Jamaica’s 2023 Festival Song album has been submitted for Grammy consideration.
The island’s Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Olivia Grange, announced that the album is now being reviewed by eligible voting members of the Recording Academy whose votes will determine the nominees in the Reggae category.
The nominees will be announced in November.
“This is the third year that the Festival Song album is being considered for Grammy nomination since we’ve reorganized and revitalized the competition,” Grange said in a statement.
The competition has been a traditional and long-standing feature since 1966. Since 2020, the top songs from the competition have been collated as an album and released on several streaming services.
“We’re delighted by this opportunity to showcase, highlight, and celebrate our Festival contestants and remain optimistic that the Festival Song album will be one of the nominees because there are very good songs on the album,” Grange added.
The 11-track album titled ‘Jamaica Festival Song 2023 Competition’ features songs performed by Slashe— who was named the winner of the 2023 Jamaica Festival Song winner, Mento Tones, Av&nte, Lady Denna & The Whole Note Mento Band, Hot Rod, Shuga, N-Rich, Princess Black, Prince Fabulous, Eric Donaldson and Exco Levi.
The album is available for streaming and download on several digital music platforms across the world including Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and Spotify.
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The 66th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 4, 2024, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
