4TH ANNUAL EXCELLENCE in MUSIC and ENTERTAINMENT (EME) AWARDS NOMINATIONS LIST – 2008

(1) DJ OF THE YEAR (Male) (for a solo vocal performance)
1. SHAGGY
2. VYBZ KARTEL
3. BEENIE MAN
4. MUNGA
5. BUSY SIGNAL

(2) DJ / SINGJAY OF THE YEAR (Female) (for a solo vocal performance)
1. MACKA DIAMOND
2. D'ANGEL
3. QUEEN IFRICA
4. LADY SAW
5. TIMBER-LEE

(3) VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Male) (for a solo vocal performance)
1. TAURRUS RILEY
2. DAVILLE
3. COCO TEA
4. JAH CURE
5. RICHIE SPICE

(4)VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Female)
1. ALAINE
2. CHERINE ANDERSON
3. CECILE
4. ETANA
5. TAMI CHIN

(5) PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (Dance Hall)
1. ROBERT LIVINGSTON for BIG YARD MUSIC
2. DONOVAN BENNETT for DON CORLEON RECORDS
3. STEPHEN McGREGOR for BIG SHIP MUSIC
4. MARIO 'C'AMPBELL for 357 RECORDS
5. CHRISTOPHER BIRCH for BIRCH HILL RECORDS

(6) PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (Reggae)
1. KEMAR McGREGOR for NO DOUBT RECORDS
2. JOSEPH BOGDANOVICH & ANDREW PRENDERGAST for DOWN SOUND RECORDS
3. ARIF COOPER for FRESH EAR MUSIC
4. DONOVAN GERMAIN for PENTHOUSE RECORDS
5. ROBERT LIVINGSTON for BIG YARD MUSIC
6. SHANE BROWN for JUKE BOKK PRODUCTIONS

(7) BEST NEW ARTIST (Male)
1. DEMARCO
2. I-OCTANE
3. MUNGA
4. BUGLE
5. SERANI

(8) BEST NEW ARTIST (Female)
1. NATALIE
2. BARBEE
3. MISS TRINITI
4. IRIE – LOVE
5. TIMBER-LEE

(9) DUO / GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. BRICK AND LACE
2. TOK
3. MORGAN HERITAGE
4. RDX
5. VOICE MAIL
6. CHAKA DEMUS AND PLIERS

(10) BIGGEST COMEBACK ARTIST OF THE YEAR
1. NINJAMAN
2. RAY DARWIN
3. ANTHONY B
4. CHAKA DEMUS AND PLIERS
5. COCO TEA

(11) SONG OF THE YEAR (Dance Hall)
1. CHURCH HEATHEN
2. BACK IT UP
3. FALLEN SOLDIERS
4. GULLY SIDE
5. WINE PON YUH
6. NAH GO A JAIL

(12) SONG OF THE YEAR (Reggae)
1. SHE'S ROYAL
2. STICKY
3. THE WORLD IS A CYCLE
4. BELOW THE WAIST
5. ROOTS
6. BOARD HOUSE

(13) TOP INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
1. JUNIOR REID
2. COLLIE BUDDZ
3. STEPHEN MARLEY
4. SHAGGY
5. SEAN PAUL
6. BUJU BANTON