Congrats to all the winners at last nights's 5th Annual Barbados Music Awards, which was a tribute to Michael Jackon and saw a soul stirring performance by former American Idol Fantasia Barrino. It was held at the Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium in Bridgetown. Click HERE for a review of the performances.

Joseph Jackson (right), father of the late international music icon, Michael Jackson, received an International Icon Award and the International Lifetime Achievement Award (in memoriam) on behalf of his son from Prime Minister David Thompson.

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2010 WINNERS

Soca Up-Tempo Single-

Edwin Yearwood- "In De Middle A De Road"

Soca Mid-Tempo Single (Male)

RPB- Something's Happening

Soca Mid- Tempo Single (Female)

Natahlee- "What We Do"

Best Social Commentary

RPB- "Home Drums"

Best Collaboration

Alison Hinds & Richie Spice- "King and Queen"

Song of the Year

RPB- "Something's Happening"

Album of the Year (Artist / Group)

Shontelle-Shontelligence

Album of the Year (Compilation)

Monsta Piece- AWOL

Producer of the Year

KB Sharp

Songwriter of the Year

Mr. Dale

Backing Vocalist of the Year

Indra Rudder

Instrumentalist of the Year

Darien Bailey

Best Music Video (Male)

Kirk Brown feat. Justin King & Tejay- "Shawty Get"

Best Music Video (Female)

Tarah- "Push Back / Love De Carnival"

Best New Artist

Sir Ruel

Reggae Artist of the Year

Buggy

Jazz Artist of the Year

Kellie CaDogan

Gospel Artist of the Year

Mya Daniel

Soca Artist of the Year

TC

Pop / Rock / Alternative Artist of the Year

Philip 7

Rap / Hip- Hop Artist of the Year

Ruby Tech

Soul / R&B Artist of the Year

Jaicko

Band / Group of the Year

Krosfyah

Entertainer of the Year (Male)

Edwin Yearwood

Entertainer of the Year (Female)

Alison Hinds

Song of the Decade

Rihanna- Umbrella

Band / Group of the Decade

Krosfyah

Entertainer of the Decade

(Male)Lil Rick

Entertainer of the Decade

(Female)Rihanna

2010 HONOREES

Congrats to Edwin Yearwood and Krosfyah. You guys have been entertaining us for so long. Here's one of my fav songs and videos.

CORNERSTONE AWARDS

Arturo Valentino

JoAnne Sealey

Andrea Gollop- Greenidge

ANTHONY BRYAN

Natahlee

Herring

Biggie Irie

John Sealy

John Roett

Tony Thompson

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Tony Hoyos

LIVING LEGEND AWARD

Marvo Manning

BMA AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Terencia "TC" Coward

BMA PLATINUM AWARD

Shontelle- (Shontelligence, T Shirt)

INTERNATIONAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Toni Braxton

Fantasia Barrino

INTERNATIONAL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (In Memoriam)

Michael Jackson

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Sorry eh Alison Hinds for female entertainer of the decade. Hands down.

Pyramid Entertainment's first industry party took place at the Aqua Restaurant, Hastings, Christ Church where the who's who of the Barbadian entertainment fraternity came out in their numbers to support the company's achievements and celebrate the launch of Philip 7's hotly anticipated anad much acclaimed first album. Here are some pics from the event below. Enjoy!

Masala album cover

David Kirton

Amongst the attendees were musical stalwarts Arturo Tappin, Nicholas Brancker and Andrew Denny who rubbed shoulders with some of the islands' emerging talents such as Buggy, Ayanna John, Dwayne Husbands, (2008 winner of the Digicel Rising Stars) and Ria Borman who recently dazzled the audience at the Barbados Music Awards (BMA).

Arturo Tappin with Sophia and Paul Marshall

L-R: Statement, Wilfred Abraham, Ruel Ward, Claire Marshall, Shirley & Santia Bradshaw, Selina Philips and Tony Hoyos

The party was also used to showcase the latest additions to the growing catalogue of music videos produced by the Pyramid Music Group. Guyanese sensation Timeka Marshall's latest single "All Night" received thunderous applause as did Peter Ram's video for the single "Tight". The company also premiered the two recent videos from Philip 7 - alternative track "Space and Time" and reggae single "Looking For".

The evening climaxed with a twenty five minute performance by Philip 7 and his band Masala. log on to www.pyramidartists.com for more about Pyramid and their roster of artists!

Mr. Benji N2O and young fans...

Me and Chappa of Caribbean Vibes Band at New Year's eve jam at Harlem Plaza

Clint and Daddy Chess at Harlem


Rihanna and Chris Brown partying it up in Dublin. Feelin The Lime green hoodie (wink)
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Will Smith and Latina hottie Rosario Dawson promoting their new movie Seven Pounds.
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Dwane Husbands at the Barbados Music Awards Jan. 4th. Luvin those grey eyes!



DJ Beverly Bond (founder of Black Girls Rock) and actor Idris Elba at the Notorious movie premiere after party in NYC on Wed
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Voletta Wallace and Christopher Wallas Jr. B.I.G's mother and son at the NYSE on Thursday.

C.J rang the opening bell!
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Leona Lewis shopping in Santa Monica Thursday.
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Common at the WH1 14th Annual Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica on Thursday
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Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon in Beverly Hills at the 8th Annual Awards Season Diamond Fashion Show Preview hosted by InStyle Magazine
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Chrisette Michele, one of the artists who will close the festival on Jan. 18th
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Monday Jan. 12th (Sanbury Plantation House, St. Philip)

Harvey Mason * Diana Jarrett

Tuesday Jan. 13th (Heritage Park/The Rum Factory, St. Philip)

David Burnett * Dwane Husbands

Wednesday Jan. 14th (Garfield Sobers Complex, St. Michael)

James Blunt * Kite

Thursday Jan 15th (The Crane Resort and Residence, St. Philip) SOLD OUT

Errol Ince

Friday Jan. 16th (Illaro Court, St. Michael)

Dee Dee Bridgewater * Reaf Robertson * Birdsong Academy

Saturday Jan. 17th (Farley Hill National Park, St. Peter)

Angie Stone * Glenn Lewis * Nexcyx

Sunday Jan 18th (Farley Hill National Park, St. Peter)

Chrisette Michele * Hilario Duran * BCC Jazz Project

The event has been organized for the past 16 years by GMR International Tours

For tickets and more info log on to the OFFICIAL SITE

Here are some pics of your favorites and soon-to-be favorites out and about last weekend. Thursday several High Schools took part in a lip synching competition at the Arawak House of Culture in Dominica (more pics to come) where Dwane Husbands was a guest. Peep the pics of him, as well as Mr. Benji of Triple Kay band and Daddy Chess of the Swinging Stars Band.

Friday saw Rihanna at Z100's Jingle Ball in NYC performing with her BooBoo C-Breezy (who is Billboard's #1 artist of the year, RiRi is #5).

Saturday they were in Miami Intl Airport. While Mel B was at the Grove shopping with the fam. I went to OlBenz album release party at Harlem Plaza (nuff local artist doing their thing). And Bounty Killa, Jr. Reid and Mavado were at the Stone Love Party in Jamaica.

Leona Lewis was at Jingle Ball too and on Monday she was at David Letterman promoting Spirit. Happy Watching!!!!