We bring it to you first. Here are the winners from the Barbados Music Awards 2008, brought to you live and direct from the Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium, Sunday January 27th 2008. Look out for our stunning photos and review coming very soon.

Category	Winner	Photo
Best Ragga Soca Single (Male)	Mr. Dale - Soca Junkie
Best Ragga Soca Single (Female)	Kimberly Inniss & Keann - Sweat
Best Soca Single	Lil Rick - Can't Wait
Best Social Commentary	Blood - Calypso Owes You Nothing Red Plastic Bag - Bajans Can't See
Best Soca Album (Solo, Duo or Group)	Krosfyah - Fyah Proof
Best Reggae Single	David Kirton - Green Camouflage
Beso Soca Compilation	Red Boyz - Soca Bonfire
Best Non-Soca Compilation	Hit Island Vol. 1
Reggae Artist of the Year	David Kirton
Best Rock/Alternative Artist	Philip 7
Best Jazz Album	Arturo Tappin
Gospel Artist	KDB
Best Jazz Artiste	Arturo Tappin
Rap/Hip-Hop Artiste	Ruby Tech
Pop/R&B Artiste of the Year	Rihanna
Best Rap/Hip Hop Single	Ruby Tech & Damien Marvay - Reasons
Best Pop/R&B Single	Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
Best Soca Collaboration	Kimberly Inniss & keann - Sweat
Best Non-Soca Collaboration	Ruby Tech & Damian Marvay - Reasons
Band of the Year	Krosfyah
Producer of the Year	Red Boyz
Instrumentalist of the Year	Arturo Tappin
BMA Media Award - Print/Internet	Andrea King - Nation Newspaper
BMA Media Award - Radio/Television	Hurricane
Best New Artiste	Nard
Best Music Video - Male	David Kirton - Green Camouflage
Best Music Video - Female	Rihanna - Shut Up & Drive
Songwriter of the Year	Dale "Mr. Dale" Rudder
Song of the Year	Rihanna - Umbrella
Engineer of the Year	Deepu Panjwani
Album of the Year	Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad
Entertainer of the Year - Male	Lil Rick
Entertainer of the Year - Female	Rihanna
People's Choice Popular DJ	Jon Doe
People's Choice Entertainer of the Year	Rihanna

Other honourees who also received awards are as follows:

Living Legends Award: - Vic Brewster & Vic Fernandes
Lifetime Achievement Awards: - Mr. Darcy Boyce and Mr. Norman Barrow
Award of Merit: - The Late Sheryll Hackett
Cornerstone Awards: - Tamara Marshall, Mark Lorde, Troubadours, Tony Grazettes, Derrick Wilkie, Sach Moore, David Burnett, Andre Woodvine, Andy Williams, John Roett, Mike Grovesvenor, and Doris Provencal
International Lifetime Achievement Awards: - Machel Montano HD, Sizzla, Beenie Man,
Award of Merit: - Livvi Franc and Shontelle

*Above photos are file photos.

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