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Last year we had the first edition of the Dance Music Awards, with eight awards. This year we're expanding, and you can now vote for up to sixteen categories. You do not have to vote in every category but it is recommended that you vote in as many as you can.

Votes to be sent via PM to me please before 11PM on 16 January 2015.

Simply rank your top 3 (or top 2, or just 1, but no more than 3) in each category that you are voting in, like so:

+03 Your favourite
+02 2nd favourite
+01 3rd favee

Here's a quick reminder of who won last year's awards

• Breakthrough of the year - Disclosure
• Male vocal performance of the year - Aloe Blacc on Wake Me Up
• Female vocal performance of the year - Lana Del Rey on Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix)
• The Paul Bäumer memorial award for Producer of the year - Avicii
• The Swedish House Mafia memorial award for Group of the year - Disclosure
• Album of the year - Disclosure 'Settle'
• Worst song of the year - David Guetta 'Play Hard' (feat. Ne-Yo & Akon)
• Song of the year - Daft Punk 'Get Lucky' (feat. Pharrell Williams)

Disclosure have been invited to host the awards ceremony following their 3 wins last year, but who will pick up the most this year?

Here are this year's nominees:

Breakthrough/Debut song of the year

• Kiesza - Hideaway
• Klingande - Jubel
• Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill - Gecko (Overdrive)
• Route 94 feat. Jess Glynne - My Love

Breakthrough act of the year

• Clean Bandit
• Gorgon City
• Jess Glynne
• Kiesza
• Oliver Heldens

Song you want to smash the chart in 2015

• Omi - Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)
• Hannah Wants & Chris Lorenzo - Rhymes

Male vocal performance of the year

• Calvin Harris on 'Summer'
• John Newman on 'Blame'
• MNEK on 'Ready For Your Love'
• Mr. Probz on 'Waves' (Robin Schulz Remix)
• Olly Alexander of Years & Years on 'Sunlight'
• Sam Martin on 'Dangerous'

Female vocal performance of the year

• Becky Hill on 'Gecko (Overdrive)'
• Ellie Goulding on 'Outside'
• Jess Glynne on 'Rather Be'
• Kiesza on 'Hideaway'
• Moko on 'Your Love'

Instrumental of the year

• Oliver Heldens - Gecko
• Oliver Heldens - Koala
• Ten Walls - Walking With Elephants
• Watermät - Bullit

Long/Extended song of the year

• Oliver $ & Jimi Jules - Pushing On
• Ten Walls - Walking With Elephants

Remix of the year

• Lilly Wood and The Prick - Prayer In C (Robin Schulz Remix)
• MK feat. Alana - Always (Route 94 Remix)
• Mr. Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix)
• Wankelmut & Emma Louise - My Head Is A Jungle (MK Remix)

Album of the year

• Calvin Harris - Motion
• Clean Bandit - New Eyes
• David Guetta - Listen
• Gorgon City - Sirens
• Kiesza - Sound of a Woman
• Porter Robinson - Worlds

Worst song of the year

• David Guetta feat. Kaz James - Blast Off
• Tegan & Sara feat. The Lonely Island - Everything Is Awesome!!!
• Mr. Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix)
• New World Sound & Thomas Newson feat. Lethal Bizzle - Flutes

Song of the year

• Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne - Rather Be
• Kiesza - Giant In My Heart
• Kiesza - Hideaway
• Mr. Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix)
• Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill - Gecko (Overdrive)

Music Video of the year

• Duke Dumont - Won't Look Back
• FAUL & Wad Ad vs. Pnau - Changes
• Kiesza - Hideaway
• Oliver Heldens x Becky Hill - Gecko (Overdrive)

Record Label of the year

• 3Beat
• Ultra Music
• Ministry Of Sound
• Spinnin' Records

The Beatport Award for Sub-Genre of the year

• Deep house
• Electro house
• Future house
• Progressive house
• Tropical house

The Krewella 1.0 Memorial Award for Group of the year

• Blonde
• Clean Bandit
• Gorgon City
• Sigma

The Tim Bergling Award for Producer of the year

• Calvin Harris
• David Guetta
• Martin Garrix
• Oliver Heldens
• Robin Schulz

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LIST OF VOTERS (10)

• James1987
• Juan Carlos
• Ultraviolence1989
• Eth▲n
• Dobbo
• Sllewellyn
• jsilv
• gavindeejay
• THEO.
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