Reddit Reveals The r/EDM Award Winners for 2019
The results are in! r/edm has revealed its Best of 2019 Awards in various categories.
The cool thing about these awards is that they’re voted on by electronic/dance music fans just like you and me. Over the past two weeks, the community has voted on what it thinks is the best music from 2019.
Best artists for the year include JOYRYDE, Eric Prydz, Chris Lake, Martin Garrix, Madeon, Virtual Riot, RL Grime, Illenium, Tchami, Blanke and more, each awarded by genre. Some of the runners up in various categories include Habstrakt, KSHMR, Wooli, DROELOE, Flume, Brooks, 1788-L and Rezz. There’s plenty of crossover, as some artists are mentioned in more than one category.
Best original tracks for the year include JOYRYDE’s “IM GONE,” Illenium & Blanke’s “Gorgeous,” Madeon’s “No Fear No More,” Dog Blood‘s “Turn Off The Lights,” and NGHTMRE‘s “Redlight VIP.”
As far as sets and mixes go, RL Grime’s Halloween VIII is at the top for trap. Also, Tchami @ UMF Miami 2019, Martin Garrix RAI 2019 The Ether, Excision b2b Illenium Lost Lands 2019, and more are included.
Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas is the festival of choice, followed up by Electric Forest.
See the full list below r/edm.
r/edm Best of 2019 Awards
Bass House/G-House/Bassline
Best Artist: JOYRYDE
runner up: Habstrakt
Best Album/EP: AC Slater – Hi8
runner up: Matroda – The RED Tape
Best Original Track (Solo): JOYRYDE – IM GONE
runner up: Habstrakt – The One
Best Original Track (Collab): tied vote, Habstrakt & Bellecour – Lasagne;
DJ Snake x Tchami x Malaa x Mercer – Made In France
Best Remix: Habstrakt – GUD VIBRATIONS (Remix)
runner up: DJ Snake – ENZO (Malaa Remix)
Best Mix/Set: Tchami @ UMF Miami 2019
runner up: Dog Blood @ UMF 2019
Bigroom House
Best Artist: Martin Garrix
runner up: KSHMR
Best Album/EP: Third Party – Together
runner up: KAAZE – Dreamchild
Best Original Track (Solo): Avicii – Heaven
runner up: Alesso – Progresso
Best Remix: Illenium ft. Jon Bellion – Good Things Fall Apart (Tiesto’s Big Room Remix)
runner up: Alesso – Sad Song ft. TINI (Alesso Remix)
Best Mix/Set: Martin Garrix RAI 2019 The Ether
runner up: Alesso UMF 2019
Dance Pop & Dancehall
Best Artist: Madeon
runner up: Illenium
Best Album/EP: Madeon – Good Faith
runner up: Illenium – Ascend
Best Original Track (Solo): tied vote, Madeon – No Fear No More;
Madeon – Dream Dream Dream
Best Original Track (Collab): Illenium ft. Jon Bellion – Good Things Fall Apart
runner up: MEDUZA & Goodboys – Piece of your Heart
Best Remix: Martin Garrix & Dean Lewis – Used to Love (Osrin & Beau Collins Remix)
runner up: Jay Sean – Ride It (DJ Regard Remix)
Drum & Bass
Best Artist: Feint
runner up: Muzzy
Best Album/EP: ShockOne – A Dark Machine
runner up: Delta Heavy – Only in Dreams
Best Original Track (Solo): Sub Focus – Solar System
runner up: Camo & Krooked – Atlas
Best Original Track (Collab): Sub Focus & Wilkinson – Illuminate
runner up: Delta Heavy & Muzzy – Revenge
Best Remix: Knife Party – Ghost Train (Muzzy Remix)
runner up: Unspoken – Muzzy & Oliverse Remix
Best Mix/Set: Hybrid Minds Boiler Room Set
runner up: KANINE summer essentials
Dubstep & Riddim
Best Artist: Virtual Riot
runner up: Wooli
Best Album/EP: Virtual Riot – Save Yourself
runner up: Excision & Wooli – Lockdown
Best Original Track (Solo): Virtual Riot – Wallmonger
runner up: MUST DIE! – Chaos
Best Original Track (Collab): GriZ & Subtronics – Griztronics
runner up: Excision & Wooli – Lockdown
Best Remix: Excision – Vault (Subtronics Remix)
runner up: Zomboy – Born To Survive (Wooli & Ray Volpe Remix)
Best Mix/Set: Excision b2b Illenium Lost Lands 2019
runner up: Excision Lost Lands 2019
Electro House
Best Artist: Au5
runner up: Feed Me
Best Album/EP: Feed Me – High Street Creeps
runner up: Stonebank – Life & Death EP
Best Original Track (Solo): Dog Blood – Turn Off The Lights
runner up: Feed Me – Defiant
Best Original Track (Collab): TV Noise & Dillon Francis – EDM O’Clock
runner up: Seth Hills & LOOPERS – Out of Control
Best Remix: Gammer – Needed U (Tony Romera Remix)
runner up: Martin Garrix & Dean Lewis – Used to Love (SWACQ Remix)
Future Bass
Best Artist: Illenium
runner up: tied vote, DROELOE; Flume
Best Album/EP: Illenium – Ascend
runner up: Hi This Is Flume
Best Original Track (Solo): Illenium – Hold On
runner up: tied vote, Flume – Rushing Back; Grant – Wishes
Best Original Track (Collab): Slander & Said The Sky – Potions
runner up: RL Grime & graves – Arcus
Best Remix: Alison WOnderland – Peace (QUIX Remix)
runner up: A R I Z O N A – Find Someone (DROELOE Remix)
Best Mix/Set: Illenium – Ascend Tour
runner up: The Alchemy Tour
Future House
Best Artist: Tchami
runner up: Brooks
Best Original Track (Solo): Brooks – Waiting for Love
runner up: Don Diablo – The Rhythm
Best Original Track (Collab): Brooks, Loote & David Guetta – Better When You’re Gone
runner up: Don Diablo & CID – Fever
Best Remix: Estelle – American Boy (Brooks Remix)
runner up: Ellie Goulding – Sixteen (Don Diablo Remix)
Best Mix/Set: Don Diablo @ Untold 2019
runner up: RetroVision @ Tomorrowland
Hard Dance
Best Artist: D-Block & S-te-fan
runner up: Sub Zero Project
Best Album/EP: Sub Zero Project – Contagion
runner up: Clockartz – Chord V
Best Original Track (Solo): tied vote, Sub Zero Project – All For One;
D-Block & S-te-fan – Fallen Souls
Best Original Track (Collab): Sub Zero Project & D-Block & S-te-fan – Darkest Hour
runner up: Angerfist & Stereotype – Primal Instinct
Best Remix: D-Block & S-te-fan ft. Villain – Sound of Thunder (D-Sturb Remix)
runner up: Angerfist – Street Fighter (Audiofreq Remix)
Best Mix/Set: D-Block & S-te-fan @ Qlimax 2019
runner up: tied vote, Delete VIP @ Defqon 1;
10 years of Thera @ Defqon 1
House (other subgenres)
Best Artist: Meduza
runner up: Dombresky
Best Album/EP: Moksi – The Return of House Music
runner up: Jax Jones – SNACKS
Best Original Track (Solo): Dombresky – Soul Sacrifice
runner up: Diplo – Hold You Tight
Best Original Track (Collab): Meduza & Goodboys – Piece of your Heart
runner up: Gryffin, Gorgon City & AlunaGeorge – Baggage
Best Remix: Calvin Harris – I’m Not Alone (2019 Edit)
runner up: Kelsey Lu – Due West (Skrillex Remix)
Best Mix/Set: A-Trak @ Tomorrowland 2019
runner up: Palms Trax @ Dekmantel
Melodic Dubstep
Best Artist: Illenium
runner up: Seven Lions
Best Album/EP: Illenium – Ascend
runner up: MitiS – Shattered EP
Best Original Track (Solo): Illenium – Lonely ft. Chandler Leighton
runner up: Dabin – Alive ft. RUNN
Best Original Track (Collab): Seven Lions & Wooli & Trivecta – Island ft. Nevve
runner up: Seven Lions & MitiS – Break The Silence
Best Remix: Above & Beyond – Sahara Love (Seven Lions Remix)
runner up: Dabin ft. RUNN – Alive (Trivecta Remix)
Midtempo Bass
Best Artist: Blanke
runner up: tied vote, 1788-L; Rezz
Best Album/EP: Blanke – Change & Decay
runner up: Rezz – Beyond the Senses EP
Best Original Track (Solo): Pixel Terror – Ultima
runner up: Hex Cougar – Silence ft. Sara Skinner
Best Original Track (Collab): Illenium & Blanke – Gorgeous
runner up: Ekali & 1788-L – R U I N
Best Remix: Illenium – Pray (Blanke Remix)
runner up: Illenium & Call Me Karizma – God Damnit (Hex Cougar Remix)
Other
Best Artist: Madeon
runner up: Flume
Best Album/EP: Madeon – Good Faith
runner up: Flume – Hi This Is Flume
Best Original Track (Solo): Skrillex – Fuji Opener
runner up: KOAN Sound – Vibrant
Best Original Track (Collab): Alison Wonderland & QUIX – Time
runner up: Plastic Toy & DJ Snake – Try Me
Best Remix: deadmau5 – Unjaded (Mad Zach Remix)
runner up: Pierce Fulton – The Move (Direct Remix)
Best Mix/Set: Porter Robinson – Second Sky Set
runner up: Virtual Self Clubsystem
Progressive House
Best Artist: Eric Prydz
runner up: Tinlicker
Best Album/EP: Pryda – PRYDA 15 VOL III
runner up: Tinlicker – This Is Not Our Universe
Best Original Track (Solo): Feed Me – Feel Love ft. Rosie Doonan
runner up: Pryda – Terminal 5
Best Original Track (Collab): i_o & Tommy Trash – Let Me Go
runner up: Lane 8 & Yotto – I / Y
Best Remix: Above & Beyond – Is It Love? (1001) (Grum Remix)
runner up: Foals – The Runner (RUFUS DU SOL Remix)
Best Mix/Set: Eric Prydz Kinetic Field EDCO 2019
runner up: deadmau5 Creamfields 2019
Tech House
Best Artist: Chris Lake
runner up: CamelPhat
Best Album/EP: SNBRN – Sole
runner up: Shaun Frank – Activ8
Best Original Track (Solo): Fisher – You Little Beauty
runner up: Dom Dolla – San Frandisco
Best Original Track (Collab): Diplo & SIDEPIECE – On My Mind
runner up: Chris Lake & Solardo – Free Your Body
Best Remix: Calvin Harris – I’m Not Alone (CamelPhat Remix)
runner up: Dom Dolla – San Frandisco (Walker & Royce Remix)
Best Mix/Set: Solardo & Eli Brown @ DJ Mag Best of British Awards (The Steelyard, London, United Kingdom) 2019-12-11
runner up: Kyle Watson @ Mixmag The Lab Johannesburg, South Africa 2019-08-06
Techno
Best Artist: UMEK
runner up: Boris Brejcha
Best Album/EP: UMEK & D-Unity – Eliminating the Need EP
runner up: I Hate Models – Intergalactic Emotional Breakdown
Best Original Track (Solo): T78 – Megator
runner up: Adriatique – Craft
Best Original Track (Collab): Kolsch & Sasha – The Lights
runner up: ANNA & Miss Kittin – Forever Ravers
Best Remix: Monolink – Return to Oz (ARTBAT Remix)
runner up: Eats Everything – Space Raiders (Charlotte de Witte Remix)
Best Mix/Set: Kolsch @ Tomorrowland 2019
runner up: tied vote, Cirez D @ Seismic Dance Event;
Adriatique @ Tomorrowland 2019
Trance
Best Artist: Above & Beyond
runner up: Andrew Bayer
Best Album/EP: Andrew Bayer – In My Next Life
runner up: Andrew Bayer – Parallels
Best Original Track (Solo): Andrew Bayer – Magitek
runner up: Andrew Bayer – True Feelin’
Best Original Track (Collab): Jason Ross & Seven Lions – Known You Before
runner up: Fatum, Genix, Jaytech & Judah – All In
Best Remix: alt-J – Breezeblocks (Tinlicker Remix)
runner up: Andrew Bayer ft. Alison May – End Of All Things (In My Next Life Mix)
Trap
Best Artist: RL Grime
runner up: NGHTMRE
Best Album/EP: G Jones – Tangential Zones
runner up: Party Favor – Layers
Best Original Track (Solo): NGHTMRE – Redlight VIP
runner up: G Jones – Immortal Light
Best Original Track (Collab): RL Grime & Juelz – Formula
runner up: NGHTMRE & ZHU – Man’s First Inhibition
Best Remix: G Jones – In Your Head (RL Grime Edit)
runner up: Alison Wonderland & Quix – Time (Slumberjack Remix)
Best Mix/Set: RL Grime – Halloween VIII
runner up: NGHTMRE b2b Slander Gud Vibrations @ UMF
Tropical House/Shallow House
Best Artist: Kygo
runner up: Redondo
Best Album/EP: Lost Frequencies – Alive & Feeling Well
runner up: tied vote, BLR – Odyssee; Moon Boots – Bimini Road
Best Original Track (Solo): Kygo – Higher Love
runner up: Lost Frequencies – Beat of my Heart
Best Original Track (Collab): Kygo & valerie Broussard – Think About You
runner up: DallasK & Nicky Romero – Sometimes
Best Remix: Above & Beyond & Seven Lions – See The End (Nora En Pure Remix)
runner up: 5 Seconds of Summer – Easier (Seeb Remix)
Other Bests
Best Label: Ophelia Records
runner up: STMPD
Best Album Art: Dabin – Wild Youth
runner up: tied vote, Avicii – Time; Flume – Hi This Is Flume
Best Breakout Artist: Blanke
runner up: William Black
Best Compilation Album: Ophelia Volume One
runner up: Anjunabeats Vol. 14
Best Radio Show: Above & Beyond – Group Therapy
runner up: tied vote, Madeon – Good Faith Radio; Noisia Radio
Best Content Creator: Jonas Aden
runner up: Sidewalk Talk
Best Social Media Presence: Dillon Francis
runner up: Alison Wonderland
Best Festival: Electric Daisy Carnival (EDCLV)
runner up: Electric Forest
Best Live Performance (incorporating non-DJ Elements): Illenium Ascend Tour
runner up: Madeon – Good Faith Live
Post of the Year (r/edm meta vote): Flume eating ass at Burning Man
runner up: Every Boiler Room Set Ever
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