It’s coming to the end of the year which means that the annual DJ Mag Best of British awards are returning. For one night only, the biggest names in electronic music gather at the legendary nightclub, Egg to celebrate the last year in music.

Last year the function was powered by Relentless Energy, and this year we’re back for the ride. Of course, we wouldn’t miss it for the world.

With less than a month to go until the big night, DJ Mag have announced the nominations as well as the first phase of artists performing on the night. You can expect to see Eats Everything, Mason Maynard, Breakwave, Jamz Supernova, Ellie Cocks as well as a very special guest. Plus stay tuned for even more artists announced over the coming weeks.

The nominations read:

 

BEST DJ

Andy C

Denis Sulta

Eats Everything

Joy Orbison

Shanti Celeste

 

BEST GROUP

Bicep

CamelPhat

Clouds

Ivy Lab

Slam

 

BREAKTHROUGH DJ

Debonair

Donna Leake

Jamz Supernova

Mason Maynard

Willow

 

BEST RESIDENT DJ

Blasha & Allatt (Meat Free)

Charles Green (Patterns)

Ellie Cocks (Abode)

Gwenan (The Pickle Factory)

Mantra (Rupture)

 

BEST LIVE ACT

Chemical Brothers

Four Tet

Giant Swan

Nabihah Iqbal

Orbital

 

BEST PRODUCER

Daniel Avery

dBridge

Objekt

Rebekah

SOPHIE

 

BREAKTHROUGH PRODUCER

Benny L

Forest Drive West

Harrison BDP

Rian Tranor

Solid Blake

 

BEST LABEL

BBE

Central Processing Unit

Houndstooth

Sneaker Social Club

Whities

 

BREAKTHROUGH LABEL

Dr. Banana

Femme Culture

Needs – not for profit

Solä

Western Love

 

BEST ALBUM

Blawan Wet Will Always Dry [Ternesc]

Block & Escher Something Blue [Metalheadz]

Nabihah Iqbal Weighing of the Heart [Ninja Tune]

Pariah Here From Where We Are [Houndstooth]

SOPHIE Oil of Pearl’s Un-Insides [Transgressive Records]

 

BEST TRACK

Big Miz “The Hadal Zone” [Dixon Avenue Basement Jams]

Pangaea “Bone Sucka” [Hessie Audio]

Ploy “Ramos” [Timedance]

SpectraSoul “Untitled Horn” [Ish Chat]

Weiss “Feel My Needs” [Toolroom Records]

 

BEST COMPILATION

James Zabiela Balance 029 [Balance Music]

Kode9 & Burial Fabriclive 100 [Fabric Records]

Mount Kimbie DJ-Kicks [!K7 Records]

Mumdance Shared Meanings [Shared Meanings]

Various Splinters [AMAR]

 

BEST REMIX/EDIT

Au/Ra & CamelPhat “Panic Room (CamelPhat Club Mix)” [RCA Records]

Bicep “Opal (Four Tet Remix)” [Ninja Tune]

Mr Fingers “Spy (Kode9 Remix)” [Alleviated Records]

Perc & Truss “Leather & Lace (Mumdance & Logos Remix)” [Perc Trax]

High Contrast “If We Ever (Unglued Remix)” [Hospital Records]

 

BEST LARGE CLUB

Church Leeds, Leeds

EGG London, London

Fabric, London

Ministry of Sound, London

Motion, Bristol

 

BEST SMALL CLUB

Cosmic Ballroom, Newcastle

Phonox, London

The Cause, London

The White Hotel, Manchester

Wire, Leeds

 

BEST CLUB EVENT

Alfresco Disco

He. She. They.

Make Me

Meine Nacht

On Loop

 

BEST CLUB SERIES

Ben UFO Residency - XOYO

In:Motion

Printworks

Sundays At Phonox

The Warehouse Project

 

BEST FESTIVAL

Boomtown

Hospitality In The Park

Junction 2

Love Saves The Day

Parklife

 

BEST BOUTIQUE FESTIVAL

AVA Festival

Bluedot

Houghton

Nozstock

The Beat-Herder Festival

 

BEST MC

D Double E

FLOHIO

Inja

Lee Scott

MC GQ

 

SOLDIER OF THE SCENE

DJ Rap

Doc Scott

Don Letts

Nicky Holloway

Mark Moore

 

INNOVATION & EXCELLENCE

The Loop

 

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION

Fatboy Slim