Winter Music Conference (WMC) é um dos encontros musicais mais divulgados do mundo, atraindo milhares de artistas e representantes da industria musical. A programação contém cerca de 500 eventos, incluindo festas, seminários e workshops. Um dos principais eventos é a cerimónia dos International Dance Music Awards (IDMA), que este ano terá lugar no próximo dia 21 de Março, em Miami.
Aqui ficam os nomeados para as 55 categorias consideradas.
1. Best Underground Dance Track
2. Best Alternative/Indie Rock Dance Track
3. Best Indie Dance Track
4. Best Latin Dance Track
5. Best Commercial/Pop Dance Track
6. Best House/Garage/Deep House Track
7. Best R & B/Urban Dance Track
8. Best Electro/Tech House Track
9. Best Rap/Hip Hop Dance Track
10. Best Trance Track
11. Best Progressive Track
12. Best Dubstep/DnB/Jungle Track
13. Best Minimal/Techno Track
14. Best Chillout/Lounge Track
15. Best Break-Through DJ
16. Best European DJ
17. Smirnoff's Best North American DJ
18. Best Global DJ
19. Best Radio Station (Global)
20. Best Terrestrial Radio Station (US)
21. Best Radio Mix Show DJ (Global)
22. Best Compilation
23. Best Full Length DJ Mix
24. Best Producer
25. Best Remixer
26. Best Music Video
27. Best Podcast
28. Best Break-Through Artist (Solo)
29. Best Break-Through Artist (Group)
30. Best Artist (Solo)
31. Best Artist (Group)
32. Best Music Media Resource (Online or Print)
33. Best Music App
34. Best Music Label Promoter or Exec In-House
35. Best Independent Music Promotion/Marketing
36. Best Music Retailer
37. Best Dance Music Specialty Retailer
38. Best Promo Subscription Service/Music Pool
39. Best American Music Label
40. Best Global Music Label
41. Best Music Event
42. Best Event Promoter
43. Best US Club
44. Best Global Club
45. Best Headphones
46. Best Mixer/Controller
47. Best CD Player
48. Best Club Sound System (Manufacturer)
49. Best Club Sound System (Design)
50. Best Pro Studio Product of the Year
51. Best Keyboard or Sampler
52. Best Manufacturer of the Year
53. Best Studio Software
54. Best DJ Software
55. Best New Product of the Year
Aqui ficam os nomeados para as 55 categorias consideradas.
1. Best Underground Dance Track
- Au Seve - Julio Bashmore
- Benediction - Hot Natured & Ali Love
- Don't Go (Dusky Remix) - Justin Martin
- Just Let Me Dance (Maxxi Sound System Remix) - Scandal
- Not Listening - Maya Jane Coles
- Party Non Stop - Pirupa
- They Frontin' Feat. Monty Luke - Catz 'N Dogz
- Your Love - Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
2. Best Alternative/Indie Rock Dance Track
- Blue Jean - Lana Del Rey
- Flutes (Sasha Remix) -Hot Chip
- Lessons In Love - Kaskade Feat. Neon Trees
- Madness - Muse
- Some Nights - fun.
- Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye Feat. Kimbra
- Take A Walk - Passion Pit
3. Best Indie Dance Track
- Howling (Âme Remix) - Frank Wiedemann & Ry Cumming
- Inspector Norse - Todd Terje
- Just Let Me Dance (Maxxi Sound System Remix) - Scandal
- Morgana - Life And Death
- Point Of View - HNQO
- You & I - Fur Coat Feat. Cari Golden
- Your Love - Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
4. Best Latin Dance Track
- Addicted To You - Shakira
- Ai Se Eu Te Pego - Michel Teló Feat. Pitbull
- Dance Again - Jenifer Lopez Feat. Pitbull
- Dutty Love - Don Omar Feat. Natti Natasha
- Hotel Nacional - Gloria Estefan
- International Love - Pitbull Feat. Chris Brown
5. Best Commercial/Pop Dance Track
- Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
- Gangnam Style - PSY
- Girl Gone Wild - Madonna
- Timebomb - Kylie Minogue
- Scream & Shout - Will.i.am & Britney Spears
- Sweet Nothing - Calvin Harris Feat. Florence Welch
- Titanium - David Guetta Feat. Sia
- Wide Awake - Katy Perry
6. Best House/Garage/Deep House Track
- Beg (Hot Since 82 Remix) - Yousef
- Benediction - Hot Natured & Ali Love
- Do You Want Me Baby (Dusky Remix) - Cloud 9
- Infinity - Infinity Ink
- Love Somebody Else Feat. Joi Cardwell - Maceo Plex & Jon Dasilva
- Not Listening - Maya Jane Coles
- Thinking About Your Body (Louie Vega Remix) - Josh Milan
- Underground (Dennis Ferrer Remix) - Nick Curly
7. Best R & B/Urban Dance Track
- Hangover - Taio Cruz
- Girl On Fire - Alicia Keys
- Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself) - Ne-Yo
- Make Me Proud - Drake Feat. Nicki Minaj
- Next To Me - Emeli Sandé
- Pound The Alarm - Nicki Minaj
- Scream - Usher
- Where Have You Been - Rihanna
8. Best Electro/Tech House Track
- Alright - Mark Knight
- Don't You Worry Child - Swedish House Mafia Feat. John Martin
- Feed The Dada - Dada Life
- Hell Yeah - Tiësto & Showtek
- Rattle - Bingo Players
- Spaceman - Hardwell
- Spectrum - Zedd
- Toulouse - Nicky Romero
9. Best Rap/Hip Hop Dance Track
- 212 - Azealia Banks
- Mercy - Kanye West
- Starships - Nicki Minaj
- The Motto - Drake Feat. Lil Wayne
- Whistle - Flo Rida
- Wild Ones - Flo Rida Feat. Sia
- Work Hard, Play Hard - Wiz Khalifa
10. Best Trance Track
- Concrete Angel - Gareth Emery Feat. Christina Novelli
- Flying Blind - Cosmic Gate & JES
- J'ai Envie De Toi - Armin van Buuren presents Gaia
- Must Be The Love - Arty, Nadia Ali & BT
- Nothing Without Me - Marcus Schulz Feat. Ana Diaz
- Suddenly Summer - Armin van Buuren Feat. Ana Criado
- The Ocean - Paul van Dyk Feat. Arty
- When You Were Around - Dash Berlin Feat. Kate Walsh
11. Best Progressive Track
- Every Day - Eric Prydz
- Flutes (Sasha Remix) - Hot Chip
- Nothing Matters - Mark Knight Feat. Skin
- Silhouettes - Avicii
- Sweet Nothing - Calvin Harris Feat. Florence Welch
- The Veldt - Deadmau5 Feat. Chris James
- Torquoise (Guy J Remix) - Circulation
- Years - Alesso Feat. Matthew Koma
12. Best Dubstep/DnB/Jungle Track
- Bangarang Feat. Sirah - Skrillex
- Centipede - Knife Party
- Decisions - Borgore Feat. Miley Cyrus
- Diplodocus (Kill The Noise Remix) - Noisia
- Elevate This Sound - Calyx & Teebee
- Killin' It - Krewella
- Make It Bun Dem - Skrillex & Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley
13. Best Minimal/Techno Track
- Goes On - Umek & Stefano Noferini
- Goodbye Fly - Joris Voorn
- Lazer Beams - Green Velvet & Harvard Bass
- Mooshi - Pig & Dan
- Skeleton Key - Pleasurekraft Feat. Green Velvet
- Tammo Chanter (2012 Treatment) - Gary Beck
- We Are Phuture - Pierre, Cox, Ward & Phuture
14. Best Chillout/Lounge Track
- I Don't Want This Groove To Ever End - LTJ Xperience
- Lick It (Kaskade's Ice Mix) - Kaskade & Skrillex
- Much Too Much (Zetandel Chill Mix) - Andain
- Need To Feel Loved - Unclubbed Feat. Zoe Durrant
- November Morning (Brandenburgisches Staatsorchestra Version) - Stimming
- The Veldt (Freeform Five Mix) - Deadmau5 Feat. Chris James
- We Must Go On - Pretty Lights
15. Best Break-Through DJ
- Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
- Eats Everything
- Jamie Jones
- Maceo Plex
- Seth Troxler
- Shogun
- Tale Of Us
- Tommy Trash
16. Best European DJ
- Above & Beyond
- Afrojack
- Armin van Buuren
- Avicii
- David Guetta
- Hardwell
- Swedish House Mafia
- Tiësto
17. Smirnoff's Best North American DJ
- A-Trak
- Danny Tenaglia
- Deadmau5
- Diplo
- Kaskade
- Porter Robinson
- Skrillex
- Steve Aoki
18. Best Global DJ
- Afrojack
- Armin van Buuren
- David Guetta
- Deadmau5
- Kaskade
- Markus Schulz
- Swedish House Mafia
- Tiësto
19. Best Radio Station (Global)
- Addictedtoradio.com
- BBC Radio 1
- BPM (Sirius XM)
- Digitally Imported
- Electric Area (Sirius XM)
- 538
- Sunshine Live
20. Best Terrestrial Radio Station (US)
- Jelli 96.7 - Las Vegas, NV
- KNHC 89.5 - Seattle, WA
- WBZC 88.9 - Pemberton, NJ
- WKTU 103.5 - New York, NY
- WPTY Party 105.3 - Nassau-Suffolk, NY
- WXRK 92.3 NOW - New York, NY
21. Best Radio Mix Show DJ (Global)
- Armin van Buuren
- Hardwell
- Pete Tong
- Tiësto
- Markus Schulz
- Paul van Dyk
22. Best Compilation
- Annual 2012 - Ministry Of Sound
- Bedrock V.14 - Bedrock Records
- Defected Most Rated 2012 - Defected Records
- Defected Most Rated Miami 2012 - Defected Records
- Strictly 4 DJs V.5 - Strictly Rhythm
- Toolroom Presents Miami 2012 - Toolroom Records
- Ultra 2012 - Ultra Records
23. Best Full Length DJ Mix
- Armin van Buuren - A State of Trance 2012
- John Digweed - Live In London
- Markus Schulz - Los Angeles
- Maya Jane Coles - DJ Kicks
- Photek - DJ Kicks
- R3hab - Electric Daisy Carnival V.3
- Tiësto - Club Life V.2
24. Best Producer
- Afrojack
- Armin van Buuren
- David Guetta
- Diplo
- Kaskade
- Skrillex
- Swedish House Mafia
- Zedd
25. Best Remixer
- Afrojack
- Avicii
- Bimbo Jones
- Calvin Harris
- Hardwell
- Kaskade
- R3hab
- Tommy Trash
26. Best Music Video
- Bangarang - Skrillex - (Dir: Tony T. Datis)
- Don't You Worry Child - Swedish House Mafia Feat. John Martin - (Dir: Christian Larson)
- Gangnam Style - PSY - (Dir: Lee Bo Young)
- Girl Gone Wild - Madonna - (Dir: Mert & Marcus)
- Language - Porter Robinson - (Dir: Jonathan Desbiens)
- Silhouettes - Avicii - (Dir: Niklas Johansson)
- Sweet Nothing - Calvin Harris Feat. Florence Welch - (Dir: Vincent Haycock)
- Toulouse - Nicky Romero - (Dir:Timo Pierre Rositzki)
27. Best Podcast
- A State Of Trance - Armin van Buuren
- Club Life - Tiësto
- Deeper Shades Of House - Lars Behrenroth
- Epic Radio - Eric Prydz
- Levels Podcast - Avicii
- On Air - Hardwell
- Riddler's Revolution - The Riddler
- Vonyc Sessions - Paul van Dyk
28. Best Break-Through Artist (Solo)
- Alex Clare
- Gotye
- Hot Since 82
- Lana Del Rey
- Maceo Plex
- Pirupa
- Tommy Trash
- Zedd
29. Best Break-Through Artist (Group)
- Bingo Players
- Cazzette
- Disclosure
- Krewella
- NERVO
- One Direction
- The Wanted
- Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
30. Best Artist (Solo)
- Afrojack
- Armin van Buuren
- Avicii
- Calvin Harris
- Deadmau5
- Madonna
- Rihanna
- Skrillex
31. Best Artist (Group)
- Above and Beyond
- Dada Life
- Florence + The Machine
- Knife Party
- M83
- Nero
- Swedish House Mafia
32. Best Music Media Resource (Online or Print)
- Beatport News
- DJ Mag
- DJ Times
- elektro
- MixMag
- NME
- Residentadvisor.net
33. Best Music App
- Digitally Imported
- iHeartRadio
- Mixcloud
- Pandora
- Shazam
- SoundCloud
- Spotify
34. Best Music Label Promoter or Exec In-House
- Andrew Salsano - Nervous Records
- Arny Bink - Black Hole Recordings
- George Hess - Strictly Rhythm
- Gina Tucci - Big Beat/Atlantic
- Maykel Piron - Armada Music
- Eelko van Kooten - Spinnin' Records
- Phil Nieves - Ultra Music
- Simon Dunmore - Defected Records
35. Best Independent Music Promotion/Marketing
- Bobby Shaw - Bobby Shaw Promotions
- Brad LeBeau - PRO MOTION
- Carmen Cacciatore - Fly Life
- Cary Vance - Promo Only Promotions
- Debra Eriksen - Oracle Entertainment
- Joe Berinato - Pitch Control Marketing
- John Suraci - Promo Only Promotions
- Loren Chaidez - Loren Chaidez Promotion
36. Best Music Retailer
- Amazon.com
- Amoeba Records
- Best Buy
- fye
- iTunes
37. Best Dance Music Specialty Retailer
- Audiojelly.com
- Beatport.com
- Juno.co.uk
- Stompy.com
- Trackitdown.net
- Traxsource.com
38. Best Promo Subscription Service/Music Pool
- Dixie Dance Kings
- Masspool
- Next Music Group
- Promo Only
- X-Mix
- ZipDJ.com
39. Best American Music Label
- Astralwerks
- Big Beat
- Dim Mak
- Interscope
- Mad Decent
- Nervous Records
- Strictly Rhythm
- Ultra Music
40. Best Global Music Label
- Armada Music
- Coldharbour Recordings
- Defected Records
- Hot Creations
- Ministry Of Sound
- Spinnin' Records
- Toolroom Records
- Ultra Music
41. Best Music Event
- Coachella - Indio, CA
- Electric Daisy Carnival - Las Vegas
- Electric Zoo - New York, NY
- Elements Music Festival - Edmonton, Canada
- Sensation White - Amsterdam
- Shambhala Music Festival - Salmo, BC
- Tomorrowland - Boom, Belgium
- Ultra Music Festival - Miami
42. Best Event Promoter
- Alda Events
- ID&T
- Insomniac Events
- Made Event
- Massive Events (New York)
- Rob Promotions
- Verboten
43. Best US Club
- Avalon - Hollywood, CA
- Beta - Denver, CO
- Cielo - New York, NY
- LIV - Miami Beach, FL
- Pacha - New York, NY
- Ruby Skye - San Francisco, CA
- Space - Miami, FL
- XS Nightclub - Las Vegas, NV
44. Best Global Club
- Amnesia - Ibiza
- Berghain - Berlin
- Guvernment - Toronto
- Ministry Of Sound - London
- Pacha - Ibiza
- Privilege - Ibiza
- Space - Ibiza
- Zouk - Singapore
45. Best Headphones
- Beats By Dr. Dre - Studio from Monster
- Pioneer - HDJ-2000
- Sennheiser - HD 25
- Technics RP-DH1200
- V-Moda - Crossfade LP
46. Best Mixer/Controller
- Allen & Heath - Xone 92
- Native Instruments - Traktor Kontrol S4
- Pioneer - DJM-2000 Nexus
- Rane - Sixty-Eight
- Stanton - DJC.4
47. Best CD Player
- Denon - SC3900
- Numark Mixdeck Quad
- Pioneer - CDJ-2000
- Stanton CPM.800
48. Best Club Sound System (Manufacturer)
- Funktion-One
- Gary Stewart Audio
- JBL Audio
- Martin Audio
- PK Sound
49. Best Club Sound System (Design)
- Beta - Denver, CO - Funktion-One
- Cielo - New York, NY - Funktion-One
- LIV - Miami Beach, FL - Infinite Audio Systems
- Ministry Of Sound - London - Martin Audio
- Playhouse Nightclub - Hollywood, CA - Sound Investements
50. Best Pro Studio Product of the Year
- Ableton - Live 8
- Apple - Logic Pro 9
- Fruity Loops - FL Studio 10
- Native Instruments - Maschine
51. Best Keyboard or Sampler
- Akai - MPK49
- M-Audio - Axiom 61
- Native Instruments - Maschine
- Korg - Kronos
52. Best Manufacturer of the Year
- Ableton
- Apple
- Denon
- Native Instruments
- Numark
- Pioneer
- PK Sound
53. Best Studio Software
- Ableton - Live 9
- Apple - Logic Pro 9
- Avid - Pro Tools - 10
- Fruity Loops - FL Studio 10
54. Best DJ Software
- Ableton - Live 9
- Native Instruments - Traktor Pro 2
- Serato - Scratch Live
- Virtual DJ
55. Best New Product of the Year
- Apple - iPad 3
- Native Instruments - Kontrol F1
- Native Instruments - Maschine MK2
- Numark - iDJ Pro
- Pioneer - DDJ-SX
- Pioneer - RMX-1000
- Rane - Sixty Eight
Escrito por: Tânia Cardoso