The 2014 Beatport Awards were announced on Friday, celebrating the year's biggest names in dance music.
The award categories were divided between Beatport editorial staff choices and fan favourites, and as per usual, the differences were stark. Beatport awarded their DJ of the year prize to Nina Kraviz, while track of the year went to Breach's banger 'Jack'. On the flipside, punters named Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike their number one, while also crediting the pair with track of the year for 'Mammoth'.
Much like last week's Oscars, a number of awards were foregone conclusions (case in point, Daft Punk winning Best-Selling Album). Nevertheless, a few surprises managed to sneak their way onto the bill. Australia's very own Flume (aka Harley Edward Streeten), took out the gong for Best New Artist, while Cajmere (formerly Green Velvet) won a lifetime acheivement award.
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A full list of the evening's winners is posted below.
Best-Selling Album of the Year: Random Access Memories (Daft Punk)
Best-Selling Original Track of the Year: Animals (Martin Garrix)
Best-Selling Remix of the Year: Got A Feeling (Bontan Remix / Pleasurekraft Edit)” (Josh Butler, Bontan, Pleasurekraft)
Best-Selling Compilation of the Year: Toolroom Ten (Various Artists)
DJ Choice Award (for the track appearing in the most Beatport DJ Charts): Animals (Martin Garrix)
Beatport Editorial Awards
(Selected by Beatport staff)
Beatport’s DJ of the Year: Nina Kraviz
Beatport’s Musical Collaboration of the Year: Borderland (Juan Atkins & Moritz von Oswald)
Beatport’s Best New Artist: Flume
Beatport’s Lifetime Achievement: Cajmere (AKA Green Velvet)
Beatport’s Track of the Year: Jack (Breach)
Community Choice Awards
(Fan voted)
Album of the Year: Intense – Extended Versions (Armin Van Buuren)
Track of the Year: Mammoth (Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike, Moguai)
Label of the Year: Spinnin’ Records
Artist of the Year: Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
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