The Electronic Music Awards is a music award show focused on electronic music genres that debuted on September 21, 2017, in Los Angeles. It was created by Paul Oakenfold and entertainment company Hunt & Crest[1] and produced by L!ve Media. The show was live streamed via Twitter and Pluto TV[2] and garnered 3.4 million views within 2.5 hours.
The 2017 event was hosted by Hannah Rad, Matt Medved, Robin Schulz, and Vicky Vox. Performers included Moby, Juan Atkins, Autograf, Floorplan, Illenium, Kidnap Kid, Orbital, Ramzoid, Delano Smith, Goldfish, Madeaux, the Saunderson Brothers.
On May 8, 2018, it was announced that the ceremony would return on November 8. The 2018 show aimed to celebrate equality and excellence in electronic music, under the mission statement of "We're All the Same on the Dance Floor".[3][4][5][6]