CATEGORIES // NOMINEES & HONOUREES EME AWARDS 2010
(For recordings and overall impact between Oct. 01, 2008 – Sept. 30, 2009)
Note….. more or less than six (6) nominations in a category is the result of ties
CATEGORIES NOMINEES
1) DJ OF THE YEAR (MALE) (for overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility year) VYBZ KARTEL BEENIE MAN BOUNTY KILLER ELEPHANT MAN BUSY SIGNAL DING DONG FLIPPA MAFIA KIPRICH WINNER – VYBZ KARTEL
2) DJ OF THE YEAR (FEMALE) (for overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility year) MACKA DIAMOND STACIOUS TIFA LADY SAW SPICE LADY G PAMPUATTAE LISA HYPE
WINNER - SPICE
3) VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (MALE) (for overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility) ROMAINE VIRGO JAH CURE TARRUS RILEY RICHIE SPICE STEVIE FACE DAVILLE HEZRON
WINNER – JAH CURE
4) VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (FEMALE) (for overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility year) ETANA SOPHIA BROWN CHERINE ANDERSON ALAINE TAMI CHIN PHYLLISIA BARBEE
WINNER – CHERINE ANDERSON
5) PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (DANCE HALL) (for overall impact as a record producer in this category in the eligibility year)
TARIQ ‘RUSSIAN JOHNSON - CHIMNEY RECORDS STEPHEN MCGREGOR - BIG SHIP D. & C. HARRINSINGH, C. MARSH - DASECA LINTON ‘TJ’ WHITE - TJ RECORDS NOTNICE - AINSLEY MORRIS NOTICE - UNGA & WELCH JASON HENRIQUES/SHAWN ANDERSON/ MATTHEW GRAY - COPPER SHOT ARIF COOPER - FRESH EAR
WINNER – STEPHEN McGREGOR
6) PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (REGGAE) (for overall impact as a record producer in this category in the eligibility year)
KEMAR’DJ Flava’ Mc GREGOR – NO DOUBT RECORDS DELMAR ‘Della’ DRUMMOND – DANGER ZONE DONOVAN BENNETT – DON CORLEON LABEL SLY & ROBBIE – TAXI LABEL DONOVAN GERMAIN – PENTHOUSE RECORDS LLOYD JAMES JNR. - JAM II LABEL STEPHEN McGREGOR – BIG SHIP LABEL
WINNER – DONOVAN GERMAIN
7) BEST NEW ARTIST (MALE) (award to an artist whose overall impact during the eligibility year establishes his public identity as a recording artist) GEE-WHIZZ RAS PENCO WASP ROMAINE VIRGO CHASE CROSS CHEVAUGHN MERITAL
WINNER – G WHIZZ
8) BEST NEW ARTIST (FEMALE) (award to an artist whose overall impact during the eligibility year establishes her public identity) STREAM GAZA INDU PHYLLISIA RAINE SEVILLE SOPHIA SQUIRE GAZA KIM LISA HYPE TIMEKA MARSHALL
WINNER – LISA HYPE
9) DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR (for overall impact as a vocal performer by established duos or groups in the eligibility year)
RDX LUST TOK ANDREW & WADA BLOOD BONAFIDE VOICEMAIL SUGAR ROY & CONRAD CRYSTAL MERITAL
WINNER - MERITAL
10) BIGGEST COMEBACK ARTIST (award to an artist whose release(s) in the eligilibility year marked his/her ‘return’ to the charts after a long break)
CHUCKLE BERRY ANTHONY RED ROZE LLOYD LOVINDEER RUFFIAN SPANNER BANNER MIKEYLOUS
WINNER – SPANNER BANNER
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)
COMPLETELY MOCKING BIRD I AM BLESSED MIND PON MI MONEY LIFE FROM MAWNING HOLIDAY GOOD GIRL, GONE BAD
WINNER - HOLIDAY
12) SONG OF THE YEAR (REGGAE) (award to the artist and producer who score the biggest charting song in this category during the eligibility year) SO IN LOVE - HEZRON CALL ON ME – JAH CURE/ PHILLISIA A THOUSAND MILES AWAY – RAS PENCO CAAN SLEEP – ROMAINE VIRGO MAMA YOU ALONE – I-OCTANE LIONESS ON THE RISE – QUEEN IFRICA TELL IT LIKE IT IS – STEVIE FACE ONE MORE NIGHT – BUSY SIGNAL
WINNER – CALL ON ME
13) ALBUM OF THE YEAR (award to artist(s) and producer(s) if different from artist(s) whose album had biggest impact in this category in the eligibility year)
UNIVERSAL CURE – JAH CURE RASTA GOT SOUL – BUJU BANTON MR BROOKS – A BETTER TOMORROW CONTAGIOUS – TARRUS RILEY MONTEGO BAY – QUEEN IFRICA 2 SIDES OF MY HEART – GRAMPS MORGAN MADE IN JAMAICA – COURTNEY ‘YOGI’ JOHN IMPERIAL BLAZE – SEAN PAUL
2 SIDES OF MY HEART VOL. 1 - GRAMPS MORGAN
14) RECORDING ARTIST OF THE YEAR (award to the artist with the most charting hits in the eligibility year)
VYBZ KARTEL MAVADO ELEPHANT MAN DING DONG KONSHENS QUEEN IFRICA
WINNER – VYBZ KARTEL
15) CULTURAL /POSITIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR (award to artist with the best/biggest cultural/positive recording(s) in the eligibility year) TARRUS RILEY QUEEN IFRICA RICHIE SPICE JAH CURE I – OCTANE KONSHENS LUTAN FYAH
WINNER – TARRUS RILEY
16) BREAKTHRU ARTIST OF THE YEAR (award to artist whose work attracted local and international attention, and who is seen as poised as a leader for the next generation of reggae/ dance hall stars)
CHINO CHARLEY BLACK BLACK RYNO JAHVINCI DING DONG FLEXX BRAMMA TYRICAL
WINNER – CHINO & JAHVINCI (TIE)
17) SONG WRITER/ LYRICIST OF THE YEAR (award to artist whose writing skills on all ‘charting’ songs were of a consistently high standard )
VYBZ KARTEL BUSY SIGNAL MAVADO KONSHENS ASSASSIN QUEEN IFRICA WAYNE MARSHALL DEMARCO
WINNER – VYBZ KARTEL
18) SINGJAY OF THE YEAR (MALE) (award to the artist with the biggest overall impact in this category in the eligilibility year) NESBETH MAVADO MR VEGAS CHARLEY BLACK I – OCTANE CHINO SERANI KONSHENS
WINNER - MAVADO
19) SINGJAY OF THE YEAR (FEMALE) (award to the artist with the biggest overall impact in this category in the eligibility year)
CECILE D’ANGEL QUEEN IFRICA TANYA STEVENS BLACK QUEEN RUFFIAN ISHAWNA
WINNER – QUEEN IFRICA
20) COLLABO OF THE YEAR (DANCE HALL) (for a collaborative vocal performance by artists who do not normally perform together)
COMPLETELY – VYBZ KARTEL & INDU THINK BOUT MI – MACKA & UNICORN UGLY SO – KIPRICH & BLACKER GOOD GIRL, GONE BAD – TARRUS RILEY & KONSHENS DIP AGAIN – ELEPHANT MAN & DING DONG HOLIDAY - DING DONG & CHEVAUGHN VERSITILITY – VYBZ KARTEL & INDU DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY – VOICEMAIL & BUSY SIGNAL
WINNER - HOLIDAY
21) COLLABO OF THE YEAR (REGGAE) (for a collaborative vocal performance by artists who do not normally perform together) CALL ON ME – JAH CURE Feat PHYLLISIA DUMPLING SHOP – LLOYD LOVINDEER & MAMA TIA PRESSURING THE POOR – SPRING-1 & RAS SHILOH YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING – NODDY VIRTUE & JODIAN PANTRY KING AND QUEEN – RICHIE SPICE & ALISON HINDS FOREVERMORE – TARRUS RILEY/ ALAINE TRY JAH LOVE – JOSIE MEL & SMOKEY BENZ JAH JAH SEE DEM A COME – SUGAR ROY & CONRAD CRYSTAL
WINNER – CALL ON ME
22) RHYTHM OF THE YEAR (REGGAE) (award to the producer of the reggae rhythm with the biggest impact in the eligibility year)
CHANGES – DON CORLEON RECORDS AUTOMATIC – PENTHOUSE RECORDS SWEETNESS - MAC D RECORDS GOOD LOVE – JAM 2 RECORDS SWEET RHYTHM – NO DOUBT RECORDS KARMA RHYTHM – ARROWS RECORDING
WINNER – GOOD LOVE (Prod. By Baby G)
23) RHYTHM OF THE YEAR (DANCE HALL) (award to the producer/ label of the dance hall rhythm with the biggest impact in the eligibility year) SET ME FREE - HEART OF LOVE PRODUCTION MOVIE STAR - CHIMNEY RECORDS STREET TEAM - FIRE LINKS MUSIC GOOD LIFE - LIV UP RECORDS NATIONAL PRIDE - FRESH EAR PRODUCTIONS TRIPLE BOUNCE - CR0203 RECORDS FITNESS - DI GENIUS MUSIC GO GO CLUB – HEAD CONCUSSION MUSIC
WINNER – GOOD LIFE Prod. By Liv Up Records
24) REGGAE // DANCE HALL COMPILATION OF THE YEAR – VARIOUS ARTISTES (award to the distributor // licensor of the reggae/ dance hall compilation with the biggest impact in the eligibility year)
THE HIT LIST – VARIOUS ARTISTS/ TADS REGGAE GOLD 2009 – VARIOUS ARTISTES/ VP THE ULTIMATE REGGAE/DANCEHALL X-PERIENCE – VARIOUS ARTISTES/ TADS NATIONAL PRIDE – VARIOUS ARTISTS/ TADS GOOD LIFE RIDDIM – VARIOUS ARTISTS GREATEST REGGAE ONE DROP ANTHEMS (2009) –VARIOUS ARTISTES/ GREENSLEEVES STRICTLY THE BEST VOL. 40/ 41- VARIOUS ARTISTES/ VP
WINNER – GOOD LIFE RIDDIM – VARIOUS ARTISTES – LIV UP RECORDS
25) MOST IMPROVED ARTIST (award to a ‘next generation’ artist whose career improves most dramatically in all areas over the eligibility year)
CHINO BLACK RYNO JAHVINCHI WASP TIFA ROMAINE VIRGO KHAGO FLEXX
WINNER – TIFA & FLEXX (TIE)
26) GOSPEL ARTIST OF THE YEAR (award to the gospel artist with the biggest impact in this category in the eligibility year) GODDY GODDY PRODIGAL SON DJ NICHOLAS OMARI JUDITH GAYLE CARLENE DAVIS RYAN MARK CHEVELLE FRANKLIN
WINNER – DJ NICHOLAS
27) INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR (award to the artist scoring the biggest charting International Hit during the eligibility year)
SEAN KINGSTON MAVADO SEAN PAUL SERANI VYBZ KARTEL/ SPICE CHERINE ANDERSON
WINNER – SEAN PAUL
28) BEST THEATRICAL PRODUCTION (award to the theatrical production with the biggest impact in the eligibility year)
BASHMENT GRANNY BASHMENT GRANNY 2 DIANA THE XTORTIONISTZ ME AND MI CHUPSIE
WINNER - BASHMENT GRANNY
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS :
29) VIDEO OF THE YEAR (REGGAE) - Feels So Good by Barbee…Director(s) Ras Tingle & Rupert Campbell
30) VIDEO OF THE YEAR (DANCEHALL) – Dance the Night Away by Voice Mail & Busy Signal ….Director Jeremy Whittaker. Producers Melissa Llewellyn & Conroy Forte
31) PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR – Bounty Killer at Reggae Sumfest 2k9
32) BEST DRESSED ARTIST – Cecile
33) SHOW OF THE YEAR - Shaggy & Friends 2K9
34) BEST ORIGINAL DANCE MOVE OF THE YEAR – Skip to Ma Lue by Ding Dong & Ravers Clavers
HONOUR AWARDS:
35) ROLE MODEL OF THE YEAR AWARDEES: (Jamaican Artist (s) of International Accclaim who’s led his/her life by example and have brought their offspring into the world of Reggae)
TOOTS HIBBERT DENROY MORGAN
36) INTERNATIONAL FRIEND OF REGGAE AWARDEE ( International. Super Star(s) will receive this Awards for his/her support of Reggae Music)….
INDIA ARIE