Final winners revealed at the DJ Awards iconic Ibiza ceremony
- Laureen
- Oct 10
- 2 min read
The DJ Awards 2025 lit up ROTO Club in Ibiza Town with a suitably spectacular and proudly independent ceremony celebrating the very best in electronic music culture. The night was full of special, end of season, energy and the winners of this year’s publicly voted genre-specific awards were officially unveiled to represent the voices of true fans all around the world.
This year’s ceremony marked the 24th edition of the DJ Awards and continued its mission as an independent, authentic and globally inclusive celebration of electronic music. With support from partners including YouTube, Skiddle and Suntory at the intimate and edgy ROTO Club, the awards brought together leading artists, industry figures and fans for a night to remember.The winners reflect the diversity of today’s dance music scene, from genre pioneers to fresh voices redefining the sounds of now. The inclusion of newly launched categories like Balearic and Hard Dance/Bounce shows the DJ Awards’ ongoing evolution in celebrating emerging movements and communities.
This year’s ceremony was also a night of giving back. In response to the devastating floods in Ibiza, the DJ Awards announced that a portion of the event’s proceeds have been donated to the Spanish Red Cross (Creu Roja) to support recovery and aid efforts on the island.
Since its founding in 1998, the DJ Awards has been the longest-running international celebration of DJ culture, and it remains proudly independent. In its second year since relaunching, the 2025 edition proved once again that recognition in dance music doesn’t need to be bought. It should be earned, respected and celebrated by the community, and once again the DJ Awards 2025 closed out the Ibiza season in style. Andy Grant, DJ Awards CEO, says “It’s been incredible to see the DJ Awards come together once again for a second year since returning. This ceremony truly celebrates the heart of our culture, the artists who have inspired dance floors all around the world, and those in the industry who come together to make it all happen. What makes it even more special is that these accolades come directly from the public’s independent votes, honouring the DJs who’ve genuinely moved the people and dance floors this year.”
After thousands of public votes across a range of genres, the winners of the 2025 publicly voted, genre-specific categories were:
AFRO
Kitty Amor
BALEARIC
MINA
BREAKTHROUGH
Franky Rizardo
DRUM & BASS
Chase & Status
GARAGE / BASSLINE
Girls Don’t Sync
HARD DANCE / BOUNCE
Hannah Laing
HARD TECHNO
Amelie Lens
HOUSE
Kerri Chandler
LATIN HOUSE
Hugel
LIVE ACT
RÜFÜS DU SOL
NEWCOMER
Olive F
PROGRESSIVE / MELODIC HOUSE
Miss Monique
TECH HOUSE
Joseph Capriati
TECHNO
Marco Faraone
TRANCE
KI/KI
INTERNATIONAL DJ
Solomun
Grand Jury Industry Award Winners
INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE OF THE YEARY
ann Pissenem
DJ LIVESTREAM OF THE YEAR
Yousuke Yukimatsu - Boiler Room
Global Festival Award
UNUM Festival, Albania
EYE ON: [REGION] — 2025 SPOTLIGHT: MENA
Soundstorm Festival
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Simon Dunmore
PLAY IT BACK – SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD
IbizaPreservation
WHAT’S HOT GLOBAL
[UNVRS]
IBIZA ICON
Alfredo (Posthumously awarded)
IBIZA PARTY OF THE SUMMER
Solid Grooves
IBIZA TRACK OF THE SUMMER
Toman - Verano En NY
