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Date: 16:40 01/21 2008

EME nominations announced

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The fourth annual Excellence in Music & Entertainment (EME) awards will kick off on Thursday, February 7 with a live broadcast on HOT 102 FM from the Gardens of the Jamaica Pegasus hotel. The show will also be recorded and rebroadcast on CVM TV.

DJs Mavado, Shaggy and Beenie Man lead this years EME with five nominations each. Entertainers like Vybz Kartel, Busy Signal, Tarrus Riley, and Etana are next with four each.

Here is a list of the categories and nominees:

DJ OF THE YEAR (Male)
(for a solo vocal performance)
SHAGGY
VYBZ KARTEL
BEENIE MAN
MUNGA
BUSY SIGNAL

DJ / SINGJAY OF THE YEAR (Female)
(for a solo vocal performance)
MACKA DIAMOND
DANGEL
QUEEN IFRICA
LADY SAW
TIMBER-LEE

VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Male)
(for a solo vocal performance)
TAURRUS RILEY
DAVILLE
COCO TEA
JAH CURE
RICHIE SPICE

VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Female)
(for a solo vocal performance)
ALAINE
CHERINE ANDERSON
CECILE
ETANA
TAMI CHIN

(5) PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (Dance Hall)
(overall best charting record producer in this category in the eligibility year)
ROBERT LIVINGSTON for BIG YARD MUSIC
DONOVAN BENNETT for DON CORLEON RECORDS
STEPHEN McGREGOR for BIG SHIP MUSIC
MARIO CAMPBELL for 357 RECORDS
CHRISTOPHER BIRCH for BIRCH HILL RECORDS

(6) PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (Reggae)
(overall best charting record producer in this category in the eligibility year)
KEMAR McGREGOR for NO DOUBT RECORDS
JOSEPH BOGDANOVICH & ANDREW PRENDERGAST for DOWN SOUND RECORDS
ARIF COOPER for FRESH EAR MUSIC
DONOVAN GERMAIN for PENTHOUSE RECORDS
ROBERT LIVINGSTON for BIG YARD MUSIC
SHANE BROWN for JUKE BOKK PRODUCTIONS

(7) BEST NEW ARTIST (Male)
(award to an artist whose release(s) during the eligilibity year establishes his public identity)
DEMARCO
I-OCTANE
MUNGA
BUGLE
SERANI

BEST NEW ARTIST (Female)
(award to an artist whose release(s) during the eligibility year establishes her public identity)
NATALIE
BARBEE
MISS TRINITI
IRIE LOVE
TIMBER-LEE

DUO / GROUP OF THE YEAR
(for vocal performance(s) by established duos or groups)
BRICK AND LACE
TOK
MORGAN HERITAGE
RDX
VOICE MAIL
CHAKA DEMUS AND PLIERS

BIGGEST COMEBACK ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(award to an artist whose release(s) in the eligibility year marked his/her return to the charts after a long break)
NINJAMAN
RAY DARWIN
ANTHONY B
CHAKA DEMUS AND PLIERS
COCO TEA

(11)SONG OF THE YEAR (Dance Hall)
(award to the artist and producer who score the biggest charting song in this category during the eligibility year)
CHURCH HEATHEN
BACK IT UP
FALLEN SOLDIERS
GULLY SIDE
WINE PON YUH
NAH GO A JAIL

SONG OF THE YEAR (Reggae)
(award to the artist and producer who score the biggest charting song in this category during the eligibility year)
SHES ROYAL
STICKY
THE WORLD IS A CYCLE
BELOW THE WAIST
ROOTS
BOARD HOUSE

TOP INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(award to an artist whose solo or collaborative release(s) allowed for greater penetration of the international marketplace)
JUNIOR REID
COLLIE BUDDZ
STEPHEN MARLEY
SHAGGY
SEAN PAUL
BUJU BANTON

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(award to artist(s) and producer(s) if different from artist(s))
TOO BAD BUJU BANTON
PARABLESTARRUS RILEY
MIND CONTROLSTEPHEN MARLEY
ON MY MINDDAVILLE
THE LIVING FIRECHUCK FENDER
WALK OUTLADY SAW

(15) RECORDING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(award to the artist with the most charting hits in the eligibility year)
MAVADO
BEENIE MAN
SHAGGY
MUNGA
BUSY SIGNAL
MR VEGAS

CULTURAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(award to artist with the best cultural recording(s) in the eligibility year)
LUTAN FYAH
QUEEN IFRICA
ETANA
TARRUS RILEY
JAH CURE
PRESSURE

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(award to artist whose work attracted local and international attention and who signed to a label and/or started work on, or released an album on said label)
BRICK AND LACE
PRESSURE
DEMARCO
ETANA
ALAINE
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN

SONG WRITER / LYRICIST OF THE YEAR (Reggae / Dance Hall)
(award to artist whose writing skills on all charting songs were of a consistently high standard)
ASSASSIN
VYBZ KARTEL
BUSY SIGNAL
CHAM
QUEEN IFRICA
MAVADO

SINGJAY OF THE YEAR
(award to the artist with the best overall chart success in this category in the eligibility year)
MR VEGAS
MAVADO
LUTAN FYAH
NESBETH
PRESSURE

BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR(Dance Hall)
(for a collaborative vocal performance by artists who do not normally perform together)
BABY FATHER.VYBZ KARTEL / DANGEL
DYINGMAVADO / SERANI
DREAMING OF YOU.BEENIE MAN / ALAINE
GUN RISE.........................TEFLON / I-OCTANE
GIVE IT UP TO ME..BEENIE MAN/BARBEE

BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR (Reggae)
(for a collaborative vocal performance by artists who do not normally perform together)
ALWAYS ON MY MIND.DAVILLE / SEAN PAUL
MISSING YOU.BARBEE / JUNIOR KELLY
BONAFIDE GIRL SHAGGY / RIK ROC / TONY GOLD
COMING OVER TONIGHT ...CHUCK FENDER/CHERINE ANDERSON
REVOLUTION....EDEE / IRIE LOVE

RHYTHM OF THR YEAR (Reggae)
(award to the producer)
GUARDIAN ANGEL produced by ARIF COOPER for FRESH EAR MUSIC
JAMDOWN produced by D. DRUMMOND for DANGER ZONE RECORDS
STOP THE FIGHTING produced by D. Germain for PENTHOUSE RECORDS
SHANTY / PANTY TOWN produced by ROBERT LIVINGSTON for BIG YARD MUSIC
SOLOMON produced by ROBERT LIVINGSTON for BIG YARD MUSIC

RHYTHM OF THE YEAR (Dance Hall)
(award to the producer)
AIRWAVES produced by FIRE LINKS for FIRE LINKS RECORDS
HEATHEN produced by ROBERT LIVINGSTON for BIG YARD MUSIC
RAGING BULL produced by DONOVAN BENNETT for DON CORLEON MUSIC
TREMOR produced by STEPHEN McGREGOR for BIG SHIP MUSIC
SILVER SCREEN produced by DONOVAN BENNETT for DON CORLEON MUSIC
BELLVUE produced by CHRISTOPHER BIRCH for BIRCHILL RECORDS

MOST UPLIFTING LYRICS
(award to the artist/writer(s))
SAVE THE JUVENILE written by artist LUTAN FYAH
SHOW MORE LOVE TO THE YOUTHS by artist SIZZLA KALONJI
CONSCIENCE written by artist CHAM
NAH GO A JAIL written by artist BUSY SIGNAL
DADDY written by artist QUEEN IFRICA

HONOUR AWARDS
REGGAE ROLE MODEL OF THE YEAR
DANCE HALL ROLE MODEL OF THE YEAR
BEST ORIGINAL DANCE MOVE OF THE YEAR
VIDEO OF THE YEAR (Reggae / Dance Hall)
SHOW OF THE YEAR (Local)
SHOW OF THE YEAR (International)
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS OF REGGAE AWARDS (Two Intnl. Super Stars will each receive these Awards for their continued support of Reggae)

-- Edited by ANDRE_DESIGNZ at 21:44, 2008-09-24

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Date: 16:44 01/21 2008

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and why is beenie man in that kategory but MAVADO isn't ...hmmm... muzt b a typo.... BUSYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WI SEHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ www.myspace.com/djkipa

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Date: 16:45 01/21 2008

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no typo gucci i post it the same way mi naaa bias nuh artist mi rate them all __________________ For Pictures...Flyers and Posters and any other design link me up at rhn_roberts@yahoo.com...rrDesignZ

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Date: 16:46 01/21 2008

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maaaaad movado fi any category him inna __________________ iv>

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Date: 16:57 01/21 2008

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AUTO-TUNE ARTISTE OF THE YEAR/DANCEHALL MUNGA KARI JESS DEMARCO LOL LOLMAO -- Edited by shardo at 16:59, 2008-01-21 __________________ follow me on twitta: @_hotskull_

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Date: 12:53 01/22 2008

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This is a f**kingery headline by one876entertainment...Payolla ting, y some artiste goin get dj of the year!p __________________ Quoted..... "HOW CAN U LEAVE A BOUNTY FOR A BEENIE??? BOUNTY IS D PRIZE.... BEENIE IS JUST (a lil thing)"