Chronixx Leads the List of Nominees for International Reggae and World Music Awards

Saturday, September 6, 2014

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amaican singer, Chronixx leads the pack of nominees for the for the upcoming International Reggae andWorld Music Awards (IRAWMA), set to take place at the Coral Spring Center for the Arts in Florida on October 4^th.

Chronixx received four IRAWMA nominations, including the Bob Marley Award for Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Best Song for Smile Jamaica and Best Music Video for Here Comes Trouble.

Sean Paul and Shaggy each got three nominations, with Sean Paul nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Best Caribbean Entertainer and Best Crossover Song (alongside Arash) while the Shaggy  scored nods for Best Song (Fight This Feeling alongside Beres Hammond), Best Album (Out of Many One Music) and Best Male Disc Jockey/Rapper.

Mavado and Busy Signal also earned three nominations with both vying for the Best Crossover Song honor with Give It All To Me (featuring Nicki Minaj) and Bumaye (alongside Major Lazer) respectively and Best Music Video with Take It (feat. Karian Sang) and Bumaye respectively.

Season five winner of American talent show, The Voice Tessanne Chin copped two nominations: Female Vocalist of the Year, along with Etana, Marcia Griffiths, Ce’Cile and Patrice Roberts and the nomination for Entertainer of the Year award..

Canadian Reggae fusion band, Magic earned a nod for Best Crossover Song for their Billboard chart-topper, Rude.

A special cognition from the organizer will be given to Bobby Aitkens, Mykal ‘Grammy’ Rose — formerly of Black Uhuru, and Dr Audley Rollens will be inducted in Hall of Fame. IRAWMA Award of Honour will be given to St Vincent-born Kevin Lyttl

You can see the full nominations list for IRAWMA and place your votes here.

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Freddie McGregor and Etana to host the International Reggae and World Music Awards

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Freddie McGregor, and reggae princess Etana will be the host of this year’s 32^nd International Reggae and WorldMusic Awards (IRAWMA).

The star-studded event is scheduled for Saturday, May 4th, at the prestigious Coral Springs Center for the Arts, in Coral Springs, Florida.

The celebrity red carpet arrival and receptions begins at 6:00 pm and the Awards showcase at 8:00 pm. This year’s top nominee, Mr.Vegas and more than fifteen other leading reggae and world music entertainers will perform live on the Awards showcase. The musical director for IRAWMA is Saxophonist Dean Fraser, who will lead the Dean Fraser All Star Band in providing musical backing for performers.

Top nominees for this 32nd IRAWMA are Mr. Vegas with six, Damian Marley five, Sean Paul, Konshens, Romain Virgo and Third World with four. Jimmy Cliff, Marcia Griffiths, Tarrus Riley and Busy Signal all share three nominations. The complete list of nominees is listed on www.irawma.com, where the public can vote to decide the winners

As host, Freddie McGregor will show a different side of his talents. Having captured more than 20 IRAWMA trophies since 1984 in various categories. McGregor has been busy promoting his recent album, “The Captain”, which has been receiving positive reviews in Jamaica and overseas.

Etana, who is rapidly building a strong fan base with her rootsy and realistic recordings will co-host the awards ceremonies and will bring her humorous and lighter personality to the fore. Nominated for Best Female Vocalist in this year’s crop, Etana also has a few IRAWMA golden trophies on her showcase. She too has been busy promoting her latest album for VP Records entitled “Better Tomorrow.

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