Natasha's Music Box: Grammy Nominees

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Etana's Reggae Forever Tour!

Grammy Award nominated reggae artist Etana celebrates her Grammy Award nominated album Reggae Forever with much anticipated dates for a 2019 tour. The Reggae Forever tour kicks off this March 16, 2019 in Kingston, Jamaica and have added new dates and shows in major cities including TX, CO, MN, IL, and CA as well as internationally.

Etana is excited to announce this 2019 tour in support of her album Reggae Forever. Reggae Forever received a prestigious Grammy Award nomination in the Best Reggae Album category. Etana is the first female in 21 years to be nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Reggae Album category. The last time a female artist was nominated in the category was in 1997 when Sister Carol received a nomination.

The worldwide smash album Reggae Forever is available at digital retailers including iTunes.

Tour Dates and Locations include:

March 16, 2019 at National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica
April 13, 2019 at Reunion Island, Ravine Saint-Leu
April 17, 2019 at Last Concert Café, Houston TX
April 18, 2019 at Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill, Dallas, TX
April 19, 2019 at Queen of Sheba, Oklahoma City, OK
April 20, 2019 at Flamingo Cantina, Austin, TX
April 21, 2019 at Austin Reggae Festival, Austin, TX
April 24, 2019 at Club Viva, St. Louis, MO
April 26, 2019 at Ophelia’s, Denver, CO
April 28, 2019 at The Black Sheep, Colorado Springs, CO
May 1, 2019 at The Cabooze, Minneapolis, MN
May 2, 2019 at The Wild Hare, Chicago, IL
May 3, 2019 at Kola Lounge, Farmington Hills, MI
May 4, 209 at The Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
May 5, 2019 at Pearl Street Warehouse, Washington, DC
May 11, 2019 at Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi, Kenya
May 19, 2019 at Unifest, Fort Lauderdale, FL
May 26, 2019 at Surfside Salisbury Beach, Salisbury, MA
May 27, 2019 at UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival, Los Angeles, CA
June 12, 2019 at Oland Roots Festival, Oland, Sweden
June 15, 2019 at The Grinch Events Center, San Jose, Costa Rica
August 2, 2019 at One Love Festival, Wiesen, Austria
August 3, 2019 at Island Soul Music Fest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Reggae Gets Shut Out of the Grammy Compilation Album

The award that all musicians strive for, and whose recognition they yearn, is The Grammy! This coveted trophy represents the highest standard of excellence in music supported by a collective of music makers who vote.

Every year, and prior to the television broadcast of the big night (this year the Grammy’s will air on CBS on February 8^th, 2015 from 8pm to 11:30pm EST), the Grammy’s releases their compilation album called Grammy Nominees Album.

My only bone to pick with the committee who puts together this compilation is their consistent shutting out of categories like Reggae Album of the Year and Gospel Recording of the Year. Why can’t they be more diverse instead of being predictable?! Anyways, here’s the tracklist:

1. Taylor Swift – Shake It Off

(Record of the Year / Song of the Year / Best Pop Solo Performance)

2. Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – Fancy

(Record of the Year)

Pharrell Williams

3. Ed Sheeran – Sing

(Album of the Year / Best Pop Vocal Album)

4. Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea – Problem

(Best Pop Vocal Album)

5. Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass

(Record of the Year / Song of the Year)

6. Katty Perry ft. Juicy J – Dark Horse

(Best Pop Vocal Album)

7. Coldplay – A Sky Full of Stars

(Best Pop Vocal Album)

8. Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball

(Best Pop Vocal Album)

9. Sia – Chandelier

(Record of the Year / Song of the Year / Best Pop Solo Performance)

10. John Legend – All of Me (Live)

(Best Pop Solo Performance)

11. Hozier – Take Me to Church

(Song of the Year)

12. Beyoncé ft. Jay Z – Drunk in Love

(Album of the Year)

13. Pharrell Williams – Come Get It Bae

(Album of the Year)

14. Sam Smith – Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)

(Record of the Year / Album of the Year / Song of the Year / Best Pop Solo Performance / Best Pop Vocal Album)

15. Beck – Blue Moon

(Album of the Year)

16. Keith Urban ft. Eric Church – Raise Em Up