Written by Alexander BoniJah A.K.A Reggae Colombia.

EDITION #66 / ANNUAL AWARDING CEREMONY OF THE 2024 GRAMMY AWARDS.

The nominees for the Grammy Awards are now known, an annual ceremony that will be held on February 4, 2024 at the Crypto.com Arena (formerly Staples Center) in Los Angeles, California, USA.

In relation to the BEST REGGAE ALBUM Category; These are the five nominated albums.

NOMINEES CATEGORY:

BEST REGGAE ALBUM

Burning Spear - No Destroyer (Burning Spear Music Inc)

Buju Banton - Born For Greatness (Roc Nation Records)

Beenie Man - Simma (MD Music Group)

Julian Marley & Antaeus - Colors Of Royal (Monom Records)

Collie Buddz - Cali Roots Riddim 2023 (Ineffeble Records)

It should be remembered that the eligibility period for this edition #66 was from October 1, 2022 to September 15, 2023.

Check out the list of all previous Grammy Award winners in the REGGAE category.

2022 / Kabaka Pyramid - The Kalling

2021 / SOJA - Beauty In The Silence

2020 / Toots & The Maytals - It Got To Be Tough

2019 / Koffee - Rapture

2018 / Sting & Shaggy - 44/876

2017 / Damian Marley - Stony Hill

2016 / Ziggy Marley - Ziggy Marley

2015 / Morgan Heritage - Strictly Roots

2014 / Ziggy Marley - Fly Rasta

2013 / Ziggy Marley - In Concert

2012 / Jimmy Cliff - Rebirth

2011 / Stephen Marley - Revelation Pt. 1 – The Root of Life

2010 / Buju Banton - Before the Dawn

2009 / Stephen Marley - Mind Control Acoustic

2008 / Burning Spear - Jah Is Real

2007 / Stephen Marley – Mind Control

2006 / Ziggy Marley - Love Is My Religion

2005 / Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock

2004 / Toots & the Maytals - True Love

2003 / Sean Paul - Dutty Rock

2002 / Lee Perry - Jamaican E.T.

2001 / Damian Marley - Halfway Tree

2000 / Beenie Man - Art and Life

1999 / Burning Spear - Calling Rastafari

1998 / Sly and Robbie - Friends

1997 / Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers - Fallen Is Babylon

1996 / Bunny Wailer - Hall of Frame: A Tribute to Bob Marley’s 50th Anniversary

1995 / Shaggy - Boombastic

1994 / Bunny Wailer - Crucial! Roots Classics

1993 / Inner Circle - Bad Boys

1992 / Shabba Ranks - X-tra Naked

1991 / Shabba Ranks - As Raw As Ever

1990 / Bunny Wailer - Time Will Tell: A Tribute to Bob Marley

1989 / Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers - One Bright Day

1988 / Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers - Conscious Party

1987 / Peter Tosh - No Nuclear War

1986 / Steel Pulse - Babylon the Bandit

1985 / Jimmy Cliff - Cliff Hanger

1984 / Black Uhuru - Anthem

Facts: Burning Spear has 13 nominations and has won the Grammy twice (in 1999 with "Calling Rastafari" and in 2008 with "Jah Is Real"). For Beenie Man, winner in 2000 with "Art and Life"; This corresponds to his fourth nomination. Buju Banton has 7 nominations, he already won in 2010 with "Before The Dawn". Julian Marley obtains his third nomination with this. Collie Buddz is nominated for the first time in this category.

Note: Category name changes.

- From its insertion in 1984 until 1990, the category was called "Best Reggae Recording". From 1991 until today it has been called "Best Reggae Album".

BEST REGGAE RECORDING (1984 - 1990)

BEST REGGAE ALBUM (1991 - 2021)

Listen

SIMMA

Spotify

YouTube Music

Apple Music

Deezer

Artist: Beenie Man

Publication date: September 1, 2023

Genre: Reggae

Label: MD MUSIC GROUP

Listen

No Destroyer

Spotify

YouTube Music

Apple Music

Deezer

Artist: Burning Spear

Publication date: August 18, 2023

Genre: Reggae

Label: Burning Spear Music

Listen

Born for Greatness

Spotify

YouTube Music

Apple Music

Deezer

Artist: Buju Banton

Publication date: September 8, 2023

Genre: Dancehall

Label: Gargamel Music Co., Under exclusive license to Roc Nation Records LLC & Def Jam Recordings

Listen

CaliRoots Riddim 2023

Spotify

YouTube Music

Apple Music

Deezer

Artist: Collie Buddz

Publication date: June 30, 2023

Genre: Reggae

Label: Ineffable Record's

Listen

Colors Of Royal

Spotify

YouTube Music

Apple Music

Deezer

Artists: Antaeus, Julian Marley

Publication date: March 24, 2023

Genre: Reggae

Label: Monom Records

Written by:

Alexander BoniJah A.K.A Reggae Colombia