About WEMA 2023
The WORLD ELECTRONIC MUSIC AWARDS will take place in Las Vegas on May 18th, 2023. An ‘As Live’ two-hour primetime show will be broadcast on the CW Network with distribution to 120 other broadcasters worldwide. The key award categories are European, Asian, North American and World Artist Of The Year. The live show will feature international superstars from cinema, TV, and social media, with the world’s biggest DJs and Artists collaborating and showcasing the best tracks of 2023 during the two-hour live show. The worldwide livestream will feature behind the scenes, red carpet, interviews and post show interviews.

Electronic Music Has Taken Over the World
The staggering growth of Electronic Music continues, it’s one of the world’s fastest growing music genres, driven by the appetite of Millennials and Gen Z for Electronic Music Culture. EDM now has a global market value exceeding $8BN, with over 160M, Electronic Music Festival tickets sold pre pandemic. An estimated 1.5 billion people typically listen to electronic music. (IMS Business Report)

Hall of Fame Inductions
The roots of electronic music can be traced back to the 1960s. Since then, it has crossed multiple generations and the spirit of those early pioneers is still being felt across the entire musical spectrum. The ELECTRONIC MUSIC HALL OF FAME AWARDS has been set up to recognize the careers of key industry players and Electronic Music Artists. WEMA will feature four ELECTRONIC MUSIC HALL OF FAME Inductions that will be pre-taped at various locations around the world like the Burj Al-Arab in Dubai, Hudson Yards in New York, Houses of Parliament in London and The Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas.

Connecting With Fans
Award winners are decided by public voting campaigns via social media channels, marketing & Influencers worldwide. We are partnering with major social channels to feature pre-event teasers, news bites, live show info and post event campaigns.

Introducing dancestar.tv
On Jan 1st 2023, WEMA is launching DANCESTAR TV, a 24/7 live streaming, and Interactive IPTV channel. DANCESTAR TV is the official 24/7 livestream information channel of WEMA 2023, tune in anytime for WEMA news and updates, will feature hourly WEMA news reports, and a weekly magazine show that will focus on nominated artists, live performance updates, and Social Media News.

The World Capital of Entertainment
Las Vegas is the world capital of Electronic Music and home to the biggest nightclubs in the world. Billions invested in Nightclubs & Dayclubs (some venues costing over $160m). Home to the world’s most popular DJs like Tiesto, Zedd & Marshmello, Vegas is now the world’s no.1 destination for Electronic Music fans. The perfect location for WEMA The WORLD ELECTRONIC MUSIC AWARDS 2023.

The Team
The 2023 WEMA’s are produced by 5th & Ocean productions. Executive producers are Andy Ruffell, Justin Pierce, Jeb Brien, and David D. Williams