CATEGORIES:

1. Entertainer of the Year - pOPcAAN

2. Best Male Vocalist - cHRONNIX

3. Best Female Vocalist - kOFFEE

4. Best Song - “uNDER wATER” – vYBZ kARTEL

5. Best Album/CD - “ fOREVER” - pOPCAAN

6. Best Crossover Song - “aFRICA AND jAMAICA” – mORGAN hERITAGE, FEATURING dIAMOND pLATINUM & sTONE bWOY

7. Best Gospel Song - “gLORY tO gOD” - wAYNE mARSHALL, fEATURING tESSANNE CHIN & rYAN mARK

8. Best Male DJ/Rapper - Vybz Kartel

9. Best Female DJ/Rapper - Spice

10. Best New Entertainer - koffee

11. Best Calypso/Soca Entertainer - Farmer Nappy - trinidad

12. Best Latin Entertainer - Bad bunny – puerto rico

13. Best Afrobeat Entertainer -  shatta wale

14. Best Soukous Entertainer - Akothee - kenya

15. Best R&B/Hip Hop Collaborated Song- “ i like it” – cardi b, featuring   bad bunny & J. Balvin

16. Best Reggae Rock Song - “Don’t Make Me Wait” – Shaggy & Sting

17. Best Teen Entertainer (13-19 yrs) - Koffee

18. Best Music Video - “Gringo” – Shatta Wale

19. Mutabaruka Award for - Best Poet/Spoken Word Entertainer

20. Cherry Natural

21. Most Cultural/Educational Entertainer - Chronixx

22. Most Outstanding Show Band/Group - Morgan Heritage

23. Most Consistent Entertainer – Freddie McGregor (Reggae) and Calypso Rose (Calypso/Soca)

24. Most Promising Entertainer - Fancy Gadam - Ghana

25. Best Instrumentalist - Dean Fraser

26. Best Sound System/DJ – Stone Love

27. Concert of the Year - Reggae Sumfest

28. Most Outstanding Dance Group - 4 Bent – Ghana

29. Best Haitian Artist/Group - D’Jakout #1

30. Best Caribbean Entertainer - BeenieMan

31. Recording Producer of the Year - Notnice

32. Comedian of the Year - Chris Daley

33. Marcus Garvey Humanitarian Award - Shaggy

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SPECIAL AWARDS WITH LABEL ATTACHED:

 

33. Inductee (s) IRAWMA Hall of Fame/Lifetime Achievement Award                     

1. Alan Hope, aka. - IRAWMA Lifetime Award given on this 11th day of May, 2019

2. Boris GardIner - IRAWMA Lifetime Award given on this 11th day of May, 2019

3. Tony Rebel  - IRAWMA Lifetime Award given on this 11th day of May, 2019

34. Martin’s International/IRAWMA Reggae/Jamaica Person of the Year 2018

4. Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange – IRAWMA’S Reggae/Jamaica person of the Year given this 11th day of

   May, 2019

 

35. Special Freedom Fighter Honor:

5. Martin’s International/ IRAWMA “Freedom Fighter Award” to Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr .for over 50 years of extra -ordinary Global Contributions to Humanity”,given this 11th day of May 2019.

 

36. Special Emperor of Reggae and World Music Honor:

6.  Martin’s International and IRAWMA posthumously, bestow the title of “Emperor of Reggae and World Music”, on the late great Robert “Nesta Marley” – O.M. Confer on this 11th day of May 2019 – Kingston, Jamaica

 

37.  SPECIAL AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL MEDIA CONTRIBUTION TO REGGAE OVER THE YEARS

7. Balford Henry – Special Award for Exceptional Media Contributions to Reggae

8. Barry G. – Special Award for Exceptional Media Contributions to Reggae

9. Ka’bu – Special Award for Exceptional Media Contributions to Reggae

10. Dennis Howard – Special Award for Exceptional Media Contributions to Reggae

11. Norma Brown – Special Award for Exceptional Media Contributions to Reggae

12. Winford Williams  – Special Award for Exceptional Media Contributions to Reggae

 

38. SPECIAL:  IRAWMA ENTREPRENEUR AWARD

13. Josef Bogdanovich – IRAWMA Entrepreneur Award for Economic Contributions to the Development of Reggae in Jamaica

 

39. SPECIAL:  IRAWMA REGGAE LOVERS ROCK LEGEND AWARD

14. IRAWMA Lover Rock Legend Award for Most Consistent in Mastering the Soul of Reggae over 40 years - Given to Beres “Beresford” Hammond this 11th of May 2019 

 

40. SPECIAL:  IRAWMA REGGAE CULTURE LEGEND AWARD  

15. Capleton

 

41. SPECIAL:  IRAWMA REGGAE DANCEHALL ICON AWARD         

16. Bounty Killer

 

40. Martin’s International/IRAWMA Award of Honor-

17. Clifton “Specialist” Dillion – For outstanding and extra-ordinary contributions to Reggae Music

18. Donald Kinsey –50 years of contributions to Reggae and World Music

19. VP Recordsfor over 40 year’s contribution to Reggae Music.

20. Top One - Frisson – For Outstanding ContribUTION to African Dance

 

41.  Martin’s International Special Salute:  TheReggae50 – Pioneer Award of Honor to:

21. TheReggae50 – Pioneer Award of Honor to Alpha Boys Band

22. TheReggae50 – Pioneer Award of Honor to Bunny Wailer 

23. TheReggae50 –Pioneer Award of Honor to Chris Blackwell – Island Records

24.TheReggae50 – Pioneer Award of Honor to Copeland Forbes 

25. TheReggae50 – Pioneer Award of Honor to Freddy McGregor

26. TheReggae50 – Pioneer Award of Honor to Johnny Nash

27. TheReggae50 – Pioneer Award of Honor to Judy Mowatt

28. TheReggae50 – Pioneer Award of Honor to Lee “Scratch” Perry

29. TheReggae50 – Pioneer Award of Honor to Marcia Griffiths

30. TheReggae50 – Pioneer Award of Honor to The Heptones

31. TheReggae50 – Pioneer Award of Honor to Toots Hibbert

32. TheReggae50 – Pioneer Award of Honor to U-Roy

33. TheReggae50 – Pioneer Award of Honor to Ibo Cooper

34. TheReggae50 – Pioneer Award of Honor to Thomas Cowan

35. TheReggae50 – Pioneer Award of Honor to Rita Marley

36. TheReggae50 – Pioneer Award of Honor to Skatalites

37. TheReggae50 – Pioneer Award of Honor to Bob Andy

38. TheReggae50 – Pioneer Award of Honor to Inner Circle

39, TheReggae50 – Pioneer Award of Honor to Third World

40 & 41. TheReggae50 – Pioneer Award of Honor to Sly and Robbie (individually & together)

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NOMINEES AND SPECIAL AWARDEES!

 

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Again, please note that all winners will be /revealed LIVE at the 37thAnnual International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA),on Saturday May 11th, 2019. It will be post broadcasted nationally, soon thereafter. Like us on social media @irawma and @thereggae50 or visit www.irawma.com for more following the event.