Shaggy, Ziggy Marley Highlight 2015 Reggae Grammy Nominations

By: - December 6th, 2014

Above; Ziggy Marley

By the Caribbean Journal staff

The nominations are in, and six reggae stars will duke it out for the 2015 Best Reggae Album Grammy award.

Six artists are on the books for this year’s awards, from reggae legend Lee “Scratch” Perry to reggae royalty Ziggy Marley.

Here are the full nominations:

Fly Rasta
Ziggy Marley
Label: Tuff Gong Worldwide

Full Frequency
Sean Paul
Label: VP/Atlantic

Back On The Controls
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
Label: Upsetter

Out Of Many, One Music
Shaggy
Label: Ranch Entertainment, Inc.

The Reggae Power
Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate
Label: Universal Music Japan, VP Records, Taxi Records

Amid The Noise And Haste
Soja
Label: Ato Records

The 2015 Grammy Awards will take place on Feb. 8; Ziggy Marley won last year’s Best Reggae Album for his “Ziggy Marley in Concert.”

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