Copyright Music Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago Members Music Awards 2000

5th Annual COTT Music Awards • 2000

Category & Winner	Songs and Nominees
Song of the Year "Carnival Come Back Again" - Neil George ("Iwer")	Carnival Come Back Again - Neil George ("Iwer") Pump Up - Austin Lyons (Superblue) Market Vendor - Barnett Henry ("Preacher")
Male Composer of the Year Machel Montano	Horn Meh Nah - Neil George Ground Troops - David Rudder Real Unity - Machel Montano
Female Composer of the Year Vanessa Thomas ("Precious")	Nothing - Sanell Dempster Dirty Liar - Gailann Stephen Riding It - Vanessa Thomas ("Precious")
Publisher of the Year E & E Publishing	E & E Publishing RCR Publishing Major & Minor Publishing
New Composer of the Year Wilt Cambridge ("Talpree")	Old Woman Alone - Wilt Cambridge ("Talpree") Payaliya - Devanand Gattoo Are You Ready - Vanessa Thomas
Chutney of the Year Payaliya - Devanand Gattoo	Payaliya - Devanand Gattoo Doh hold me back - Naresh Prabhoo Baje Basuriya - Clint Thomas
Rapso of the Year "De Ting Start" - Ronald Mc Intosh	De Ting Start - Ronald Mc Intosh Salt - Wendell Manwarren , Stanton Kewley & Roger Roberts ("3 Canal") Las Carnival - Wendell Manwarren , Stanton Kewley & Roger Roberts ("3 Canal")
Pan Song of the Year "Picture on my wall" - Emmanuel Synette ("Oba")	Tenor Fever - Irvin Blackman Picture on my wall - Emmanuel Synette ("Oba") Celebrating with Steel - Hollis Wright
Parang/Parang Soca of the Year "Eat Something" - Irwin Reyes Johnson ("Scrunter")	Neighbour Oye - Selwyn Demming ("Brother Marvin") Paramin - Christophe Grant Eat Something - Irwin Reyes Johnson ("Scrunter")

Recognition Awards
Golden Achievement Award	Slinger Francisco ("The Mighty Sparrow")
Treasured Licensee	Cliff Harris