DJ Mag announces nominees for the 18th Brit Awards

18 November 2024 – DJ Mag has announced the nominees for the 2024 Best of the Brit Awards, the media brand’s annual celebration of British electronic dance music.
Now in its 18th year, the awards honour talent from across the spectrum of British electronic dance music.
The results will be announced on Thursday 12 December at The Steel Yard in London, with a special awards gala. The gala will feature performances from this year’s nominees in each category, with the first names to be announced on Thursday 21 November.
Voters who attend the DJ Mag Best of the Brit Awards can enjoy a 50% discount on pre-sale tickets to the ceremony, available now from DJTickets. The discount code is available after voting closes and is valid until 29 November 2024. £1 from every DJTicket purchased will be donated to DJ Mag’s official charity partner Help Musicians.
Voting for the 2024 DJ Mag Best of Britain Awards is now open until Thursday 28 November. UK media brands can view the full list of nominees for each category and vote on the website.

Best DJ
DJ Storm
Eliza Ross
Enzo Siragusa
Joey Orbison
Sir Spiro

Best Breakthrough DJ
[IVY]
Alti
Azir
Katie Amor
Max Dean

Best Producer
Hamdi
Kelly Lee Owens
or:la
Claws
Tim Rapper

Best Breakthrough Producer
Josh Baker
Mia Corden
Nick Tex
Nila
Tahlia

Best MC/Vocalist
Becky Hill
Capo Lee
Saint Hill Comics
Nemzzz
SGT Pokes

Best Breakthrough MC/Vocalist
BXKS
Clementine Douglas
The Name Is Beautiful
Bozer
T.Roadz

Best Label
Deep Media Music
Exit Records
Future Retro London
More Time Records
Reboot

Best Breakthrough Label
Carrot
Klasco Records
Romance Club
Master Records
re:lax

Best Album
Ezra Collective 'Dancing With No One Watching' [Partisan Records]
Gorgon City 'Resurgence' [Positive]
I. Jordan 'I Am Jordan' [Ninja Tune]
Midland 'Fragments of Us' [Graded]
Nina Files 'Silence Loud' [HIJINXX/Island Records]

Best Compilation
V/A '20 Years of Finica' [Finica Records]
V/A 'Club Moss' [Wisdom Tooth]
Shy Girl 'Fabric Presents Shy Girl' [Fabric Records]
V/A 'Obligation Records: Volume 1' [Obligation Records]
V/A 'Optimo 25' [Above Project]

Best Single
Crumby 'House of Flava' [Big Sardo Rabbit]
Joey Orbison 'flight fm' [Hengger Finger/XL Recordings]
Opidan 'Mr. Sandman' [Promised Land Recordings]
Shanti Celeste 'Ice Cream Dream Boy' [Method 808]
TSHA 'Girls (with Rose Gray)' [Ninja Tune]

Best Rap Album/Miscellany
Bashy 'Poverty Is Expensive' [Bish Bash Bosh Music]
Jawnino '40' [True Leopard Records]
Lex Amore 'Forever Moving Forward' [Modern Oak]
Meekz 'TRU' [Self-Released]
Nines 'Quit While You Still Can't' [Zino Records]

Best Rap Single
Zi Cartier 'BOSSED UP' [Self-Released]
Cristale 'Antisocial' [4ZA Music/Brown Butter]
K-Trap 'Heaven or Hell' [Thousand8/EGA]
Pa Salieu 'Belly' [Warner Music UK]
SL 'Tracy Beeker' [Mick Check]

Best Club
Fabric, London
Fold London
Forge Warehouse, Sheffield
Sub Club, Glasgow
Love Hotel, Bristol

Best Club Show
Cardiff City
Eastdanzer
He, She, They.
Magic Belfast
Valve Soundsystem

Best Festival
Dial In
Field Mobile
Festival
Gottwood
The Lost Village

Underground Heroes
Honoring champions of the UK's grassroots music community
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Abbasanti I
Cormac
Gideon
Judy Griffith [Fabric]
Roony Keefe [RiskyRoadz]