From all of us at Armada Music, we would like to wish founder and exceptional DJ Armin van Buuren heartfelt best wishes on this day, which is not only Christmas, but also Armin’s birthday as well! We wish you many happy returns, and are grateful for the impact you’ve had throughout the years!

We would also like to wish Merry Christmas to all of our loyal supporters and fans, we couldn’t do it without you. Happy Holidays everyone!

After months of preparation, anticipation for the 650th episode rises to great heights: today is the day! We congratulate Armin van Buuren on this incredible feat and the 13th birthday of his beloved radio show. Today we celebrate, with the special kick-off party of the ASOT650 – New Horizons world-tour. It’s all happening in Moscow tonight!

Tune in live!
From 19:00-22:00(CET)/ 22:00-01:00 (MSK-local time), you’ll be able to tune into our live video and audio broadcast, coming to you from The Artist Club in Moscow! Armin kicks off with another one of his infamous warm-up hours, after which the #ASOT650 episode is a fact. Tune in via live.astateoftrance.com and you’ll also see live pictures, tweets and much, much more!

Share your #ASOT650 experience!
Let’s make sure that #ASOT650 gets a worldwide trending topic and turn the world into a dance floor! Send your pictures, tweets, shout-outs and other crazy stuff to #TEAMASOT team on www.twitter.com/asot or www.Facebook.com/AStateofTrance. Follow us on Instagram for the hottest photo updates on www.instagram.com/asotlive. Your picture, tweet or shout-out might just end up on the ASOT website, or even…on the show!

Shout-out!
Head off to http://bit.ly/shoutout650 and upload your personal audio shout-out! Congratulate Armin on this highlight, or say hi to your friends on the other side of the globe!

Haven’t got your tickets for the other ASOT650 events? Hurry up, they’re selling fast! http://bit.ly/ASOT650tickets

Have an amazing #ASOT650 experience!

Info:
ASOT650 – Kick-off Party
The Artist Club, Moscow
January 30th, 2014
Doors open: 21:00 (MSK)
Radio broadcast live: 22:00-01:00 (MSK)/ 19:00-22:00 (CET)

At the 17th edition of the popular DJ Awards in Ibiza, Armin van Buuren was once again named the ‘Best Trance DJ’, a position he reached for the seventh time in his career so far. It’s a tremendous honor for Armin, and he would like to thank the independent music panel and the DJ Awards for his award!

For a full list of all this year’s winners visit the official website announcement here.

ASOT approved tracks, primetime club tracks and of course: Armin’s very own favourites! Find them in Armin’s sparkling new January chart on Beatport, giving you the essentials of this month. Tracks by Eximinds, Dart Rayne, Driftmoon, Max Graham, Jorn van Deynhoven and of course Armin himself!

Get it on Beatport now!

The official ASOT650 merchandise is here! After weeks of planning and perfecting, we now have these items ready for you! So whether you’ll be listening to the live broadcasts online and creating your own little party at home, or you will be travelling the globe to party at one of the events, you can dress in ASOT650 style and wave your New Horizons flag! …And stay tuned because there is more hot items to come!

ASOT650 Tees
ASOT fans from all across the globe will unite and celebrate this 650th milestone together. How to recognize a fan? That’s easy, they’re wearing one of the official ASOT650 tees! Playing a tourist in the streets of Buenos Aires? Then be sure to wear your ASOT tee and you’ll be having a trance party in the streets before you know it! These 100% Organic, ring-spun combed cotton t-shirts come in black and white, for all sizes. Choose between the New Horizons world tour logo tee, the cute A State of Trance Space Cadet tee or a special city tee for the big edition in Utrecht!

ASOT650 Flag
Flying to Yekaterinburg, Buenos Aires, Jakarta or Miami, or is ASOT650 landing in your home town of Utrecht, Kuala Lumpur or Santiago? You’re invited to each and every celebration, and we would love to see you waving your ASOT flag with pride! Be one with the crowd and share your passion! Can’t make it to the events? No problem, with the live broadcasts we reach out to YOU! So start chair-raving, invite some friends and do a little home decor with your ASOT650 Flag!

Show your passion for music, and share it with the rest of the world! Get your ASOT650 merchandise NOW on ArmadaShop.com!

Surprise, surprise! On January 30th, we will celebrate the 650th episode of your favourite radio show in the capital of Russia. With a very special live event, broadcast on audio and video all across the planet, Armin invites you to ASOT650 in Moscow!

On January 30th, at Moscow’s The Artist Club, Armin will start with a special warm-up set at 10PM (local MSK time), followed by a 2 hour radio show live from the studio! From 23:00 to 01:00 (MSK), the world will turn into a dance floor through the live audio and video broadcast on www.astateoftrance.com. The lucky visitors of The Artist Club enjoy a set of Armin himself, right after!

So make sure you book those flights to Moscow now, and be part of this unique happening! Ticket sales will go live on Thursday. Tune into ASOT649 on Thursday to find out more!

Can’t make it to Moscow? Then make sure to create your own little broadcasting party at home, tweet with us viawww.twitter.com/asot and tune into this live event via www.astateoftrance.com!

Info:
ASOT650 – Kick-off Party
The Artist Club, Moscow
January 30th, 2014
Doors open: 21:00 (MSK)
Radio broadcast live: 22:00-01:00 (MSK)/ 19:00-22:00 (CET)
Ticketsales will start Thursday.

2014 is going to be an exciting year for listeners of Armin van Buuren’s A State of Trance radio show. Not only does it celebrate the 650th episode, but it also brings many, many more exciting highlights. The musical highlights can be found on the ASOT Radio Top 20, that brings the monthly essentials of the show, the label and the brand. The January 2014 pack brings the tracks of Driftmoon, Solarstone, Bryan Kearney, AYDA, Markus Schulz and many more.

Download on iTunes.
Listen on Spotify.

1. RAM & Susana – RAMelia (Tribute To Amelia) (Original Mix)
2. Geert Huinink & Mike van Fabio – The Kingdom (Original Epic Mix)
3. Armin van Buuren – Save My Night (Original Mix)
4. Sunset & Alpha Force feat. Robin Vane – With You (Original Mix)
5. ReOrder & Six Senses – Dream Your Dreamer (Original Mix)
6. Sergey Nevone & Simon O’Shine – The Robot’s Time (Original Mix)
7. Solarstone – Solarcoaster (Protoculture Remix)
8. Mike van Fabio & Alex van ReeVe – Skyliner (Radio Edit)
9. Dimension & Ultimate – Corazon (Radio Edit)
10. Bryan Kearney – Stealth Bomber (Sam Jones & Will Rees Remix)
11. AYDA – Resurrection (Original Mix)
12. Ruben de Ronde – Pure (Philippe EL Sisi Remix)
13. Alpha Duo and Light & Wave – Interstate (Iversoon & Alex Daf Remix)
14. tranzLift presents Stellarium – Tenebris Somnia (Club Mix)
15. Alexandre Bergheau – Call Me Up (Original Mix)
16. Thomas Bronzwaer – Sundown (Sneijder Remix)
17. Alexander Popov feat. Kyler England – My World (Original Mix)
18. Driftmoon – Cama (Original Mix)
19. Mark Sixma & Jerome Isma-Ae – Refused (Original Mix)
20. Markus Schulz & Elevation – The Machine Of Transformation (Transmission 2013 Theme) (Original Mix)
21. Dash Berlin – Till The Sky Falls Down (Extended Mix – Classic Bonus Track)

EMPO, one of the biggest electronic dance music platforms in Mexico and a central meeting point for dance lovers, has announced the nominations for its official 2014 awards show. Armin has been nominated for 8 awards including ‘International DJ’, ‘Best Trance Track’ and ‘Event of the Year’. Record label Armada Music has been nomiated ‘Best Label’.

You can support Armin with your vote before March 3rd via www.empo.tv. Thank you for your support!

Nominations EMPO Awards:

Best Videoclip
Armin van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie – This Is What It Feels Like

Best Album
Intense – Armin van Buuren

International DJ
Armin van Buuren

Best Track Track
Armin van Buuren feat. Miri Ben-Ari – Intense

Best Radio Show
A State of Trance by Armin van Buuren

Best Remix
(W&W Remix) Armin van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie – This Is What It Feels Like

Event of the Year
A State of Trance 600

Track of the Year
Armin van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie – This Is What It Feels Like

Best Label
Armada Music

1. Armin van Buuren feat. Cindy Alma – Beautiful Life (French) (Original Mix) [Armind]
2. Estiva & Justin Oh feat. Abby Rae – Reach For The Sky [Enhanced]
3. Solid Stone – For The Moment (Original Mix) [Rebrand] (taken from Max Graham – Cycles 5)
4. Kyau & Albert – Do You Still Know (Joseph Areas Dirty Rock Mix) [Euphonic]
5. FUTURE FAVORITE: Luke Bond feat. Roxanne Emery – On Fire (Original Mix) [Garuda]
6. Dan Stone – Hermana [Always Alive]
7. Gareth Emery feat. Bo Bruce – U [Garuda]
8. Craig Connelly – Decibels [Garuda]
9. Adam Kancerski & High 5 – Divine (Original Mix) [Infrasonic]
10. Steve Brian & York – Unchain Your Soul (Steve Brian Mix) [Songbird]
11. Sied van Riel feat. Adina Butar – 8 Decades (Original vocal mix) [GOONAIR – Black hole]
12. Max Graham – Evil ID (Mark Sherry Remix) [ReBrand] (taken from Max Graham – Cycles 5)
13. ReLocate vs Robert Nickson – Recognition (Original Mix) [Armada] (taken from Max Graham – Cycles 5)
14. Amir Hussain & Tepes – Santa Ana [In Trance We Trust]
15. Sean Tyas & Darren Porter – Nova 7 (Alan Morris Remix) [Tytanium]
16. Max Graham vs Maarten de Jong – Lekker (Original Mix) [Rebrand] (taken from Max Graham – Cycles 5)
17. Eximinds – Phoenix (Original Mix) [ASOT]
18. Jorn van Deynhoven – New Horizons [ASOT 650 anthem contest]
19. New World – Giver Of Life (Original Mix) [Abora]
20. Simon O Shine vs Mark Pledger and Melinda Gareh – Your World Stands Still (Shura Vlaslov mash up)
21. The Thrillseekers – When All Else Fails (Thrillseekers Club Mix) [Adjusted]
22. Svenson – Sunlight Theory (Richard Durand Remix) [High Contrast]
23. TUNE OF THE WEEK: Dart Rayne & Yura Moonlight & Katty Heath – Stole The Sun (Allen & Envy Remix) [A&R]
24. ReOrder – Gemini (Adam Ellis Remix) [Monster Tunes]
25. Venom One & Mastro featuring Mosko – I Will Rise (Amos & Steve Morley Remix) [Black Hole]
26. Adam Ellis – Mandarine [Subculture]
27. Falcon & Redstar – Lost In A Dream (Original Mix) [Monster Tunes]
28. ASOT Radio Classic: Andy Blueman – Florescence (Epic Mix) [Perceptive Recordings]

Make the most of the night. Listen to Armin van Buuren’s single ‘Save My Night’. The music saves my Soul. The beat saves my life. Tonight, The DJ saves my Night.
‘Save My Night’, the official music track of Enjoy Heineken Responsibly campaign 2014. Stay within your limits to experience everything the night has to offer. Join us on #DMDS.

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