Paul Van Dyk heads up DanceStar nominations

Paul Van Dyk heads up DanceStar nominations

Paul Van Dyk and The Crystal Method head up the DanceStar US
nominations which have just been announced, with five nods each.

BT picked up four nods and the Chemical Brothers have picked up three for Best International Act, Best Video ('The Golden Path') and Best DVD ('Singles 93-93').

Paul Van Dyk's nominations include Best Event, Best Use of Music in a Commercial for the Motorola ad and Best International DJ against John Digweed, Paul Oakenfold, Tiesto and Steve Lawler amongst others.

British artists to be recognised include Basement Jaxx, Audio Bullys, Goldfrapp and Underworld.


Best Act (US Artists)
BT
Deborah Cox
The Crystal Method
The Postal Service
The Roc Project

Best International Act (Non US Artists)
Basement Jaxx
Benny Benassi
The Chemical Brothers
Kraftwerk
Underworld

Best Album (Worldwide Artists)
Basement Jaxx - 'Kish Kash' (Astralwerks)
BT - 'Emotional Technology' (Nettwerk)
The Crystal Method - 'Legion Of Boom' (V2 Records)
OutKast - 'Speakerboxxx' / 'The Love Below' (Arista)
Paul Van Dyk - 'Reflections' (Mute)

Best Single (Worldwide Artists)
BT - 'Simply Being Loved (Somnambulist)' (Nettwerk)
Benny Benassi Presents The Biz - 'Satisfaction' (Ultra Records)
The Crystal Method - 'Born Too Slow' (V2 Records)
Kelis - 'Milkshake' (Star Trak)
Motorcycle - 'As The RUSh Comes' (Ultra Records)
Murk - 'Alright' (Tommy Boy)
Jason Nevins presents Holly James - 'I'm In Heaven' (Ultra Records)
Danni Minogue - 'I Begin To Wonder' (Ultra Records)
OutKast - 'Hey Ya' (Arista)
The Roc Project Featuring Tina Novak - 'Never' (Tommy Boy)


Best Remix (Worldwide Remixers)
Christina Aguilera - 'Beautiful (Peter Rauhofer Remix)' (RCA)
Beyonce featuring Jay-Z - 'Crazy In Love (Maurice Joshua Remix)' (Columbia Records)
Monica - 'So Gone (The Scumfrog Remix)' (J Records)
Yoko Ono - 'Walking On Thin Ice (Danny Tenaglia Remix)' (Mind Train / Twisted)
Iggy Pop with Freedom Featuring Peaches - 'Motor Inn (Felix Da HoUSecat Remix)' (Virgin)
P. Diddy - 'Let's Get Ill (Deep Dish Remix)' (Bad Boy)
Elvis Presley - 'Rubberneckin' (Paul Oakenfold Remix)' (RCA)
Seal - 'Get It Together (Bill Hamel Remix)' (Warner Bros)
Sting - 'Send Your Love (Josh Wink Remix)' (A&M)
Justin Timberlake - 'Rock Your Body (Sander Kleinenberg Remix)' (Jive)

Best Video (Worldwide Artists)
Benny Benassi Presents The Biz - 'Satisfaction' (Ultra Records)
BT - 'Somnambulist' (Nettwerk)
The Chemical Brothers featuring The Flaming Lips - 'The Golden Path'(Astralwerks)
The Crystal Method - 'Born Too Slow' (V2 Records)
Kylie Minogue - 'Slow' (Capitol)

The Borders Award For Best New Artist Album (US Releases)
Audio Bullys - 'Ego War' (Astralwerks)
FannyPack - 'So Stylistic' (Tommy Boy)
Mark Farina - 'Air Farina' (Om Records)
Goldfrapp - 'Black Cherry' (Mute)
Hybrid - 'Morning Sci-Fi' (Distinctive)
Kaskade - 'It's You, It's Me' (Om Records)
The Postal Service - 'Give Up' (Sub Pop)
The Rapture - 'Echoes' (Universal)
Armin Van Buuren - '76' (Ultra Records / United Recordings)
Weekend Players - 'Pursuit Of Happiness' (ffrr / Warner Bros)

Best Compilation (US Releases)
Deep Dish - 'Toronto 025' (Global Underground)
Ferry Corsten - 'Mixed Live - Spundae@CircUS, Los Angeles' (Moonshine Music)
Louie Devito Presents - 'Ultra Dance 04' (Ultra Records)
Sander Kleinenberg - 'Everybody - It's A Renaissance' (Thrive)
Paul Oakenfold - 'Great Wall' (Perfecto / Thrive)
Peter Rauhofer - 'Live@Roxy 2' (Star 69)
Tiga - 'DJ Kicks' (Studio K7)
Underworld - '1992-2002' (V2 Records)
VarioUS Artists - 'Verve Remixed 2' (Verve)
Josh Wink - 'Profound Sounds Vol 2' (Ovum / System Recordings)

Best Movie Soundtrack (US Releases)
Thomas Bangalter - 'Irreversible' (Thrive / Roule)
Original Soundtrack - 'Kill Bill' (Maverick)
Motion Picture Soundtrack - 'Lost In Translation' (Emperor Norton)
The Matrix Reloaded - 'The Album' (Maverick)
Soundtrack - 'Party Monster' (TVT)

Best Music Dvd (US Releases)
Bad Boy Bill - 'Behind The Decks' (System Recordings)
The Chemical Brothers - 'Singles 93-03' (Astralwerks)
Daft Punk & Leiji Matsumoto - 'Interstella 5555' (Virgin)
Moby - '18 B-Sides + DVD' (V2 Records)
Paul Van Dyk - 'Global' (Mute)

Best DJ (US DJs)
Bad Boy Bill
Victor Calderone
Sandra Collins
Deep Dish
DJ Dan
Oscar G
Peter Rauhofer
Roger Sanchez
Danny Tenaglia
Josh Wink

Best International DJ (Non US DJs)
Ferry Corsten
John Digweed
Richie Hawtin
Danny Howells
Sander Kleinenberg
Steve Lawler
Paul Oakenfold
Sasha
Tiesto
Paul Van Dyk

Best Export DJ (US DJs)
Felix Da Housecat
Masters At Work
Jeff Mills
David Morales
Erick Morillo

The No Cover Award For Best Breakthrough DJ (US DJs)
Behrouz
Gabriel & Dresden
Carl Kennedy
K-Swing
The Scumfrog


Best Use Of Music In A Commercial (US Commercials)
Paul Van Dyk / Felix Da HoUSecat / DJ Colette for Motorola (Mute - Van Dyk only)
Moby - 'Love Of Strings' for Jaguar (V2 Records)
N.E.R.D. - 'Rockstar (Jason Nevins Remix)' for iTunes / Apple (Star Trak)
DJ Rap - 'Twix' for Twix (unreleased)
Weekend Players - 'Best Days Of Our Lives' for Budweiser (ffrr / Warner Bros)

Best Website (US Websites)
Clubplanet.com
Cooljunkie.com
Groovetickets.com
iTunes.com
Raves.com

The Smint Award For Best Club Night (US Clubs)
Deep Space (Mondays at Cielo, New York)
Danny Tenaglia Presents Be Yourself (Fridays at Arc, New York)
Giant (Saturdays at Avalon, Los Angeles)
Space (Saturdays at Space, Miami)
Spundae (Saturdays at CircUS, Los Angeles)

Best Club Venue (US Venues)
Avalon (Los Angeles)
Cielo (New York)
Crobar (New York)
Ruby Skye (San Francisco)
Space (Miami)

Best Event (US Events)
Coachella (Coachella Valley, Indio)
De La Guarda DJ Connection (Daryl Roth Theater, New York)
Playstation 2 Dual Play Tour (Nationwide)
Ultra 5 MUSic Festival (Bayfront Park, Miami)
Paul Van Dyk at Summerstage 2003 (Central Park, New York)

The Billboard Award For Best Label (US Labels)
Astralwerks
DFA
Global Underground
Moonshine Music
Robbins
Star 69
Subliminal
System Recordings
Thrive
Ultra Records

Best Producer (US Producers)
DFA
Gabriel & Dresden
Murk
Jason Nevins
Robbie Rivera

Outstanding Contribution To Dance Music (US Artist)
Moby (selected by the Dance Music Academy)