Portmore,Jamaica, land of talent.

Scheduled for the month of April the Portmore Dancehall Awards 2012 will be hosted by Tiana and Pattex, on April 13th at Club Aphrodisiac, located in Portmore Town Centre, St Catherine.

20 categories, maaad artists and with music by: DJ Naz, Flava Unit and Sun Jock Nerro!.

Remember to cast your vote for your winner at 876-835-1900.

Here the nominees.

Categories include Cultural Artist Of  The Year ,Radio & TV Station Of  The Year, Crew Of The Year (FEMALE & Male),Swagg Queen & King Of The Year, Dance Of The Year, Dancers Of The Year, Selector Of The Year, Sound System Of The Year, Best DJ Of The Year – Female & Male – and even Biggest Spender Of The Year

CREW OF THE YEAR (FEMALE)

• STAR GIRLS
• GOOD LIFE
• WET WET
• SKY GRADE
• UP-SETTERS
  

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CREW OF THE YEAR (MALE)

• FRESH & CLEAN
• FAMOUS STAR
• TOP WEST
• TOP STEPPERS
• OXY CLEAN
• BIG SPENDERS
• CONGRESS CREW
• TOP SWAGG
• CHECKERS
• AKADEMIKS
• GOOD FELLAS
• BIG LEAGUE
  

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SWAGG QUEEN OF THE YEAR

• ALECIA FACE-OFF
• SPICE-GOOD LIFE
• NADESHA STAR
• KELLY UPSETTA
• SHELLY WET WET
• DIAMOND GOOD LIFE
• TAMARA HOLLYWOOD
• NACKESHA TOP WEST
• MELISSA SKY GRADE
• DAHLIA INDEPENDENT SWAGG
  

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SWAGG KING OF THE YEAR

• BANJO
• KEVIN FASHION
• CLEON FRESH & CLEAN
• BRESKO FAMOUS STAR
• FLOUSY LIFF
• LOXEY THOMAS BIG SPENDER
• FRESH CHECKERS
• SASHI COOL
• ADVANCE CHECKERS
• MONEY G
• YOUNG BLOOD (CHEKKAZZ)
  

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BEST UPCOMING ARTIST (FEMALE)

• SEKKLE DUNG WENDY
• STYLYSH
• LADI LUCKY
  

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BEST UPCOMING ARTIST (MALE)

• MASICKA
• DENNO
• ZABRICK
• G-LOCK
• FLOSSY
• PULCA DAT
• NUCLEAR
  

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DANCE OF THE YEAR

• DAHLIA INDEPENDENT SWAGG
• KELLY UPSETTA
• RUTHIE UPSETTA
• CHECKAZZ
• KEVIN FASHION
• ALECIA FACE OFF
• BLING
• DIAMOND GOOD LIFE
• SHELLY WET WET
• ACKADEMIK
• TWIGGY
• FLOSSI AND MONEY G
  

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DANCERS OF THE YEAR

• • CHECKAZZ
  • NEW CREATION
  • ALL-STARZ TRENDY SQUAD
  • R&G
  • BLACK PEARL
  • B-KOOL
  • AKADEMIKS
    

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SELECTOR OF THE YEAR

• BUMPY CASH
• SIX KILLA
• BLUE STEEL
• BADDA BLING
• HAMMA
• MARLAND FRESH
• EYE-T-NO
• ALEX FRASS
  

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SOUND SYSTEM OF THE YEAR

• BLUE STEEL SOUND
• INFINITY
• SUPER T
• FLAVA UNIT
• QUANTUM
• REFLEX
  

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BEST DJ OF THE YEAR (MALE)

• POPCAAN
• BLACK RHYNO
• SHAWN STORM
• DEVA BRAT
• VYBZ KARTEL
  

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BEST DJ OF THE YEAR (FEMALE)

• SPICE
• STACIOUS
• STYLISH
• MACKA DIAMOND
• LADY G
  

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PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

• KELLY UPSETTA
• TAMARA HOLLYWOOD
• RUTHIE UPSETTA
• NADESHA STAR
• DIAMOND GOOD LIFE
• ALECIA FACE OFF
• BLING
  

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RADIO & TV STATION OF THE YEAR

• U.V. RADIO
• SUN CITY
• UNIVERSAL VIBES
• SWAGG TV
• LINKS TV
• PORTMORE CHANNEL
  

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CLUB OF THE YEAR

• KEN’S WILDFLOWER
• COOKIE’S
• APHRODIZIAC
• VUL-K-NO
• REV
  

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MC OF THE YEAR

• NUFFY
• PRETTY BOY FLOYD
• ELVA
• BADDA BLING
• FRESH
  

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT OF AWARD (MALE)

• RICKY GENERAL
• MEGA BANTON
• MAD COBRA
• RED DRAGON
• TERROR FABULOUS
• FRISCO KID
  

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (FEMALE)

• MACKA DIAMOND
• LADY G
• JUNIE RANKS
• QUEEN PAULA
  

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CULTURAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• I WAYNE
• I OCTANE
• GUIDANCE
• RAS GHANDI
• PRESTIGE
• BASCOM X
• GYPTIAN
• FYAKIN
  

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WEEKLY EVENT OF THE YEAR

• PARTY CUP
• PRENDY’S ON THE BEACH
• RUM RAM THURSDAYS
• BANK’S WEDNESDAYS
• CONGRESS FRIDAYS
• BANGING MONDAYS
• ZING FENCE FRIDAYZ
  

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BIGGEST SPENDER OF THE YEAR

• KELLY UPSETTA
• LOXELY THOMAS & TOP SETTER
• ROMIE
• DRAGON
• ANDRE DARBY
• FLOSSI
• DJ OFFICIAL
• FAMOUS STARZ
  

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FEMALE SUPPORTER OF THE YEAR

• SPICE GOODLIFE
• KELLY UPSETTA
• DIAMOND
• MARSHA RIDGIE
• NADESHA
• TAMARA HOLLYWOOD
• SHELLY WET WET
• MEL SKY GRADE
  

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MALE SUPPORTER OF THE YEAR

• BANJA
• LOXELY THOMAS
• FRESH & CLEAN
• TOP STEPPERS
• KEVIN FASHION
• CHECKERS
  

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VIDEO MAN OF THE YEAR

• NIGHT RIDER
• KEVIN NIGHT RIDER
• YARD BEAT
• VIDEO MACK
  

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DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

• BALLA SHAWN – NEW LAND
• YANKI – WATERFORD
• RICHIE DRENZ – INDEPENDENCE CITY
• JOSEPH – BRIDGEPORT
• KEVIN- PASSAGE FORT
• TONY KRASH – CUMBERLAND