Buju Banton

Buju Banton is making a passionate pitch for his new album to be picked up for Best Reggae Album Grammy.

With the first-round voting flow for the 63rd Grammy Awards about its closing, legendary Jamaican reggae artiste Buju Banton decided to ensure his showtime project in the last 10 years, Upside Downwardly 2020, was beingness considered by the voters. The album, which was released on June 26, instantly shot to the number 2 spot on the Billboard Reggae charts. The full-length 20 track anthology, which includes features from U.k.'s Stefflon Don, John Legend, Stephen Marley, and Pharrel, comes every bit the follow-up to Earlier the Dawn, which won him the Grammy in 2011.

With touring schedules still not back to normal as a effect of the coronavirus, the Roc Nation artiste decided to spread his truth via various loftier-contour interviews with the likes of Fat Joe, Trevor Noah, and fifty-fifty the team from the Breakfast Club.

Buju Banton is once once more finding time to share the message filled project, this time through a promotional video showcasing various clips of himself, all post his release from his US prison prison cell. Some of the shots included in the video include him sharing the stage with Stephen Marley at his soldout Long Walk to Freedom concert at Jamaica'due south National Stadium; himself in the studio with international producer Pharrel Williams; forth with exerts from his recent music videos such every bit "Trust," which Sean Paul made a cameo appearance in. "Blessed," which comes in at number iv on the anthology, serves equally the backing track to the contempo post. As for the explanation, Buju unapologetically tags the Recording Academy, the organizers of the award show.

"For Your Consideration … #UPSIDEDOWN2020 @recordingacademy," he penned. While the comment section was filled with kind words from adoring fans who confessed that he is quite deserving of a win, the Recording University did not reply to Buju's tag.

For many of Buju'due south fans, the Best Reggae Anthology category feels similar a certain win for The Gargamel. Withal, the eligibility menstruation ranging from Sept. one, 2019—Aug. 31 saw the release of quite a few projects that could also easily nab the peak spot. The 62nd Grammy saw Jamaica's very ain Koffee walking away with the coveted titled from her debut EP. Therefore, beau songstress Lila Ike definitely stands a chance with 'The Experience.' Meanwhile, fellow camp members Sevana dropped, Exist Somebody and Protoje, In Search Of Lost Times. Another project to consider is Vybz Kartel's Of Dons & Divas, which was released the aforementioned day as Buju'due south anthology. There is too Popcaan's FIXTAPE, Dexta Daps's Vent, and Toots and the Maytals' Got to Be Tough, which could all walk away with the championship from a Jamaican standpoint. Reggae music has grown exponentially over the years, paving the fashion for talented acts from other areas of the globe could also be nominated.

You can check out a breakdown of the important dates for the upcoming Grammy Awards as outlined by the Recording University.

Sept. 1, 2019—Aug. 31, 2022 Product Eligibility Period
June 22—July half-dozen, 2022 First-Round Online Entry Procedure Access Flow
July 15—Aug. 3, 2022 Final-Round Online Entry Process Access Catamenia
Sept. 30—Oct. 12, 2022 First-Circular Voting
TBD Nominations Announcement
December. vii, 2020—January. 4, 2022 Final-Round Voting
Jan. 31, 2022 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards Telecast