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For Your Consideration... Best Reggae Album @ 66th Annual Grammy Awards 2024
10/17/2023 by Reggaeville
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The first round of voting (October 11 - 20) for the 66th Grammy Awards is currently underway. Social media is full of “For Your Consideration” posts & reels from artists and labels to get votes from Academy members.
In the "Best Reggae Album" category, 65 albums were accepted as valid entries and of these, 5 will be determined for the final round voting. The nominations will be announced on November 10th.
In total we were able to find 47 53 “For Your Consideration” graphics for the "Best Reggae Album" category. The complete list has not been officially published in recent years, but the current list has been circulating online for a few days.
It's worth noting that some releases, including major artists, don't appear on the list. This has different reasons. Popcaan's album "Great Is He" wasn't even submitted, WMV reports. The albums by Stephen Marley (Old Soul), Shaggy (In The Mood) and Morgan Heritage (The Homeland) are listed in the category "Best Global Album".
Other albums were submitted and even “For Your Consideration” posts were published, but they didn't make it to the list: Stonebwoy, Micah Shemaiah and Aiesha. We do not know the individual reasons. UPDATE 10/18/2023: Micah Shemaiah's album is listed in the "Album of the Year" category.
Below is the complete list with all 65 releases (in alphabetical order):
- Akae Beka - Glory
- Alborosie - Destiny
- Aleighcia Scott & Rorystonelove - Windrush Baby
- Anthony B - Bread & Butter
- Aza Lineage - Kingston To Cali
- Ballyhoo! - Shellshock
- Bead N' Bone - Undercover
- Beenie Man - Simma
- Blvk H3ro - On A Mission
- Brotha George - Firm And Strong
- Buju Banton - Born For Greatness
- Bulby York - Time & Color
- Burning Spear - No Destroyer
- Byron Messia - No Love
- Cas Haley - Boots Rock Reggae, Vol. 1
- Charly Black - No Excuses
- Chris Thomas The Ceo - Power
- Clint Warren - Pacific Coast Reggae
- Collie Buddz & Various Artists - Cali Roots Riddim 2023
- Common Kings - Celebration
- Corbin Dooley - Rocksteady
- David Cairol - Vers(E)
- DMP - Long Way Home
- Earthkry - Dandy Shandy
- Easy Star All-Stars - Ziggy Stardub
- Gentleman - Mad World
- Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad - Love In Time
- Green Lion Crew - Riddim Full Of Culture
- Groundation & Brain Damage - Dreaming From An Iron Gate
- Hempress Sativa - Charka
- Hollie Cook - Happy Hour In Dub
- Honorebel - 444
- I-Octane - Dancehall Gift
- Jah Cure - Undeniable
- Jah Thomas - Clarks A Clarks
- Jahmali - Pleasant Place
- Johnny Osbourne - Right Right Time
- JonFX - Vintage Reggae
- Julian Marley & Antaeus - Colors Of Royal
- Lee “Scratch” Perry & Bob Riddim - Destiny
- Long Beach Dub Allstars - Echo Mountain High
- Marcia Griffiths - Golden
- Marcus Gad & Tribe - Ready For Battle
- MC Norman - Twelve
- Mista Savona & Gaudi - Havana Meets Kingston In Dub
- Mykal Rose - I Give You Love
- Norrac - New Born
- Pablo YG - Bad Juvi Mixtape
- Perfect Giddimani - Ah Mi Yard
- Nathan Aurora & Various Artists - Pop Punk Goes Reggae Vol. 1
- Richie Spice - Black Man Time
- Shevvy - Rude Gyalaxy
- Shavarr - Root
- Sly & Robbie and The Team Taxi - Shakespeare The Bassman
- Sundub - Spirits Eat Music
- The Expendables - Pleasure Point
- Valiant - 4:14
- Various Artists - 1 Rifle Riddim
- Various Artists - Jamaica Festival Song 2023 Competition
- Various Artists - Legends Of Jamaica, Vol 1: A Tribute To Ska
- Various Artists - Tropical House Cruise To Jamaica (The Asian Edition)
- Various Artists - We Remember Bob Andy
- Yaksta - 22
- Yasus Afari - Golden Spoon Maroon
- Zamunda - Jah Love Surround Me
The fact that there are only 65 releases in the "Best Reggae Album" category is not a good sign: “Reggae is in danger of losing its own category,” the Jamaica Star reported on October 12, 2023. Last year there were just as few with 67 releases. In comparison, the list 2 years ago had 125 releases. That far more than 65 releases would have been possible is shown by this list of 15 releases that we expected to be part of this list, but which obviously were not submitted or didn't make it for other reasons. These albums and many, many more are listed in the RELEASES section at REGGAEVILLE.com
MISSING IN ACTION:
- Anthony Cruz - Under The Covers
- Chezidek - Never Stop
- Elephant Man - Cool Reminder
- Everton Blender - Higher Heights
- Freddie McGregor - A Breath Of Fresh Air
- Hector Roots Lewis - D' Rootsman
- Inna De Yard - Family Affair
- Jahmiel - Intimacy EP
- Kranium - In Too Deep EP
- Queen Omega - Freedom Legacy
- Rebelution - Reflections
- Sizzla - Run Tingz
- Sizzla - The I-Grade
- Tiken Jah Fakoly - Braquage De Pouvoir
- Vybz Kartel - Numb
Key dates for the 66th GRAMMY Awards:
Product Eligibility Period:
Oct. 1, 2022 – Sept. 15, 2023
Online Entry Period:
July 17, 2023 – Aug. 31, 2023:
First Round Voting:
Oct. 11, 2023 – Oct. 20, 2023
Nominees Announced:
Nov. 10, 2023
Final Round Voting:
Dec. 14, 2023 – Jan. 4, 2024
66th Annual GRAMMY Awards:
Feb. 4, 2024