Reggae artistes, Jah Cure, Sizzla and Third World have all officially submitted their albums for consideration for the coveted title as Best Reggae Album in the upcoming 62^nd Grammy Awards. These albums have all been doing well on recent billboard reggae charts and stand a good chance of being nominated.

The Grammy Awards is the only peer-reviewed music award that recognizes artistes for their excellent work. To be considered for even a nomination is a great honor and says much about the quality of your work. Some of the requirements for consideration include, albums must have at least five different tracks and must span a total of 15 minutes or a total playing time of at least 30 minutes with no minimum track requirement. These entries are then voted on by Recording Academy’s Voting Members for nomination.

 ‘Royal Soldier’ submitted by Jah Cure features several tracks which reflects the artiste’s soulful style and contains collaboration made with multiple Grammy Award winner Damian, ‘Junior Gong’ Marley, and the likes of Popcaan, Capleton, and Junior Reid. The album was released in August 2019 and has been making waves on several charts. Jah Cure has been very busy this past summer touring in the Caribbean, European, and African countries promoting the album.

Some Tracks From Royal Soldier

1. Pretty Face Jah Cure 0:45

2. Only You Jah Cure & Mya 0:45

3. Risk It All Jah Cure ft. Phyllisia Ross 0:45

Sizzla, who was Grammy nominated before for his album Messiah in 2014, is also hoping that his current album ‘Victory’ will have like pull. In it Sizzla croons messages of love, unity, and appreciation to his fans. The album was released in March 2019; it is a collaboration between producer Richard ‘Breadback’ Bramwell and Kalonji music. This album has been spoken of as Grammy worthy, and the artiste is reported to have said he is looking forward to seeing its progress.

Some Tracks from ‘Victory’

The veteran reggae band/group, Third World has also submitted their album ‘More Work To Be Done’ for consideration. This, their 22^nd album, was produced by Damian ‘Junior Gong’ Marley and features Chronixx, Busy Signal, Taurus Riley,Tessanne Chin, and Pressure Buss Pipe. Third World is no stranger to Grammy nomination and has eight so far under their belt. They are hoping that this will be their first win.

Some Tracks From ‘More work TO Be Done’

Jah Cure, Sizzla, and Third World have indeed been making their mark in reggae over the years and it will be exciting to see which artiste will be nominated and even go on to win. Listening to the tracks on these albums, it is evident that much work has been put into them. On November 20th the nomination announcements will be made and at the Grammy ceremony on January 26^th, 2020, in Los Angeles, the winner of Best Reggae Album will be announced.

May the best album win!

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Sources:

Jah Cure & Third World Submits Albums For Reggae Grammy Consideration – https://urbanislandz.com

A Grammy ‘Victory’ For Sizzla? – Artiste’s Album Submitted For Nomination – http://jamaica-gleaner.com

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