The Barbados Music Awards 2008 were held on Sunday January 27th, 2008 at the Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium in Barbados. The following musicians, producers and professionals within the Barbados music industry were honoured, nominated and won in the following categories:
Best Ragga Soca Single - Male
Winner
Mr. Dale - Soca Junkie
Nominees
Don Trent - Me & You
Edwin Yearwood - Feels like
L'il Rick - Conch
Peter Ram - Pumpin'
Best Ragga Soca Single - Female
Winner
Kimberley Innis & Keann - Sweet
Nominees
Alison Hinds - Caution
Tara & Natahlee - I ain't lookin'
Best Soca Single
Winner
L'il Rick - Caan Wait
Nominees
Edwin Yearwood - I Wanna Be
Khiomal & Mikey - Bashment Bacchanal
Best Social Commentary
Winner
Tie between
Blood - Calypso Owes You Nothing
& Red Plastic Bag - Bajan's Can't See
Nominees
Ronnie Clarke - De Bell
TC - I Is A Bajan
Kid Site - Ah Frighten
Best Soca Album (Solo, Duet or Group)
Winner
Krosfyah - Fire Proof
Nominees
Jabae - Flames
Alison Hinds - Soca Queen
Best Reggae Single - Male
Winner
David Kirton - Green Camouflage
Nominees
Phillip 7 - Beautiful Surprise - Reggae Mix
J-Co - Simply Beautiful
Vizion - Girl I Need You
Buggy - The Way It Is
Best Soca Compilation
Winner
Red Boyz - Soca Bonfire
Nominees
Monsta Piece - Return of the Monsta
Soca The Choonz
Best Non-Soca Compilation
Winner
Hit Island Vol.1
Nominees
Good Vybz - Various Artists
Reggae Baje Vol.II
Reggae Artist of the Year
Winner
David Kirton
Nominees
Hotta Flames
Kirk Brown
Buggy
Vizion
Best Rock/Alternative Artist
Winner
Phillip 7
Nominees
Massala
Kite
Best Jazz Album
Winner
Arturo Tappin
Nominees
Marissa Lindsay
Terry Arthur
Andre Woodvine
Ricky Brathwaite
Best Jazz Artiste
Winner
Arturo Tappin
Nominees
Rosemary Phillips
Marissa Lindsay
Andre Woodvine
Terry Arthur
Gospel Artiste
Winner
KDB
Nominees
Enobong
Kareen Clarke
Rap/Hip Hop Artiste
Winner
Ruby Tech
Nominees
Trezay
Billy Kincaid
LXG
Danny Reid
Best Rap/Hip Hop Single
Winner
Ruby Tech & Damian Marvay - Reasons
Nominees
Billy Kincaid - Champions
LXG - Jah Live
Pop/R&B Artiste of the Year
Winner
Rihanna
Nominees
J-Co
Hal Linton
Best Pop/R&B Single
Winner
Rihanna - Umbrella
Nominees
J-Co - Dance with Me
Rihanna - Don't Stop the Music
Best Soca Collaboration
Winner
Kimberley Innis & Keann - Sweet
Nominees
Mikey & Lorenzo - Clap
Tara & Natahlee - I Ain't Lookin'
Malcom X, Rameses, Styles P - Dat Booty
Khiomal & Mikey - Bashment Bacchanal
Best Non-Soca Collaboration
Winner
Ruby Tech & Damian Marvay - Reasons
Nominees
Kite & Billy Kincaid
LXG featuring Ambionx
Band of The Year
Winner
Krosfyah
Nominees
Red Alarm
Massala
Kite
Nexcyx
Producer of the Year
Winner
Red Boyz
Nominees
Dale Mr. Dale Rudder
Deepu Panjwani
KB Sharp
Peter Coppin
Instrumentalist of the Year
Winner
Arturo Tappin
Nominees
Nicholas Brancker
Terry Arthur
Ricky Brathwaite
Andre Woodvine
BMA Media Award - Print/Internet
Winner
Andrea King - Nation Newspaper
Nominees
Khalil Goodman - Advocate Newspaper
Peter Boyce - Boyce Voice
Nad Cyrus - Kadooment.com
Yvette Best - Nation Newspaper
BMA Media Award - Radio/Television
Winner
Hurricane
Nominees
Admiral Nelson
Teisha Hinds
Boomtribe
Malcom X
Best New Artiste
Winner
Nard
Nominees
Vizion
Phillip 7
Best Music Video - Male
Winner
David Kirton - Green Camouflage
Nominees
Phillip 7 - Beautiful Surprise
Biggie Irie - Nah Going Home
Best Music Video - Female
Winner
Rihanna - Shut Up And Drive
Nominees
Ayana John - Guns & Roses
Rihanna - Umbrella
Songwriter of the Year
Winner
Dale Mr Dale Rudder
Nominees
J-Co
David Kirton
Engineer
Winner
Deepu Panjwani
Nominees
Andrew Denny
Peter Coppin
Song of the Year
Winner
Rihanna - Umbrella
Nominees
Mr Dale - Soca Junkie
J-Co - Simply Beautiful
David Kirton - Green Camouflage
Kimberley Inniss & Keann - Sweet
Album of the Year
Winner
Rihanna - Good girl gone Bad
Nominees
Monsta Piece - Return of the Monsta
J-Co - We working
Red Boyz - Soca Bonfire
David Kirton - Time for change
Entertainer of the Year - Female
Winner
Rihanna
Nominees
Alison Hinds
Kimberley Inniss
Entertainer of the Year - Male
Winner
L'il Rick
Nominees
Edwin Yearwood
Mr. Dale Miller
David Kirton
Biggie Irie
Living Legend Awards
Mr. Vic Brewster
Mr. Vic Fernandez
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Mr. Darcy Boyce
Mr. Norman Barrow
Award of Merit
Sheryll Hackett
Cornerstone Awards
Tamara Marshall
Mark Lorde
Troubladors
Tony 'Poser Grazettes'
Derrick Wilkie
Sach Moore
David Burnett
Andre Woodvine
Andy Williams
John Roett
Mike Grovesvenor
Doris Provencal
International Lifetime Achievement Award
Machel Montano - Trinidad & Tobago
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