The 68th Annual Grammy Awards, whose ceremony will take place next Sunday 1 February 2026 in Los Angeles, California, begins to take shape with the announcement of the albums eligible for the final nominations.

At the beginning of October the Academy published the productions that compete in each of the categories and its members vote until this Wednesday 15 to define the applicants who will reach the final stretch in the competition for the golden gramophone, which will be known next 7 of November.

In the case of reggae, In total they were accepted 73 Albums, Y, like the rest of the categories, The eligibility period was for productions made between the 31 August 2024 and the 30 August 2025.

Top albums

This year's list features, as usually happens, a strong participation of Jamaican artists, with names that span the musical repertoires of reggae and dancehall.

Among the proposals are Heart & Soul of Vybz Kartel, Time Is Now of Likkle Addi, Treasure Self Love of Lila Iké, Pieces of Me of 450, Prove Them Wrong of Valiant, Good Times of Charly Black, Sherlock of Cham Y From Ding Dong to the World of Ding Dong.

further, the application includes the AI-assisted project Dem Can’t Stop My Joy (Rastafari Forever) of Adrian Donsome Hanson y Forever Roots Band, the first known album on this list of participants to incorporate the help of artificial intelligence in its creation. This nomination points to the expansion of the definitions of art in reggae and could generate debate among voters and fans.

After the applicants are known, the 7 of November, The final vote among the members of the Academy to determine the winners will be carried out between the 12 December and 5 of January of 2026.

The 73 Albums

Next, know the reggae albums considered for this traditional award:

1. 10Only – Soul of the City
2. 450 – Pieces of Me
3. Adrian Donsome & Forever Rootz Band – Dem Can’t Stop My Joy (Rastafari Forever)
4. Baby Cham – Sherlock
5. Black Pearl Livingston – Your Richness Is Life
6. Cali P – Infinity
7. Charly Black – Good Times
8. Chili Guys – Chili Island
9. Craigy T & DJ Frodo – Unload
10. Ding Dong – From Ding Dong To World Ding
11. Don Dada – Forward We Continue
12. E-Dee – Grateful
13. F.Y.A.H – Free Your Authentic Heart
14. Flying Vipers – Off World
15. Fortunate Youth – Love For The Music
16. Glen Washington – Just Giving Thanks
17. Groundation – Candle Burning
18. Hector Roots Lewis – Cosmic Roots
19. I Octane – God & I
20. Irie Souljah – World Citizen
21. Israel Vibration – Reggae Music Never Dies
22. Jahmiel – Nirvana
23. J boog – Heartbeat
24. Jesse Royal – No Place Like Home
25. Keith & Tex – Gun Life
26. Kenton Emerson & Andy Kravitz – Starlight Reggae
27. Keznamdi – Blxxd & Fyah
28. Kiara – The Odyssey
29. King Jammy – King Jammy’s Unites The Nations with Dub
30. Koloa Kai OLo – What Aloha Means
31. Konshens – Pool Party
32. Kristina Alicia – Love Manifesto
33. Kumar & The 18th Parallel – Tales of Reality
34. Likkle Addi – Time Is Now
35. Lila Iké – Treasure Self Love
36. Lutan Fyah – Strength & Resilience
37. Malie Donn – The Grand Rising
38. Minna LaFortune – Dance With Me (Volume II)
39. Mojo Morgan – Jamaica Love
40. Mortimer – From Within
41. Mr. Vegas – Ghetto Reggae
42. Nattali Rize – Liberate
43. Niney The Observer – Niney the Observer
44. Pachyman – Another Place
45. Raphael Tate – All of Me
46. Ras Mista Fyah – Infinity
47. Rik Jam – The Genesis
48. Royal Blu – Spain Root
49. Shasha Marley – Africa Rise
50. Sensation – Feel It All Around
51. Seven Suns – Many Feathers
52. Shaneil Muir – Echoes Of Her
53. Sherwin Gardner – Find Me Here Vol.2 EP
54. Shwayze – Shwaycation
55. Skillibeng – International
56. Squash – Hate Being Famous
57. Teflon Young King – Life Scriptures
58. The Addis Revolution – Paradise
59. The Meditations – Live It To Know It
60. The Movement – Visions
61. Timmy Love – Love and Unity
62. Valiant – Prove Them Wrong
63. Various Artists: Africa Rise Riddim
64. Various Artists: Brooklyn Riddim
65. Various Artists: Country Man Riddim
66. Various Artists: Clive Hunt presents… Fields of Gold – A Reggae Tribute To Sting
67. Various Artists: Gruesome Act Riddim
68. Various Artists: Highway Rough Riddim
69. Various Artists: Island Waves Vol. 2
70. Various Artists: DJ Mac – Ups & Downs
71. Vybz Kartel – Heart & Soul
72. Come on & Rorystonelove – Star of the East
73. Zamunda – My Truth My Journey