Edwards has emerged as one of the few, bold voices, for the annual, unofficial Grammy Awards \u201cname the nominees and the name the winner\u201d in the reggae category, and he is quite excited at this year\u2019s prospects. He has so immersed himself in this business of Grammys that he knows all the official dates by heart and rattles them off as if he\u2019s reading a script from a Teleprompter.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst-round voting for the Best Reggae Album category in the 68th Annual Grammy Awards will take place from October 3 to October 15. During this period, Recording Academy members will cast their votes to determine the Best Reggae Album nominees. The official nominees will be announced on Friday, November 7. The final round of voting takes place from December 12, 2025, to January 5, 2026. The winners will be announced on Sunday, February 1, at the official Grammy Awards ceremony,\u201d Edwards said, without missing a beat.<\/p>\n
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A producer, executive producer, and also a recording artiste, Edwards has distinguished himself with the\u00a0Tropical House<\/strong>\u00a0compilation reggae album series, which has enjoyed immense chart success. The first edition in 2018,\u00a0Tropical House Cruises to Jamaica<\/strong>,climbed to #1 on the Billboard Reggae Album charts and stayed there for four weeks. It spent 19 weeks in the top 10. Subsequent editions have included\u00a0Reloaded<\/strong>\u00a0(2019);\u00a0The Reggae Collector\u2019s Edition\u00a0<\/strong>(2020); and\u00a0The Asian Edition<\/strong>\u00a0(2022), which featured Chris Gayle.<\/p>\n He doesn\u2019t have any albums in the Grammy race this year, however, he is invested in the much-talked-about resurgence of Jamaican music in North America, with artistes like Buju Banton and Vybz Kartel selling out arenas and Bounty Killer and Beenie Man in the US, after nearly a decade.<\/p>\n \u201cWith the resurgence of dancehall music in America, this year sees that reflection in the albums that were submitted for Grammy consideration … a unique blend of reggae projects. Front runners in consideration will be albums from Lila Ik\u00e9, Mojo Morgan, Israel Vibration and Aston Barrett Jr. , Vybz Kartel, Spragga Benz, Mr. Vegas, Baby Cham, and American band Groundation,\u201d Edwards stated.<\/p>\n He noted that there has been strong efforts to promote the albums and commended the artistes for taking the initiative.<\/p>\n \u201cLila Ik\u00e9\u2019s\u00a0Treasure Self Love<\/strong>\u00a0had launches in the UK and Jamaica. It was featured in major publications in America such as\u00a0grammy.com<\/a>\u00a0and Billboard magazine. MojoMorgan\u2019s\u00a0Jamaica Love<\/strong>\u00a0album was featured in NewsWeek Magazine, BBC Radio and Hot 97 with Ebro in the Morning. Mr Vegas, Spragga Benz and Cham have all been promoting their albums on mainstream radio and television in America as well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n On August 29, Spragga Benz released the 13-track project,\u00a0Endeavors<\/strong>, his first album in six years and it surged to the top of the iTunes Top 100 Reggae Albums charts, relegating Bob Marley\u2019s long-running-number-one\u00a0Legend<\/strong>\u00a0to number two. August 29 was also the release date for Mr. Vegas\u2019s album,\u00a0Ghetto Reggae<\/strong>.\u00a0Heart and Soul<\/strong>\u00a0from the Grammy-nominated Vybz Kartel also dropped on August 29. Kartel is preparing to head to Canada as headliner for Drake\u2019s birthday celebrations on October 26 and 27 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.<\/p>\n Grammy-nominated Cham dropped his fourth album,\u00a0Sherlock<\/strong>, on July 31, to much acclaim. It pays homage to the Sherlock Crescent community which Cham called home. Reggae harmony group, Israel Vibration and Aston Barrett Jr teamed up for\u00a0Reggae Music Never Dies<\/strong>, an offering which has been receiving much love, and I-Octane\u2019s\u00a0God & I<\/strong>, which was released on April 25, has been consistently on the iTunes Top 100 Reggae Albums Chart. On Monday, it was positioned at # 3.<\/p>\n