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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):

1. Akae Beka - Glory
2. Alborosie - Destiny
3. Aleighcia Scott & Rorystonelove - Windrush Baby
4. Anthony B - Bread & Butter
5. Aza Lineage - Kingston To Cali
6. Ballyhoo! - Shellshock
7. Bead N' Bone - Undercover
8. Beenie Man - Simma
9. Blvk H3ro - On A Mission
10. Brotha George - Firm And Strong
    
11. Buju Banton - Born For Greatness
12. Bulby York - Time & Color
13. Burning Spear - No Destroyer
14. Byron Messia - No Love
15. Cas Haley - Boots Rock Reggae, Vol. 1
16. Charly Black - No Excuses
17. Chris Thomas The Ceo - Power
18. Clint Warren - Pacific Coast Reggae
19. Collie Buddz & Various Artists - Cali Roots Riddim 2023
20. Common Kings - Celebration
     
21. Corbin Dooley - Rocksteady
22. David Cairol - Vers(E)
23. DMP - Long Way Home
24. Earthkry - Dandy Shandy
25. Easy Star All-Stars - Ziggy Stardub
26. Gentleman - Mad World
27. Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad - Love In Time
28. Green Lion Crew - Riddim Full Of Culture
29. Groundation & Brain Damage - Dreaming From An Iron Gate
30. Hempress Sativa - Charka
    
31. Hollie Cook - Happy Hour In Dub
32. Honorebel  - 444
33. I-Octane - Dancehall Gift
34. Jah Cure - Undeniable
35. Jah Thomas - Clarks A Clarks
36. Jahmali - Pleasant Place
37. Johnny Osbourne - Right Right Time
38. JonFX - Vintage Reggae
39. Julian Marley & Antaeus - Colors Of Royal
40. Lee “Scratch” Perry & Bob Riddim - Destiny
    
41. Long Beach Dub Allstars - Echo Mountain High
42. Marcia Griffiths - Golden
43. Marcus Gad & Tribe - Ready For Battle
44. MC Norman - Twelve
45. Mista Savona & Gaudi - Havana Meets Kingston In Dub
46. Mykal Rose - I Give You Love
47. Norrac - New Born
48. Pablo YG - Bad Juvi Mixtape
49. Perfect Giddimani - Ah Mi Yard
50. Nathan Aurora & Various Artists - Pop Punk Goes Reggae Vol. 1
     
51. Richie Spice - Black Man Time
52. Shevvy - Rude Gyalaxy
53. Shavarr - Root
54. Sly & Robbie and The Team Taxi - Shakespeare The Bassman
55. Sundub - Spirits Eat Music
56. The Expendables - Pleasure Point
57. Valiant - 4:14
58. Various Artists - 1 Rifle Riddim
59. Various Artists - Jamaica Festival Song 2023 Competition
60. Various Artists - Legends Of Jamaica, Vol 1: A Tribute To Ska
    
61. Various Artists - Tropical House Cruise To Jamaica (The Asian Edition)
62. Various Artists - We Remember Bob Andy
63. Yaksta - 22
64. Yasus Afari - Golden Spoon Maroon
65. 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:

1. Anthony Cruz - Under The Covers
2. Chezidek - Never Stop
3. Elephant Man - Cool Reminder
4. Everton Blender - Higher Heights
5. Freddie McGregor - A Breath Of Fresh Air
6. Hector Roots Lewis - D' Rootsman
7. Inna De Yard - Family Affair
8. Jahmiel - Intimacy EP
9. Kranium - In Too Deep EP
10. Queen Omega - Freedom Legacy
11. Rebelution - Reflections
12. Sizzla - Run Tingz
13. Sizzla - The I-Grade
14. Tiken Jah Fakoly - Braquage De Pouvoir
15. 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