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WINNERS OF THE 27TH INTERNATIONAL REGGAE & WORLD MUSIC AWARDS (IRAWMA) A Martin’s International & Associates, LLC Event / Held at the Apollo Theater in NYC on May 04, 2008

1. Entertainer of the Year – Machel Montano

2. Recording Artist of the Year – Beenie Man

3. Best Male Vocalist – Tarrus Riley

4. Best Female Vocalist – Etana

5. Best Song – “She Is Royal”- Tarrus Riley

6. Best CD – “Mind Control”- Stephen Marley

7. Best Crossover Song – “Beautiful Girls”- Sean Kingston

8. Best Gospel Song – “Lava Ground”- Prodigal Son

9. Best Female D.J./Rapper – Queen Ifrika

10. Best Male D.J./Rapper – Beenie Man

11. Best New Entertainer – Sean Kingston

12. Best Calypso/Soca Entertainer – Machel Montano

13. Best Reggaeton Entertainer – Don Omar

14. Best Latin Entertainer- Marc Anthony

15. Best Compas Entertainer – Carimi

16. Best African Entertainer – Lucky Dube- Post Humous

17. Best Soukous Entertainer- Papa Wembe

18. Best Hip Hop/R&B Entertainer- Rihanna

19. Award for Outstanding Contribution to World Music – King Sunny Ade

20. Most Outstanding Stage Personality – Machel Montano

21. Best Music Video – Shaggy “Church Heathen”

22. Best Poet- Mutabaruka

23. Most Educational Entertainer – Buju Banton

24. Most Outstanding Show Band– Morgan Heritage

25. Most Consistent Entertainer – Freddie McGregor

26. Most Promising Entertainer – Ky-Mani Marley

27. Most Improved Entertainer – Junior Reid

28. Best Instrumentalist – Dean Fraser

29. Best Backing Band – Live Wyya

30. Most Popular Selector – Mighty Crown

31. Concert of the Year –- Reggae Sumfest

32. Promoter of the Year – Sumfest Production

33. Producer of the Year – Stephen McGregor

34. Songwriter of the Year – Stephen Marley

35. Selassie I Award for Spiritual Service through Music – Tony Rebel

36. Community Service Award – Capleton

37. Marcus Garvey Humanitarian Award- (a) Ziggy Marley, (b) Jay-Z

38. IRAWMA Hall of Fame– Inducted May 4, 2008- (a) Billy Ocean, (b) Claudelle Clarke, (c) Errol Brown, (d) Winston Francis

39. Martin’s International Award of Honor- Given May 4, 2008- (a) Freddy McGregor, (b) Dwight Pinkney

40. Producer’s “Respect” Award- Given May 4, 2008– Ky-Mani Marley

41. Awards of Appreciation for Contributions to the Music Industry- (a) Herman Hall- Everybody’s Magazine, (b) Winsome Benjamin- Entertainer, (c) Karl Rodney- Carib News

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