The Electronic Music Awards was a music award show focused on electronic music genres that debuted on September 21, 2017, in Los Angeles. It was created by Paul Oakenfold and entertainment company Hunt & Crest and produced by L!ve Media. The show was live streamed via Twitter and Pluto TV and garnered 3.4 million views within 2.5 hours.
The 2017 event was hosted by Hannah Rad, Matt Medved, Robin Schulz, and Vicky Vox. Performers included Moby, Juan Atkins, Autograf, Floorplan, Illenium, Kidnap Kid, Orbital, Ramzoid, Delano Smith, Goldfish, Madeaux, and the Saunderson Brothers.
On May 8, 2018, it was announced that the ceremony would return on November 8. The 2018 show aimed to celebrate equality and excellence in electronic music, under the mission statement of "We're All the Same on the Dance Floor".emawards.commixmag.netedmtunes.com May 2018edm.com Despite the announcement, no further shows materialised, and by 2022, the web domain had been parked.
Winners and nominees 2017 The following table provides the list of nominees and winners according to The Hollywood Reporter and Electronic Music Awards: Dead-link, see: http://www.emawards.com/awards/
Category Nominees Album of the Year Bonobo – Migration Justice – Woman The Chainsmokers – Memories...Do Not Open Cashmere Cat – 9 Gorillaz – Humanz Single of the Year Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber & MØ – "Cold Water" Skrillex & Rick Ross – "Purple Lamborghini" DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber – "Let Me Love You" Porter Robinson & Madeon – "Shelter" Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa – "Scared to Be Lonely" The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey – "Closer" Record of the Year Rüfüs Du Sol – "Innerbloom" (Sasha Remix) Kidnap Kid & Lane 8 – "ABA" Kolsch – "Grey" Todd Terje – "Jungle" Låpsley – "Operator" (DJ Koze Extended Disco Version) Remix of the Year Flume – "Say It" (Illenium Remix) Portugal. The Man – "Feel It Still" (Medasin Remix) Rüfüs Du Sol – "Innerbloom" (Sasha Remix) Låpsley – "Operator" (DJ Koze Extended Disco Version) Ed Sheeran – "Shape of You" (NOTD Remix) Ed Sheeran – "Shape of You" (Major Lazer Remix ft. NYLA & Kranium) Festival of the Year Electric Daisy Carnival – Multiple Cities Tomorrowland – Boom Electric Forest Festival – Rothbury Movement – Detroit Lightning in a Bottle – Bradley Producer of the Year Cashmere Cat Hot Since 82 Odesza Sasha The Chainsmokers Club of the Year Output – New York Berghain/Panorama Bar – Berlin DC-10 – Ibiza Elrow – Barcelona Fabric – London Omina – Las Vegas XOYO – London XS – Las Vegas Radio Show of the Year Tie: Diplo – Diplo & Friends / Pete Tong – The Essential Collection Above & Beyond – Group Therapy Annie Mac – Annie Mac Presents Claude VonStroke – The Birdhouse Danny Howard – BBC's Radio 1's Dance Anthems Liquid Todd – Beta BPM Nicole Moudaber – In the Mood Pasquale Rotella – Nightowl Radio New Artist of the Year Alison Wonderland Kungs Marshmello Mura Masa Rezz San Holo DJ of the Year Eric Prydz A-Trak The Black Madonna Claude VonStroke Diplo Live Act of the Year Rüfüs Du SolBob Moses Bonobo Eric Prydz Flume Porter Robinson X Madeon
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