Spice gets LINKAGE AWARD NOD
DANCEHALL artiste Spice is among the nominees for the Female Deejay of the Year Award in the Linkage Award slated for the Evander Child’s High School 800 East Gunhill Road, Bronx, New York, on Saturday, May 3.
Now in its fifth year, the Linkage Awards honour disc jocks and artistes.
According to her, she is appreciative of the recognition as it is a testament to the hard work she has put in over the year.
“It’s always good to be nominated and even though you may not emerge the winner, the fact that you are nominated simply means that you are recognised,” she told Splash.
The other nominees for that category include Lady Saw, Macka Diamond and Tifa.
The Romping Shop deejay, however, regrets she will not be able to attend the ceremony as her United Kingdom tour will be kicking off in April.
Spice (given name Grace Hamilton) has been enjoying a fair amount of airplay with her latest singles So Mi Like It and Go. Released over a month ago, both are produced by McKnight Records.
The Linkage Award will see veteran singer Ernie Smith as guest performer.
Listed below are the other nominees and their categories.
MALE DJ OF THE YEAR
I-Octane
Beenie Man
Ninja Man
Black Ryno
Konshens
Shaggy
Bounty Killer
Mavado
MALE RECORDING ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Beres Hammond
Shaggy
I-Octane
Taurus Riley
Jah Cure
Romain Virgo
Konshens
Chronixx
FEMALE RECORDING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lady Saw
Sophia Brown
Macka Diamond
Tessanne Chin
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Ginjah
Romain Virgo
Christopher Martin
Taurrus Riley
Sanchez
Gyptian
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Tifa
Sophia Brown
Tanya Stephens
Tessanne Chin
Etana
BEST NEW ARTISTE
Chronixx
Gage
Alkaline
Kalado
CULTURAL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Chronixx
Nature
Jah Cure
Tarrus Riley
Hezron
Jah Bouks
SONG OF THE YEAR
One Drop – QQ
Smile Jamaica – Chronixx
Pull up to my Bumper – Konshens feat J Capri
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Shane Brown
Marcus Myrie
Seanizzle
GOSPEL ARTISTE OF THE YEAR
Jabez
Carlene Davis
Omari
Adrian Cunningham
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
Isaiah Laing – Sting
Tony Rebel – Rebel Salute
Shaggy – Shaggy & Friends
GT Taylor – GT Taylor Christmas Extravaganza
