The Release Dance Awards were handed out Wednesday night at the Escape club in Amsterdam. Featuring energetic performances by Plugin Pimp featurin Vita Kova ("Boys" and "Get Lost") and Don Diablo featuring Beat Kids ("Blow Your Speakers"), the floor was packed as the crowd screamed for their favorite nominees. Voted on by readers of the magazine, awards were presented as follows:
Best Flyer/Website - Mysteryland
Best Clubnight - Xlerator
Best Electro/Punk Artists - Miss Kitten
Best Dance Radio Program - Club Fresh Hardhouse
Best Videoclip - Outblast "Life Sentence For Mankind"
Best Trance/Progressive Artist - Tiesto
Best MC - Ruffian
Best Album - Armin Van Buuren Shivers
Best Club/House Artist - Erick E
Best Club - The Matrix
Best Live Act - Underworld
Best Hardcore Artist - DJ Promo
Best DJ Function - Mikelo Myers
Best Festival - Mysteryland
Best Urban/Eclectic Artist - Chuckie
Best Techno/Minimal - Carl Cox
Best Dance Track - Audio Bullys "Shot You Down"
Best Hardhouse/Hardstyle Artist - The Prophet
Best Indoor Event - Qlimax
Best DJ
1. Tiesto
2. Armin Van Buuren
3. Zany
4. Prophet
5. Marco V
