Today (November 15), R&B singer John Legend announced the nominees for The Recording Academy 65th Annual Grammy Awards, scheduled for 2023.
Five (5) Jamaican entertainers were named in the Best Reggae Album Category. Those nominated include Gifted by Koffee; The Kalling by Kabaka Pyramid; Scorcha by Sean Paul; Third Time’s the Charm by Protoje, and Com Fly Wid Mi by Shaggy, also scored nominations.
This is the first nomination for Kabaka Pyramid; the 10th for Sean Paul, who won the Best Reggae Album Grammy in 2004 for Dutty Rock; the second for Protoje and the eighth nomination for Shaggy, who won the award for Boombastic in 1996 and 44/876 in 2019.
Gifted, Koffee’s debut album – and the follow-up to her 2020 Grammy Award-winning EP, Rapture – was released on March 25 by Promised Land Recordings. It debuted in the number two spot on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, behind Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers. Gifted sold approximately 3,500 units during its first week of release.
Grammy-nominated reggae singer Protoje’s sixth studio album, Third Time’s The Charm, was released on September 23 via In.Digg.Nation Collective in partnership with RCA Records. It debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart. The 10-track album includes contributions from Jorja Smith, Samory I, Jesse Royal, and producers like Iotosh, Ziah .Push, and Zion I Kings.
Reggae revivalist Kabaka Pyramid released his new album, The Kalling, on September 30 via Ghetto Youths International/Bebble Rock Music. Produced by Damian Marley, the 15-track album sees the artiste collaborating with Jesse Royal, Protoje, Stephen Marley, Jemere Morgan, Peter Tosh and Buju Banton.
Scorcha is the eighth studio album by Jamaican dancehall artist Sean Paul, released on May 27 through Island Records. Artistes featured on the album include Gwen Stefani, Shenseea, Pia Mia and Ty Dolla $ign.
Following their collaboration for 44/876, Sting and Shaggy again joined forces for Com Fly Wid Mi, which sees Shaggy singing the Sinatra songbook in a reggae style. The album was released May 25 through Mr Luva Luva Inc and features reggae interpretations of some of Sinatra’s most beloved songs, including That’s Life and Come Fly with Me
Reggae artist Blvk H3ro was also nominated for his collaboration with Ghana’s Rocky Dawuni in the Best Global Music Performance category for their single Neva Bow Down.
International super Beyoncé dominates the number of mentions with 9. With this, she becomes the most nominated female artist in history and ties the overall record held by her husband, Jay-Z, with 88 nominations in his career.
The 65th Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, February 5, 2023, and airs live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
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