The Recording Academy® welcomes the class of nominees for the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards®. and here are the nominees for Best Reggae Album:
Sly & Robbie Presents… Reggae For Her
Devin Di Dakta & J.L
Label: Tuff Gong International, Taxi Records
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Rose Petals
J Boog
Label: Wash House Music Group
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Ziggy Marley
Ziggy Marley
Label: Tuff Gong Worldwide
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Everlasting
Raging Fyah
Label: Dub Rockers/VP Records
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Falling Into Place
Rebelution
Label: Easy Star Records
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SOJA: Live In Virginia
SOJA
Label: ATO Records
Biggups to all the nominees including the Barbados pop diva Rihanna. Riri has been nominated for eight Grammys [Toronto rapper buddy (pun intended) Drake is also nominated for eight]. Other the top nominees include Beyoncé (9), , Kanye West (8), and Chance The Rapper (7). Head over to Grammy.com for a full list of nominees
The Recording Academy will present the GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and broadcast on the CBS Television Network from 8:00-11:30 pm ET/5:00-8:30 pm PT.
RCS SIDEBAR: I recently enjoyed a performance by J. Boog on the Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise (WTJRC). He was phenomenal! However, also on the WTJRC dub poet Mutabaruka suggested that artists shouldn’t release an album in the same year as a Marley because…. well you know.. Good luck to all. HA!
