The highlight of the WMC is the IDMA’s, International Dance Music Award, which were presented Thursday, March 26th, and

honors the best in Dance Music, and Dance Music Technology. Here are the results.

Winners in each category are in bold.

1. Best Underground Dance Track:

“Break You” – Ralph Falcon – Nervous Records
“Pjanoo” – Eric Prydz – Pryda/Ultra Records
“Man With The Red Face” – Mark Knight feat. Funkagenda – Toolroom Records
“Grindhouse” – Radio Slave feat. Danton Eeprom – Rekids
“Open Your Heart” – Dirty South & Axwell feat. Rudy – Axtone Records

2. Best Alternative/Rock Dance Track:

“Human” – The Killers – Island Records
“Shut Up & Let Me Go” – The Ting Tings – Columbia
“Propane Nightmares” – Pendulum – Warner Bros
“Viva La Vida” – Coldplay – Capitol
“I Kissed a Girl” – Katy Perry – Capitol

3. Best Latin/Reggaeton Track:

“Pose” – Daddy Yankee – Los Cangri, Inc.
“Tijuana Sound Machine” – Nortec Collective – Nacional Records
“Me Enamora” – Juanes – Universal
“Te Quiero” – Flex – EMI Latin
“Calabria 2008″ – Enur – Ultra Records
“Espana Cana” – Charo – Universal Wave

4. Best HiNRG/Euro Track:

“Medicine” – Kim Leoni – Robbins Entertainment
“Lover On The Line” – N-Euro – Eaa/Ram music
“You Never Said” – Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren – Armada
“Hide & Seek” – Kyau & Albert – Euphonic
“Every Word” – Ercola feat. Daniella – Nervous Records

5. Best House/Garage Track:

“People Make the World Go Round” – Joi Cardwell – Nervous Records
“Pjanoo” – Eric Prydz – Pryda/Ultra Records
“Can’t Stop” – Quentin Harris feat. Jason Walker – Strictly Rhythm
“Feedback” – Janet Jackson – Island Def Jam
“Infinity 2008″ – Guru Josh Project – Big City Beats
“Delirious” – David Guetta feat. Tara McDonald – Ultra Records

6. Best R & B/Urban Dance Track:

“Forever” – Chris Brown – Zomba Recording
“Closer” – Ne-Yo – Def Jam
“Love Lockdown” – Kanye West- Roc-A-Fella Records
“Feedback” – Janet Jackson – Island Def Jam
“Disturbia” – Rihanna – Def Jam
“Single Ladies” – Beyonce – Columbia
“American Boy” – Estelle feat. Kanye West – Homeschool/Atlantic

7. Best Rap/Hip Hop Dance Track:

“Love Lockdown” – Kanye West – Roc-A-Fella Records
“Lollipop” – Lil Wayne – Cash Money
“Low” – Flo Rida – Zomba Recordings
“Paper Planes” – M.I.A – XL Interscope
“Whatever You Like” – T.I. – Grand Hustle/Atlantic

8. Best Progressive House/Trance Track:

“I Remember” – Deadmau5 & Kaskade – Ultra Records
“Open Your Heart” – Dirty South & Axwell feat. Rudy – Axtone Records
“The Longest Road” – Morgan Page feat. Lissie – Nettwerk Records
“Imagination (Tiesto Remix)” – Jes – Magik Muzik/Ultra Records
“Deep At Night” – Ercola feat. Heikki L – Nervous Records
“In And Out Of Love” – Armin van Buuren feat. Sharon den Adel – Armada/Ultra Records

9. Best Jungle/DnB Track:

“Red Sky” – John B feat. Shaz Sparks – Beta Recordings
“Crazy World” – J Magic & Wickaman – RAM
“Take Me Away” – Chase & Status – Breakbeat Kaos
“The Other Side” – Pendulum – Warner Bros

10. Best Pop Dance Track:

“Womanizer – Britney Spears – Jive
“Disturbia” – Rihanna – Def Jam
“4 Minutes” – Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland – Warner Bros
“Feedback” – Janet Jackson – Island Def Jam
“Just Dance” – Lady Gaga – Interscope
“So What” – Pink – LaFace Records
“I Kissed a Girl” – Katy Perry – Capitol

11. Best Break-Through DJ:

Kyau & Albert
DJ Shah
Laidback Luke
Deadmau5
Aly & Fila

12. Best European DJ:

ATB
Tiesto
Paul van Dyk
Armin van Buuren
Above & Beyond
David Guetta
Axwell
Ferry Corsten

13. Best American DJ:

Kaskade
Markus Schulz
Roger Sanchez
Oscar G
Dubfire
Gabriel & Dresden
Danny Tenaglia
Erick Morillo

14. Best Global DJ:

Ferry Corsten
Armin van Buuren
Tiesto
Deadmau5
ATB
Paul van Dyk
Carl Cox
Above & Beyond

15. Best Radio Station (Global):

DI.fm
1club.fm
BBC Radio 1
Radio 538
Sirius XM BPM

16. Best Terrestrial Radio Station (US):

WMPH Super 91.7 Wilmington, DE
KNHC C89.5 Seattle, WA
WDRE Party 105.3 Long Island, NY
WNYZ The Pulse 87.7 NYC, NY
KNGY Energy 92.7 San Francisco, CA
KCRW 89.9 Santa Monica, CA
WBZC Z88.9 Pemberton, NJ

17. Best Radio Mix Show DJ:

Matt Darey – Nocturnal
Armin van Buuren – A State Of Trance
Joe Bermudez – Air BPM
Pete Tong – Essential Selection
Above & Beyond – Trance Around The World
Paul van Dyk – Vonyc Sessions

18. Best Compilation:

Thrivemix 5 – Thrive
Ultra 2008 – Ultra Records
Ministry Of Sound Annual 2008 – Ministry Of Sound UK
Ultra Weekend 4 – Ultra Records
Ultra Dance 09 – Ultra Records

19. Best Full Length DJ Mix:

Futurism – Danny Tenaglia – Tommy Boy
A State of Trance 2008 – Armin van Buuren – Ultra Records
Invol2ver – Sasha – Global Underground
Amsterdam 08 – Markus Schulz – Armada
Cream Ibiza – Paul van Dyk – New State UK
Anjunabeats Vol.6 – Above & Beyond – Ultra Records
In Search of Sunrise 7: Asia – Tiesto – Black Hole
The DJ in the Mix 4 – ATB – Kontor

20. Best Producer:

Deadmau5
Red One
Paul van Dyk
Above & Beyond
Ferry Corsten
Kaskade

21. Best Remixer:

Freemasons
Kaskade
Dubfire
Dirty South
Bimbo Jones
Jody Den Broeder

22. Best Music Video:

“Just Dance” – Lady Gaga – Interscope
“The One” – Sharam feat. Daniel Bedingfield – Ultra Records
“Delirious” – David Guetta feat. Tara McDonald – Ultra Records
“Womanizer” – Britney Spears – Jive
“Pjanoo” – Eric Prydz – Pryda/Ultra Records
“In And Out Of Love” – Armin van Buuren feat. Sharon den Adel – Armada/Ultra Records

23. Best Dance Music Website:

Dontstayin.com
Soonnight.com
Residentadvisor.net
Tilllate.com
DanceMusic.About.com

24. Best Podcast:

Radio 538: Tiesto’s Club Life Podcast
Gareth Emery Podcast
Above & Beyond:
Trance Around the World
Radio 538: Dance Department (Dennis Ruyer)
Crobar BoraMusic HouseCast

25. Best Break-Through Artist (Solo):

Santogold
Yelle
Lady Gaga
Morgan Page

26. Best Break-Through Artist (Group):

Alphabeat
The Ting Tings
Hercules and Love Affair
Cut Copy
Dash Berlin

27. Best Artist (Solo):

Madonna
Deadmau5
David Guetta
Britney Spears
Tiesto
Paul van Dyk
Cascada

28. Best Artist (Group):

Daft Punk
Above & Beyond
Pendulum
Soulwax
Justice

Business Achievement Awards for the year 2008

29. Best Music Publication:

BPM
DJ Mag
XLR8R
Mix Mag

30. Best Record Label Promoter or Exec (In-House):

Ultra Records – Phil Nieves
Ministry of Sound – Andy Horsfield
Robbins Entertainment – Frank Murray
Interscope – Juan Martinez
Defected – Simon Dunmore
Nervous Records – Michael Weiss
ToolRoom Records – Mark Knight

31. Best Independent Record Promoter:

Claudia Cuseta
Harry Towers
Cary Vance
Bobby Shaw
Brad LeBeau

32. Best Music Retailer:

F.Y.E
iTunes
HMV
Amazon.com
Virgin

33. Best Dance Music Specialty Retailer:

Masterbeat.com
Perfectbeat.com
Traxsource.com
Beatport.com
Djdownload.com

34. Best Record Pool/Promo Subscription Service:

Dixie Dance Kings
Masspool
X-Mix
PromoOne
Ultimix
ergmusic
Promo Only
Mypromopool.com

35. Best American Record Label:

Star 69 Records
Tommy Boy
Om Records
Astralwerks
Nervous Records
Ultra Records
Interscope
Robbins Entertainment

36. Best Global Record Label:

Armada
Anjunabeats
Blackhole Records
Defected Records
Ministry of Sound
Toolroom Records
Ultra Records
Vandit Records

37. Best Music Event:

Sensation, Amsterdam, NL
Ultra Music Festival, Miami, FL
Global Gathering, Stratford Upon Avon, UK
Trance Energy, Utrecht, NL
Coachella, Indio Valley, CA

38. Best Event Promoter:

ID&T
Insomniac
Made Event
Rob Fernandez
Godskitchen
Live Nation

39. Best US Club:

Pacha, NYC
Club Space, Miami
Cielo, NYC
Crobar, Chicago
Mansion, Miami Beach
Pure, Las Vegas

40. Best Global Club:

CocoonClub, Frankfurt
Guvernment, Toronto
Space, Ibiza
Pacha, Ibiza
Ministry of Sound, London
Amnesia, Ibiza

Pro Audio Awards for the year 2008:

41. Best Headphones:

Pioneer – HDJ-1000
Sehnheiser – HD 25
Sony – MDR-V700DJ
Technics – RP-DH1200

42. Best Cartridge:

Ortofon Concorde Pro
Shure M44-7
Shure – White Label
Stanton Trackmaster V.3

43. Best Turntable:

Numark – X2
Technics – SL-1200MK5G
Stanton – ST 150
Vestax – PDX3000MIX

44. Best Mixer:

Rane – TTM-57 SL
Pioneer – DJM800
Allen & Heath – Xone 92
Pioneer – SVM-1000

45. Best CD Player:

Denon DN-S5000
Numark – iCDX
Stanton – C.324
Pioneer – CDJ1000 MK3

46. Best Keyboard or Sampler:

Access Virus – TI
Akai – mpk-49
Korg – M3
M-Audio – Oxygen 61

47. Best Studio Software:

Ableton Live 7.0
Logic Pro 8
Cubase
Reason 4

48. Best DJ Software:

Ableton Live 7.0
Serato Scratch Live Traktor Pro
Virtual DJ

49. Best Pro Studio Product of the Year:

Ableton Live 7.0
Numark – X2 Hybrid
Logic Pro 8
Propellerhead – Reason 4

50. Best Manufacturer of the Year:

Denon
M-Audio
Pioneer
Native Instruments

51. Best New Product of the Year:

Pioneer – SVM 1000
Mixed In Key
Apple – iPhone 3G
Pacemaker
Traktor Scratch Pro

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