Jamaicas first ever Video Music Awards will take place shortly. The RETV MVP Video Music Awards nominations are now out. The nominees were selected by a panel comprising RETV staff and industry personnel. 

The winners will be determined by the public who will vote by sending emails with their choices, to mvp@reggaetelevision.com Viewers will email the category and that they are voting for along with the number assigned to the video in that particular category.  A panel will also have the final decision in the selection of the winners in each category.

Voting is now open and closes on February 12, 2009.  Winners will be announced in a live presentation on RETV in February.

Remember to start voting now and get your fans, friends and your myspace and facebook contacts to start voting.

Here are the categories:

BEST GOSPEL VIDEO   

Tears Fall- Goddy Goddy and Ryan Mark
Blue Waters- Carlene Davis
Head Cyaan So Hot- Prodigal Son
Trouble- DJ Nicholas
The Rock- Prodigal Son                                                 
Category B

BEST DIRECTOR 

Jason Jay Will Williams
Ras Kassa
Ras Tingle
Winston Mayhew
Scorpio 21
Dexter Pottinger
Category C

BEST DANCER IN A VIDEO 

Mystic-
Shady Squad
Ice
Ovamars
Global Bob aka Sponge Bob
First Class Dancers
Category D

BEST REGGAE VIDEO    

Nothing to Smile About- Morgan Heritage
Start Anew- Tarrus Riley
Stronger- Fantan Mojah
Bad Man Dont Cry- Shaggy
Just Like in the Movies- Natural Black
Dont Forget- Etana                                        
Category E

BEST MUSIC VIDEO (Male)   

Tic Toc- Busy Signal
Different Page- I Octane
This is How I Feel- Terro 3000
Stronger- Fantan Mojah
Mus Come a Road- Mr. Vegas
Bad Man Dont Cry- Shaggy
Category F

BEST VIDEO BY GROUP/DUO 

Get the Money/Ganga Lee- Voice Mail
Blessings a Multiply- Daville and Demarco
Jah Jah See Them a Come- Sugar Roy, Conrad Crystal and Gyptian
Dancers Anthem- RDX
Mercy Please- Black Judah
Back it Up- Leftside and Sean Paul
Category G

RETV MVP ICON AWARD: Trevor Baillie

Category H

BEST CARIBBEAN VIDEO

Fyah- Kevin Lyttle (St. Vincent & The Grenadines)
Move- KK Alese (Cayman)
Pumpin- Peter Ram (Barbados)
Defense Anthem Remix- Machel Montano and Pit Bull (Trinidad & Tobago)
Friends- Choclate Allen and Queen Ifrica (Trinidad & Tobago)
Category I

BEST DANCEHALL VIDEO

The Mission- Stephen and Damian Marley
Tic Toc- Busy Signal
Shoot Out- Mykal Rose
Gully Creepa- Elephant Man
Bottom of the Barrel- Tifa
Category J

BEST MUSIC VIDEO  (Female)

Stronger- DAngel
Messenger- Tessanne Chin
Falling Down- Stacious
Back it Up- Natalie Storm
Ride or Die- Cecile
Bottom of the Barrel- Tifa

Category K

BEST VIDEO FROM A NEW ARTISTE

Value of a Lady- Bramma
Busted- MBC
Winner- Konshens
In My Life- Terro 3000
4 AM- Ra Deal
From a Place- Sleepy Hollow Tips

Category L

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Bad Man Dont Cry- Shaggy
Tic Toc- Busy Signal
The Mission- Stephen and Damian Marley
Messenger- Tessanne Chin
This is How I Feel- Terro 3000
Start Anew- Tarrus Riley