unprofessionalism following an award mix-up at the recently concluded awards ceremony. The artiste, who took to social media earlier this week to air his grievances at the CMAs, accused organisers of creating undue conflict after declaring him the winner of the Caribbean R&B Artist of the Year category, then dubbing it a mistake a week later.

An upset Kranium did not mince words as he explained the series of unfortunate events that led to the CMAs mix-up. He explained that after turning in a phenomenal performance at the awards ceremony late last month in New York City, and subsequently walking away with the award, he was informed that the award should have been given to Dexta Daps. He explained that the organisers expressed that a mistake had been made and he was not the true winner in the category.

To add insult to injury, Kranium said organisers not only asked for the award to be returned, but sought to cushion the blow by declaring him the winner of another category - one Kranium expressed never existed in the show’s original line-up. “That was not even a category, period,” he said in his video rant. “Unnu disrespect mi and unu take mi fi idiot, and all I do in this business is mind my business… I will never forgive unnu fi dat, because me show too much love inna dis business fi unnu come try violate man.” The contretemps continued a day after when Kranium threw the trophy into the trash. This prompted a response from CMAs organisers who took to their social media platforms to defend their show’s reputation. (Jamaica Observer/ Sandena James)