The Caribbean Music Awards will make its Trinidad & Tobago debut this weekend. The fourth annual celebration will anchor a weekend of music, culture and connection, spotlighting the sounds and talent of the Caribbean and the global audiences, artists and communities they continue to reach.
With the Awards slated for tomorrow at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA) in Port of Spain, the latest additions to the lineup reflect the breadth of the Caribbean community coming together for the occasion.
Lady Lava, Moliy, Yung Bredda, Jessie Woo, Kevin Crown, Rae, Angela Hunte, Terri Lyons, Ayetian, Anika Berry, Full Blown, Rome, Star Martin, Seani B, Alison Hinds, Lyrikal, Jordan English, and DJ Bravo will join the evening as presenters, bringing together artists, broadcasters, producers, DJs and cultural voices from across the Caribbean and its global diaspora.
Grenada’s 2025 Power Soca Monarch winner Muddy has also joined the performer lineup, bringing his Grenadian Jab sound to the NAPA stage. His breakout track “Payroll” was named No. 85 on Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Songs of 2025, following its impact during Grenada’s 2025 Carnival season.
Trinidadian artists Mela Caribe and Christo will also perform, adding a strong local presence to the Awards’ first Trinidad & Tobago edition. Mela Caribe arrives following her Best New Artist (Soca) nomination at this year’s Caribbean Music Awards, while Christo brings the momentum of a breakout Carnival season and his growing presence within Trinidad’s next generation of Soca talent.
They join previously announced performers V’ghn, Freetown Collective, Jah Mason, 450, 1T1 and Theomaa, bringing together soca, reggae, dancehall, bouyon, jab and contemporary Caribbean sounds on the NAPA stage.
Billboard will serve as the official global media partner, livestreaming the official Caribbean Music Awards red carpet special and extending the celebration to its global music audience across digital and social platforms.
The awards are the centrepiece of the inaugural Caribbean Elite Weekend Experience, running September 18 to 20 throughout Trinidad & Tobago. Today’s welcome reception comes ahead of tomorrow’s awards, followed by the Stars & Steel Concert & Awards on Sunday. The weekend will also bring together a community that has long moved between the Caribbean and its global diaspora. The artistes being celebrated may come from different islands, cities and generations, but their music has travelled the same routes, from Carnival stages and sound systems to New York clubs, global festivals and millions of listeners online. Now, many of those voices are converging in Trinidad for one weekend.
The fourth annual Caribbean Music Awards will be hosted by Nailah Blackman and Majah Hype and will honour Shyne, Calypso Rose, Alan Cavé and Patra for their lasting contributions to Caribbean music and culture.
(PR)