Jamaican artists concentrated the five nominations that will compete for the award for “Best Reggae Album” at the 68th annual edition of the Premios Grammy 2026, whose award ceremony will be held next Sunday 1 February, at Crypto.com Arena from Los Angeles.
Tops the list “rey del dancehall”, Vybz Kartel, with his album Heart & Soul; in addition to Lila Iké, with Treasure Self Love; Jesse Royal, with No Place Like Home; Keznamdi, with BLXXD & FYAH; Y Mortimer, with the album From Within.
Both Vybz Kartel as Jesse Royal They got their second Grammy nomination, since he “Worl’ Boss”, the most likely winner, was previously nominated last year for his album Party With Me, while Royal received his first mention in 2022 for your plate Royal.
Meanwhile, Lila Iké, Keznamdi and Mortimer are nominated for the first time, an important milestone in their careers.
The eligibility period for the albums that participated in this edition extended from the 31 August 2024 until the 30 August 2025.
After the announcement of the nominees, The final vote of the members of the Academy will be carried out between the 12 from December to 2025 and the 5 of January of 2026 Y, the winners will be known on 1 February, when the delivery ceremony takes place.
