The 2015 Grammy nominations are out! Here are some factoids as well as the nominees:
1985: Black Uhuru received the first-ever Reggae Grammy Award.
1992: The name of the award was changed to Best Reggae Album.
2002: Awards were frequently presented to the engineers, mixers, and/or producers in addition to the performing artistes.
2010: Eligible works are vocal or instrumental reggae albums containing at minimum of 51% playing time of newly recorded music including roots reggae, dancehall and ska music.
The 2015 Reggae Grammy nominees are as follows:
Fly Rasta by Ziggy Marley
Full Frequency – Sean Paul
Back on the Controls – Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
Out of Many, One Music – Shaggy
The Reggae Power – Sly & Robbie featuring Spicy Chocolate
Amid the Noise and the Haste – SOJA
Written by Editor
Topics: Music