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EME 08 - Nominee



(1) DJ OF THE YEAR (Male) (for a solo vocal performance)

1. SHAGGY

2. VYBZ KARTEL

3. BEENIE MAN

4. MUNGA

5. BUSY SIGNAL



(2) DJ / SINGJAY OF THE YEAR (Female) (for a solo vocal performance)

1. MACKA DIAMOND

2. D'ANGEL

3. QUEEN IFRICA

4. LADY SAW

5. TIMBER-LEE



(3) VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Male) (for a solo vocal performance)

1. TAURRUS RILEY

2. DAVILLE

3. COCO TEA

4. JAH CURE

5. RICHIE SPICE



(4) VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Female)
(for a solo vocal performance)

1. ALAINE

2. CHERINE ANDERSON

3. CECILE

4. ETANA

5. TAMI CHIN



(5) PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (Dance Hall) (overall best charting record producer in this category In the eligibility year)

1. ROBERT LIVINGSTON for BIG YARD MUSIC

2. DONOVAN BENNETT for DON CORLEON RECORDS

3. STEPHEN McGREGOR for BIG SHIP MUSIC

4. MARIO 'C'AMPBELL for 357 RECORDS

5. CHRISTOPHER BIRCH for BIRCH HILL RECORDS



(6) PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (Reggae) (overall best charting record producer in this category in the eligibility year)

1. KEMAR McGREGOR for NO DOUBT RECORDS

2. JOSEPH BOGDANOVICH & ANDREW PRENDERGAST for DOWN SOUND RECORDS

3. ARIF COOPER for FRESH EAR MUSIC

4. DONOVAN GERMAIN for PENTHOUSE RECORDS

5. ROBERT LIVINGSTON for BIG YARD MUSIC

6. SHANE BROWN for JUKE BOKK PRODUCTIONS



(7) BEST NEW ARTIST (Male) (award to an artist whose release(s) during the

eligibility year establishes his public identity)

1. DEMARCO

2. I-OCTANE

3. MUNGA

4. BUGLE

5. SERANI



(8) BEST NEW ARTIST (Female) (award to an artist whose release(s) during the eligibility year establishes her public identity)

1. NATALIE

2. BARBEE

3. MISS TRINITI

4. IRIE – LOVE

5. TIMBER-LEE



(9) DUO / GROUP OF THE YEAR (for vocal performance(s) by established duos or groups)

1. BRICK AND LACE

2. TOK

3. MORGAN HERITAGE

4. RDX

5. VOICE MAIL

6. CHAKA DEMUS AND PLIERS



(10) BIGGEST COMEBACK ARTIST OF THE YEAR (award to an artist whose

release(s) in the eligilibility year marked his/her 'return' to the charts after a long break)

1. NINJAMAN

2. RAY DARWIN

3. ANTHONY B

4. CHAKA DEMUS AND PLIERS

5. COCO TEA



(11) 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)

1. CHURCH HEATHEN

2. BACK IT UP

3. FALLEN SOLDIERS

4. GULLY SIDE

5. WINE PON YUH

6. NAH GO A JAIL



(12) SONG OF THE YEAR (Reggae)

(award to the artist and producer who score the biggest charting song in this category during the eligilibity year)

1. SHE'S ROYAL

2. STICKY

3. THE WORLD IS A CYCLE

4. BELOW THE WAIST

5. ROOTS

6. BOARD HOUSE



(13) TOP INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

(award to an artist whose solo or collaborative release(s) allowed for greater penetration of the international marketplace)

1. JUNIOR REID

2. COLLIE BUDDZ

3. STEPHEN MARLEY

4. SHAGGY

5. SEAN PAUL

6. BUJU BANTON



(14) ALBUM OF THE YEAR ( award to artist(s) and producer(s) if different from artist(s))

1. TOO BAD …………………………….....BUJU BANTON

2. PARABLES………………………………..TARRUS RILEY

3. MIND CONTROL……………………….STEPHEN MARLEY

4. ON MY MIND……………………………DAVILLE

5. THE LIVING FIRE……………………..CHUCK FENDER

6. WALK OUT………………………………..LADY SAW



(15) RECORDING ARTIST OF THE YEAR

(award to the artist with the most charting hits in the eligilibility year)

1. MAVADO

2. BEENIE MAN

3. SHAGGY

4. MUNGA

5. BUSY SIGNAL

6. MR VEGAs



(16) CULTURAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

(
award to artist with the best cultural recording(s) in the eligibility year)

1. LUTAN FYAH

2. QUEEN IFRICA

3. ETANA

4. TARRUS RILEY

5. JAH CURE

6. PRESSURE



(17) 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)

1. BRICK AND LACE

2. PRESSURE

3. DEMARCO

4. ETANA

5. ALAINE

6. CHRISTOPHER MARTIN