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