• Ushuaia becomes the biggest thing in Ibiza with it's huge outdoor stage playing host to parties from The Swedish House Mafia, Luciano, Sasha and many more.

• MTV hold their own Ibizan event at Amnesia with Snoop Dogg headlining.

• Dubstep goes global - coming out of the underground scene and onto the radio and festival stages. Nero and Skrillex are some of the stand-out stars alongside Flux Pavillion, Dr P and Circus Recordings.

• DJ Fresh has a drum & bass number 1 chart record with "Louder"

• 2011 was probably the biggest year for dance music in the USA, with the superclubs of vegas opening their doors to EDM.

• Moombahton becomes one the most hyped new genres of dance after DJ Dave Nada pioneers the slowed-down dirty dutch sound.

• UK Garage has a big resurgence with artists like EZ, Ramsey & Fen and MJ Cole back in the spotlight.

• Swedish producer Avicii becomes the biggest name in dance music.

• The Warehouse Project in Manchester hosts their final parties at the legenary Store Street venue before moving on to even bigger things.

• Pete Tong celebrates 20 years at BBC Radio 1.

• Galaxy FM shuts down for the final time as it's absorbed into the new Capital network.

• Andi Durrant launches the first national dance shows for commercial radio on Capital FM.

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       Notable albums:

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• Nero - Welcome Reality [MTA]

• Katy B - On A Mission [Rinse]

• Nicholas Jaar - Space Is Only A Noise [Circus Company]

• SBTRKT - SBRTKT [Young Turks]

• Maceo Plex - Life Index [Crosstown Rebels]