The longest running
awards in
global dance music
Since 1998
Founded by José Pascual and Lenny Krarup in 1998, the DJ Awards has stood as the world's longest-running independent dance music awards. From nineteen years at Pacha and a year at Hï, through a pandemic pause, the brand rebooted at Chinois in 2024, reset at ROTO in 2025, and relaunches for its landmark 25th edition at Amnesia in 2026 — the year Amnesia turns fifty years old.
In 2024 the DJ Awards was acquired by Scottish tech entrepreneur Andy Grant, CEO of TechAdVenture, a London-based venture studio with an engineering team in Berlin. Andy saw the potential to internationalise the brand and add experiences for fans, while giving something back to a scene that has given him so many happy memories.
Our winners are honoured in person. Solomun, Fisher, Peggy Gou, David Guetta, Black Coffee, Carl Cox, Avicii, Armin van Buuren and Tiësto have all collected their award on the night.
The
Grand
Jury
An invitation-only group of professionals at the top of their game, from across the world and from every industry that touches this music.
They meet each year to agree the categories so they reflect the scene as it actually moves, then put names forward as nominees. After that it leaves their hands entirely.
Nobody can
buy it
- Fifty jurorsInvitation only, drawn from every corner of the global scene.
- They agree the categoriesShaped each year around where the music has actually gone.
- They submit the nomineesNames put forward, then announced for the public vote.
- The world decidesA global open vote. Over 250,000 cast in 2025.
- Not a nomination, not a resultAt any price, to anyone. In twenty-five years that has never changed.