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The Remix Awards announce 2017 nominees

Remixes have always played an integral role in dance music culture, but in the age of the Internet and copyright disputes, it has sometimes been difficult for high-quality unofficial remixes to receive the recognition they deserve. Last year, Hollywood Hamilton and his radio show, The Remix Top 30, hosted a first-of-its-kind award ceremony, The Remix Awards. This year, Hamilton will return to Miami to host the second annual event at the W Hotel, co-produced by Digital Music Pool, one of the industry’s leading remix distributors, on March 23-24 during MMW to crown the best remix of the year along with other awards.

For the main category of Remix of The Year, the nominees are split into two subsets: Radio Airplay and Production. Seeb’s radio-crushing flip of “I Took A Pill In Ibiza” leads the Radio Airplay category against Internet favorites like Kue’s “Love Yourself” remix and Actabhn’s creative rendition of Kiiara’s “Gold.” For Remix of the Year – Production, newcomer Kue surprisingly earns two nominations for his remixes of Alessia Cara and DNCE.

Beyond the two main awards, other categories include Remix Producer of the Year, Best Bootleg, Best Extended Edit, and more.

View the full list of nominees below:

REMIX OF THE YEAR – RADIO AIRPLAY
Mike Posner, “I Took A Pill In Ibiza” (Seeb)
Justin Bieber, “Love Yourself” (Kue)
Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop The Feeling” (Fenix)
Kiiara, “Gold” (Achtabahn)
Alessia Cara, “Here” (Cosmic Dawn)

REMIX OF THE YEAR – PRODUCTION
Twenty One Pilots, “Stressed Out” (Dave Winnel)
Alessia Cara, “Here” (Kue)
DNCE, “Cake By The Ocean” (Kue)
Justin Bieber, “Sorry” (Wide Awake)
Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens” (LODATO & Joseph Duveen)

REMIX PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
SeeB
Danny Dove
Country Club Martini Crew
The Scene Kings (*Winner 2016 “Best Bootleg”)
Kue
LODATO

BEST BOOTLEG
Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens” (LODATO & Joseph Duveen)
Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop The Feeling” (Fenix)
Gnash, “I Hate U, I Love U” (PBH & Jack Shizzle)
Jon Bellion, “All Time Low” (Cash Cash)
Lukas Graham, “7 Years” (Night Moves)

BEST EXTENDED EDIT
The Chainsmokers, “Don’t Let Me Down”
Zhu, Skrillex & They, “Working For It”
Skrillex & Rick Ross, “Purple Lamborghini”
Major Lazor ft Justin Bieber & MO, “Cold Water”
Calvin Harris, “How Deep Is Your Love”

BEST REMIX IN RAP
Desiigner, “Panda” (Afrojack)
Big Baby D.R.A.M. ft Lil Yachty, “Broccoli” (Herobust)
Kanye West, “Fade” (Freejak)
Travis Scott, “Antidote” (Lookas)
Kent Jones, “Don’t Mind” (DJ Noiz)

BEST TRAP REMIX
Travis Scott, “Antidote” (Lookas)
Desiigner, “Panda” (Afrojack)
Zara Larsson & MNEK, “Never Forget You” (Pyrodox)
Anne-Marie, “Alarm” (Marshmello)
Twenty One Pilots, “Ride” (Jaydon Lewis)
The Chainsmokers ft Halsey, “Closer” (T-Mass)
Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens” (LODATO & Joseph Duveen)

BEST USE OF VOCAL
Kiiara, “Gold” (Achtabahn)
Mike Posner, “I Took A Pill In Ibiza” (Jason Risk)
Lukas Graham, “7 Years” (Night Moves)
Anne-Marie, “Alarm” (Marshmello)
G-Eazy ft Bebe Rexha, “Me, Myself & I” (Oliver Heldens)
Justin Bieber, “Sorry” (Wide Awake)
Rihanna, “Love On The Brain” (Don Diablo)
Calvin Harris ft Rihanna, “This Is What You Came For” (Dillon Francis)

BEST BANGER
DNCE, “Cake By The Ocean” (Kue)
Calvin Harris ft Rihanna, “This Is What You Came For” (R3hab & Henry Fong)
Twenty One Pilots, “Ride” (Steve Smooth & Tony Arzadon)
Desiigner, “Panda” (Afrojack)
Major Lazer ft Justin Bieber & MO, “Cold Water” (Dark Intensity)
The Chainsmokers ft Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down” (Zomboy)
Sia ft Sean Paul, “Cheap Thrills” (John J-C Carr)

BEST RISE/DROP
Twenty One Pilots, “Stressed Out” (Dave Winnel)
Twenty One Pilots, “Ride” (Steve Smooth & Tony Arzadon)
Major Lazer ft Justin Bieber & MO, “Cold Water” (Dark Intensity)
The Chainsmokers ft Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down” (Zomboy)
Rae Sremmurd ft Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles” (MAKJ)
Sia ft Sean Paul, “Cheap Thrills” (John J-C Carr)
Ariana Grande, “Into You” (Steven Redant)
Daya, “Hideaway” (Randy Taylor-Weber, Lenny Ruckus & DJ Fierce)

BEST DOWN TEMPO TURNED UP
Ariana Grande ft Nicki Minaj, “Side To Side” (High-Rizers)
The Chainsmokers ft Halsey, “Closer” (Kahikko & Jespr)
Twenty One Pilots, “Ride” (Steve Smooth & Tony Arzadon)
X Ambassadors, “Unsteady” (LODATO & Joseph Duveen)
Rihanna, “Love On The Brain” (Don Diablo)
Jon Bellion, “All Time Low” (Cash Cash)

BEST REMIX COLLABORATION
Major Lazer ft Justin Bieber & MO, “Cold Water” (The Scene Kings, DJ Scene & Diggz)
The Chainsmokers ft Halsey, “Closer” (Danny Dove & Nathan C)
DJ Snake ft Justin Bieber, “Let Me Love You” (Danny Dove & Offset)
Twenty One Pilots, “Ride” (Steve Smooth & Tony Arzadon)
Drake ft Whisked & Kyla, “One Dance” (White & Da Pierre)

BEST MIXSHOW DJ
Bodega Brad – RT30 (New York) (*Winner 2016)
Riddler – CBS
Jay Dabhi – AMP (New York)
Marc Stout – B96 (Chicago)
Jay Mac – MRL
DJ Drew – Kiis FM (Los Angeles)
DJ Tyco – RT30 (Canada)
Mr. Mig & Gino Caporale – RT30 (Philadelphia)
Tony Gia – RT30 (New Jersey)

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