Richard ‘Richie B’ Burgess, Chairman and Founder of the Excellence in Music and Entertainment (EME) Awards and CEO of Jamaicansmusic.com, Alex Morrissey announced recently that the glitzy red-carpet awards ceremony will be streamed live to Jamaicansmusic.com. Slated to take place on March 12th, patrons can purchase pay-per-view tickets for USD $9.99 on www.jamaicansmusic.com.
Widely hailed for its glitz and glamour, the EME Awards are known for celebrating and honouring the most outstanding talents within the Jamaican entertainment industry as well as recognizing international figures that have made contributions to Jamaica’s music industry. .
In commenting on the collaboration, Jamaicansmusic.com’s CEO, Alex Morrissey noted that the site is thrilled to give patrons live feeds from one of the island’s premier red-carpet entertainment events. He noted that Jamaicansmusic.com is a strong Jamaican music brand and it will continue to highlight and celebrate the myriad of talents that are in the Jamaican music industry.
“Today is a very special day for us because once again we are able to deliver the best entertainment content to the world. The EME has a deep sense of energy and creativity that is parallel to none – that energy and creativity represents what we are about,” said Morrissey.
Users who sign up for the live stream will get the opportunity to interact with the artistes who will take questions directly from online patrons. Each user who sign up online for the live stream will get a unique username and password to view the award proceedings beginning at 6:30 pm on March 12. Online viewers will see everything from the red carpet to live performances and winner announcements from the main stage.
It was also announced earlier that the show will honour American rappers EVE and TRINA. In addition, over 30 Jamaican top acts will be honoured during this year’s EME Awards, with top acts vying for awards such as DJ of the Year, Best New Artist, Vocalist of the Year, Producer of the Year and the new category Artist of the Decade (2001-2010).
A powerful contingent of Reggae and Dance Hall acts will also perform including Jah Cure, Lady Saw, Bounty Killer, Etana, Elephant Man, Wayne Wonder, Tifa, Andrew Tosh, Nomaddz among others.