A number of entertainers have been confirmed to perform at this years fourth annual Excellence in Music and Entertainment Awards (EME) awards in the Gardens of the Jamaica Pegasus hotel on February 7.

Already confirmed are Beenie Man, Anthony B, Queen Ifrica, Tarrus Riley, Busy Signal, Demarco, RDX, Brick and Lace, Duane Stephenson, Dean Fraser, Etana and Courtney John. All of these entertainers are nominees and possible awardees next week. At this years EMEs, Alicia Keys will be honoured for her continued support of reggae music.

Among the 25 categories in the EME Awards is one called International Friends of Reggae, and the organizers have announced that Akon and Keys have been selected as this year's recipients. Reggae fans still rave about  Keys' performance at last year's American Music Awards (AMA) when she collaborated voluntarily with reggae artistes, Junior Reid, Chaka Demus and Pliers and Beenie Man turning the somewhat staid by-the-numbers event into a sort of exciting, unpredictable 'reggae bashment'.