IRAWMA (International Reggae & World Music Awards) 40th Anniversary Honors

Sun May 07 2023 at 06:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Pegasus Hotel | Kingston

Martin's International
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IRAWMA (International Reggae & World Music Awards) 40th  Anniversary Honors

The 40th Anniversary of IRAWMA, powered by Martin's Intl is reggae & world music's biggest night of honor- Celebrities on Red Carpet/Perfor

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IMPRESSIVE LIST OF NOMINEES & 21 SPECIAL HONOREES FOR 40TH IRAWMA ANNIVERSARY REVEALED! KOFFEE LEADS WITH 7 NODS, MASICKA, POPCAAN, AND SPICE 6 EACH.

 

(Chicago/Jamaica, March 2023):

 

Martin’s International, a producer of the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA), revealed at a live-streamed media press conference on Thursday, March 9th, some 135 nominees vying in thirty-two categories, to take home the best of the 2021/22 Awards.

 

Dr. Ephraim Martin, President & Producer of IRAWMA led the conference and announced that the 40th Anniversary of IRAWMA, under the theme of “Reggae Rise”, will be a salute to Dancehall music and its monumental contribution to the evolution of Jamaican music over the last fifty years. This 40th ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 7th, 2023, at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica.

 

It was revealed that twenty-one special music industry and media representatives will be honored this year. Among the awardees are; Dynasty Award to the world’s oldest newspaper, the Jamaica Daily Gleaner, now publishing over 189 consecutive years, Mr. Desmond Allen, OD, the founding Editor of the Jamaica Observer, Julian Schmidt (Germany) founder of Reggaeville, one of the most popular reggae focused digital media platforms, California based Kaati Gaffney for RBA Publishing, and Bobby Clark and Lou Grant of Irie Jam Media & Bridge FM Radio based in both New York and Jamaica.

 

Hon. Minister Olivia “Babsy” Grange, OJ, Josef Bogdanovich, Usain Bolt, Copeland Forbes, OD, Marcia Griffiths, Freddy McGregor, Beres Hammond, Stone Love, and Ms. Pat Chin are all recipients of special Honour Awards in the areas of humanitarian contributions, philanthropy and the overall development and growth of Jamaican music and culture. Peter Tosh will be awarded posthumously, for his work in the Global Legalization of Medical Marijuana, a new category for 2022.

 

In addition to the nominations and special awardees, several Inductees to the IRAWMA Hall of Fame and Lifetime Achievement Award were announced. These included Beenie Man and Bounty Killer for untiring and extraordinary contributions to reggae music internationally, for 40 years and 30 years respectively.

 

Sharon Burke was awarded an IRAWMA Lifetime Achievement Award for Extraordinary Contributions to the Reggae Music Industry over the Decades, Mutabaruka for five Decades of Extraordinary Contributions to Jamaica and the African Diaspora, worldwide, and Yasmin Peru for over 30 years of contributions to entertainment Journalism.

     

Among the leading nominees for this 40th IRAWMA are: Koffee with seven nods, Masicka, Popcaan, and Spice six each. Ding Dong, Gramps Morgan, and Sean Paul for four. Buju, Capleton, Damian Marley, Dexta Daps, DJ Khaled, Kabaka, Shaggy, Sizzla, Skeng, and Skillibend three each. Running up with two nods each are Burna Bwoy, Etana, Govana, Jada Kingdom, Queen Ifrika. Shanell Muir, Shenseea, Tarrus Riley, and Valiant. Scores of other nominees received one nod.

 

Among the announcers revealing the nominees and special honorees were Africa/Ghana Dancehall Star Shatta Wale, Copeland Forbes, Gospel Artist and host Dr. Sharon Wiles, Ephraim Martin, Donna Roc, Carrie Mullings, Marcia McDonough, Courtney Campbell, and others. 

 

A full list of nominees, special awardees and categories of awards can be seen on irawma.com. Voting is now open to the public, but individuals must subscribe to www.Youtube.com/irawma before or after you vote so the votes can be properly qualified and not kicked out automatically. Any attempted duplication of the vote will void your vote and it will not be counted.

 

IRAWMA is made possible through generous contributions and support from The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (MCGES), DSE (Downsound Records), VP Records, Irie Jam Media/Bridge FM Radio, and other category sponsors.

 

“We are coming out of the global pandemic, and need the support of the music industry, other businesses, and individuals to sponsor a category in their honor, and/or to make a tax-deductible donation to enhance the level of production, keep IRAWMA strong, and for the fortification of reggae and world music globally,” President, Dr. Martin said. Visit irawma.com for complete information.

 

A limited number of V-VIP and VIP tickets and hotel packages are available to the public at www.irawma.com, email, [email protected] or call 877/9-REGGAE.  Click here to watch the press conference that revealed the nominees/special honorees, https://www.youtube.com/live/H1dhZkBiQqU?feature=share

Media Contact: Marcia McDonnough, [email protected] and [email protected]


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IRAWMA CELEBRATES 40 AMAZING YEARS

JAMAICA, SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2023

For Immediate Release

The special edition of the long-running International Reggae and World Music Awards, (IRAWMA) is set for May 7, 2023. The announcement was made by Dr. Ephraim Martin, President of Martin’s international and Chairman for the Black Heroes Matter Coalition, who gave the news, while revealing the 2021 nominees for its other Awards, the 40th Anniversary of the Chicago Music Awards, via a Zoom Press Conference, on Tuesday afternoon at the Martin’s International office in Chicago.

Since the start of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Chicago-based Martin’s International has been forced to host two of its most popular award events, the annual Chicago Music Awards (CMA), and the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA), virtually, until last April, 2022 it open the doors of the 40th CMA to the public.

With regards to the IRAWMA nominations, Dr. Martin said that IRAWMA will award the best of the two combined years, 2021 and 2022 in the 2023 show. He further advised that in order for the submissions to be eligible for nomination all material must have been released between January 2021 and December 2022. He urged the music industry experts/nominators, and the entertainment media to start taking into consideration the best of 2021 and also look at the releases for 2022, based on IRAWMA’s criteria.

Also revealed at the conference was the fact that the IRAWMA.com website will be launched within the next two weeks and will be consistently updated to become a repository of information on IRAWMA, and it’s amazing and historic journey over the last 40 years. The marketing campaign for the 2023 show will start immediately through the website and social media channels.

“We look forward to welcoming representatives from more than 40 countries to join us on May 7th, 2023, for a grand 40th IRAWMA celebration in Jamaica”, commented Dr. Martin, “so we are making sure that they not only have the information early, but will also facilitate them in finding appropriate accommodations, and give them an opportunity to enjoy the spectacular attractions and activities that Jamaica has to offer”.

Lean more about IRAWMA at IRAWMA.com, Youtube.com/irawma, and follow social media on Instagram/Twitter - @irawmaawards, and Facebook: @irawma.

MEDIA CONTACTS: Marcia McDonnough: [email protected] Ph: (876) 815-8500


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Pegasus Hotel, 81 Knutsford Boulevard, Kingston, Jamaica

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USD 95.40 to USD 150.40

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