Blessed, Rasta People! We are here with the fresh and exciting news from the world of reggae. The album "Colors of Royal" by Julian "Juju" Marley, in collaboration with Antaeus, has won the coveted 2024 Grammy for Best Reggae Album.

During the Grammy Awards ceremony, held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 5, Patti Austin joyfully announced that "Colors of Royal" stood out among the competition.

Although Julian Marley himself, currently touring Australian lands, could not be present, the producer of Greek origin, Alexx Antaeus, received the award on his behalf. With gratitude, Antaeus expressed his gratitude to the academy, his colleagues, his mother and his wife Hana. But most importantly, he dedicated this victory to the people of Jamaica.

"And I would like to dedicate this to the people of Jamaica, who have accepted me as one of their own. And have lived by the country's motto, 'Out of many, one,'" Antaeus said, radiating love and respect for the land of reggae.

Released via Antaeus' Monom Records label in March 2023, "Colors of Royal," with its 8 powerful tracks, marked the producer's first Grammy nomination. Featuring contributions from prominent dancehall producer NotNice, as well as Mr. Sonic, Sean Alaric and Prince Productions, the album carries gems such as "The Tide Is High", "Roll" and "Made For Your Love".

This achievement marks the third nomination for Julian Marley, who was previously recognized for the albums "Awake" in 2009 and "As I Am" in 2020. Recall that his brother, Stephen Marley, took the award in 2009 for the acoustic version of "Mind Control", while in 2020, it was Koffee who won for his EP "Rapture".

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The Grammy for Best Reggae Album celebrates excellence in reggae, spanning from roots reggae to dancehall and ska. This recognition is awarded to albums that contain more than 75% playing time of new reggae recordings. Additionally, artists, producers and engineers featured on the winning album are also eligible for the award if they contributed more than 50% of the project's playing time, per Recording Academy rules.

Read Reggae Grammy Nominations 2024

This year, the category had 65 participants, showing a slight decrease from 67 in 2022 and a marked decrease from 125 in 2021.

In the previous year, the award went to Kabaka Pyramid's "The Kalling", and in 2022, the American band SOJA took the award with "Beauty In The Silence". Let us remember that in 2021, "Got To Be Tough" by Toots & the Maytals won.

Once again, congratulations to Julian Marley and Antaeus on this monumental achievement! "Colors of Royal" illuminates reggae's path to the heart of the world.