The Best Reggae Album is up for grabs at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, with albums by Vybz Kartel, Jesse Royal, Lila Ik\u00e9, Keznamdi, and Mortimer earning nominations in the Best Reggae Album category. The nominations were officially announced on Friday, November 7, during the Recording Academy\u2019s live-streamed event.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s lineup blends Grammy veterans with exciting first-time nominees. Vybz Kartel scored his second nomination for \u2018Heart & Soul,\u2019<\/em><\/strong> following his 2025 nod for \u2018Party with Me<\/em>.\u2019<\/strong> Jesse Royal, also a repeat nominee, earned recognition for \u2018No Place Like Home<\/em>,\u2019<\/strong> the follow-up to his 2022-nominated album \u2018Royal<\/em>.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Making their Grammy debut are Lila Ik\u00e9, Keznamdi, and Mortimer, three artists whose music has helped redefine modern roots reggae.<\/p>\n Ik\u00e9\u2019s \u2018Treasure Self Love<\/em>,\u2019<\/strong> released on August 22, 2025, via Ineffable Records, has been hailed for its authenticity and sonic range. The album features standout collaborations including \u2018Fry Plantain\u2019<\/em> <\/strong>with Joey Bada$$, \u2018Romantic\u2019<\/em><\/strong> featuring Masicka, and \u2018He Loves Us Both\u2019<\/em><\/strong> alongside H.E.R.<\/p>\n Keznamdi\u2019s \u2018BLXXD & FYAH<\/em>,\u2019<\/strong> released the same day through Keznamdi Music, channels spiritual fire and social awareness in tracks like \u2018Serious Times\u2019<\/em><\/strong> and \u2018Pressure<\/em>.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Mortimer\u2019s 14-track project \u2018From Within,\u2019<\/em><\/strong> released on September 20, 2024, carries deep emotional resonance, with features from Damian Marley on \u2018In My Time\u2019<\/em><\/strong> and Kabaka Pyramid and Lila Ik\u00e9 on Bruises<\/em>. \u2018Heart & Soul<\/em>,\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Kartel\u2019s 11-track\u00a0released on August 29, 2025, via Greedy Lion\/Vybz Kartel Muzik, features\u00a0\u2018I Know\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0\u2018Bad Bad Bad\u2019<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>with Ishawna.<\/p>\n Royal\u2019s 10-track\u00a0\u2018No Place Like Home<\/em>,\u2019<\/strong> also released on August 29, 2025, through Easy Star Records, includes\u00a0\u2018Blessing\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0featuring Yohan Marley,\u00a0\u2018Jungle Justice\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0with Kabaka Pyramid, and\u00a0\u2018Hope\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0with Romain Virgo.<\/p>\n The prestigious awards ceremony is set for February 1, 2026, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and will be broadcast live on CBS and Paramount+.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Best Reggae Album is up for grabs at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, with albums by Vybz Kartel, Jesse Royal, Lila Ik\u00e9, Keznamdi, and Mortimer earning nominations in the Best Reggae Album category. The nominations were officially announced on Friday, November 7, during the Recording Academy\u2019s live-streamed event. This year\u2019s lineup blends Grammy veterans […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-11621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-breakingnews"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11621"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11622,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11621\/revisions\/11622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}