The Electronic Dance Music Awards (also known as the EDMAs) is an annual music award event focusing across most all electronic dance music genres. The awards are given out across a variety of categories including Song of the Year in Dance, Tech, House and Bass genres, Best Male and Female Artist, Best Collaboration, Remix of the Year, Best New Artist, Club DJ Of the Year, and Vocalist of the Year, among many others. The EDMAs are known as a star-studded affair, featuring a slew of leading DJs, music producers, international press and others comprising the industry's corps d'elite. The show is hosted by iHeart Radio personality, Radio Hall of Fame inductee, founder and executive producer Sean "Hollywood" Hamilton. The EDMAs are regarded by many as one of the most prestigious and significant awards in the electronic music community worldwide. Winners are presented with an EDMA Deck Award with their names engraved on the decks. The most recent ceremony was held on March 27, 2026.
History The EDMAs first began as a niche remix award show called the Radio Remix Awards supported by iHeart Radio, which were held annually for five years beginning in 2016. The first two ceremonies took place at the W Hotel in Miami, Florida during Ultra Music Festival and Miami Music Week on March 23–24, 2016 and 2017. Following a two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the awards re-branded themselves with the name Electronic Dance Music Awards and this time focused into covering more EDM genres. The 2023 EDMAs took place in Miami at an exclusive, industry invite-only pool party from the legendary Fontainebleau Miami Beach on March 24, coinciding with the first day of Ultra Music Festival the awards will be presented Hotel. The event is held annually in March at the Eden Roc Miami Beach Hotel in Miami during the Ultra Music Festival / Miami Music Week.
Awards process From 2016 to 2019, winners were originally determined based on two factors: North American radio airplay and best sound production judged by resident DJ's nationwide. Since 2022, the awards re-launched themselves as a completely fan-voted award show. Voting for the first EDMAs began in May and ended on June 17, 2022. For the second EDMAs nominations were announced on February 27, 2023. The full list of nominees for the third EDMAs were announced on February 19, 2024.
Ceremonies
Electronic Dance Music Awards (since 2022) 2022 Complete list of winners and nominees see: 2022 Electronic Dance Music Awards.
2023 Complete list of winners and nominees see: 2023 Electronic Dance Music Awards. 2024 Complete list of winners and nominees see: 2024 Electronic Dance Music Awards. 2025 Complete list of winners and nominees see: 2025 Electronic Dance Music Awards.
2026 Complete list of winners and nominees see: 2026 Electronic Dance Music Awards.
Remix Awards (2016–2019)
2016 The following is a list of winners at the 2016 Remix Awards:
Category Winners Remix of the Year – Radio Airplay Adele – "Hello" (Paul Damixie Remix) Remix of the Year – Production Nick Jonas – "Chains" (Audien Remix) Best Rise & Drop Rihanna – "Bitch Better Have My Money" (Diplo & Grandtheft Remix) Best Remix in Urban Category Drake – "Hotline Bling" (James Hype Remix) Best Down Tempo, Turned Up The Chainsmokers – "Roses" (The Him Remix) Best Remix in Trap Category Fetty Wap – "679" (K Theory Remix) Best Use of Vocal DJ Snake ft. AlunaGeorge – "You Know You Like It" (Tchami Remix) Best Extended Radio Edit Zedd ft. Selena Gomez – "I Want You to Know" Best Bootleg Selena Gomez ft. ASAP Rocky – "Good For You" (The Scene Kings Remix) Remix Producer of the Year Cosmic Dawn – Lillehammer, Norway Best Banger Jack U ft. Justin Bieber – "Where Are Ü Now" (Kaskade Remix) Mixshow DJ of the Year DJ Bodega Brad – New York, N.Y.
2017 The following is a list of nominees and winners at the 2017 iHeart Radio Remix Awards:
Category Winners and nominees Remix of the Year – Radio Airplay Mike Posner – "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (Seeb Remix) Justin Bieber - "Love Yourself" (Kue remix) Justin Timberlake - "Can't Stop the Feeling!" (Fenix remix) Kiiara - "Gold" (Achtabahn remix) Alessia Cara - "Here" (Cosmic Dawn remix) Remix of the Year – Production Twenty One Pilots - "Heathens" (LODATO & Joseph Duveen remix) Alessia Cara - "Here" (Kue remix) DNCE - "Cake by the Ocean" (Kue remix) Twenty One Pilots - "Stressed Out" (Dave Winnel remix) Justin Bieber - "Sorry" (Wide Awake remix) Remix Producer of the Year DJ Kue Seeb Danny Dove Country Club Martini Crew The Scene Kings LODATO Best Bootleg Justin Timberlake - "Can't Stop the Feeling!" (Fenix remix) Twenty One Pilots - "Heathens" (LODATO & Joseph Duveen remix) Gnash - "I Hate U, I Love U" (PBH & Jack Shizzle remix) Jon Bellion - "All Time Low" (Cash Cash remix) Lukas Graham - "7 Years" (Night Moves Remix) Best Extended Radio Edit The Chainsmokers - "Don't Let Me Down" Zhu, Skrillex, & THEY - "Working For It" Skrillex & Rick Ross - "Purple Lamborghini" Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber & MØ - "Cold Water" Calvin Harris - "How Deep Is Your Love" Best Remix in Rap DRAM ft. Lil Yachty - "Broccoli" (Herobust remix) Desiigner - "Panda" (Afrojack remix) Kanye West - "Fade" (Freejak remix) Travis Scott - "Antidote" (Lookas remix) Kent Jones - "Don't Mind" (DJ Noiz remix) Best Trap Remix Desiigner - "Panda" (Afrojack remix) Travis Scott - "Antidote" (Lookas remix) Twenty One Pilots - "Heathens" (LODATO & Joseph Duveen remix) Zara Larsson & MNEK - "Never Forget You" (Pyrodox remix) Anne-Marie - "Alarm" (Marshmello remix) Twenty One Pilots - "Ride" (Jaydon Lewis remix) The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey - "Closer" (T-Mass remix) Best Use of Vocal Anne-Marie - "Alarm" (Marshmello remix) Kiiara - "Gold" (Achtabahn remix) Mike Posner – "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (Jason Risk Remix) Lukas Graham - "7 Years" (Night Moves Remix) G Eazy ft. Bebe Rexha - "Me, Myself & I" (Oliver Heldens Remix) Justin Bieber - "Sorry" (Wide Awake remix) Rihanna - "Love on the Brain" (Don Diablo remix) Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna - "This Is What You Came For" (Dillon Francis remix) Best Banger DNCE - "Cake by the Ocean" (Kue remix) Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna - "This Is What You Came For" (R3hab & Henry Fong remix) Twenty One Pilots - "Ride" (Steve Smooth & Tony Arzadon remix) Desiigner - "Panda" (Afrojack remix) Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber & MØ - "Cold Water" (Dark Intensity remix) The Chainsmokers ft. Daya - "Don't Let Me Down" (Zomboy remix) Sia ft. Sean Paul - "Cheap Thrills" (John J-C Carr remix) Best Rise/Drop Twenty One Pilots - "Ride" (Steve Smooth & Tony Arzadon remix) Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber & MØ - "Cold Water" (Dark Intensity remix) Rae Sremmurd ft. Gucci Mane - "Black Beatles" (MAKJ remix) Sia ft. Sean Paul - "Cheap Thrills" (John J-C Carr remix) Ariana Grande - "Into You" (Steven Redant remix) Twenty One Pilots - "Stressed Out" (Dave Winnel remix) Daya - "Hide Away" (Randy Taylor-Weber, Lenny Ruckus & DJ Fierce remix) Best Downtempo Turned Up Jon Bellion - "All Time Low" (Cash Cash remix) Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj - "Side to Side" (High-Rizers remix) The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey - "Closer" (Kahikko & Jespr remix) Twenty One Pilots - "Ride" (Steve Smooth & Tony Arzadon remix) X Ambassadors - "Unsteady" (LODATO & Joseph Duveen remix) Rihanna - "Love on the Brain" (Don Diablo remix) Best Remix Collaboration Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber & MØ - "Cold Water" (The Scene Kings, DJ Scene & Diggz remix) The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey - "Closer" (Danny Dove & Nathan C remix) DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber - "Let Me Love You" (Danny Dove & Offset remix) Twenty One Pilots - "Ride" (Steve Smooth & Tony Arzadon remix) Drake ft. Whisked & Kyla - "One Dance" (White & Da Pierre remix) Mixshow DJ of the Year Marc Stout – B96 (Chicago) Bodega Brad – RT30 (New York) Riddler – CBS Jay Dabhi – AMP (New York) Jay Mac – MRL DJ Drew – Kiis FM (Los Angeles) DJ Tyco – RT30 (Canada) Mr. Mig & Gino Caporale – RT30 (Philadelphia) Tony Gia – RT30 (New Jersey)
2018 The following is a list of nominees and winners at the 2018 Remix Awards: