Vybz Kartel Was The Biggest Winner At The IRAWMAs With 9 Awards: Full List Of Winners

Vybz Kartel was the biggest winner at the 43rd Annual International Reggae & World Music Awards, taking home a total of seven awards. 

His wins included:

• Hon Bob Marley Award for Entertainer of the Year
• Peter Tosh Award for Recording Artist of the Year
• Gregory Isaacs Award for Best Song for “God Is the Greatest”
• Toots Hibbert Award for Best Album/CD for “Heart and Soul”
• Jimmy Cliff Award for Best Crossover Song
• Best Male DJ/Rapper
• Best Caribbean Entertainer

Kartel also shared wins for:

• Best Collaboration Reggae Song for “You Remind Me” alongside DJ Khaled, Buju Banton, Bounty Killer, and Mavado
• Best Music Video for “You Remind Me” with the same powerhouse lineup

Held at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center in South Florida, the awards ceremony celebrated the best in reggae, dancehall, afrobeats, soca, gospel, and world music.

Kartel was not present to collect his trophies but in an instagram post he thanked the organizers of the event and his fans.

International dancehall superstar Shenseea secured the award for Best Female DJ/Rapper and following an unprecedented run in 2025, Spice has officially been awarded the 2026 IRAWMA Award for Best Dancehall Stagecraft Entertainer an Marcus Garvey Humanitarian Award.

Masicka won the award for Best EP (Extended Play) Recording with “Her Name is Love,” while DJ Mac won Producer Of The Year.

Complete List of IRAWMA 2025 Winners

1. Hon Bob Marley Award for Entertainer of the Year — Vybz Kartel
2. Peter Tosh Award for Recording Artist of the Year — Vybz Kartel
3. Jacob Miller Award for Best Male Vocalist — Gramps Morgan
4. Best Female Vocalist — Etana
5. Gregory Isaacs Award for Best Song — Vybz Kartel (“God Is the Greatest”)
6. Toots Hibbert Award for Best Album/CD — Vybz Kartel (“Heart and Soul”)
7. Jimmy Cliff Award for Best Crossover Song — Vybz Kartel
8. Hon-Shelvin L. M. Hall Award for Best Gospel Entertainer — Dr. Carlene Davis-Cowan
9. Best EP Recording — Masicka (“Her Name is Love”)
10. Best Male DJ/Rapper — Vybz Kartel
11. Best Female DJ/Rapper — Shenseea
12. Best New Entertainer — Nhance
13. Best Calypso/Soca Entertainer — Yung Bredda
14. Best Dancehall Stagecraft Entertainer — Spice
15. Best Singjay Entertainer — Busy Signal
16. Best African Dancehall Entertainer — Shatta Wale
17. Best Afrobeats Entertainer — Flavour
18. Best Collaboration Reggae Song — DJ Khaled, Vybz Kartel, Buju Banton, Bounty Killer & Mavado (“You Remind Me”)
19. Best Reggae Rock Entertainer — The Movement
20. Best Youth Entertainer — 1 Emmaa
21. Best Music Video — DJ Khaled, Vybz Kartel, Buju Banton, Bounty Killer & Mavado (“You Remind Me”)
22. Mutabaruka Award for Best Poet/Spoken Word Entertainer — Richie Innocent
23. Bunny Wailer Award for Most Cultural/Educational Entertainer — Sizzla
24. Dennis Brown Award Most Promising Entertainer — Black Sherif
25. Best Instrumentalist — Dean Fraser
26. Best Sound System/Dance DJ — Tony Matterhorn
27. Most Outstanding Dance Group — Militant Dance Family & Zigi
28. Best Caribbean Entertainer — Vybz Kartel
29. Jean B. P. DuSable Award for Best Haitian Entertainer — Rutshelle Guillaume
30. Record Producer of the Year — DJ Mac
31. Best Comedian — Majah Hype
32. Festival of the Year — Reggae Sumfest
33. Concert of the Year — Shattafest
34. Marcus Garvey Humanitarian Award — Spice
35. Most Popular Jamaica Hurricane Melissa Song “Faith We A Keep” — Sean Paul
36. Best Reggaeton Entertainer — Daddy Yankee
37. Best Social Media Influencer (Reporters) — Ameyaw Debrah
38. Best Entertainer – Social Media Influencer — Popcaan
39. Best South Florida Entertainer — Shuga
40. Florida Salute Best South Florida Dancehall DJ — DJ Tony Mix