(IRAWMA.COM) - Patrice Roberts made her mark on the 40th annual IRAWMA Awards taking home the trophy for best Soca/Calypso artist of 2023. Will she repeat as in 2024 as the top artist for Soca/Calypso? It's once again in the hands of the fans and industry leaders who put in their nominations and votes.

(IRWAMA.COM) There are many very talented Afrobeat entertainers coming out of Africa. In the last few with the emergence of Afrobeat onto the world stage the love for these artist have drawn in the ears of many new listeners. The popularity of these artist have grown around the world making the best Afrobeat artist award that much more significant.

(IRAWMA.COM) - Valiant walked away with one of the most coveted awards of them all at the 40th IRAWMA awards show in Kingston, Jamaica. The best new entertainer award speaks volumes when it comes to who the people around the globe have their eyes on.

MEDIA ADVISORY WHO: Martin’s International WHAT: Press Conference for the IRAWMA 40th Anniversary Awards Showcase WHEN: Wednesday, May 03, 2023 at 7:00 PM WHERE: CRU Boardroom – 71 Lady Musgrave Road, Kgn 6 _ IRAWMA is the longest-running award event of its kind, having honoured most, if not all of the top entertainers of reggae and world music. The event was launched with the objective of acknowledging and honouring the accomplishments and contributions of entertainers in various categories of reggae and world music, and to promote

CELEBRATE IRAWMA’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY IN JAMAICA, ON THE RED CARPET & THE AWARDS SHOWCASE @ WWW.IRAWMA.COMVOTING TO PICK WINNERS IS OVER! WHO WILL TAKE HOME IRAWMA’S HONORS, MAY 7TH?IRAWMA SONG FINALISTS NOW OPEN FOR YOUR VOTE AT WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/IRAWMA (Chicago/Jamaica, April 2023): The star-studded 40th Anniversary of the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA), with its objective of “Bringing Nations Together Through Music and Culture”, and the theme of “Reggae Rise”,  is set for a grand festivity on Sunday, May 7th at

Our missionTo acknowledge and honor the accomplishments and contributions of entertainers in various categories of reggae and world music and to promote greater participation and acceptance of Reggae, Caribbean, African and other World Music internationally.

40TH IRAWMA NOMINATIONS BALLOT (DOWNLOAD)IRAWMA NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN: Peter Tosh to receive Special Award for his contributions to the legalization of Medical Marijuana, posthumously, as Best EP Recording, and Best IRAWMA  Song categories are added to the milestone, 40th International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) Anniversary Celebration. The nomination period for the 40th Anniversary of the International Reggae and World Music  Awards (IRAWMA) hosted by Martin’s International, is now officially open to entertainment  media and entertainment industry experts (i.e., artists, producers, promoters, songwriters,  record labels, media, bloggers, managers, agents, and engineers, etc.). The nomination period  is January 24, 2023, through March 1st, 2023 and during this time names can be submitted to  vie for the trophies for the best of 2021/22.  The public and fans will be able to vote to select  the