Dopo aver collezionato oltre due milioni di voti per la fase iniziale, ecco arrivare le nominations per gli International Dance Music Awards 2011 (IDMA 2011), la manifestazione musicale più importante dell’anno che vede premiati non solo artisti, dj e canzoni, ma anche addetti ai lavori, prodotti tecnologici, clubs ed eventi.
56 le categorie in gara per questa 26esima edizione, una in meno rispetto all’anno passato (ci lascia la nomination per il Best Artist Album) e alcune rimodellate secondo il trend musicale dell’anno. Arriva la categoria Best Commercial Dance Track che prende il posto della Best HiNRG/Euro Track, per segnare ancora più definitivamente il dominio della dance all’interno del settore Pop. Anche la categoria Best Electro Track si unisce al genere Tech House mescolando le carte in tavola tra i fans dei due stili.
International Dance Music Awards 2011: Le Nominations
Best Underground Dance Track
Butch – No Worries
Duck Sauce – Barbra Streisand
Hot Chip – I Feel Better
LCD Soundsystem – I Can Change
Massive Attack – Paradise Garage
Skrillex – Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites
Steve Aoki & Armand Van Helden – Brrrat!
Best Alternative/Rock Dance Track
Florence And The Machine – Dog Days Are Over (Yeasayer Remix)
Linkin Park – The Catalyst (Remix)
Neon Trees – Animal
The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition
The XX – VCR (Four Tet Remix)
Vampire Weekend – Giving up the Gun
Best Latin/Reggaeton Track
Don Omar feat. Lucento – Danza Koduro
Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull – I Like it
Pitbull – Bon, Bon
Shakira feat. Dizzee Rascal – Loca
Shakira – Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)
Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup – We No Speak Americano
Best Commercial Dance Track
Armin Van Buuren feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Not Giving Up On Love
Cascada – Pyromania
David Guetta & Chris Willis feat. Fergie & LMFAO – Gettin’ Over You
Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina – Stereo Love
Martin Solveig & Dragonette – Hello
Robyn – Dancing On My Own
Tim Berg – Seek Bromance
Best House/Garage Track
Black Coffee – Superman
Butch – No Worries
Dennis Ferrer – Red Room
Duck Sauce – Barbra Streisand
Quentin Harris & Ultra Naté – Give It 2 U
Tensnake – Coma Cat
Tracey Thorn – Why Does The Wind Blow (Andre Lodeman Remix)
Best R&B/Urban Dance Track
David Guetta & Rihanna – Who’s That Chick
Flo Rida feat. David Guetta – Club Can’t Handle Me
Kelly Rowland feat. David Guetta – Commander
Rihanna – Only Girl (In The World)
Taio Cruz – Dynamite
Usher feat. Pitbull – DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love
Usher feat. Will.I.Am – OMG
Best Electro/Tech House
Deadmau5 & Wolfgang Gartner – Animal Rights
Joris Voorn – The Secret
Mark Knight – Devil Walking
Steve Angello – Knas
Steve Aoki & Armand Van Helden – Brrrat!
Swedish House Mafia feat. Pharrell – One (Your Name)
Tiesto vs Diplo – C’Mon
Best Rap/Hip Hop Dance Track
Black Eyed Peas – The Time (Dirty Bit)
B.O.B. feat. Hayley Williams – Airplanes
David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi – Memories
Eminem feat. Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie
Far East Movement feat. The Cataracs & DEV – Like a G6
Flo Rida feat. David Guetta – Club Can’t Handle Me
Best Trance Track
Armin Van Buuren – Orbion
Armin Van Buuren vs. Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Not Giving Up On Love
Cosmic Gate – Barra
Faithless – Tweak My Nipple (Tiesto Remix)
Gareth Emery feat. Lucy Saunders – Sanctuary
Markus Schulz – Rain
Tiesto vs Diplo – C’Mon
Best Progressive Track
Cirez D – Glow
Kaskade feat. Dragonette – Fire in Your New Shoes
Mark Knight & Wolfgang Gartner – Conscindo
Morgan Page – Fight For You
Swedish House Mafia feat. Pharrell – One (Your Name)
Tim Berg – Bromance
Best Dubstep/DnB/Jungle Track
Blame Feat Ruff Sqwad – On My Own
Deadmau5 – Raise Your Weapon
Dj Fresh – Gold Dust
Nero – Innocence
Rusko – Hold On
Skrillex – Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
Best Pop Dance Track
Katy Perry – Firework
Ke$ha – Your Love Is My Drug
Kylie Minogue – All The Lovers
Lady Gaga – Alejandro
Rihanna – Only Girl (In The World)
Taio Cruz – Dynamite
Wynter Gordon – Dirty Talk
Best Minimal/Techno Track
Booka Shade – Regenerate
Cirez D – Glow
Joris Voorn – The Secret
Lusine – Two Dots (Nic Fanciulli Remix)
Pleasurekraft – Tarantula
Best Break-Through Dj
Afrojack
AN21
Arnej
Arty
Avicii
Black Coffee
Wolfgang Gartner
Best European Dj
Above & Beyond
Armin Van Buuren
Axwell
Dash Berlin
David Guetta
Laidback Luke
Paul Van Dyk
Tiesto
Best American Dj (North America)
BT
Christopher Lawrence
Danny Tenaglia
Deadmau5
Erick Morillo
Kaskade
Oscar G
Roger Sanchez
Best Global Dj
Armin Van Buuren
David Guetta
Deadmau5
Ferry Corsten
Markus Schulz
Paul Van Dyk
Swedish House Mafia
Tiesto
Best Radio Station (Global)
1Club.FM
BBC Radio 1
BPM (Sirius/XM)
Digitally Imported
Radio 538
Sunshine Live
Best Terrestrial Radio Station (US)
KCRW 89.9 (Los Angeles)
KNHC 89.5 (Seattle)
WBZC Z88.9 (Burlington College)
WKTU 103.5 (New York)
WPTY Party 105.3 (Nassau-Suffolk)
Best Radio Mix Show Dj
Above & Beyond – Trance Around the World
Armin Van Buuren – A State Of Trance
Dennis Ruyer – Radio 538 Dance Department
Markus Schulz – Global DJ Broadcast
Pete Tong – Essential Mix
The Riddler – Adrenaline
Tiesto – Club Life
Best Compilation
Defected: Most Rated Miami 2010
Hed Kandi: Beach House
Ministry Of Sound: Annual 2010
Ministry Of Sound: Club Files V.9
Strictly 4 DJ’S
Strictly Miami
Ultra 2010
Ultra Dance V.11
Best Full Length DJ Mix
Above & Beyond – Anjunabeats V.8
Armin Van Buuren – State of Trance 2010
Ben Klock – Berghain 04
Kaskade – Electric Daisy Carnival v.1
Oscar G – Live From NYC
Richard Durand – In Search of Sunrise 8
Riva Starr – Defected In the House Miami 2010
Robbie Rivera – Juicy Ibiza 2010
Best Producer
Armin van Buuren
BT
David Guetta
Deadmau5
Dr. Luke
RedOne
Swedish House Mafia
Best Remixer
Afrojack
Avicii
Bimbo Jones
Chew Fu
Dave Aude
Diplo
Michael Woods
Best Music Video
Katy Perry – Firework
David Guetta & Chris Willis feat. Fergie & LMFAO – Gettin’ Over You
Martin Solveig feat. Dragonette – Hello
Riva Starr feat. Noze – I Was Drunk
Swedish House Mafia feat. Pharrell – One (Your Name)
Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce – Telephone
Best Dance Music Website
Beatportal.com
Dancemusic.about.com
Djmag.com
Houseplanet.DJ
Inthemix.com.au
Residentadvisor.net
Best Podcast
Above & Beyond – Trance Around the World
Armin Van Buuren – A State of Trance
Crobar Boramusic Housecast
Dennis Ruyer – Radio 538 Dance Department
Lars Behrenroth – Deeper Shades of House
Paul Van Dyk – VONYC Sessions
Tiesto – Club Life
Best Break-Through Artist (Solo)
Afrojack
Avicii
Janelle Monáe
Skrillex
Taio Cruz
Wolfgang Gartner
Wynter Gordon
Best Break-Through Artist (Group)
Duck Sauce
Far East Movement
Florence And The Machine
Magnetic Man
Swedish House Mafia
The Temper Trap
Best Artist (Solo)
David Guetta
Deadmau5
Kaskade
Katy Perry
Kelly Rowland
Kylie Minogue
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Best Artist (Group)
Above & Beyond
Black Eyed Peas
Daft Punk
Goldfrapp
LCD Soundsystem
Pendulum
Phoenix
Swedish House Mafia
Best Music Publication
DJ Mag
DJ Times
MixMag
Tilllate
XLR8R
Best Record Label Promoter or Exec In-House
Andy Horsfield (Ministry Of Sound)
Arny Bink (Black Hole Recordings)
George Hess (Strictly Rhythm)
Marco Benitez (Euphonic)
Maykel Piron (Armada Music)
Michael Weiss (Nervous Records)
Phil Nieves (Ultra Records)
Simon Dunmore (Defected Records)
Best Independent Record Promotion/Marketing
Brad Lebeau (Pro Motion)
Carmen Cacciatore (Fly Life)
Cary Vance (Promo Only Promotions)
Claudia Cuseta (Maxi Promotion)
Debra Eriksen (Oracle Entertainment)
John Suraci (Promo Only Promotions)
Loren Chaidez (Loren Chaidez Promotion)
Best Music Retailer
Amazon.com
Amoeba Records
FYE
HMV
iTunes
Best Dance Music Specialty Retailer
Beatport.com
Juno.co.uk
Masterbeat.com
Perfectbeat.com
Trackitdown.com
Traxsource.com
Best Record Pool/Promo Subscription Service
Armada Record Pool
Dixie Dance Kings
ERG
Fat Drop
Masspool
Promo Only
Best American Record Label
Astralwerks
Big Beat
CherryTree
Nervous Records
Om Records
Robbins Entertainment
Subliminal Records
Ultra Records
Best Global Record Label
Armada Records
Black Hole Recordings
Defected Records
Ministry Of Sound
Om Records
Size Records
Toolroom
Ultra Records
Best Music Event
Coachella (Indio)
Creamfields (Liverpool)
Electric Daisy Carnival (Los Angeles)
Electric Zoo (New York)
Sensation White (Amsterdam)
Tomorrowland (Belgium)
Trance Energy (Utrecht)
Ultra Music Festival (Miami)
Best Event Promoter
Alda Events
ID&T
Insomniac Events
Made Event
Massive Events (New York)
Rob Fernandez
Best Event Promoter
Beta Nightclub (Denver)
Cielo (New York)
Glow (Washington D.C.)
LIV (Miami)
Pacha (New York)
Rain (Las Vegas)
Ruby Skye (San Francisco)
Space (Miami)
Best Global Club
Amnesia (Ibiza)
Berghain (Berlin)
Fabric (London)
The Guvernment (Toronto)
Ministry Of Sound (London)
Pacha (Ibiza)
Privilege (Ibiza)
Space (Ibiza)
Best Headphones
Beats by Dr. Dre – Studio
Pioneer – HDJ 2000
Sennheiser – HD25
Sony – MDR V700
Technics – RP-DH 1200
Best Cartridge
Ortofon – S 120
Shure – M44
Shure – WhiteLabel
Stanton – 500
Best Turntable
Audio-Technica – AT-LP60
Stanton – STR.8-150
Technics – SL-1200 MK2
Technics – SL-1210
Best Mixer
Allen & Heath – 4D
Pioneer – DJM-2000
Pioneer – DJM-800
Rane – Sixty-Eight
Best CD Player
Denon – DNS 3700
Pioneer – CDJ-1000 MK3
Pioneer – CDJ-2000
Technics – SL-DZ 1200
Best Club Sound System (Manufacturer)
EAW
Funktion-One
JBL Audio
Martin Audio
QSC
Best Club Sound System (Design)
Blue Box Ibiza – Space (Ibiza)
Funktion-One – Beta (Denver)
Funktion-One – Cielo (New York)
Infinite Audio – Pacha (New York)
Martin Audio – Ministry Of Sound (London)
Best Pro Studio Product Of The Year
Ableton – Live 8
Akai – APC 40
Funktion-One – F101 Studio Monitor
KRK Systems – Rokit 8
Native Instruments – Maschine
Reason 5 – Propellerhead
Best Keyboard or Sampler
Access – Virus TI
Korg – M50
M-Audio – Axiom 49
Novation – Dicer
Roland – GAIA SH-01
Best Manufacturer Of The Year
Akai
Apple
Native Instruments
Pioneer
Rane
Best Studio Software
Ableton – Live 8
Apple – Logic Pro 9
Steinberg – Cubase 5
Image-Line – FL Studio 9
Avid – Pro Tools 9
Best Dj Software
Ableton – Live 8
Pioneer – Rekordbox
Serato – Scratch Live
Traktor – Scratch Pro
Virtual DJ – V7.0 Pro
Best New Product Of The Year
Allen & Heath – XONE:DX
Apple – iPad
Native Instruments – S4
Novation – Dicer
Rane – Sixty-Eight