Ibiza promoter hires plane for direct party flight to Amnesia’s 7-day Croatia takeoverīEAUZ, an Asian-American duo, Naeleck, a Japanese-based French DJ, Germany’s Virtual Riot and VIZE, Sweden’s KAAZE, and British DJ Christina Novelli are among the newcomers. MORTEN, a close collaborator of David Guetta, is this year’s Highest New Entry, coming in at #39 in the poll. 23, while Germany’s Claptone wins Highest House at No. For the second year in a row, Belgian artist Charlotte de Witte wins Highest Techno at No. 3), Highest Future House (Don Diablo, No.
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The Netherlands is represented by a fifth of the total list and half of the top ten, as well as the awards for Highest Trance (Armin van Buuren, No. In total, votes were counted from 231 countries, principalities, and islands, including Palestine, Turkmenistan, Gabon, and even a single vote from tiny Norfolk Island off the coast of Australia - congrats to the entire international rave crew! DJs’ nationality in the final ranking.Įurope has the most charting DJs by far - around 60% in 2021, with David Guetta at No. This year, Europe received the most votes, with UK dance music fans, in particular, speaking up. South America came in third, with Brazilian voters having a significant impact, and North America came in second, with the United States and Mexico both receiving a significant number of votes. Where the votes came from?Īsia received the fourth highest number of votes overall. Overall, the continent has the second-highest number of DJs, and South Korean DJ Peggy Gou wins the Highest Climber award, climbing 31 places to No. Things are also looking up elsewhere in Asia. This year’s poll features eight Chinese DJs, the most ever, with six of the 13 new entries coming from China (Panta.Q, GIFTBACK, KAKA, Luminn, Alexso, Dexter King). DJ Mag’s dedicated China voting platform received nearly 15% of the total votes in 2021. China’s vote share has increased dramatically in the last 18 months, despite the fact that its clubs have only been open for about 18 months. Regardless, territories with early club openings clearly benefited from real-world event experience.
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With most clubs and festivals closed or canceled for the rest of the year, many poll participants clearly voted based on live-streamed sets or past favorites. The majority of voters in this year’s Top 100 DJs were from prime clubbing age groups, with 40% of votes coming from 18-24-year-olds and 40% from 25-34-year-olds. Kevin Saunderson, the Detroit techno architect who recently relaunched his E-Dancer project with a remix album on Drumcode and landed on the cover of DJ Mag North America, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement award. The Future Star award went to Japanese artist Qrion, who has had a meteoric rise since debuting on Anjunadeep in 2019.
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Two editorial choice awards, chosen by DJ Mag’s editors to recognize the contribution of artists making a significant impact outside the scope of Top 100 DJs voting, were also announced during the Top 100 DJs Award show.
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Afrojack, Alan Walker, Armin van Buuren (Highest Trance DJ), Avalan, Christina Novelli, Don Diablo (Highest Future House DJ), Carnage/GORDO (Highest Returning DJ), Mariana BO, MORTEN (Highest New Entry), Oliver Heldens, and W&W performed for the event’s guests and millions watching the live stream around the world. The DJ Mag Top 100 DJs results were revealed live on stage at AMF’s Top 100 DJs Awards, which took place at AFAS Live in Amsterdam.