NEWS FROM THE ELEVATION AWARDS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Travis Edgecombe; 327-4583; theelevationawards@gmail.com
The Elevation Awards 2020
“The 2020 Nominees”
Nassau, Bahamas- The nominees for the 2020 Elevation Awards were recently released on the online digital platform Elev8tion Now via Facebook. The 2020 Elevation Awards show is scheduled for Saturday, April 4th at the Sapodilla Estate, West Bay Street.
Leading the list of Nominees is Bahamian Gospel Hip-Hop Artist Najie Dunn with seven nominations including Male Artist, Gospel Artist and Hip-Hop Artist of the Year, followed by Gospel Hip-Hop Artist Eman with five nominations and Wendi, TonAsh, Judah Tha Lion, Timico Sawyer “Sawyer Boy” with four nominations including Female Artist, Male Artist, Contemporary Song, Hip-Hop Artist, Entertainer and Sketch Comedian of the Year.
Additionally, Dyson Knight, Patrice Murrell, Bodine, Charisa, Rik Carey, Chase Fernander, Cara T. Newton, Ricardo Clarke, Jaquay Adderley and Latoya Dean with three nominations each. The Nominee Release was hosted by Fay and PeeJae Fuego.
The “Lifetime Achievement Award “recipient is Bahamian Artist and Musician, Isaiah Taylor of The Platinum selling, Grammy Award Winning, Bahamian Band “Baha Men”. The “Trailblazer Award” recipient is Andrew “Drew Harmony” Gardiner III, Co-Founder and President of The Music Project and Artist Cave International. The “For the Culture Award” recipient is Tim Daniels, Founder and Organizer of SoundWaves.
The Elevation Awards Team has added 10 new categories including Soca Song of the Year, Party DJ of the Year, TV Commercial of the Year, Gospel Collaboration of the Year, Sketch Comedian of the Year, Fashion Designer of the Year. Additional categories were also added to the Caribbean region such as: Caribbean Artist of the Year, Caribbean Gospel Song of the Year, Caribbean Gospel Music Video of the Year, Caribbean Music Video of the Year bringing the total to 37 categories.
“This year for The Elevation Awards we changed our voting process. The award show now has membership body of creative minds that make up the entertainment industry in The Caribbean. This membership body, along with access to membership perks, contributes to who receives an award through several rounds of voting.” said VP of Operations, Tyra Foulkes.
The Caribbean Nominees includes: Machel Montano, Kes, Destra, Patrice Roberts Koffee, Farmer Nappy, Nailah Blackman, Sherwin Gardner, Positive and more.
The Elevation Awards is a production of the Islacom Network which hosts an annual event created and established by Entertainment and Music Mogul Vince “V-Mac” McDonald Jr., to celebrate Individuals in music, art, sports, community building and other fields of entertainment over the past year.
Elv8tion Now is a Caribbean web-based broadcast network and multimedia group that provides entertainment-based programming, news and other programming that caters mainly to the Caribbean Markets. By extension, it also seeks to interconnect artists, producer, vloggers and other entertainers through a membership platform offering assistance, discounts and information through workshops and Master classes to help further advance their careers.
For more information contact 327-4583 or email theelevationawards@gmail.com.