Martial Simon JPAN DJ Dark 5Hours Silano Deux Twins Kastra

Dance

Dance Song Of The Year	Dance Radio Song Of The Year
MEDUZA, HAYLA - Another World David Guetta, Alesso - Never Going Home Tonight (ft. Madison Love) Dom Dolla - girl$ Adam Port, Stryv - Move (ft. Malachiii) Justice - Neverender (with Tame Impala) Sonny Fodera, Jazzy, D.O.D - Somedays	Martin Garrix, Jex - Told You So John Summit, HAYLA - Shiver John Summit, Sub Focus - Go Back (ft. Julia Church) Seven Lions, ILLENIUM - Not Even Love (ft. ÁSDÍS) Bebe Rexha - I'm The Drama Zedd - Lucky (ft. Remi Wolf) Enisa, Kaskade - Tears Don't Fall
Dance Radio Artist of the Year	Dance / Electro Pop Song of the Year
Martin Garrix John Summit Tiësto Anabel Englund Dom Dolla RÜFÜS DU SOL Alesso SOFI TUKKER Kygo	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)
Pop-Dance Anthem of the Year
Make You Mine — Madison Beer The Way It Is — Cheat Codes, Two Friends Told You So — Martin Garrix, Jex Free — Calvin Harris, Ellie Goulding Don't Lie — The Chainsmokers, Kim Petras Living in Color — Audien, Jeoff Harris Still Into You — CYRIL, maryjo

Techno / House / Afro

Tech House Artist Of The Year	Tech House Song Of The Year	House Song Of The Year
Dom Dolla Mau P Chris Lake James Hype SIDEPIECE FISHER Tita Lau Cloonee Kaleena Zanders	"Boost Up" — FISHER, Flowdan "Heavy Heart" — Loco Dice, Skrillex & Fireboy DML "4U" — Matroda, Martin Ikin, Sian-Lee "Taka" — SIDEPIECE, San Pacho "Stephanie" — Cloonee, Young M.A, Inntraw "BEATS FOR THE UNDERGROUND" — Mau P "girl$" — Dom Dolla	"girl$" — Dom Dolla "Somedays" — Sonny Fodera, Jazzy, D.O.D "MERTHER" — Mau P "PICK UP THE PHONE" — PAWSA, Nate Dogg "Stephanie" — Cloonee, Young M.A, InntRaw "She’s Gone, Dance On" — Disclosure "I Only Smoke When I Drink" — nimino
Techno House Song Of The Year	Afro House Song Of The Year	Afro House Remix of the Year
"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	"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	"Yo Voy" (DJ TEDDY-O Afro House Remix) — Zion & Lennox, Daddy Yankee "You & Me" (Rivo Remix) — Disclosure, Eliza Doolittle "Mwaki" (Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano Remix) — Zerb "Houdini" (Adam Port Mix) — Dua Lipa "One Dance" (Peace Control Remix) — Drake

DJ / Club

Club DJ of The Year	Favorite Club Track
Timmy Trumpet Steve Aoki James Hype AFROJACK John Summit Diplo	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
Favorite Nightclub Residency (U.S.)	Mixshow DJ Of The Year (Top 40 / Dance)
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	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)

Mashup / Remix

Best Use of Sample	Mashup Artist Of The Year
Sam Feldt, Steve Aoki, Nile Rodgers - I’m Going Out Mau P - MERTHER David Guetta, Alphaville, Ava Max - Forever Young Öwnboss, NXNJAS, Chamillionaire - Ridin Dirty James Hype - 7 Seconds	Sickick DJs From Mars Switch Disco Rudeejays Da Brozz Arman Aveiru Beatbreaker The Anthem Kingz
Remix Of The Year	Remixer Of The Year
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)	Joel Corry James Hype VAVO Tiësto BVRNOUT
Remake of the Year	Remix Rewind
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	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)
Radio Remixer Of The Year
J Bruus Cosmic Dawn Kue Petedown Charlie Lane

Festivals

Main Stage/Festival Song of the Year	Best Performance
"Follow The Light" — Armin van Buuren, Hardwell "Devotion" — KSHMR, 22Bullets "Everything You Do" (featuring Aviella) — Afroki "Monster" — Don Diablo, Felix Jaehn "Hare Ram" — Lilly Palmer "Switch" — David Guetta, Cedric Gervais	Alok — Tomorrowland Brazil | São Paulo | 2024 John Summit — Madison Square Garden, New York | 2024 Skrillex — Lollapalooza | Chicago | 2024 Tiesto — Ultra Music Festival | Miami 2024 ISOKNOCK — North Coast Music Festival | Chicago 2024 LSZEE [LSDREAM & CloZee] — Red Rocks | Colorado 2024 Odesza — The Gorge | Washington 2024 Keinemusik — The Pyramids of Giza | Egypt 2024

Notes

1. The "Rising" and "Breakthrought" categories were renamed as "Breakout".
2. The "Album Of The Year" and "Best Group" categories will be presented as "Favorite Album" and "Favorite Group".
3. The following categories were added from this years nominations:
   • Afro House Remix
   • Afro House Song of the Year
   • Favorite Club Track
4. 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

• HAYLA

2 wins

• Armin van Buuren
• Nile Rodgers
• Timmy Trumpet
• Martin Garrix
• Dom Dolla
• HUGEL

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