Popcaan and Tifa dominated youth awards

(Gleanor) Kingston: On one of the most-anticipated nights on the entertainment calendar, Latifa Brown more commonly known as 'Tifa' and Andrae Sutherland also known as 'Popcaan' walked away as the night's most decorated artistes. Tifa won all the awards in the categories in which she was nominated, and Popcaan edged out Vybz Kartel, who walked away with two awards, winning three out of a total of five awards.

Throughout most of the night it became almost predictable who the winner was going to be whenever either Tifa or Popcaan was mentioned in a category. They were truly the people's favourite as screams and cheers erupted inside the National Indoor Sports Centre each time they were called to the stage to accept their coveted award.

That wasn't the end as far as an entertaining introduction was concerned. Out stepped the hosts for the night, Tami Chynn and Kruddy who both made their debut on to the YVA stage deejaying for the nearly packed venue. The patrons loved it and welcomed them with positive vibes. 'So you think you can Dance All-Star Comfort Fedoke, came to the stage and gave a well-choreographed and energetic hip hop performance totally captivating the audience. The YVA dancers also gave very great performances each time they took to the stage especially the battle of the sexes dance off in the end. Although Vybz Kartel was absent the self-proclaimed, 'girl boss' representing the 'world boss' Amelia 'Milk' Sewell accepted on his behalf.

The closing performance for the night was the night's most celebrated star: Popcaan. He came to the stage greeted by shouts, screams and total pandemonium as he performed hits such as Clean , Only Man She Want, Party Shot and a few others, bringing the entire general admission to their feet as confetti rained down signaling the end of the YVA's fifth anniversary celebrations.

The award winners for the night were:

Favourite Breakout Celebrity of the Year -Specialist
Favourite Summer Song - Ravin by Popcaan
Young, Hot and Hype Female of the year - Tifa
Young, Hot and Hype Male of the year - Popcaan
Fashion Icon Male- Dexter Pottinger
Fashion Icon Female - Tifa
Favourite Selector (DJ) - ZJ Bambino
Favourite Group or collaboration - Swaggin by Wayne Marshall/Tifa/Fambo
Favourite Dance Group - Shady Squad
Favourite Male Dancer - Ding Dong
Local Male Artiste - Vybz Kartel
Local Female Artiste - Tifa
Dancehall Male Artiste - Kartel
Dancehall Female Artiste - Tifa
Video Director - Jay Will
Music Producer - Stephen McGregor
Gospel Artiste of the Year - DJ Nicholas
Local chart topping song of the year - Ravin by Popcaan
Cultural Artiste - I-Octane
Local Music Video - Swaggin by Wayne Marshall/Tifa/Fambo
Sound System - Coppershot