Minister of Tradition, Gender, Leisure and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), presents a trophy to the winner of the 2021 Jamaica Pageant Tune Competitors, Reggae artiste, Stacey Scarlett Bryan (left), at a digital presentation present held Thursday (July 22) on the Nationwide Indoor Sports activities Centre, Kingston. Trying on is Digicel Model Advertising Supervisor, Reshima Kelly-Williams. The Reggae artiste additionally obtained a cheque for $3 million.
Jamaica’s 2021 Pageant Tune album has been submitted to the Recording Academy for consideration for the 2022 Grammy awards.
The island’s Minister of Tradition, Gender, Leisure and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, submitted the album, which options the 12 finalists on this 12 months’s competitors.
“That implies that the Jamaica Pageant Tune album is being thought of among the many entries for the Finest Reggae Album Grammy Award. That’s simply nice information,” Grange mentioned in a press release.
The lengthy checklist of entries is now being reviewed by eligible voting members of the Academy whose votes will decide the ultimate 5 nominees within the Reggae class. The primary spherical of voting is happening between October 22 and November 5 forward of the announcement of the nominees. The 5 nominees shall be introduced on November 23.
Minister Grange is optimistic in regards to the album’s possibilities of being nominated, and probably profitable the distinguished award.
“It’s a nice album with nice Jamaican music, and the truth that it’s being thought of for a Grammy Award could be very encouraging. It’s superb for the nation, and particularly for the younger, upcoming artists and people established artists who’re on the album. It’s nice for the Pageant motion,” she mentioned.
The 12-track album options songs carried out by Stacious, the winner of this 12 months’s Pageant Tune competitors, together with DB, Tamo J, Kimiela ‘Sweet’ Isaacs, Peso, Althea Hewitt, Father Reece, Lutan Fyah, I-Octane, Dez-I Boyd, Reggae Maxx and Fab 5. The album can be accessible for streaming.
