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The Reggae Grammy – A Brief History

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FOR the past 37 years an award for the Best Reggae Album has been presented at the Grammy Awards. The awards ceremony is organised by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to honour artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry. The Best Reggae Album category was first introduced in 1985. Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Recording, the award was presented to artistes for eligible songs or albums. Ziggy Marley holds the record for the most wins in…

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JACANA congratulates Jesse Royal on Grammy nomination

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JACANA has hailed its brand strategist, international reggae artiste Jesse Royal on his Grammy nomination in the Best Reggae Album of the Year category for ‘Royal’. “Jesse is an extraordinary artist and we’re all extremely proud and excited for him on his Grammy nomination. It’s an incredibly well-deserved recognition of his talent and musical artistry,” said Alexandra Chong, CEO and founder of JACANA. “We are honoured to have Jessie as a brand strategist and excited to continue our collaboration in 2022 on a number of projects, including social justice reform…

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Festival songs take aim at Grammy

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Despite the challenges brought on by COVID-19, the entertainment sector never wilted under the pandemic’s dictates. Today, the Jamaica Observer’s Entertainment Desk continues its look at the major stories which helped to shape 2021. THE entertainment and culture ministry and the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) scored big in 2021 when it was successful in having the compilation album of the year’s Festival Song Competition submitted for consideration for a Grammy Award. Speaking with the Jamaica Observer, Minister Olivia “Babsy” Grange noted that the selection for the Grammy’s ‘long list’…

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