The 2020 Grammy nominations have just been released and with the highly anticipated ‘Best Reggae Album’ nominees, reggae lovers are excited to see who will take home the award. This year’s nominees are: RAPTURE - Koffee AS I AM - Julian Marley THE FINAL BATTLE: SLY & ROBBIE VS. ROOTS RADICS - Sly & Robbie & Roots Radics MASS MANIPULATION - Steel Pulse MORE WORK TO BE DONE - Third World

When it comes to streaming songs out of Jamaica, Kartel is the streaming king but he doesn't hold the top spot for the most stream single. That coveted spot is the sole province of Koffee's Toast which beat all comers to grab the pole position with 3.91 million streams over the past 12 months. Tommy Lee's Blessing is in the number two spot having racked up 3.49 million streams. Teejay's Owna Lane shows up strong at #3 with 3.02 million streams while Kartel, slips to #4 with 'Any Weather' (2.41) and Squash rounds out the top five with  'Beat Dem Bad' (2.03).

Pop musician Andon recently teamed up with his best friend and collaborator OpenSoul to record his first single, 'Give It To You' which was released in the Artekal lable over the summer to several streaming and digital platforms. The pop-reggae flavoured single is doing well in several international markets.

Read more: Andon and Open Soul team up for 'Give It to You'

The streets have been responding to dancehall deejay Iyara's new image, lyrical content and branding since his departure from the Alliance several months ago.

Read more: US-based label shells out big bucks for Iyara's 'Rich and Wealthy' video