TeeJay, Byron Messia lead IRAWMA winner’s circle

Leading the list of winners for the 41st IRAWMA awards were Teejay and Byron Messia with three awards each; and Christopher Martin, Sean Paul and Pablo YG with two each. Teejay, who was nominated in seven categories, won the Gregory Isaacs Award for Best Song– Drift; the

U-Roy Award for Best Male DJ/Rapper; and Best Collaborated Song (Reggae with R&B, Rap, Latin, etc.) Drift Remix (Teejay and Davido).

Byron Messia’s wins included Best New Entertainer; Best Crossover Song ( Talibans); and Best Music Video, Taliban II (Byron Messia, Burna Boy).

Sean Paul received the Emperor of Reggae & World Music - Hon Bob Marley Award for Entertainer of the Year and the Peter Tosh Award for Recording Artiste of the Year.

Two-time Grammy Award winner, Burning Spear, whose album No Destroyer was nominated in the Best Reggae Album category of the Grammy Awards – but lost to Julian Marley’s Colors of Royal – won the Toots Hibbert Award for Best Album/CD.

The IRAWMA Awards unfolded last Friday at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Please see complete list of winners below:

Emperor of Reggae & World Music - Hon 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 – Etana

Gregory Isaacs Award for Best Song – Drift (TeeJay)

Toots Hibbert Award for Best Album/CD – No Destroyer (Burning Spear)

Best Crossover Song – Talibans (Byron Messia, Burna Boy)

Hon. Shelvin L.M. Hall & Hon L. Priscilla Hall Award for Best Gospel Song – Goodness of God (Christopher Martin)

Best EP (Extended Play) Recording – From me to you (Valiant)

U-Roy Award for Best Male DJ/Rapper – TeeJay

Best Female DJ/Rapper – Spice

Best New Entertainer – Byron Messia

Best Calypso/Soca Entertainer – Patrice Roberts

OnStage TV Award for Best Dancehall Stagecraft Entertainer - Dexta Daps

Best Singjay Entertainer – Chronic Law

Dancehall Performer of the Year – Masicka

Best Latin – Reggae Oriented Entertainer – Bad Bunny

Best African Dancehall Entertainer – Stoneboy

Best Afrobeats Entertainer – Wiz Kid

Best African Entertainer – Burna Boy

Best Collaborated Song (Reggae with R&B, Rap, Latin, etc.) Drift Remix – Teejay & Davido

Best Reggae Rock Entertainer - SOJA

Best Teen Entertainer (13-19 years) - Pablo YG

Best Music Video - Taliban II- Byron Messia, Burna Boy

Mutabaruka Award for – Best Poet/Spoken Word Entertainer, Marcia Jackson

Bunny Wailer Award for – Most Cultural/Educational Entertainer, Gramps Morgan

Dennis Brown Awards Most Promising Entertainer - Pablo YG

Best Instrumentalist (Sponsored) – Dean Fraser

Best Sound System/DJ – Stone Love

Most Outstanding Dance Group – Uptek Dance Academy

Best Caribbean Entertainer – Beenie Man

Jean B. P. DuSable Award for Best Haitian Entertainer – Roody Boodboy

Record Producer of the Year – Dunwell Production

Comedian of the Year – Julie Mango

Concert of the Year – Reggae Sumfest

Best Social Media Entertainer Influencer – Spice

Best Social Media Content Creator Influencer – OnStage TV, Winford Williams

Florida Entertainer of the Year – Sons of Mystro

Florida Best Party DJ – DJ Rufus

BEST IRAWMA Song – Ajaeze One Blood

Special 25 Years of Outstanding Contributions to African Music, Dance, Culture and as IRAWMA Ambassador to Africa – Grace Haukwa.