"Julian Sterling! Concrete Roots !"
While a legend took the trophy, the 2025 nominations were a "changing of the guard" moment for Dancehall and Reggae: Vybz Kartel best reggae album grammy 2025
At the 67th Annual Grammy Awards held on February 2, 2025, the compilation album Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe) won the award for Best Reggae Album . This victory marked a historic moment as it was posthumously recognized as Bob Marley's first competitive Grammy win, achieved 44 years after his passing. The Winning Album: "Bob Marley: One Love" Released in February 2024 by Tuff Gong and Island Records, the 10-track deluxe project features contemporary reinterpretations of Marley's most iconic songs. The album peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart and was produced alongside the high-profile biopic directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green. Notable contributors and featured artists who shared in the win include: Featured Artists: Skip Marley , Mystic Marley , Wizkid , Shenseea , Daniel Caesar , Bloody Civilian , Kacey Musgraves , Leon Bridges , Farruko , and Jessie Reyez . Key Producers: Nigerian music executive Seni Saraki and Nigerian artist Wizkid were specifically highlighted for their roles in modernizing the tracks for a global audience . 2025 Best Reggae Album Nominees The competition for the 2025 award featured a mix of veteran reggae groups and prominent dancehall artists: Take It Easy – Collie Buddz Party With Me – Vybz Kartel Never Gets Late Here – Shenseea Evolution – The Wailers Cultural Impact and Reaction 10 sites Vybz Kartel Talks First GRAMMY Nomination, Tattoos, Finding ... Vybz Kartel Talks First GRAMMY Nomination, Tattoos, Finding God & Prison Reform. Facebook. Twitter. At the 2025 GRAMMYs, the infam... Grammy Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album - Wikipedia Table_title: Recipients Table_content: header: | Year | Performing artist(s) | Work | Nominees | row: | Year: 1985 | Performing ar... Wikipedia Best Reggae Album Nominations @ 67th Grammy Awards 2025 Nov 8, 2024 — "Julian Sterling
Jules wasn't the favorite. The industry buzz had been deafening for weeks about Iron Trinity , a collaborative project featuring three of Jamaica’s biggest dancehall heavyweights who had crossed over into the U.S. mainstream. They were the safe bet. They were the establishment. Jules, on the other hand, was a purist. His album, Concrete Roots , was recorded live in a single room with no digital correction, a raw, soulful ode to the Rocksteady era of the late 60s. Critics called it "brave." In Grammy terms, that usually meant "loser." The Winning Album: "Bob Marley: One Love" Released