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JaRIA Honour Awards 2022 – A Diamond Celebration for Jamaica’s Music and Entertainment Industry

04/13/2022 by Press Release

JaRIA Honour Awards 2022 – A Diamond Celebration for Jamaica’s Music and Entertainment Industry

The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) will host its annual Honour Awards show on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022, at 3pm JA time. For the second consecutive year since the show's establishment in 2009, the JaRIA Honour Awards will be presented in a predominantly virtual format to lovers of Jamaican music and entertainment on JaRIA’s online platforms, as well as other digital platforms including Reggaeville, On Stage TV, PBC Jamaica and One Drop Media

JaRIA will be honouring the exceptional contribution of twenty six (26) industry stalwarts and icons in 16 categories [see the full list below]. While the majority of categories were selected by the rigor of the awards selection committee, two of the most anticipated categories are decided by public votes; Song of the Year and Breakthrough Artiste of the Year, and will be announced as the final set of awards. Nominees for Song of the Year are:

  • Go Down Deh - Spice, Shaggy and Sean Paul
  • Ambition – Yaksta
  • West Indies – Koffee
  • Dirt Bounce – Laa Lee
  • Run – Shenseea
  • Virgin – Jah Vinci

Nominees for Breakthrough artiste of the year are:

  • Yaksta
  • Joby Jay
  • Skillibeng
  • Moyann
  • Nation Boss
  • D’Yani


The principal sponsor of this year’s awards, as has been customary, is the CHASE Fund, and for the first in the history of the awards show, the VM Group will be the presenting sponsor for Breakthrough Artiste of the Year, as a part of the VM Group's yearlong partnership with JaRIA. The partnership will also see VM Group hosting the Reggae Diamond Reception, a live and interactive element of the awards show, which will engage awardees, sponsors, other specially invited guests along with online viewers in real time. 

In celebration of Jamaica’s 60th year of independence, JaRIA has also introduced the Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Award, which will recognize Jamaica’s national hero The Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, as well as national icons, The Honourable Robert Nesta Marley (Bob Marley) and The Honourable Louise Bennett Coverley, for their contribution to the advancement of Jamaican music, language, culture and philosophy across the globe. 

Viewers can expect a high quality and engaging show, with musical tributes arranged by Michael ‘Ibo’ Cooper, Ewan Simpson, Alex Martin Blanken, Everol ‘Stingwray’ Wray and Dean Fraser, as well as performances by Hector ‘Roots’ Lewis, Dean Fraser, Jah Lil, Knixx Taylor, Irie Kreshna, StingWray, Nickette Morgan-Williams, Deon Silvera and Steven Golding with the full musical support of the JaRIA JamRock Orchestra. The event will also feature hosting appearances by specially selected frontline workers, farmers, entertainers, educators and transportation workers.

THE JaRIA HONOUR AWARDS - 2022 WINNERS:                                                                     
                            
1. A LIFE OF DEDICATION TO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY - LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

  • PAMA RECORDS         

2. EXTRA ORDINARY IMPACT ON THE REGGAE INDUSTRY - MENTORSHIP

  • EARL CHINNA SMITH 

3. EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE REGGAE INDUSTRY - POSTHUMOUS 

  • HOPETON LEWIS
  • LEE "SCRATCH" PERRY, OD.               

4. EXTRA ORDINARY IMPACT ON THE REGGAE INDUSTRY - ENGINEER

  • ROHAN DWYER
  • PAUL BARCLAY                           

5. EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE REGGAE INDUSTRY - PRODUCER

  • TONY KELLY
  • NEIL FRASER 'MAD PROFESSOR'       

6. EXTRA ORDINARY IMPACT ON THE REGGAE INDUSTRY - SOUND SYSTEM

  • LLOYD MATADOR    
  • MIGHTY CROWN    

7. EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE REGGAE INDUSTRY - MUSICIAN (INSTRUMENTALIST)

  • HUX BROWN
  • DAVID MADDEN   

8. ICON AWARD - ARTISTE/ MALE

  • BARRINGTON LEVY    
  • JACOB MILLER    

9. ICON AWARD - ARTISTE/ FEMALE 

  • J. C. LODGE        

10. ICON AWARD - DUO/GROUP

  • THE ABYSSINIANS        

11. EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE REGGAE INDUSTRY - BAND

  • RUFF CUTT BAND (UK)        

12. EXTRA ORDINARY IMPACT ON THE REGGAE INDUSTRY

  • RADIO/TELEVISION: WINFORD WILLIAMS        
  • GOSPEL: NADINE BLAIR
  • PRINT MEDIA:  RIDDIM MAGAZINE (Germany)
  • NEW MEDIA: JAMAICANS.COM 

13. EXTRA ORDINARY IMPACT ON THE REGGAE INDUSTRY - PROMOTER

  •     LYNVAL GIBBONS  (TEEN SPLASH)        

14. EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE REGGAE INDUSTRY - SONGWRITER

  • MICHAEL "MIKEY" BENNETT        

15. ICON AWARD - GOSPEL ARTISTE 

  • GLACIA ROBINSON
  • JERMAINE EDWARDS       

16. GREGORY ISAACS FOUNDATION AWARD - ALBUM DESIGNER

  • NEVILLE GARRICK                                    

DIAMOND JUBILEE COMMEMORATIVE AWARD

  • HON. ROBERT NESTA MARLEY OM (BOB MARLEY)    
  • HON. LOUISE  BENNETT-COVERLEY        
  • HON. MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY SR. ONH