Despite Alkaline's success, Vybz Kartel copped the "IRAWMA" award for the Best Male Artist of the Year 2016

Despite Alkaline's success recently in the dancehall circles, incarcerated DJ, Vybz Kartel copped the "IRAWMA" award for the Best Male Artist of the Year 2016. Vybz Kartel has released a number of hot tracks among which he also released his "King of the Dancehall" album. 

2016 IRAWMA WINNERS

Entertainer of the Year– POPCAAN
Best Male Vocalist– CHRIS MARTIN
Best Female Vocalist– ETANA
Best Song- “MY DREAM” – NESBETH
Best Album/CD- “ STRICTLY ROOTS”– MORGAN HERITAGE
Best Crossover Song- ”CHEAP THRILLS”-SIAFT SEAN PAUL
Best Gospel Song- “IF IT IS NOT YOU” – KEVIN DOWNSWELL
Best Male DJ/Rapper– VYBZ KARTEL
Best Female DJ/Rapper– SPICE
Best New Entertainer– SKIP MARLEY
Best Calypso/Soca Song– TEDDYSON JOHN
Best Latin Song– PITBULL
Best African Song– SHATTA WALE
Best Soukous Song– “SELFIE”– KOFFI OLOMIDE
Best Belizean Entertainer – LOVA BOY
Best R& B Hip Hop Song– ”WORK”– RIHANNA & DRAKE
Best Reggae Rock Song– SLIGHTY STOOPID “ THE PROPHET”
Best Chutney Song– SHIVA LAKHAN
Best Music Video– MAJOR LASER, FEATURING TARRUS RILEY & ELLIE GOULDING
Best Spoken Word/Poet- MUTABARUKA
Most Cultural/Educational Entertainer- TARRUS RILEY
Most Outstanding Show Band/Group- INNER CIRCLE
Most Consistent Entertainer– YELLOWMAN
Most Promising Entertainer– STONEBWOY
Best Instrumental Song- DEAN FRASER
Most Popular Sound System/Selector – TONY MATTERHORN

Concert of the Year- REGGAE SUMFEST
Most Outstanding Dance Group- NATIONAL DANCE THEATRE COMPANY (NDTC)
Haitian Entertainer of the Year- JBEATZ
Best Caribbean Entertainer- BERES HAMMOND
Recording Producer of the Year- CHIMNEY RECORDS
Marcus Garvey Humanitarian Award- Cedella Marley

* Entertainer of the Year- FL Rohan Gunter
* Florida’s Best Haitian Entertainer – JBeatz
Best Latin Entertainer – Nicky Jam
* Best Gospel Song- Papa San
* Most Popular Dance DJ- Supa Sound

Martin’s Intl- IRAWMA Lifetime Award for Contribution to Music-

Given October 2, 2016 to-

* Willie Stewart
Cedella Marley
G.T. Taylor
The Cables
The Cables
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Martin’s International 
IRAWMA’S SPECIAL LEGACY AWARD OF HONOR- Given this 2nd day of October 2016

IRIE Fm- Jamaica
VP RECORDS

IRAWMA Award for over 40 Years Contribution to the Music Industry- Given this 2nd day of October 2016

Danny Breakenridge
Desmond Gaynor

Award of Honor For Outstanding Contributions to the Music Industry

Michael Brown- Mikey B. Promotions

SPECIAL AWARDS TO EPHRAIM MARTIN FOR HIS 100TH ANNUAL EVENT.

“AWARD of EXCELLENCY TO EPHRAIM M. MARTIN FOR A RECORD SETTING 100TH ANNUAL AWARDS/FESTIVALS PRODUCTION, GIVEN OCTOBER 2ND, 2016, GIVEN BY MARTIN’S INT’L TEAM & FAMILY”

” Award for Unusual Record Setting & History Making of 100 Annual
Events by Ephraim M. Martin President of Martin’s International.
Awarded This 2nd day of October 2016- by VP Records

Vybz Kartel , Popcaan , spice , International Reggae And World Music Award