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This year&#8217;s Top Dance\/Electronic Song (despite being released in December of 2013) was DJ Snake and Lil Jon&#8217;s &#8220;Turn Down For What&#8221; and the big winner of the night was Calvin Harris who was declared the Top Dance\/Electronic Artist over fellow chart toppers Avicii and Clean Bandit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/news\/bbma\/6568580\/billboard-music-awards-2015-winners-list?utm_source=pushdown&amp;utm_medium=www&amp;utm_campaign=grammys\">View the complete list of winners here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Billboard Music Awards wrapped up yesterday evening and amongst a bunch of Taylor Swift wins, there were three categories dedicated to EDM. 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