CATEGORIES // NOMINEES & HONOUREES - EME AWARDS 2009

(For recordings between Oct. 01, 2007 Sept. 30, 2008)

Note.. more or less than five (5) nominations in a category is the result of ties

CATEGORIES NOMINEES

DJ OF THE YEAR (Male)
(For a solo vocal performance)
VYBZ KARTEL
BEENIE MAN
ELEPHANT MAN
BUSY SIGNAL
ASSASSIN
BUJU BANTON


DJ OF THE YEAR (Female)
(For a solo vocal performance)
MACKA DIAMOND
STACIOUS
TIFA
LADY SAW
SPICE
TIMBERLEE


VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Male)
(For a solo vocal performance)
BERES HAMMOND
COCOA TEA
TERRY LINEN
TARRUS RILEY
RICHIE SPICE
GEORGE NOOKS
COURTNEY JOHN


VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Female)
(For a solo vocal performance)
ETANA
JODIAN PANTRY
TESSANNE CHIN
CHERINE ANDERSON
BARBEE
MISS TRINITI


PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (Dance Hall)
(Overall best charting record producer in this category in the eligibility year)
S & A LOCKE for TRUCK BACK
STEPHEN MCGREGOR for BIG SHIP
D. & C. HARRINSINGH, C. MARSH for DASECA
LINTON 'TJ' WHITE for TJ RECORDS
SEAN SEANIZZLE' REID for SEANIZZLE
DONOVAN BENNETT for DON CORLEON
TREVOR 'Baby G' JAMES for BABY G
LLOYD JAMES Jr. for JAM II


PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (Reggae)
(Overall best charting record producer in this category in the eligibility year)
KEMAR'DJ Flava' Mc GREGOR for NO DOUBT REC
DELMAR 'Della' DRUMMOND for DANGER ZONE
DAMION ALLEN for UPLIFTING MUSIC INT'L.
DONOVAN BENNETT for DON CORLEON LABEL
KURT RILEY for AMG RECORDS
LLOYD AND MICHELLE CAMPBELL for JOE FRASER


BEST NEW ARTIST (Male)
(Award to an artist whose release(s) during the eligibility year establishes his public identity)
BLACK RYNO
KONSHENS
BRAGGA
DEVA BRAT
CHARLY BLACK
LADEN
D-MAJOR


BEST NEW ARTIST (Female)
(Award to an artist whose release(s) during the eligibility year establishes her public identity)
STACIOUS
TIFA
ALIBRA
SOPHIA BROWN
KK ALESE
PAMPUTAE
NATALEE STORM


DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
(For vocal performance(s) by established duos or groups)
MONSTER EMPIRE
RDX
LUST
MORGAN HERITAGE
ANDREW & WADA *lo**
BLACK JUDAH
VOICEMAIL


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)
HOPETON LINDO
LEROY SMART
MYKAL ROSE
HARRY TODDLER
COURTNEY MELODY
JIMMY RILEY


SONG OF THE YEAR (Dance Hall)
(Award to the artist and producer who scored the biggest charting song in this category during the eligibility year)
ON THE ROCK
GULLY CREEPA
THE MISSION
GIMMI LIKKLE
WINE GYAL
I'M SO SPECIAL
TRAILER LOAD OF MONEY
WINNER


SONG OF THE YEAR (Reggae)
(Award to the artist and producer who scored the biggest charting song in this category during the eligibility year)
JUST AS I AM
MOOD FOR LOVE
DI PLANE LAND
DIFFERENT PAGE
NOTHING TO SMILE BOUT
BARAK OBAMA
WARRIOR LOVE


ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(Award to artist(s) and producer(s) if different from artist(s))
ALBUM OF THE YEAR (Award to artist(s) and producer(s) if different from artist(s))
MISSION IN PROGRESS-MORGAN HERITAGE
THE STRONG ONE-ETANA
INTOXICATION-SHAGGY
LET'S GET PHYSICAL-ELEPHANT MAN
DIAMOND SERIES 'GOLD'-GEORGE NOOKS
LOADED-BUSY SIGNAL


RECORDING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(Award to the artist with the most charting hits in the eligibility year)
VYBZ KARTEL
MAVADO
BEENIE MAN
ELEPHANT MAN
ETANA
ASSASSIN
SERANI


CULTURAL/POSITIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(Award to artist with the best cultural recording(s) in the eligibility year)
TARRUS RILEY
QUEEN IFRICA
RICHIE SPICE
MORGAN HERITAGE
I-OCTANE
KONSHENS
ETANA


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)
ERUP
I-OCTANE
SHANE-O
PATRIOT
FLIPPA MAFIA
SERANI
D'ANGEL


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)
VYBZ KARTEL
BUJU BANTON
BUSY SIGNAL
FLIPPA MAFIA
MAVADO
BUGLE
KONSHENS


SINGJAY OF THE YEAR (Male)
(Award to the artist with the best overall chart success in this category in the eligibility year)
MAVADO
MR VEGAS
SERANI
BUGLE
DEMARCO
I-OCTANE


SINGJAY OF THE YEAR (Female)
(Award to the artist with the best overall chart success in this category in the eligibility year)
CECILE
D'ANGEL
QUEEN IFRICA
MBC
NATALEE STORM



BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR(Dance Hall)
(For a collaborative vocal performance by artists who do not normally perform together)
THE MISSIONDAMIAN & STEPHEN MARLEY
BURNIN, BURNINMISS TRINITI & BEENIE MAN
SHAKE THAT BODYPI FEAT. ELEPHANT MAN
DOHSERANI & BUGLE
REAL JAMAICANSMYKAL ROSE & BUSY SIGNAL


BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR (Reggae)
(For a collaborative vocal performance by artists who do not normally perform together)
BED OF ROSESNODDY VIRTUE & JODIAN PANTRY
PAINCAPLETON & BOBO ZARRO & CONTRACTOR
MERCY PLEASEBLACK JUDAH & WARRIOR KING
WANT TEK LIFEJNR. REID/ANDREW & WADA *lo**
PULL UP SELECTATARRUS & JIMMY RILEY


RHYTHM OF THR YEAR (Reggae)
(Award to the producer)
RUB-A-DUB
JOURNEY
CHI CHI BUD
GOLDEN GATE
CHEMISTRY
SECRETS


RHYTHM OF THE YEAR (Dance Hall)
(Award to the producer)
UNFINISHED BIZNIZ
LOOK GAL
CHINEY-K
MISSION
SHOOT OUT
WORK OUT
GEAR BOX


REGGAE/DANCE HALL COMPILATION OF THE YEAR - VARIOUS ARTISTES
(Award to the distributor // licensor)
REGGAE GOLD 2008
THE ULTIMATE REGGAE/DANCEHALL X-PERIENCE
JAMROCK CLASSICS
RIDDIM RULER-DROP IT
GREATEST REGGAE ONE DROP ANTHEMS (2008)



MOST IMPROVED ARTIST
(Award to artist whose career improves dramatically in all areas over the eligilibility year)
D'ANGEL
I-OCTANE
ANDREW & WADA *lo**
NODDY VIRTUE
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN
BUGLE
FLIPPA MAFIA


GOSPEL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(Award to artist adjudged the most popular in this category in the eligibility year)
GODDY GODDY
PRODIGAL SON
DJ NICHOLAS
OMARI
JUDITH GAYLE
MOSES
RYAN MARK


-HONOUR AWARDS-

~PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
~VIDEO OF THE YEAR (Reggae)
~VIDEO OF THE YEAR (Dance Hall)
~BEST DRESSED ARTIST
~SHOW OF THE YEAR
~DANCEHALL TRENDSETTER OF THE YEAR
~BEST ORIGINAL DANCE SONG/MOVE OF THE YEAR

~ROLE MODEL OF THE YEAR (AWARDEES)
*SONIA POTTINGER*
*FREDDIE McGREGGOR
*LLOYD 'KING JAMMY' JAMES*

~INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS OF REGGAE AWARDS
(International Super Stars each receive these Awards for their continued support of Reggae)
*MISSY ELLIOTT*
*JASMIN SULLIVAN*
*JOHN LEGEND*