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As September closed retired the 3rd 4th of the year, a batch of the biggest Caribbean euphony quality revolved astir the fallout of the 2025 Caribbean Music Awards. On Aug. 28, the region’s biggest stars convened astatine Brooklyn’s Kings Theater for the 3rd yearly Caribbean Music Awards, featuring performances by Lila Iké, Elephant Man, Lady Lava, Full Blown and Maureen. Shenseea, Romain Virgo, and Masicka were among the night’s biggest winners, and peculiar honorees included Busta Rhymes, Sizzla and Carimi.

At the in-person ceremony, Kranium was announced arsenic the victor of Caribbean R&B creator of the year, and adjacent took the signifier to judge his grant successful beforehand of the packed theatre. Once the ceremonial aired connected BET (Sept. 12), Dexta Daps was named the winner, prompting a fiery exposé from Kranium connected Instagram. According to a connection from Kranium’s manager, Pierre Bost, the Caribbean Music Awards squad enactment Kranium connected a three-way telephone with Dexta Daps to explicate the mishap and allegedly inquire the “Nobody Has to Know” vocalist to instrumentality the grant successful speech for a Caribbean R&B opus of the twelvemonth honor, which does not presently beryllium astatine the awards show.

“We each cognize that it wasn’t a mistake — BET already contacted america to licence the way for TV rights,” Bost stressed successful a statement. “We evidently didn’t hold to this anserine and disrespectful option. As a effect of this unthinkable situation, the Caribbean Music Award squad removed Kranium wholly from the BET TV amusement and gave the grant to Dexta Daps.” On Instagram, Kranium wrote, “Y’all are 1 acceptable a p—s and users !!! @caribmusicawards,” past sharing a now-expired Instagram Story of him throwing the trophy successful the garbage. “@caribmusicawards garbage is connected Tuesdays… a it this maine done with the conversation.”

In a Sept. 16 connection clarifying the kerfuffle and the voting process, which nary longer appears connected their authoritative Instagram page, the Caribbean Music Awards confirmed Dexta Daps was the wide winner, receiving 40.8% of the vote, and that “outdated documentation was mistakenly utilized successful creating the victor cards.”

“We profoundly regret each that has transpired, and we are implementing caller safeguards to forestall aboriginal issues,” reads the statement’s close. “It is ne'er our purpose to divide, diminish oregon dishonor. We stay committed to amplifying and uplifting...