DJ Mag have announced the nominees for the Best Of British awards 2024, the media brand’s annual celebration of the UK dance music scene.

This year marks the 18th edition of the awards, an annual celebration of UK talent from across the industry spectrum.

DJ Mag’s Best of British Awards 2024 – The Nominees

Best DJ
DJ Storm
Eliza Rose
Enzo Siragusa
Joy Orbison
Sir Spyro

Breakthrough DJ
[IVY]
Arthi
AZYR
Kitty Amor
Max Dean

Best Producer
Hamdi
Kelly Lee Owens
Or:la
PAWSA
Tim Reaper

Breakthrough Producer
Josh Baker
Mia Koden
Nectax
Nyra
TAAHLIAH

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

Breakthrough MC/Vocalist
BXKS
Clementine Douglas
namesbliss
Pozer
T.Roadz

Best Label
Deep Medi Musik
Exit Records
Future Retro London
More Time Records
Rekids

Breakthrough Label
Carouse
Clasico Records
Club Romantico
M.A.D RECORDS
re:lax

Best Album
Ezra Collective ‘Dance, No One’s Watching’ [Partisan Records]
Gorgon City ‘Reverie’ [Positiva]
I.JORDAN ‘I AM JORDAN’ [Ninja Tune]
Midland ‘Fragments of Us’ [Graded]
Nia Archives ‘Silence Is Loud’ [HIJINXX / Island Records]

Best Compilation
V/A ‘20 Years Of Phonica’ [Phonica Records]
V/A ‘Club Moss’ [Wisdom Teeth]
Shygirl ‘fabric presents Shygirl’ [fabric Records]
V/A ‘Obligated Records: Vol​.​1’ [Obligated Records]
V/A ‘Optimo 25’ [Above Board Projects]

Best Track
Cromby ‘House Flava’ [Big Saldo’s Chunkers]
Joy Orbison ‘flight fm’ [Hinge Finger / XL Recordings]
Oppidan ‘Mr. Sandman’ [Promised Land Recordings]
Shanti Celeste ‘Ice Cream Dream Boy’ [Method 808]
TSHA ‘Girls (feat. Rose Gray)’ [Ninja Tune]

Best Rap Album/Mixtape
Bashy ‘Being Poor is Expensive’ [Bish Bash Bosh Music]
Jawnino ‘40’ [True Panther Records]
Lex Amor ‘Forward Ever’ [Modern Oak]
Meekz ‘TRU’ [Self-released]
Nines ‘Quit While You’re Ahead’ [Zino Records]

Best Rap Track
Chy Cartier ‘BOSSED UP’ [Self-released]
Cristale ‘Antisocial’ [4ZA Music / Black Butter]
K-Trap ‘Heaven or Hell’ [Thousand8 / EGA]
Pa Salieu ‘Belly’ [Warner Music UK]
SL ‘Tracey Beaker’ [Mic Cheque]

Best Club
fabric, London
FOLD, London
FORGE Warehouse, Sheffield
Sub Club, Glasgow
The Love Inn, Bristol

Best Club Event
CYNT Cardiff
Eastenderz
HE.SHE.THEY.
Twitch Belfast
Valve Sound System

Best Festival
Dialled In
Field Maneuvers
GALA
Gottwood
Lost Village

Underground Hero
Recognising the champions of grassroots UK music communities
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Aba Shanti-I
Cormac
GIDEÖN
Judy Griffith [fabric]
Roony Keefe [RiskyRoadz]

The results will be announced on Thursday 12th December at a very special awards show party at The Steel Yard in London. The awards party will feature performances from an array of nominees from this year’s categories, with the first artists on the line-up set to be announced on Thursday 21st November.

Voters in DJ Mag’s Best of British awards save 50% on advance tickets to the award show, which are on sale now at DJTickets. The discount code is provided at the end of the voting process and is valid until 29th November 2024. £1 from each DJTickets purchase will be donated to Help Musicians, the official charity partner of DJ Mag’s Best of British awards.

Voting for the DJ Mag Best of British awards 2024 is open now until Thursday 28th November (12pm GMT). You can check the full list of categories and nominees below and cast your vote at bestofbritishvote.djmag.com.