The Electronic Music Awards & Foundation was an awards and charity event announced on January 28, 2016 by Paul Oakenfold and TV4 Entertainment, which is headed by executive producer Paul Duddridge and CEO Jon Cody.
The event, originally called the "Electronic Music Awards & Foundation Show," was formed by Oakenfold, Duddridge, and Cody to give the Dance and EDM community an awards show of their own as well as giving back to the global community with the proceeds going to charities.
This would've mark the first time that a major awards show devoted to the Dance/EDM community aired on American television.
With this opportunity, we felt that it would better to represent the electronic music calendar in the fall rather than the spring.
"[2] On February 18, 2016, seven categories were announced, with Calvin Harris, Kygo, DJ Snake, and Galantis are tied with two nominations apiece; With the 2017 announcement, there'll be eleven categories.