And the IRAWMA winners are ....

The International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) ceremony, which has become reggae, dancehall and world music’s biggest night out, unfolded in fine style last Sunday at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. IRAWMA is this year celebrating its 40th anniversary and the high-profile, red-carpet event attracted music industry movers and shakers, some of whom were awarded for their contributions.

There were also great performances and plenty of high fashion on the red carpet.

Below is the list of awardees:

Honorable Bob Marley Award for Entertainer of the Year — Sean Paul

Peter Tosh Award for Recording Artiste of the Year — Sean Paul

Jacob Miller Award for Best Male Vocalist — Christopher Martin

Best Female Vocalist — Koffee

Gregory Isaacs Award for Best Song — These Streets Know My Name - DJ Khaled, Buju Banton, Capleton, Skillibeng and Sizzla

Toots Hibbert Award for Best Album/CD — Koffee

Best Crossover Song — Toni-Ann Singh - Burna Boy and Popcaan

Best Gospel Song — If I Have Faith - Alaine

Best EP — The Ripple Effx - Alkaline

U-Roy Award for Best Male DJ/Rapper — Popcaan

Best Female DJ/Rapper — Koffee

Best New Entertainer — Valiant

Best Calypso/Soca Entertainer — Patrice Roberts

Best Dancehall Stagecraft Entertainer — Beenie Man

Best Latin – Reggae-Oriented Entertainer — Bad Bunny

Best African Dancehall Entertainer — Winky D

Best Afrobeats Entertainer — Burna Boy

Best R&B/Hip-Hop Collab Reggae Song — Where we Come From DJ Khaled, Buju,

Bounty Killer and Capleton

Best Reggae Rock Entertainer — The Movement

Best Teen Entertainer (13-19 years) — DJ Switch

Mutabaruka Award for Best Poet/Spoken Word Entertainer — Ras Takura

Best Music Video — Where we Come From - DJ Khaled, Buju Banton, Bounty Killer and Capleton

Bunny Wailer Award for Most Cultural/Educational Entertainer — Tarrus Riley

Dennis Brown Award for Most Promising Entertainer — Silk Boss

Best Instrumentalist — Bongo Herman

Best Sound System/DJ — Stone Love

Most Outstanding Dance Group — Afrozig

Best Caribbean Entertainer — Beenie Man

Jean B P DuSable Award for Best Haitian Entertainer — Roody Roodboy

Record Producer of the Year — Damian Marley

Comedian of the Year — Christopher ‘Johnny’ Daley

Concert of the Year — Reggae Jam

Best IRAWMA Song — History Man