

The other nominees are ‘Beauty in the Silence’ by SOJA (Soldiers of Jah Army). Meanwhile, Etana is coming back strong with her 8th studio album Pamoja, bringing her second Grammy nomination. Among his hit songs are “Rich Forever,” featuring Vybz Kartel. The reggae artist has only produced two albums, but his ‘Royal’ album has done exponentially well and will no doubt put him more on the map with this nomination. Jesse Royal’s ‘Royal’ also received a Grammy nod for the first time. Other artists featured on the project include Agent Sasco, Buju Banton, Busy Signal, Damian Marley, and others. 9 on the Billboard Reggae Chart.Īmong the songs on the album that performed well were “ Guns of Navarone” and “Everest,” featuring Skillibeng. In the meantime, Live and Livin, released in March, is the seventh studio album by the artiste and peaked at No. Sean Paul, whose real name is Sean Paul Hernandez, previously won the Best Reggae Album award in 2004 for his chart-topping Dutty Rock. Ladies it’s possible Let’s goooooo we got this Big up my sisters who paved the way Rita Marley 1992, Judy Mowatt 1986, Etana 2018, Koffee 2019, Spice 2022,” she wrote while also thanking Sean Paul.Ī post shared by QUEEN OF DANCEHALL Sean Paul also received his ninth Grammy nomination for Live N Livin. In a message shared on her Instagram, Spice homage the women who were previously nominated in the category before her, including Koffee, Rita Marley, and Etana. The nomination now means that Spice is the first hardcore female dancehall artist to be nominated for Best Reggae Album. The album also peaked at number six on the Billboard Reggae Chart and was expected to be among the projects vying for the coveted Best Reggae Album award. The song has been one of the hottest songs on the dancehall scene and has topped several reggae charts – Billboard and iTunes, and YouTube in Jamaica.

The album has also performed well commercially and has among its hit songs the widely popular “ Go Down Deh,” the lead song which features Sean Paul and Shaggy and is co-produced by Grammy nominee, Romanian singer/songwriter Costi Ionita and Shaggy.

The project was ten years in the making hence the name, and was produced by superstar Shaggy. Spice, whose real name is Grace Hamilton, released the album in August this year. The nomination is a huge milestone for Spice, who released her first album and collected her first Grammy nomination. Among those listed for the coveted title is Spice for her debut album 10. The Recording Academy announced the 2022 Grammy nominations which includes the highly anticipated Best Reggae Album category. Spice page homage to the females who paved the way for her after copping her historic Grammy nomination.
