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Whenever people speak on dance music (or EDM) (or EMC) (or whatever the hell we're supposed to be calling it these days) attacking the mainstream, you have to look at a few avenues: sure, popular EDM tracks playing on the radio is easy. Are these bits impacting movie and TV scores/soundtracks? Definitely. Are you hearing tunes on TV ads? All the time. But when it's time for awards season, is there a proper representation of dance music out there? It's back and forth. Last year, Skrillex was on a super hype, sweeping the Grammys for the second year in a row. With Skrillex out of the way, this weekend's 56th Annual Grammy Awards is sure to be an interesting affair. You already know that Daft Punk is performing, and should be having an interesting showing, but did you see how many awards Random Access Memories is up for? And with the likes of Disclosure, Duke Dumont, Photek, and Zedd all vying for awards, we can't be mad at who's on the docket. Just so you're all clear, we wanted to round up all of the electronic music nominees for this year's Grammy awards, just so you know who to be routing for on Sunday.
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
Categories: Album of the Year, Best Dance/Electronica Album, Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Label: Columbia Records
Disclosure - Settle
Category: Best Dance/Electronica Album
Release Date: June 11, 2013
Label: Cherrytree / Interscope Records
Calvin Harris - 18 Months
Category: Best Dance/Electronica Album
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Label: Columbia Records / Ultra Music
Kaskade - Atmosphere
Category: Best Dance/Electronica Album
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Label: Ultra Records
Pretty Lights - A Color Map Of The Sun
Category: Best Dance/Electronica Album
Release Date: July 2, 2013
Label: 8 Minutes 20 Seconds Records
Brian Eno - Lux
Category: Best New Age Album
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Label: Warp Records
Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers - "Get Lucky"
Categories: Record of the Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Label: Columbia
Duke Dumont ft. A*M*E & MNEK - "Need U (100%)"
Category: Best Dance Recording
Release Date: January 14, 2013
Label: Downtown Records / Win Records
Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch - "Sweet Nothing"
Category: Best Dance Recording
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Label: Columbia Records / Ultra Music
Kaskade - "Atmosphere"
Category: Best Dance Recording
Release Date: June 10, 2013
Label: Ultra Records
Armin Van Buuren ft. Trevor Guthrie - "This Is What It Feels Like"
Category: Best Dance Recording
Release Date: April 5, 2013
Label: Armada Music
Zedd ft. Foxes - "Clarity"
Category: Best Dance Recording
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Label: Interscope Records
Delerium ft. Michael Logen - "Days Turn Into Nights (Andy Caldwell Remix)"
Category: Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Label: Nettwerk
OneRepublic - "If I Lose Myself (Alesso Vs. OneRepublic)"
Category: Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Release Date: April 2, 2013
Label: Mosley Music Group / Interscope
Bruno Mars - "Locked Out Of Heaven (Sultan & Ned Shepard Remix)"
Category: Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Release Date: February 6, 2013
Label: Atlantic Records
Bob Marley And The Wailers - "One Love/People Get Ready (Photek Remix)"
Category: Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Release Date: June 25, 2013
Label: Universal Music Enterprises / Tuff Gong
