Jamaica 2009 "Youth View Awards"

The Youth View Awards 2009: 'Young, Hot and Hype' will take place on February 2 at the National Indoor Sports Centre and the nominees have been announced. Here is the full list of nominees in each category. Vote for your favourites by texting the letter beside the category and the name of who you want to win, to 444-2470. Each text costs $10. Voting ends January 30. Read The Gleaner's Youthlink magazine for further details.

AWARD CATEGORIES INCLUDES;

Favourite Sound System:

Copper Shot

Renaissance

Stone Love
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Favourite local group/duo:
TOK

Voicemail

RDX
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Favourite Local Music Video:

Elephant Man Gully Creeper

Busy Signal, Tic Toc

Busy Signal, Nah go Jail
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Favourite Radio

Personality, FAME or Hitz:

Kurt Riley [FAME]

Francois St Juste [FAME]

Jenny Jenny [Hitz]
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Local Chart-topping song of the year:

Busy Signal -Tic Toc

Elephant Man -Nuh Linga

Beenie Man - Back it Up
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Favourite Gospel Artiste:

DJ Nicholas

Goddy Goddy

Prodigal Son
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Favourite Male artiste- Dancehall:

Beenie Man

Vybz Kartel

Mavado
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Favourite Female artiste- Dancehall:

D'Angel

Lady Saw

Spice
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Favourite Local/International Artiste:

Sean Paul

Beenie Man

Shaggy
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Favourite Local Male Artiste:

Vybz Kartel

Busy Signal

Mavado
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Favourite Local Female Artiste:

Spice

D'Angel

Tami Chynn
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[New Category] Producer of the Year:

Stephen McGregor

Don Corleone

Daseca
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[New] Favourite Female Dancer:

Kieva the Diva

Mad Michelle

Mystic
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[New] Favourite Male Dancer:

Ice

Ding Dong

Shelly Belly
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Celebrity Role Model:

Usain Bolt

Etana

Asafa Powell
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Favourite Fashion Icon- Male:

Beenie Man

Elephant Man

Busy Signal
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Favourite Fashion Icon - Female:
Spice

Tami Chynn

D'Angel
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[New] Favourite Clothing Brand:

Cooyah

Yaad Trendz

La Pluma Negra
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Young, Hot, Hype Male:

Usain Bolt

Blak Ryno

Busy Signal
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Young, Hot, Hype Female:

D'Angel

Tifa

Spice
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Favourite Reggae Cultural Artiste:

Tarrus Riley

Etana

Queen Ifrica
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[New] Best Entertainment Show:

Intense

ER

Review
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The most nominated artistes are:

Busy Signal (5)

Spice (4)

Beenie Man (4)

D'Angel (4)

Elephant Man (3)

Tami Chynn (2)

Vybz Kartel (2)

Etana (2)

Mavado (2)

Usain Bolt (2)