so the reggae awards @apollo last night

**Bizzy** · 05-05-2008, 02:48 PM

Re: so the reggae awards @apollo last night

hummuch awards dem have so??

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since u nuh poas any pics, i will go si what mi can find when mi return

**chitowngirl** · 05-05-2008, 02:57 PM

Re: so the reggae awards @apollo last night

Leading the list of nominees for 2007 is Tarrus Riley, with a mega seven (7) nods, two of them being Best Male Vocalist and Best Song, for the female anthem “She Royal”. Gangster DJ Mavado has five (5) nods from IRAWMA, for Best Male DJ, Best Album, Best Recording Artist(s), Songwriter of the Year, and Community Service. Beenie Man, Buju Banton, Steven Marley, Shaggy, and Sean Kingston all received four (4) nominations, while soca star Machel Montano, Kymani Marley and Junior Reid, each captured three (3). Reid is nominated for two (2) in the same category of Best Crossover for his hits with Alicia Keys and rapper MIMS.

Inductees for the 2008 Hall of Fame/Lifetime Award are: Caribbean Pop Star Billy Ocean, Gospel great Claudelle Clarke, Engineer Errol Brown and Entertainer Winston Francis. Ephraim Martin, Founder of the IRAWMA, announced that among the performers are Beenie Man, Kymani Marley, Doug E. Fresh, Sean Kingston, Tarrus Riley, Etana, Dean Fraser, D’Angel, and Winsome Benjamin. Buju Banton will be among the presenters for the star studded event.

Other nominees include: Ziggy Marley, Marcia Griffiths, Rihanna, Jay Z, Kanye West, Wyclef Jean, King Sunny Ade, Sly and Robbie, Youssou N’Dour, Toots & the Maytals, Beres Hammond, Daddy Yankee, Marc Anthony, Shakira, Angela Kidjo, Femi Kuti, and Jah Cure.

**chitowngirl** · 05-05-2008, 03:00 PM