EME Awards Categories And Nominees‏

CATEGORIES / NOMINEES & HONOUREES EME AWARDS 2011

(For recordings and overall impact between Oct. 01, 2009 – Sept. 30, 2010)
Note….. more or less than seven (7) nominations in a category is the result of ties

CATEGORIES NOMINEES
(for overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility year)

1) DJ OF THE YEAR (MALE)
(for overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility year)
BEENIE MAN
AIDONIA
BOUNTY KILLER
VYBZ KARTEL
BUSY SIGNAL
ASSASSIN

2) DJ OF THE YEAR (FEMALE)
(for overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility year)
TIFA
STACIOUS
LADY SAW
CECILE
D’ÁNGEL
TIMBERLEE
SPICE

3) VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (MALE)
(for overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility)
HEZRON STEVIE FACE
JAH CURE CHRISTOPHER MARTIN
ROMAIN VIRGO TARRUS RILEY
RICHIE STEPHENS


4) VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (FEMALE)
(for overall impact as a solo vocal performer in the eligibility year)

TAMI CHYNN QUEEN IFRICA
ETANA ALAINE
CHERINE ANDERSON PHYLLISIA

5) PRODUCER/LABEL OF THE YEAR (DANCE HALL)
(for overall impact as a record producer in this category in the eligibility year)

SANKOFA RECORDS - SANKOFA CREW
EQUINOXX PRODUCTIONS - GAVIN BLAIR
CHIMNEY RECORDS - JORDAN MC LURE
BIG SHIP - STEPHEN MCGREGOR
SEANIZZLE RECORDS - SEAN REID
NOTNICE PRODUCTIONS- AINSLEY MORRIS
CASH FLOW RECORDS-DJ NEIL, DJ X & FADA P
CR203 RECORDS - ZJ CHROME
HEAD CONCUSSION RECORDS – TARIQ JOHNSON


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
DONOVAN BENNETT – DON CORLEON LABEL
SLY & ROBBIE – TAXI LABEL
DONOVAN GERMAIN – PENTHOUSE RECORDS
JEREMY HARDING - 2HARD MUSIC
DJ NEIL, DJ X & FADA P - CASH FLOW
DJ FRASS - FRASS PRODUCTIONS


7) BEST NEW ARTIST (MALE)
(award to an artist whose overall impact during the eligibility year establishes his public identity as a recording artist)

VYBRANT RICHIE LOOP
POPCAAN VERSATILE
PROTOJE DJ LIQUID
T’NEZ

8) BEST NEW ARTIST (FEMALE)
(award to an artist whose overall impact during the eligibility year establishes her public identity)

TOYA GAZA SLIM
MISTEREE IKAYA
SHEBA DENYQUE
DJ SUNSHINE KEIDA

9) DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR (for overall impact as a vocal performer by established duos or groups in the eligibility year)

RDX ANDREW & WADA BLOOD
TOK VOICEMAIL ROOTS REVEALERS TWINS OF TWINS
NOMADDZ

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)

RAS CHARMER WARRIOR KING
JUNIOR X MR G
FUTURE FAMBO ANDY LIVINGSTON
MR LEXX


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)

CLARKS
STULLA
HOLD YUH
RUM & RED BULL
MAD OVER
DUMPER TRUCK
THIS IS HOW WE DO IT
NAH SELL OUT MI FREN DEM
MY CUPP
JIM SCREECHIE

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)

WE SHALL FIND A WAY - HEZRON
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE – JAH CURE/ PHYLLISHA
WILDFIRE – TARRUS RILEY
FREE - ETANA
MY LIFE - I –OCTANE
LIFE - SHAWN STORM
NIGHT SHIFT - BUSY SIGNAL
LOSE A FRIEND – I-OCTANE

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)

PON DI GAZA 2.0 – VYBZ KARTEL
ROMAIN VIRGO – ROMAIN VIRGO
DISTANT RELATIVES – JUNIOR GONG & NAS
INFALLIBLE - TANYA STEPHENS
HOLD YOU - GYPTIAN
MY WAY - LADY SAW
BEFORE THE DAWN - BUJU BANTON
BLACK GOLD - DUANE STEPHENSON

14) CULTURAL 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 ETANA
CHUCK FENDER

15) 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)

TONY ANTHONY D’MAJOR
KHAGO I-OCTANE
TIANA THE JOLLY BOYS
SHAWN STORM G WHIZZ


16) SINGJAY OF THE YEAR (MALE)
(award to the artist with the biggest overall impact in this category in the eligilibility year)

MAVADO MR VEGAS
I – OCTANE CHINO KONSHENS GYPTIAN
WAYNE MARSHALL KHAGO

17) COLLABO OF THE YEAR (LOCAL)
(for a collaborative vocal performance by artists who do not normally perform together)

CLARKS – VYBZ KARTEL, POPCAAN & GAZA SLIM
COME INTO MY ROOM – MAVADO & STACIOUS
HOW WE DO IT – ELEPHANT MAN & BOUNTY KILLER
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE – JAH CURE & PHYLLISIA
DRINKING RUM & RED BULL – BEENIE MAN & FAMBO
FOR UR EYES ONLY – SHAGGY & ALAINE
MY HEART – WAYNE MARSHALL & MAVADO
STRONGER – CHAM, MYKAL ROSE & BOUNTY KILLER
CERTIFIED DIVA – TAMI & TIFA

18) RHYTHM OF THE YEAR (REGGAE)
(award to the producer of the reggae rhythm with the biggest impact in the eligibility year)

BIG STAGE – PENTHOUSE
CLASSIC RHYTHM - NO DOUBT
MINOR RHYTHM – DON CORLEON
CITY LIFE RYHTHM – 2HARD MUSIC
PLEASURE RHYTHM – CASH FLOW
CARDIO BASS - ZJ CHROME (CR203)
FEEL SO GOOD – ROMEICH RECORDS

19) RHYTHM OF THE YEAR (DANCE HALL)
(award to the producer/ label of the dance hall rhythm with the biggest impact in the eligibility year)

MAD COLLABO - ZJ CHROME (CR203)
BANK INNA MI POCKET - ROMEICH
12 FURLONG - BALLAZ/SANKOFA
COSA NOSTRA - WARD 21
BAD PEOPLE - STEPHEN McGREGOR
ONE DAY - SEANIZZLE
SMOKIN - ZJ CHROME (CR203)

20) MOST IMPROVED ARTIST
(award to a ‘next generation’ artist whose career improves most dramatically in all areas over the eligibility year)

NICKY B CHI CHING CHING
DAVID M DELUS
DANIELLE aka DI ZAMUNDA
G. WARREN

21) GOSPEL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(award to the gospel artist with the biggest impact in this category in the eligibility year)

GODDY GODDY
JABEZ
PRODIGAL SON
DJ NICHOLAS
JERMAINE EDWARDS
OMARI EDWARDS
JUNIOR TUCKER
JUDITH GAYLE
CARLENE DAVIS
KEVIN DOWNSWELL

22) INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(awarded to the artist scoring the biggest charting International Hit during the eligibility year)

GYPTIAN DAMIAN ‘JUNIOR GONG’ MARLEY
LAZA MORGAN SHAGGY
MAVADO SEAN PAUL
VYBZ KARTEL CHERINE ANDERSON

23) BEST THEATRICAL PRODUCTION
(award to the theatrical production with the biggest impact in the eligibility year)

THE PLUMMER PUPPY LOVE
PASSA PASSA DAILY HOUSE ARREST
GHETTOUT WHAT IS FI YUH

24) BEST INSTRUMENTAL GROUP WITH VOCALS (BAND)
(Award to group/band (not backing band) which had the biggest impact in the eligibility year)

RAGING FIRE DUBTONIC KRU
C-SHARP LIVE WYYA
ROOTZ UNDERGROUND PUBLIC SECRET

25) ARTIST OF THE DECADE (2001-2010)
(Award to the artist who had the biggest impact as a hit maker, performer and as a touring act)

CAPLETON ELEPHANT MAN
SEAN PAUL SIZZLA
BEENIE MAN SHAGGY
BOUNTY KILLER LUCIANO
LADY SAW BUJU BANTON
JUNIOR GONG BERES HAMMOND
MARCIA GRIFFITHS WAYNE WONDER