Paul Van Dyk and Crystal Method Leads DanceStar Nominations

The nominations for DanceStar USA 2004 have been announced with Paul Van Dyk and The Crystal Method being nominated for five awards each.

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.

BT picked up four nominations and the Chemical Brothers have picked up three for Best International Act, Best Video ('The Golden Path') and Best DVD ('Singles 93-93'), other British artists to be recognised include Basement Jaxx, Audio Bullys, Goldfrapp and Underworld.

Moby will pick up the award for Outstanding Contribution to Dance Music, he said "I am proud and honoured to be accorded this recognition by DanceStar and the electronic music industry in America. I understand this is the most prestigious award at the annual event and that means a lot to me. I've been involved in dance music since 1984 (almost twenty years!) and it's great that there is finally a TV event like DanceStar showcasing the music's continued development."

The nominations are created by the Dance Music Academy which is made up of leading figures in American dance music. Voting for the awards starts on Tuesday 20th January at www.dancestar.com with the awards bash taking place live on Miami beach on Tuesday 9th March.

Best Chart Act (US Artists)
Christina Aguilera
Beyonce
Mariah Carey
Kelis
Madonna
Sarah McLachlan
OutKast
P. Diddy
Britney Spears
Justin Timberlake

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 - Tags