The 2026 Electronic Dance Music Awards (also known as EDMAs) took place on March 27, 2026, at the Clevelander staple on South Beach ahead of Ultra Music Festival during the height of Miami Music Week.
The event, once again will count with iHeart Media for their extensive coverage, and Erin Webster is set to return as the ceremony host. The awards will celebrate the best songs, artists, and festivals from the global electronic dance music scene of 2025, chosen by the public on EDMAs official website.
Performers List of performers were announced on March 20, 2026.
Armin van Buuren Don Diablo Benny Benassi Alan Walker Laidback Luke Bonnie x Clyde Sickick DJ Neurotic
Winners and nominees
The full list of nominees for the 2026 EDMAs were announced on February 23, 2026: Winners were announced on March 23.
General Male Artist Of The YearFemale Artist Of The YearVocalist Of The Year John Summit Subtronics David Guetta Dom Dolla Anyma Disco Lines Diplo Sub Focus Cloonee Alison Wonderland REZZ HALIENE Daya HAYLA CloZee Amelie Lens Kaleena Zanders Miss Monique LP Giobbi Nora En Pure Anabel Englund Zara Larsson HAYLA Linney Becky Hill Daya Oaks Aloe Blacc Clementine Douglas Aluna Abi Flynn Hayley May Kah-loMusic Video Of The YearProducer Of The YearBest Collaboration "Too Late" (featuring Ryan Violet) — The BreakBomb Project "MAD" — Martin Garrix, Lauv "Lay It On Me" — Frank Walker, Josh Ross, Norma Jean Martine "Dreamin'" (featuring Daya) — Dom Dolla "Tonight" — PinkPantheress "Midnight Sun" — Zara Larsson "Hi!" — Madeon "PSYCHO" — Alison Wonderland, Erick the Architect, QUIX, MEMBA "F*ck My Computer" — Ninajirachi Max Styler Tiësto ARTBAT Skrillex Anyma REZZ Charlotte de Witte Knock2 Cassian Diplo Martin Garrix Hugel "Sleepless Nights" — Armin van Buuren, Martin Garrix, Libby Whitehouse "TYPE SH*T" — Crankdat, NGHTMRE, Duke Deuce "Welcome to Lonely Club" — Alan Walker, Steve Aoki, Lonely Club "Forever" — Illenium, Tom Grennan, Alna "Our Time" — Afrojack, Martin Garrix, David Guetta, Amél "Hypnotized" — Anyma, Ellie Goulding "Faded" — HAYLA, Nelly Furtado "Surrender" — Alesso, Becky Hill "Save My Love" — Marshmello, Ellie Goulding, AVAION "In My Head" — Gryffin, Kaskade, Nu-La "Think Of Me" — Hugel, David Guetta, Kehlani, Daecolm "Bring The House Down" — DJ Snake, Dillon Francis, TRXGGXFavorite AlbumFavorite Group Seven Lions — Asleep in the Garden of Infernal Stars Audien — First Love Alan Walker — Quantum Beats Alison Wonderland — GHOST WORLD Cheat Codes – Future Renaissance Chris Lake — Chemistry NGHTMRE — MINDFULL Said the Sky — Closer to the Sun DJ Snake — Nomad Sub Focus — Contact Subtronics — Fibonacci REZZ — As the Pendulum Swings Major Lazer MEDUZA BONNIE X CLYDE Loud Luxury Two Friends Louis The Child TWINSICK Levity Łaszewo Cheat Codes SOFI TUKKER The ChainsmokersBest New ArtistBreakout Artist of the YearBreakout Remixer of the Year AVELLO Know Good LYNY Okayval Ely Oaks Luke Alexander Arodes Ninajirachi Sungyoo Maesic Drove Franc Fala LEVEL UP Zara Larsson Alleycvt Crankdat Odd Mob Jazzy Sidepiece CID Disco Lines Layton Giordani Kettama Cyril AVELLO Luke Alexander BARTS CHALANT Hills LES BISOUSBest Radio ShowBest Fan Army "Hardwell On Air" — Hardwell "Desire Radio" — Joel Corry "HEXAGON Radio" — Don Diablo "The Martin Garrix Show" — Martin Garrix "JACKED Radio" — Afrojack "Purified Radio" — Nora En Pure "In The MOOD" — Nicole Moudaber "Golden Era Radio" — Frank Walker "I Am House Radio" — Crystal Waters Alan Walker — [Walkers] ILLENIUM — [Illenials] deadmau5 — [The Horde] Martin Garrix — [Garrixers] Excision — [Headbangers] Marshmello — [Mellogang] Subtronics — [CYCLOPS ARMY] Hardwell — [Hardwellers] Seven Lions — [CODEX LEONIS]Male Icon AwardFemale Icon AwardVanguard Award Benny Benassi Bebe Rexha Sara LandryLegend Award Carl Cox
Dance Dance Song Of The YearDance Radio Song Of The Year "La Noche" — Chris Lake, Skrillex, ANITA B QUEEN (TIE) "In My Head" (feat. Nu-La) — Gryffin, Kaskade (TIE) "Inside Our Hearts" — Martin Garrix, Alesso, Shaun Farrugia "Our Time" — Afrojack, Martin Garrix, David Guetta, Amél "I Follow Rivers" (feat. Oaks) — Tiësto "Fancy $hit" — CID, Taylr Renee "No Broke Boys" — Disco Lines, Tinashe "Part of Me" — Armin van Buuren, Louis III "Save My Love" — Marshmello, Ellie Goulding, AVAION "Wait So Long" — Swedish House Mafia "Won't Be Possible" — Tiësto, Odd Mob, Goodboys "The Less I Know The Better" — Mau P "Don’t Wake Me Up" — James Hype "I Follow Rivers" (feat. Oaks) — Tiësto "Never Walk Alone" — BLOND:ISH & Stevie AppletonDance Radio Artist of the YearDance / Electro Pop Song of the Year Martin Garrix Dom Dolla Mau P Calvin Harris Tiësto HAYLA David Guetta Kaskade D.O.D Hugel Anabel Englund Will Sass "Move A Little Closer" — DVBBS, Abi Flynn "crystallized" (feat. Inéz) — John Summit "Inside Our Hearts" — Martin Garrix, Alesso, Shaun Farrugia "MAD" — Martin Garrix, Lauv "Hypnotized" (feat. Ellie Goulding) — Anyma "Super Powers" (with Oaks) — TELYKAST "Blessings" — Calvin Harris, Clementine Douglas "Surrender" — Alesso, Becky Hill "Black Out Days" — Ian Asher, Phantogram "UH OH!" — Loud Luxury "Smooth" — The Chainsmokers "All I Know" — Rudimental, KhalidPop-Dance Anthem of the Year "Forever" — Illenium, Tom Grennan, Alna "Crush" — Zara Larsson "MAD" — Martin Garrix, Lauv "Wait So Long" — Swedish House Mafia "Illegal" — PinkPantheress "Destiny" — Alesso, Sacha "Hey Son" — Sam Feldt, MC4D, VIZE, Aloe Blacc "Move a Little Closer" — Dvbbs, Abi Flynn "Superstar" (feat. Bryce Vine) — XANDRA
Techno / House / Afro Tech House Artist Of The YearTechno Song Of The YearAfro House Song Of The Year Cloonee Mau P Dom Dolla Chris Lake Sidepiece Fisher J. Worra Max Styler Beltran Biscits Tita Lau NIIKO X SWAE "Late At Night" — Lilly Palmer, Maddix "One Mind" — Charlotte de Witte, Amelie Lens "GIRLBOSS" — Sara Landry "Desolate Lands" — Adam Beyer, Chris Avantgarde "Eyes On Me" — Nicole Moudaber, Space 92 "Love is Gonna Save Us" — ARTBAT, Benny Benassi "Crush" — Indira Paganotto "Red In The Desert" — Boris Brejcha, Poppy Baskcomb "Girls Go Freak" — Maddix, Reinier Zonneveld, Sarah de Warren "Fire Fire" — Shimza, AR/CO, Kasango "Think Of Me" — Hugel, David Guetta, Kehlani, Daecolm "Life is Simple (Move Your Body)" [feat. Salomé Das] — Maesic, Marshall Jefferson "Come With Me" (feat. Jorja Smith) — Major League Djz "Jamaican (BAM BAM)" — HUGEL, SOLTO "Ma Tnsani (Yalla Habibi)" — Vanco, AYA "unfazed" — A Gira "Positions" — Stryv, Malachiii, Adam Port "You Go" (feat. Sebastian Rivero) — Sparrow & BarbossaTech House Song Of The YearHouse Song Of The YearAfro House Remix of the Year "Dreamin'" (feat. Daya) — Dom Dolla "How Deep Are Your Dreams?" — Cloonee "System" — Odd Mob, OMNOM, HYPERBEAM "I Know You Want To" — Max Styler "Bullshit" — Matroda, KLP "Double Dutch" (Hollywood pick) — Walker & Royce, Kyle Watson "Toxic" — Chris Lake, Ragie Ban "Mind Games" — Discip "Apple Cider" — ACRAZE, Westend "Act of God" (feat. Linney, Sarah de Warren) — Layton Giordani "Edge of Desire" — Jonas Blue, Malive "LA NOCHE" — Chris Lake, Skrillex, ANITA B QUEEN "Appetite" — Chris Lorenzo "Make Me Feel" — oskar med k "Dior" — MK, Chrystal "All This Time" — Sonny Fodera, Jazzy "Waterfalls" (feat. Sam Harper, Bobby Harvey) — James Hype "tell you straight" — jigitz "Watch The Sunrise" (TEDDY-O Remix) — Axwell feat. Steve Edwards "Let’s Go" (Hugel Remix) — Jaden Bojsen, David Guetta feat. Tom Enzy, Juany Bravo & Sami Brielle "Bad Dreams" (Hugel Remix) — Teddy Swims "Music Sounds Better With You" (Heliograph & CVLAM Remix) — Stardust "Birthday Sex" (Levi Remix) — Jeremih "Dame Un Grrr" (Provi Remix) — Kate Linn, Fantomel
Dubstep / Trance / Drum and Bass +Dubstep Artist of the YearDubstep / Bass-Heavy Song of the Year Crankdat Excision NGHTMRE LEVEL UP DJ Diesel Mersiv Zeds Dead GRiZ Jessica Audiffred Virtual Riot Levity SLANDER Subtronics – Friends (feat. Linney) Zeds Dead – One Of These Mornings Skrillex – VOLTAGE Eptic & LYNY – Light Up NGHTMRE, Blanke – Mind Full Kai Wachi, LEVEL UP – OUT OF MY MIND LYNY – Section Crankdat, NGHTMRE – Type Shit GRiZ, Wooli – Chaos TheoryTrance Song of the YearDnB (Drum and Bass) Song of the Year Armin van Buuren, SACHA – Set Me Free Above & Beyond – Start A Fire (feat. Richard Bedford) Cosmic Gate – Never Erase You KI/KI – What’s a Girl to Do in ’25 KSHMR, nilsix, Ryos – Radiate (feat. Hayley May) Ben Hemsley – Angel "On & On" — Sub Focus, bbyclose "Pum Pum" — Dimitri Vegas, David Guetta, Loreen "Light That Leads Me" — Netsky, Bebe Rexha "Maniac" — Don Diablo presents: Control Alt Delete "Born To Fly" — Anabel Englund & Mary Droppinz "Archangel" — Pendulum "Rowdy (BLAOW!)" — Hedex, Eksman "All I Know" — Rudimental, Khalid "Give Up the Ghost" — Modestep
DJ / Club Club DJ of The YearFavorite Club Track Gordo Steve Aoki James Hype Disco Lines AFROJACK Diplo Cloonee Max Styler BLOND:ISH Black Coffee Austin Millz Laidback Luke "Cash Out" — SIDEPIECE, Bobby Shmurda "WORK" — Proppa, Rich DietZ, Smith & Sorren "Girls MIA" (featuring Carly Gibert) — Anyma, Adam Sellouk "Ten Out Of Ten" (featuring ROU) — R3HAB "Globo" (featuring Blessd & Kofia) — Gordo "No Sleep" — MEDUZA "Bring The House Down" — DJ Snake, Dillon Francis, TRXGGX "Nomacita" — Miss Monique, GENESI, Carl Bee "Coke Diet" — FallonFavorite Nightclub Residency (U.S.)Mixshow DJ Of The Year (Top 40 / Dance) E11EVEN | Miami Space | Miami OMNIA | Las Vegas Hakkasan | Las Vegas HQ2 | Atlantic City Level 8 | Los Angeles Marquee | New York The Summer Club | New York Temple | Denver SILO | Dallas Vinny Vibe | Pitbull’s Globalization | SXM DJ GQ | Y100 | Miami Bodega Brad | 103.5 KTU | New York DJ Nurotic | 103.5 Kiss FM | Chicago DJ Ghost | Q102 | Philadelphia DJ INZO | 106.1 KISS FM | Dallas DJ Prostyle | 103.5 KTU | New York DJ Oreo | 106.9 KHits | Tulsa DJ Marc Thrasher | Channel 933 | San Diego DJ Triple XL | 102.7 KIIS-FM | Los Angeles DJ Skillz | KC101 | New Haven DJ Ecto-1 | Insomniac Radio | GHR
Mashup / Remix Best Use of SampleMashup Artist Of The Year "The Less I Know The Better" — Mau P "The Final Countdown 2025" — David Guetta, Hypaton & Europe "Dirty Cash" (Money Talks) — PAWSA, The Adventures of Stevie V "A New Day" — Sebastian Ingrosso featuring Céline Dion "Toxic" — Chris Lake & Ragie Ban "Diet Coke" — Fallon Sickick Dave Summer DJs From Mars Switch Disco Rudeejays & Da Broz WeDamnzRemix Of The YearRemixer Of The Year "No Broke Boys" (AVELLO Remix) — Disco Lines, Tinashe "tephanie" (HNTR Remix) — Cloonee, Young M.A, InntRaw "The Days" (NOTION Remix) — Chrystal "Dreamin'" (Anyma Remix) — Dom Dolla feat. Daya "Sweet Nothing" (D.O.D 2025 Remix) — Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch "In the Moment" (Adriatique Remix) — RÜFÜS DU SOLWuki James Hype BLOND:ISH HNTR Hypaton AnymaReimagined Song of the YearRemix Rewind"Everytime We Touch" — Steve Aoki, Cascada "Love Parade" — Cassian "Cry For You" — SIDEPIECE "Get Right" — Joel Corry, Jennifer Lopez "Life Is Simple (Move Your Body)" — Maestic & Marshall Jefferson "How I Feel (Am I Wrong)" — Faul & Wad, Nico & Vinz, ALTEGO "Sweet Caroline" (Two Friends Remix) — Neil Diamond "Silence" (John Summit Remix) — Delerium, Sarah McLachlan "Alive" (Alok Remix) — Empire Of The Sun "At Night" (Anyma & Layton Giordani Remix) — Shakedown "Stacy’s Mom" (BVRNOUT & Deerock Remix) — Fountains Of Wayne "I Took A Pill In Ibiza" (BONNIE X CLYDE Remix) — Mike PosnerRadio Remixer Of The YearYEEDM Remix of the Year Martial Simon Dj Dark BVRNOUT J Bruus Kue 5 Hours "What I Want" (Disco Fries Remix) — Morgan Wallen, Tate McRae "Happen To Me" (Steve Aoki Remix) — Russell Dickerson "Easy To Love" (Moonlight Remix) — Dustin Lynch