It’s another big win for Shatta Wale as he has been crowned as “Virtual Entertainer of the Year” at the 2021 International Reggae & World Music Awards.
Sarkodie, DJ Switch and Kwame Yeboah also won in different categories to save Ghana at the 2021 International Reggae & World Music Awards (IRAWMA). Congratulations to Shatta Wale, Sarkodie, DJ Switch and Kwame Yeboah.
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Here is the list of the winners;
1.Emperor of Reggae & World Music – Hon. Bob Marley Award for Entertainer of the Year
Buju Banton *WINNER
Koffee
PopCaan
Protoje
Sizzla Kolongi
- Peter Tosh Award for Recording Artist of the Year – Sponsored by IRIE FM
Buju Banton
Koffee
PopCaan
Protoje
Tarrus Riley
- Jacob Miller Award for Best Male Vocalist – Sponsored by
Chronixx
Gramps Morgan
Proteje
Romain Virgo
Tarrus Riley *WINNER
- Best Female Vocalist – Sponsored by Missyquai Signature Hair
Etana
Koffee *WINNER
Lila Ike
Sevana
Noami Cowan
- Gregory Isaacs for Best Song – Sponsored by DSE (Downsound Entertainment)
“Blessed”- Buju Banton
“People LIke You” – Gramps Morgan
“Lock Down”- Koffee *WINNER
“Like Royalty”- Protoje & PopCaan
“Lighter” – Taurus Riley & Shenseea & Rvssian
- Toots Hibbert Award for Best Album/CD – By MCGES (Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment & Sports)
“Upside Down- Buju Banton *WINNER
“In Search of Lost Time”- Protoje
“Higher Place”- Skip Marley
“One World” – The Wailers, featuring Skip Marley, Farruko, Shaggy and Cedella Marley.
“Hot Shot 2020”- Shaggy
- Best Crossover Song
“People Like You” – Gramps Morgan
“Don’t Walk Away”- John Legend, featuring Koffee
”Party Next Door” – PopCaan, featuring Drake *WINNER
“I Don’t Know Why” – Rvissian, featuring Shenseea, Swae Lee and Young Tug
”Slow Down”- Ship Marley and “H.E.R.”
- Best Gospel Song
“Forgiveness”- Eddie Neblett
“People Like You” – Gramps Morgan *WINNER
”Carry Me” – Kevin Downswell
“Watch Over Me” – Jermaine Edwards
“I’m Gonna Trust You” – Judith Gayle
- U-Roy Award for Best Male Dancehall Artist
Beenie Man
Buju Banton
Bounty Killer
Govana
Popcaan
- Best Female Dancehall Artist
D’Angel
Jada Kingdom
Shenseea
Spice
Stefflon Don
- Best New Entertainer – Sponsored by IRIE JAM – 360
Alicia Harley – Jamaica
Nailah Blackman- Trinidad
Nomcebo Zikode – South Africa *WINNER
Sevena – Jamaica
Skillibeng – Jamaica
- Best Virtual Entertainer of the Year
Agent Sasco
Beenie Man & Bounty Killer – Verzuz
Buju Banton
Capleton
Shatta Wale *WINNER
- Best Calypso/Soca Entertainer
Farmer Nappy
Kes
Nadia Batson
Nailah Blackman
Patrice Roberts
- Best Dancehall Stagecraft Entertainer – Sponsored by Onstage TV Winford Williams
Agent Sasco
Beenie Man & Bounty Killer- Verzuz Battle
Buju Banton
Desta Daps
Sizzla Kalonji
Spice
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- Best Latin – Reggae Flavor Entertainer
Bad Bunny – Puerto Rico
Daddy Yankee *WINNER
Don Omar
- Balvin
Ozuna
- Best African Dancehall Entertainer
Buffalo Souljah – South Africa
Shatta Wale – Ghana
Stonebwoy – Ghana
Patoranking – Nigeria
Winky D – Zimbabwe *WINNER
- Best Afrobeat Entertainer – Sponsored by African Spectrum
Burna Boy – Nigeria
Davido – Nigeria
Diamond Platnumz – Tanzania
Master KG, featuring Nomcebo Zikode “Jerusalema” – South Africa
Wizkid – Nigeria
18 . Best Virtual Showcase/Concert
Beenie Man vs Bounty Verzuz Battle
Rebel Salute
Reggae Sumfest
Sarkodie – Black Love Virtual Concert *WINNER
- Best R&B/Hip Hop & Reggae Collaborated Song
“Trust” – Buju Banton and Tory Lanez
”Slow Down”- Skip Marley and H.E.R
”Twist” – Drake & Popcaan *WINNER
“Don’t Walk Away”- Koffee – featuring John Legend
“Love Mi Ladies“ – Oryane – featuring Sean Paul
- Best Reggae Rock Entertainer
Gentleman *WINNER
Rebelution Band
SOJA
Slightly Stoopid
Stick Figure
- Best Young Entertainer (18 years and under) – Portland Curry Fest
DJ Switch * WINNER
DJ Whitney
Kailash
Wayne J.
- Best Music Video
Buju Banton “Blessed”
Master KG, featuring Nomcebo- “Jerusalema” *WINNER
Sevana – “ Mango”
Taurus Riley & Shenseea “Lighter”
Sean Paul- “Love Me Ladies”
The Wailers, featuring Skip Marley, Farruko, Shaggy and Cedella Marley- “One World”
- Mutabaruka Award for Best Poet/Spoken Word Entertainer
Antonia Valaire, Aka Christina Williams
Malachi Smith
Richie Innocent
Vachi Kepwe Di Poet – Zimbabwe * WINNER
Wise Wurdz
- Most Cultural/Educational Entertainer
Anthony B.
Capleton
Ras Takura * WINNER
Mutabaruka
Kabaka Pyramid
- Dennis Brown Award for Most Promising Entertainer
Bugle
Lila Ike
Orisha Sound
Sevana *WINNER
Skillibeng
- Best Instrumentalist – Sponsored by 25th Century Radio
Dean Fraser
Kubix
Bongo Herman
Kwame Yeboah *WINNER
Sly & Robbie
- Best Sound System/DJ
Dynamq – Africa *WINNER
Little Thunder – Canada
Pink Panther – Jamaica
Tony Matterhorn – Jamaica
- Best Caribbean Entertainer – Sponsored by VP Records
Beenie Man
Bounty Killer
Buju Banton
Kes
Sean Paul
- Record Producer of the Year – Sponsored by Balloons by Jaki Jade
Chimney Records *WINNER
Dane Ray
Andron “IzyBeats” Cross
Notnice
Rvssian
- Comedian of the Year
Chris “Johnny” Daley *WINNER
Ity & Fancy Cat
Majah Hype
Oliver Samuels
Prince Pine
- Marcus Garvey Humanitarian Award Nominees
Bounty Killer
Buju Banton *WINNER
Sharon Wiles
Sonia Patterson- Portland Curry Fest.
IRAWMA Award of Honor: Papa Michigan
IRAWMA Special Philanthropist Award: Josef Bogdanovich
RAWMA 2021 Inductee IRAWMA Hall of Fame/ Lifetime Achievement Award recipient: Ziggy Marley.