Honour Award Winners
for the Year: 2023
Lifetime Achievement Award: a Life of Dedication to the Music Industry
ASLEY COOPER CD, OD aka GRUB COOPER
Extraordinary Impact on the Reggae Industry: Mentorship
LINCOLN BARRINGTON "SUGAR" MINOTT
Exceptional Contribution to the Reggae Industry: Posthumous (2)
HORATIOUS "PAT" KELLY, LINCOLN "STYLE ROTTERDAM" SCOTT
Extraordinary Impact on the Reggae Industry: Engineer (2)
REV. DON MC DOWELL, LEROY THOMPSON "FATMAN"
Exceptional Contribution to the Reggae Industry: Producer (2)
STEPHEN MC GREGOR, LEVAL "LINVAL" THOMPSON
Extraordinary Impact on the Reggae Industry: Sound System (2)
VOLCANO HI-POWER SOUND SYSTEM, SILVER HAWK SOUND SYSTEM
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Exceptional Contribution to the Reggae Industry: Musician / Instrumentalist (2)
DESMOND JONES aka DESI JONES, FRANKLYN "BUBBLER" WAUL
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Iconic Artiste in the Music Industry: Female
DAWN PENN
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Iconic Artiste in the Music Industry: Male (2)
HORACE HINDS aka HORACE ANDY, ORVILLE RICHARD BURRELL CD aka SHAGGY
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Winner
Exceptional Contribution to the Reggae Industry: Duo / Group Vocals
THE MELODY MAKERS ZIGGY MARLEY, STEPHEN MARLEY, SHARON MARLEY, CEDELLA MARLEY
Exceptional Contribution to the Reggae Industry: Band
BYRON LEE AND THE DRAGONAIRES
Extraordinary Impact on the Reggae Industry: Media
DERMOTT HUSSEY (RADIO & TV), MARKLAND EDWARDS (GOSPEL), BILLBOARD (NEW MEDIA), THE JAMAICA GLEANER (PRINT MEDIA)
Extraordinary Impact on the Reggae Industry: Promoter
ROTOTOM SUNSPLASH
Exceptional Contribution to the Reggae Industry: Songwriter
DAVE KELLY
Iconic Award Gospel Music Artiste (2)
MINISTER PATRICIA LEVY BENNETT aka SISTER PATT, CALVIN WHILBY aka PRODIGAL SON
Song of the Year
SOMEWHERE WONDERFUL - RAS I
Emerging New Artiste of the Year
VALIANT
Gregory Isaacs Foundation Award
GERALD LEVY "BOGLE"
Album of the Year Award (3)
WAYNE STODDARD - FREEDOM PLAN (GOSPEL), SEAN PAUL - SCORCHA (DANCEHALL), KABAKA PYRAMID - THE KALLING (REGGAE)
Golden Jubilee Commemorative Award
MARCIA GRIFFITH