Want to Interview Caribbean Stars? Black Island Girl Launches Search for 2026 Caribbean Music Awards Correspondent

An aspiring Caribbean media personality could soon find themselves interviewing some of the region’s biggest stars on the red carpet at the 2026 Caribbean Music Awards in Trinidad and Tobago.

Dominican journalist, producer and media personality Jael Joseph, through her platform Black Island Girl Multimedia, has launched a Caribbean-wide competition to discover an emerging host, presenter, journalist or content creator to serve as a Media Correspondent at the Caribbean Music Awards on September 19, 2026.

The Black Island Girl Caribbean Media Correspondent Video Contest will give one person currently living in the Caribbean the opportunity to travel to Trinidad and Tobago, with flights and accommodation provided, and represent Black Island Girl Multimedia on the awards' red carpet.

The winner will have the chance to interview Caribbean artists, entertainers and other personalities attending one of the region's major music celebrations.

For Joseph, however, the competition is about more than finding someone comfortable in front of a camera. It is an opportunity to extend the same kind of access that helped advance her own journey in Caribbean media.

From Receiving an Opportunity to Creating One

Joseph's connection to the Caribbean Music Awards makes the initiative especially personal.

Three years ago, she was given the opportunity to host at the awards. She later returned to interview Caribbean artists on the red carpet—experiences she credits with providing valuable visibility, access and professional growth.

Now, she wants another Caribbean media personality to have that experience.

“Three years ago, the Caribbean Music Awards gave me an opportunity to step onto its stage as a host, and last year, I had the privilege of returning to interview Caribbean artists on the red carpet,” Joseph said. “Those opportunities gave me access, visibility and experiences that have contributed to my journey as a Caribbean media professional.”

Joseph said the competition represents an opportunity to open that door for someone else.

“There is incredible media talent across our islands, people with personality, knowledge of our culture and the ability to tell our stories,” she said. “Through Black Island Girl Multimedia, I want to give one emerging Caribbean voice the opportunity to take the microphone, represent their island and our region, and experience the Caribbean Music Awards red carpet for themselves. Sometimes, one opportunity is all someone needs.”

Searching for the Caribbean's Next Media Voice

The contest is open to aspiring and emerging hosts, presenters, content creators, journalists and media personalities currently living in the Caribbean.

Instead of relying on a traditional résumé or audition, Black Island Girl Multimedia is asking entrants to demonstrate their on-camera presence, creativity, understanding of Caribbean culture and ability to connect with an audience.

Participants must create a 60-to-90-second video answering two questions:

Why are you the best representation of Black Island Girl for the red carpet interviews?

And:

In what ways do Caribbean music genres shape our daily identity as Caribbean people?

Entries must be posted to Instagram, with participants tagging @caribmusicawards, @blackislandgirl2 and @jaeljoseph. Entrants must also follow all three accounts and meet the requirement of currently residing in the Caribbean.

Caribbean Music and Identity Take Center Stage

The second contest question gives the competition a cultural dimension beyond simply finding a charismatic red carpet host.

Entrants are being asked to consider the influence Caribbean music has on everyday identity—from language and fashion to celebrations, social movements, traditions and the way Caribbean people represent themselves around the world.

Joseph pointed to the extraordinary range of musical genres created and developed throughout the region.

“Whether it is Bouyon, Soca, Dancehall, Reggae, Calypso, Dennery Segment, Zouk, Kompa or the many other sounds that come from our region, our music tells the story of who we are,” Joseph said. “I want to hear how the next generation of Caribbean communicators tells that story.”

It also gives contestants an opportunity to demonstrate something particularly important for a correspondent covering a regional awards show: an understanding of Caribbean culture that extends beyond their own island.

The Public Will Help Choose the Winner

Caribbean audiences will also play a role in the competition.

Contestants are encouraged to share their videos and rally support from their islands, communities and online audiences. Votes, shares, likes and positive engagement will help determine who ultimately earns the correspondent position.

The format could turn the competition into an island-by-island showcase of emerging Caribbean media talent, with supporters getting behind the personalities they believe should represent the region on the red carpet.

Black Island Girl Multimedia is also calling on media houses, radio and television stations, universities, cultural organizations, tourism authorities, youth organizations, entertainment platforms, influencers and members of the Caribbean diaspora to help spread the word.

The search extends across the region—from Dominica, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Lucia to Barbados, Guyana, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and Nevis, The Bahamas, Belize and other Caribbean territories.

At its core, the mission is straightforward: discover a compelling new Caribbean media voice and provide that person with a platform to be seen and heard.

Winner Heads to Trinidad and Tobago

Potential entrants will have to move quickly.

The Black Island Girl Caribbean Media Correspondent Video Contest closes September 5, 2026, with the winner scheduled to be announced on September 8.

Just 11 days later, the selected correspondent is expected to be in Trinidad and Tobago for the Caribbean Music Awards on September 19, 2026, stepping onto the red carpet with microphone in hand.

For an emerging presenter or content creator trying to establish a career in Caribbean media, that moment could provide valuable professional experience, exposure and connections.

And that is precisely the opportunity Joseph hopes to create.

How to Enter

Caribbean residents interested in competing must create a 60-to-90-second video answering the two official contest questions and post the video to Instagram.

The post must tag @caribmusicawards, @blackislandgirl2 and @jaeljoseph, and entrants must follow all three accounts.

Audience support matters, with votes, shares, likes and positive engagement contributing to the selection process.

Contest closes: September 5, 2026Winner announced: September 8, 2026

Caribbean Music Awards: September 19, 2026Location: Trinidad and Tobago

For one emerging Caribbean media personality, it could be the opportunity that transforms a social media audition into a place on one of Caribbean entertainment's biggest red carpets.

Your island. Your voice. Your Caribbean story. Take the mic.