The National Botanical Gardens will be the venue on Sunday 28 July for the Crop Over Soca Monarch competition.
Two honours are up for grabs: Party Monarch, for the up-tempo on-the-road tunes, and Sweet Soca Monarch.
In addition to defending Party Monarch Mikey and Sweet Soca Monarch Lil Rick, the finalists are:
- TC (Music)
- Nathalee (Why We Live)
- Skung Yung (So Happy)
- Sanctuary (I Pledge)
- Biggie Irie (Magic)
- Faith (All Night)
- JSlo (Alive)
- Damian Marvay (Summer)
- Leadpipe (Sometimes)
- Betty B (Nah Holding Back)
- Marzville (Owe Me)
- Shaquille (Darlin’)
- Jus D (So What)
- AC (Ah Like It)
The reserve is Bobo (From de Heart).