Excellence in Music and Entertainment Award Winners

 The EME awards was held last night in Jamaica. Congrats to all the winners!

 DJ OF THE YEAR (Male)
(for a solo vocal performance)
BEENIE MAN

DJ / SINGJAY OF THE YEAR (Female)
(for a solo vocal performance)
QUEEN IFRICA

VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Male)
TAURRUS RILEY

VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Female)
(for a solo vocal performance)
ETANA

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (Dance Hall)
(overall best charting record producer in this category in the eligibility year)
MARIO ‘C’CAMPBELL for 357 RECORDS

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (Reggae)
(overall best charting record producer in this category in the eligibility year)  
ROBERT LIVINGSTON for BIG YARD MUSIC (winner)

BEST NEW ARTIST (Male)
MUNGA

BEST NEW ARTIST (Female)
(award to an artist whose release(s) during the eligibility year establishes her public identity)
BARBEE

DUO / GROUP OF THE YEAR
(for vocal performance(s) by established duos or groups)
RDX

BIGGEST COMEBACK ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(award to an artist whose release(s) in the eligibility year marked his/her ‘return’ to the charts after a long break)
ANTHONY B

 SONG OF THE YEAR (Dance Hall)
(award to the artist and producer who score the biggest charting song in this category during the eligibility year)

BACK IT UP (Beenie Man)

SONG OF THE YEAR (Reggae)
(award to the artist and producer who score the biggest charting song in this category during the eligibility year)
SHE’S ROYAL (Taurus Riley)

TOP INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(award to an artist whose solo or collaborative release(s) allowed for greater penetration of the international marketplace)
JUNIOR REID

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(award to artist(s) and producer(s) if different from artist(s))
TOO BAD ……………………………BUJU BANTON

(15) RECORDING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(award to the artist with the most charting hits in the eligibility year)
MAVADO

CULTURAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(award to artist with the best cultural recording(s) in the eligibility year)
LUTAN FYAH

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(award to artist whose work attracted local and international attention and who signed to a label and/or started work on, or released an album on said label)
BRICK AND LACE (winner)

SONG WRITER / LYRICIST OF THE YEAR (Reggae / Dance Hall)
(award to artist whose writing skills on all charting songs were of a consistently high standard)
BUSY SIGNAL (winner)

SINGJAY OF THE YEAR
(award to the artist with the best overall chart success in this category in the eligibility year)
MAVADO (winner)

BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR (Dance Hall)
(for a collaborative vocal performance by artists who do not normally perform together)
GIVE IT UP TO ME………………………..BEENIE MAN/BARBEE

BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR (Reggae)
(for a collaborative vocal performance by artists who do not normally perform together)
ALWAYS ON MY MIND……………………….DAVILLE / SEAN PAUL MISSING
RHYTHM OF THE YEAR (Reggae)
(award to the producer)
GUARDIAN ANGEL produced by ARIF COOPER for FRESH EAR MUSIC

RHYTHM OF THE YEAR (Dance Hall)
(award to the producer)
RAGING BULL produced by DONOVAN BENNETT for DON CORLEON MUSIC

MOST UPLIFTING LYRICS
(award to the artist/writer(s))
CONSCIENCE written by artist CHAM

HONOUR AWARDS
REGGAE ROLE MODEL OF THE YEAR: BERES HAMMOND
DANCE HALL ROLE MODEL OF THE YEAR: SHAGGY
BEST ORIGINAL DANCE MOVE OF THE YEAR: TEK WEH YUHSELF BY BLACK BLINGAS
VIDEO OF THE YEAR (Reggae / Dance Hall): STAB VAMPIRE/CHURCH HEATHEN
SHOW OF THE YEAR (Local): REGGAE SUMMERFEST 2007 (SUMMERFEST PRODUCTION)
SHOW OF THE YEAR (International): MILLENIUM COUNTDOWN 7, NASSAU, BAHAMAS…Downsound Records (promoters)
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS OF REGGAE AWARDS (Two Intnl. Super Stars will each receive these Awards for their continued support of Reggae): ALECIA KEYS AND AKON