EME AWARDS NOMINATE 8 GOSPEL REGGAE ARTISTS

Jan. 14, 2010 - Congratulations to eight Jamaican gospel artists who can now officially call themselves 2010 EME Nominees! The EME Awards are a secular award show held annually in Kingston, Jamaica. Out of the 37 categories there is only one gospel award; "GOSPEL ARTIST OF THE YEAR." According to the EME those selected in this category are gospel artists with the biggest impact in their genre in the eligibility year (2009). Here are the nominees:

GODDY GODDY
PRODIGAL SON
DJ NICHOLAS
OMARI
JUDITH GAYLE
CARLENE DAVIS
RYAN MARK
CHEVELLE FRANKLIN

More on the EME Awards:

This year's staging the Excellence In Music and Entertainment (EME) Awards is set for Thursday February 4, at the Gardens at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. The EME Awards is the brain child of radio personality Richard 'Richie B' Burgess. He created this award show to honor the players in the local music industry, both past and present, for their hard work in creating and maintaining excellence within our rich musical culture. The EME Awards is a non-profit venture.

Since its humble beginnings back in 2005, as a small in studio production, the EME Awards have grown to become one of the most eagerly anticipated events on the local entertainment calendar. The EME Awards has garnered support and popularity through the years and has attracted coverage from both the local and international media. Last year, the presence of America's BETJ Channel, provided quite a boost for the EMEs and their repeat airings of the event has definitely added to the excitement both here and abroad.

Over 85% of the awardees were in attendance for both the 2008 and 2009 staging and the organizers hope to improve on that percentage this year. This is a clear indication of the respect the industry has for this event. 2010 promises to be even bigger and better. Also honored this year will be legends TOOTS HIBBERT and DENROY MORGAN.