On Wednesday, February 24th, Beres Hammond, Freddie McGregor, Marcia Griffiths, Beenie Man and Machel Montano, will all receive a 2021 Young, Gifted and Black Entrepreneurial Award; and will also be inducted into the Caribbean Music Entertainment ICON Hall of Fame.

They were all voted for by members of the public who felt they were deserving of these honors. The Young, Gifted & Black Entrepreneurial Awards, which is held annually in Black History Month, is designed for peer-to-peer acknowledgement of talent, ambition and achievements toward the “Continued Pursuit of Success.”