"This show will give us an opportunity to showcase new artistes while we pay tribute to our musical icons. These icons have given this country and the world some of the best written and most uplifting songs that have ever been produced. So, it's time we elevate this music back to the forefront where it belongs," said Reggae Rockers' executive producer and creator, Denise King.

Contestants can enter the global competition by uploading their entry to www.youtube.com/reggaerockersja. They can sing alone, with a partner or use musical instruments.

Judges will between March and April select the online contestants who will go through to the preliminary rounds that will be broadcast on radio from May to October. The listeners will drive the search for the winner with their votes, beginning in May. The finals are to be broadcast on television in October.

Grammy award-winning hit maker and producer Sly Dunbar will be one of the judges. However, the audience will make the final decision as to who wins Jamaica's first vintage reggae music competition.

The person who gets the most votes will, among other things, win the Reggae Rockers' crown and an opportunity to remix a vintage tune with one of Jamaica's legendary music producers.