Reggae at the Grammy Awards 2019
2/10/19 Today it’s all about the Grammys! Alicia Keys will host the 61st Grammys taking place in Los Angeles, CA. It’s the first time in 14 years that a woman has hosted the Grammys which was Queen Latifah in 2005.
In Reggae related Grammy news, the 5 nominees competing for Best Reggae Album are:
Black Uhuru – As the World Turns
Etana – Reggae Forever
Rebellion Rises – Ziggy Marley
A Matter of Time – Protoje
44 / 876 – Sting and Shaggy
Shaggy hosting the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony
In addition to Shaggy being a former Grammy winner and current nominee this year (Best Reggae Album with Sting), he will also be hosting The GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony® taking place at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 10, from 12:30–3:30 p.m. PT. It will be streamed live internationally via GRAMMY.com and will feature a number of performances by current GRAMMY nominees. Currently slated to perform are singer/songwriter Snatam Kaur, trumpeter Craig Morris, and dance/electronic duo Sofi Tukker. Nigerian Afrobeat artist Seun Kuti and Malian singer/songwriter Fatoumata Diawara will take the stage together to perform. Additionally, for the first time ever, Ángela Aguilar, Aida Cuevas, and Natalia Lafourcade will unite to perform the Mexican folkloric classic “La Llorona,” which all three have recorded during their careers.
The Grammy Awards will air on CBS tonight at 8:00pm!
