First Annual Reggae Academy Awards

Posted by Ayeola | 3/25/2008 01:51:00 AM


Tarrus Riley was the big winner at the inaugural Reggae Music Academy Awards which were held on Sunday Feb. 24th in Kingston, Jamaica at the National Indoor Sports Centre.
He won in every single category in which he was nominated. They were for Best Reggae Song, Best Solo Male Vocal Performance, Best Reggae Recording, Breakthrough Reggae Artist, Most Popular song, Best Reggae Video (Directors award) and Engineers award as well…all for his hit lovers rock, ode to woman: “She’s Royal"

Grammy award winner Stephen Marley, who was absent from the show, won two awards one for Best Reggae Album (Mind Control), and best producer . His brother Ziggy was there though and performed "Love is My Religion".

Their father Bob was posthumously honored with the Reggae Icon and Reggae Trailblazer Awards along with his one-time manager, Chris Blackwell. Accepting the award on behalf of her late husband was Rita Marley, who thanked the academy for this recognition.

Etana won best solo female Reggae Vocal Roots category. …….the Best DanceHall performance duo or Group winners are Brick and Lace and funny enough I’ve been listening to their tune "Love is Wicked" all week……by the way there is a soca remix of the song with Kes the band out of TnT …….who else…… Shaggy won for best Dancehall album (Intoxication )and the Best Dancehall video for "Church Heathen" well really the director won but it was his song, …………..Collie Buddz won for Best Intertnational Artist and Daville and Sean Paul won for their collaboaration on "Always On My Mind"……...Best Riddim was the "Guardian Angel Riddim"…love it…Favorite Artist was Beenie Man.... aight yall go to the official page of the Academy to see the rest of the winners !!!!!!

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