Caribbean: The results of the Caribbean Music Awards have been announced. The first-ever staging of the award function has taken place on August 31, 2023. The event kick-started at 8: 00 pm last night in New York at the King Theatre.
The awards have been announced in different categories such as Video of the Year (Soca), Music Event of the Year, People’s Choice (Fan’s Favourite), Artiste of the Decade, Performer of the Year (Soca, Dancehall), male and female Artiste of the Year, Kompa Band of the Year, Best New Artiste of the Year (multiple genres), and much more.
The aim of the award show is to celebrate and honour the musical achievements of the artistes of the Caribbean. The artistes who achieved great honours from the year 2021 to 2026 have been awarded.
The musical night covered around 26 categories.
READ HERE: Results of the Caribbean Music Awards
ALKALINE- EP OF THE YEAR (DANCEHALL) EP: THE RIPPLE EFFX
CHRONIC LAW- IMPACT AWARD (DANCEHALL)
KABAKA PYRAMID- IMPACT AWARD (REGGAE)
VIKING DING DONG- IMPACT AWARD (SOCA)
MR. KILLA- PERFORMER OF YEAR (SOCA)
MASICKA- ALBUM OF YEAR (DANCEHALL) ALBUM: 438
SPICE- FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR (DANCEHALL) ALBUM: THE KALLING
LILA IKE- FEMALE ARTIST OF YEAR (REGGAE)
DING DONG- MALE ARTIST OF YEAR (DANCEHALL)
DEXTA DAPS- PERFORMER OF YEAR (DANCEHALL)
VALIANT- BEST NEW ARTIST (DANCEHALL)
TEMPA- BEST NEW ARTIST (SOCA)
SAMORA- BEST NEW ARTIST (REGGAE)
KLASS- KOMPA BAND OF THE YEAR
BERES HAMMOND- MALE ARTIST OF YEAR (REGGAE)
VYBZ KARTEL- ARTIST OF DECADE
MACHEL MONTANO- MALE ARTIST OF YEAR (SOCA)
PATRICE ROBERTS- FEMALE ARTIST OF YEAR (SOCA)
KES- PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD (POWERED BY SPOTIFY’S FREQUENCY)
MR. KILLA- PERFORMER OF YEAR (SOCA)
KABAKA PYRAMID- ALBUM OF YEAR (REGGAE)
GBM NUTRON and DJ SPIDER- COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR (SOCA) SONG: “DOWN DEY”
SKENG & NICKI MINAJ- COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR (DANCEHALL & REGGAE) SONG: “LIKKLE MISS”
POPCAAN & TONI-ANNE SINGH- VIDEO OF YEAR (DANCEHALL/REGGAE) SONG: “NEXT TO ME”
PATRICE ROBERTS- VIDEO OF YEAR (SOCA) SONG “MIND MY BUSINESS”
DING DONG- DANCE SONG OF THE YEAR SONG: “BOUNCE”
The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture of Grenada also extended a greeting to Mr Killa on winning the category of Performer of the Year (Soca) in the inaugural Caribbean Music Awards.
Caribbean Music Awards served as the perfect platform to honour and celebrate the music legends of the region. It has also provided the opportunity to encourage them to do great work further and serve the music industry in the same manner.
It has also contributed to enhancing the region’s music and developing the rich and diverse culture of the Caribbean.
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