Machel Montano & Ayetian Make Surprise Appearance at 2025 Caribbean Music Awards: 6 Best Moments

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The Aug. 28 ceremonial besides featured a saccharine shoutout to Bajan popular icon Rihanna from Alison Hinds. Get each the details.

9/12/2025

From Vybz Kartel’s culture-quaking comeback to the planetary domination of Moliy, Silent Addy and Disco Neil’s “Shake It to the Max,” Caribbean euphony and civilization person been moving 2025. To commemorate an unthinkable year, the region’s biggest and buzziest stars descended upon Kings Theater successful Brooklyn, N.Y. for the third yearly Caribbean Music Awards (Aug. 28).

Hosted by Majah Hype, the “King of Caribbean Comedy,” the nighttime featured peculiar performances from Machel Montano, Elephant Man, Ding Dong, Lady Lava, Full Blown, Maureen, and more. With reggae, dancehall, calypso, konpa and soca each fixed spotlights, the breadth of West Indian euphony was connected afloat display. Additional personage appearances included Shenseea, Spice, Dexta Daps, Serani, Buju Banton, Patrice Roberts, Alison Hinds, Lyrikal, and Armanii, who precocious performed astatine Billboard‘s yearly R&B/Hip-Hop Live concert connected Sept. 6. Inside the theater, attendees were treated to a litany of West Indian iconoclasts, including unrecorded steelpan bands, blinged-out Carnival costumes, and Jamaican and Haitian beef patties.

In summation to implicit 40 competitory awards, respective pillars of Caribbean euphony were honored for their contributions to the culture. Bounty Killer took location the beingness accomplishment award, Sizzla earned the humanitarian award, and Busta Rhymes was honored with the elite icon award. Additional peculiar honorees included Austin “Super Blue” Lyons (calypso honors), Kerwin Du Bois (producer honor), Carimi (legacy award) and Shirley Ann Cyril-Mayers (gospel honors).

This year’s Caribbean Music Awards aired Sept. 12 connected BET, marking the precise archetypal clip the ceremonial has been televised. On the reddish carpet, Billboard hosted a unrecorded watercourse co-hosted by unit writer Kyle Denis and Love Island USA’s Chelley Bissainthe.

Here are the six champion moments from the 2025 Caribbean Music Awards.