EDM celebrates its growing popularity at the 2012 Grammys

Electronic music seems to be growing in popularity if the 2012 Grammys are any indicator. Deadmau5 and Skrillex, both top djs of their genres. Skrillex was nominated for best new artist, losing to Bon Iver but won Best Dance Recording against Deadmau5, Duck Sauce, David Guetta and Avicii, Robyn and Swedish House Mafia. Skrillex also won Best Dance/Electronica Album with Cut Copy as a viable competitor. He took in yet another Grammy, winning Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical for his remix of Cinema, originally by Benny Benassi. This song has been a crucial part of Skrillex’s set, rousing audiences to full volume when played. Afrojack, Photek, Rosabel Club and Deadmau5 were also nominated for this category.  Deadmau5’s performance was the one to look forward to for any electronic music fans. His performance was one welcomed by teenagers adorning glowstick mouse ears. Earlier in the night, Deadmau5 decided to pull a prank on his good friend Skrilex and adorned a shirt with a phone number and underneath the words “u mad bro?” Turns out this phone number was Skrillex’s cell number. Skrillex, or Sonny Moore as he is known to his friends and family, was highly amused by the joke, simply saying that his phone was no longer any good. One of his highly retweeted tweet stated “If I can win grammys than that means all you yet to be seen bedroom geniuses will one day TAKEOVER THE WORLD”. Skrillex’s message seems to be that dubstep and electronic music have slowly but surely taken root in popular culture and it is up to current fans to spread that popularity even more. David Guetta was another top dj that was impressed by EDM’s growing popularity, reflected by its role in the Grammys. “It’s amazing for our scene to finally get the respect that I think it deserves,” Guetta told MTV News. He performed before the Grammys, commenting to MTV news that "It's like having a rave outside the Grammys, and I love it!"