WINNERS AT COTT 2015 MUSIC AWARDS
Thursday 05 November, 2015 (96.1 WE FM)
Machel Montano and Olatunji Yearwood emerged as the biggest winners of the Copyright Organization of Trinidad and Tobago (COTT) 2015 Music Awards, earning three and two awards respectively.
Held at Queen's Hall in St Ann's, Port of Spain, Montano, though not present earned the Songwriter of the Year award, while his 2015 Road March and Power Soca Monarch hit "Like A Boss" won the People's Choice Music Video of the Year and Soca of the Year.
Groovy King Olatunji, walked away with the awards for Groovy Song of the Year and Song of the Year. Here is a complete list of the awards and awardees:
New Female Songwriter of the Year - Samantha Johnson
New Male Songwriter of the Year - Jerome Antoine
Chutney Soca of the Year - K.I Persad
Jingle of the Year - "Lucy" by Destra/Jason "Shaft" Bishop
People's Choice Music Video of the Year - "Like A Boss"/Machel Montano
Reggae/Dancehall of the Year - "Endless Summer"/Kes The Band
Best Collaboration - Mark Hardy, Yung Rudd and Jimmy October
Soca of the Year - "Like A Boss"/Machel Montano
Best Local Artiste of the Year - Lyrikal
Best Soca Parang - Marcia Miranda
Best Breakout Artiste of the Year - Ricardo Drue
International Songwriter of the Year - The Mighty Sparrow
Groovy Song of the Year - "Ola"/Olatunji Yearwood
Calypso of the Year - "The Engine Room"/Jalani Kojo
Best Gospel Song of the Year - "Mighty Healer"/Positive & KC Phillips
Golden Achievement Award - Rakesh Yankaran and Ella Andell
Song of the Year - "Ola"/Olatunji Yearwood
Female Songwriter of the Year - Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez
Chutney of the Year - "Lage Re"/Rooplal G
Songwriter of the Year - Machel Montano
