Billboard’s 2026 Dance Power Players Event in Miami: Best Photos

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Billboard's first Dance Power Players list in seven years made waves near the shores of South Beach on March 25 as honorees gathered to toast the accomplishment.

Billboard‘s first Dance Power Players list in seven years made waves near the shores of South Beach on Wednesday (March 25) as honorees gathered to toast the accomplishment.

With the list honoring some of the most powerful people in the global dance music industry, the packed room was a who’s who of the scene and the people who make it go, with executives from Atlantic, Virgin, Casasblanca, EMPIRE, Warner, Ninja Tune, Beatport, Apple, Amazon, The Orchard, Ultra Records, Silqscreen, Prodigy Artists, The Circuit Group, AlphaTheta, LabelWorx, Meta, Billboard editors and a host of other assorted dance world emissaries mingling throughout the night.

The party happened at the chic Little Torch bar at newly renovated The Shelborne By Proper Hotel, with the vibe-setting not only accomplished by the luxe atmosphere and flowing cocktails, but the music of Miami DJ Jovigibs, who played a host of dance classics including Sylvester’s eternal “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real),” keeping the energy high from start to finish.

The night also saw a swirl of glamour via the artists in the room, with legendary dance vocalist Kiesza hanging during the night and Bebe Rexha also making a grand entrance.

The space was of course stocked with Billboard issues containing the Dance Power Players list, with the cover star of the issue being dance world phenomenon Mau P. The Dance Power Players party happened amid Miami Music Week, a key dance industry gathering that brings much of the world’s dance music community to Miami for days of panel discussions, meetings, parties, afterparties and after after parties, with the week culminating in this weekend’s Ultra Music Festival.

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Guests at Billboard’s 2026 Dance Power Players party at The Shelborne By Proper in Miami, Florida on March 25, 2026.
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Guests at Billboard’s 2026 Dance Power Players party at The Shelborne By Proper in Miami, Florida on March 25, 2026.
Image Credit: AJ Woomer
Guests at Billboard’s 2026 Dance Power Players party at The Shelborne By Proper in Miami, Florida on March 25, 2026.
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Atmosphere at Billboard’s 2026 Dance Power Players party at The Shelborne By Proper in Miami, Florida on March 25, 2026.
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Guests at Billboard’s 2026 Dance Power Players party at The Shelborne By Proper in Miami, Florida on March 25, 2026.
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Guests at Billboard’s 2026 Dance Power Players party at The Shelborne By Proper in Miami, Florida on March 25, 2026.
Image Credit: AJ Woomer
Guests at Billboard’s 2026 Dance Power Players party at The Shelborne By Proper in Miami, Florida on March 25, 2026.
Image Credit: AJ Woomer
Guests at Billboard’s 2026 Dance Power Players party at The Shelborne By Proper in Miami, Florida on March 25, 2026.
Image Credit: AJ Woomer
Guests at Billboard’s 2026 Dance Power Players party at The Shelborne By Proper in Miami, Florida on March 25, 2026.
Image Credit: AJ Woomer
Guests at Billboard’s 2026 Dance Power Players party at The Shelborne By Proper in Miami, Florida on March 25, 2026.
Image Credit: AJ Woomer
Guests at Billboard’s 2026 Dance Power Players party at The Shelborne By Proper in Miami, Florida on March 25, 2026.
Image Credit: AJ Woomer
Guests at Billboard’s 2026 Dance Power Players party at The Shelborne By Proper in Miami, Florida on March 25, 2026.
Image Credit: AJ Woomer
Guests at Billboard’s 2026 Dance Power Players party at The Shelborne By Proper in Miami, Florida on March 25, 2026.
Image Credit: AJ Woomer
Guests at Billboard’s 2026 Dance Power Players party at The Shelborne By Proper in Miami, Florida on March 25, 2026.
Image Credit: AJ Woomer
Guests at Billboard’s 2026 Dance Power Players party at The Shelborne By Proper in Miami, Florida on March 25, 2026.
Image Credit: AJ Woomer
Guests at Billboard’s 2026 Dance Power Players party at The Shelborne By Proper in Miami, Florida on March 25, 2026.