This 12 months’s Electronic Dance Music Awards introduced the warmth March twenty eighth on the Eden Roc Lodge, inviting followers to have fun wins by Zedd, Martin Garrix and extra in Miami.
First got here open-air DJ units from Hardwell, Armin van Buuren, Alok, BONNIE X CLYDE and a collaborative efficiency by Aluna and Coco & Breezy, all of whom threw down sun-kissed DJ units by the pool.
Then, on account of noise ordinances, the EDMAs took over the foyer of the storied Magic Metropolis resort for an electrifying, impromptu pop-up occasion. A slew of digital music stars confirmed up and confirmed out, together with Joel Corry, HAYLA, MEDUZA, Becky Hill, HUGEL, Laidback Luke, Sickick, Markus Schulz, Vinny Vibe and Tim Clark. EDM.com Class of 2025 artist Linney additionally delivered a shock cameo.
The audio, initially designed for open-air dispersal, concentrated its energy indoors with crystalline vocals and palpitating bass you may really feel in your molars. The partitions of Eden Roc contained what the Miami sky could not, and the last-minute pivot mirrored EDM’s personal origins: adapting present areas, working inside constraints and discovering magnificence within the sudden.
Pushed by its fan-based voting system, the MTV-style EDMA ceremony yearly dishes out distinctive trophies that resemble DJ decks, together with a purposeful jog-wheel. This 12 months’s winners embody celebrity DJs like Zedd, Martin Garrix, Dom Dolla, Amelie Lens, FISHER and Hardwell.
Take a look at a gallery of photographs from the 2025 EDMAs beneath.
