The Recording Academy has unveiled the nominees for the 2025 Grammy Award for Finest Reggae Album, spotlighting a vibrant mixture of reggae and dancehall artistry.
The checklist of nominees brings collectively veteran voices and rising stars, together with Bob Marley’s legacy, and indicators the continued international attain of reggae and dancehall music.
Main the reggae nominees is Take It Straightforward by Collie Buddz, a favourite amongst reggae purists. Additionally within the working is Bob Marley: One Love – Music Impressed By The Movie, a tribute album celebrating Marley’s enduring influence on music worldwide. Rounding out the reggae entries, Evolution by The Wailers has additionally secured a nomination, bringing the group again into the Grammy highlight.
In a nod to dancehall’s rising prominence, the class additionally options entries from two of the style’s most influential voices: Vybz Kartel and Shenseea. Kartel’s Occasion With Me and Shenseea’s By no means Will get Late Right here are each nominated.
Notably, Julian Marley and Antaeus received the 2024 Grammy Award for Finest Reggae Album with their collaborative work, Colours of Royal.
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Of this 12 months’s nominees, solely Shenseea and Vybz Kartel have by no means received within the class.
The Recording Academy acquired a file 75 albums and compilations for consideration within the reggae class, representing a variety of reggae and dancehall expertise. Standout submissions that didn’t make the ultimate checklist of nominees included The Light Man by Romain Virgo, I’m Chippy by Teejay, and entries from Ras Shiloh, Samory-I, SOJA, Mutabaruka, UB40, Gyptian, and Spice.
The eligibility interval for Grammy submissions spanned from September 16, 2023, to August 30, 2024.
Winners of the 67th Grammy Awards might be introduced through the stay ceremony on February 2, 2025, at Los Angeles’s Crypto.com Enviornment, which might be broadcast on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
Voting for the 2024 Grammy Awards happened from October 4 to October 15, and pleasure builds as music followers and trade insiders sit up for the large evening in February.
