Ammoye stood out at the 2025 Reggae North Music Awards, which took place on September 28 at the Rose Theatre in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.

She won two of the show’s main categories — Entertainer of The Year and Female Vocalist of The Year.

From Halse Hall in Clarendon, she migrated to Toronto, Canada, as a teenager and has been nominated for a Juno Award for Reggae Recording of The Year several times.

Multiple Juno winner, Manchester-born Exco Levi won the Album of The Year category for Best Reggae Album with Born to Be Free.

Steele, another stalwart of Canadian reggae, was selected Male Vocalist of The Year.

Inoah’s Chosen earned him the Reggae Single of The Year, while How Long by Blk Orchid won the female equivalent.

This was the second staging of Reggae North Music Awards. Founded by Jamaican singer/music producer Tony Anthony, it was first held in September 2024, a mere two weeks after the Juno Awards announced the termination of its reggae category. That decision was later overturned, but Anthony believed it was a warning to Canada’s reggae community to reward its own by staging a serious awards ceremony.

Other 2025 Reggae North Music Awards went to:

* Male DJ of The Year — Eyesus

* Female DJ of The Year — Phenique

• Dancehall Single of The Year (Male) — Bad Man Rock by Trueace

• Dancehall Single of the Year (Female) — bMoney Bounx by Tiffanie Malvo

• Trap/Fusion Single of The Year (Male) — Karma by Skystar

• Trap/Fusion Single of the Year (Female) — Cashy by Kae Music

• Songwriter of The Year — Neto Youth

• Producer of The Year — Tim Dubb

• Video of The Year — Inoah

• Radio DJ of The Year — Spex Da Boss

• Dancehall Selector of The Year — Chippy Don

• Club/Party/Dancehall Selector of The Year —
Blaxz Dun Da Place

• Group of The Year — Rayzalution

• Living Legend Award — Carl “Grandmaster Rosa” Green and Nana McLean

— Howard Campbell

Nana Mclean receives the Reggae North Living Legend Award from the Consul General of Jamaica Kurt Davis.

Kairo Mclean performs at the recent Reggae North Music Awards.

Reggae North President Mark “Tony Anthony” Bennett (right) receiving a citation from the city of Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown.410