Trinidad and Tobago, First to Host Caribbean Music Awards Elite Weekend Experience, This September.

The Caribbean Music Awards relocating its Elite Weekend Experience to Trinidad & Tobago for the first time represents a significant shift in how the region celebrates its own music — moving the celebration home after three years in Brooklyn. Launching September 18–20, 2026, under the banner “Sounds of the Caribbean,” the event signals a strategic pivot toward centering Caribbean soil and talent in a festival designed to honor the island rhythms and voices that shape global culture.

This isn’t just a venue change; it’s a statement. By anchoring the Awards in T&T, organizers are amplifying Caribbean agency in the narrative around Caribbean music — stripping away the diaspora lens and planting the flag firmly in the region’s heartland. Expect the weekend to expand beyond traditional award categories into immersive cultural programming that reflects how reggae, dancehall, soca, and beyond are lived and created across the islands.