Sting and Shaggy’s ’44/876′ has been awarded the Grammy for Best Reggae Album of 2018. The Recording Academy made the announcement during the premiere ceremony of the 61st Grammy Awards. This is Sting’s 1st attempt in the category of reggae and his 17th Grammy win. While it is the 2nd win for Shaggy. Producers for ’44/876′ are Sting International, Teflon, Martin Kierszenbaum, Dwayne “iLL Wayno” Shippy, Shane Hoosong and Machine Gun Funk. The only other featured artist on the album are Morgan Heritage and Aidonia.
Other acts that were also up for this category:
Etana with ‘Reggae Forever’ Ziggy Marley for ‘Rebellion Rises’, Black Uhuru for the album ‘As the World Turns’ and Protoje’s ‘A Matter of Time’.
