Juno Award for Reggae Recording of the Year

The Juno Award for "Reggae Recording of the Year" has been awarded since 1985, as recognition each year for the best reggae album or single in Canada.^{[citation needed]}

The award was not presented in 1992 or 1993, during which time reggae albums were subsumed into the new World Beat Recording category, but a separate reggae category was reinstituted in 1994 and has been presented continuously since then.

It is one of several categories that media reports in September 2024 indicated would be placed on "hiatus" for the Juno Awards of 2025,^[1] with the award committee reversing the decision eight days after it was first reported.^[2]

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Year	Winner	Album	Nominees
1985	Liberty Silver and Otis Gayle	Heaven Must Have Sent You	Camboulay Dub – Mojah Trade Winds '84 – Trade Winds Sattalites – Sattalites Higher Love – Syren
1986	Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Free South Africa – Jayson Moonlight Lover – Ras Lee Night Rider – Messenjah No One Can Love Me Like You Do – George Banton
1987	Leroy Sibbles	Mean While	Chant, Chant – Errol Blackwood Crazy – Messenjah Empty Promises – Adrian Miller Live Via Sattalites – Sattalites
No award ceremony was held in 1988
1989	Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Give Peace a Chance – Errol Blackwood I Like Calypso – Elsworth James Shadrock – Chester Miller War On Drugs – Devon Haughton
1990	Sattalites	Too Late To Turn Back Now	Chuckie Prophesy – Clifton Joseph Soca Band – Elsworth James South Africa Is a Disgrace – Leroy Sibbles Tribute to Ben Johnson – Elsworth James
1991	Jayson & Friends	Soldiers We Are All	Broken Arrow – Mojah Eyes Like Fire – Leroy Sibbles Rock and Sway – Messenjah Wild Jockey – Jackie Mittoo

Year	Winner	Album	Nominees
1994	Snow	"Informer"	"Child Support" – Inspector Lenny "Love and Affection" – Tanya Mullings "Save the Children" – Leejahn "Secret Admirer" – D.J. Ray
1995	Carla Marshall	Class and Credential	"A Love Thang" – Tanya Mullings "Lazah Current" – Lazah Current "Smokin' the Goats" – One "The Sound" – Fujahtive
1996	Sattalites	"Now and Forever"	"Real Personal" – Tanya Mullings "Si Wi Dem Nuh Know We" – Snow "Something Real" – Lazo "Waking Up the Dream" – Errol Blackwood
1997	Nana McLean	Nana McLean	Just the Other Night – Lenn Hammond Rise Up! – Kali and Dub Rude Boy on the Bus – Adrian Miller time bomb – Tatix
1998	Messenjah	Catch De Vibe	"Cry for the Children" – Jahbeng "Flex (Dancehall Mix)" – Belinda Brady Justuss – Snow "Nice & Slow" – Leroy Brown
1999	Frankie Wilmot	Vision	Chains and Shackles – Inspector Lenny Glorious Ride – Lazah Current The Original – DJ Ray The Way I Feel – Mystics
2000	Lazo	Heart & Soul	Hard End – The Luge Sessions Sometimes – Choices Thanks and Devotion – Willi Williams What If I Told You – Andru Branch
2001	Lenn Hammond	Lenn Hammond	Dem Need More Love – Tasha T Jonah – Jason Wilson and Tabarruk Love Is On Your Side – Lazo Secret Emotion – Jimmy Reid
2002	Blessed	Love (African Woman)	"A Friend for Life" – Iley Dread "Breathe" – Sonia Collymore "Never Let Jah Go" – Chester Miller "They Called Me Madness" – Peculiar I

Year	Winner	Album	Nominees	Ref.
2003	Sonia Collymore	"You Won't See Me Cry"	Gifted Man – Belinda Brady feat. Carla Marshall Heartache – Leroy Brown You Won't See Me Cry – Sonia Collymore She Boom – Kulcha Connection Two Hands Clapping – Snow
2004	Leroy Brown	"Rent A Tile"	"Homie's Girl" – Carl Henry "Nana's Medley, Part 2" – Nana McLean "Smile" – Blessed "Tease Me" — Dezzie
2005	Sonia Collymore	"WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)"	Bare as She Dare – Carl Henry featuring Ce'Ceile Empty Barrel – Blessed featuring Kardinal Offishall It's All Bless – Korexion Uncorrupted – Steele
2006	Blessed	"Reggae Time"	Hot Gal – Carl Henry feat. Rally Bop Live Up – Truths and Rights Mind & Body – Sold Odel River of Healing – Jah Beng
2007	Korexion	"X-Rated"	Hard to See – Humble In the Streets – Trinity Chris feat. Blessed Kulcha Connection – Kulcha Connection Survival – Kwesi Selassie
2008	Mikey Dangerous	"Don't Go Pretending"	"Don't Go" – Korexion "Final Road" – Blessed Music Is My Life – Tanya Mullings Two Chord Skankin' – Lyndon John X
2009	Humble	"Everything"	"Jah Lift Me Up" – Blessed "Renegade Rocker" – Dubmatix "The Peacemaker’s Chauffeur" – Jason Wilson "Truth Will Reveal" – Souljah Fyah
2010	Dubmatix feat. Prince Blanco	"Gonna Be Alright"	American Dream – Carl Henry Breaking Up – Tanya Mullings Show Me The Way – Kim Davis Wha-La-La-Leng – Ghislain Poirier with Face-T
2011	Elaine Lil'Bit Shepherd	"Likkle But Mi Tallawah"	Brighter Days – Lyndon John X "Don’t Wanna Go" – Tonya P Million Chance – Tony Anthony System Shakedown – Dubmatix
2012	Exco Levi	"Bleaching Shop"	"Lover's Paradise" – Jay Douglas "Seeds of Love & Life" – Dubmatix "Rescue Me" – Tanya Mullings "Woman" – Steele
2013	Exco Levi	"Storms of Life"	"Radio" – Ammoye "Made for Love" – Melanie Durrant "Yours to Keep" – Makeshift Innocence Move Ya’ – Elaine Lil'Bit Shepherd
2014	Exco Levi	"Strive"	"Mandela" – Akustix "Baby It's You" – Ammoye "Love Collision" – Dru "Rebel Massive" – Dubmatix
2015	Exco Levi	"Welcome the King"	"Love Inna Wi Heart" – Kirk Diamond feat. Bob da Builda Wake Up – Mikey Dangerous Hold On Till I Die – Steele Real Talk – Tasha T
2016	Kafinal feat. Daddy U Roy	"Nah Complain"	The French Sessions – Dubmatix "Hello Mama" – Exco Levi "Sexy Gal" – Kreesha Turner feat. T.O.K. Escape from the Mongoose Gang – Lyndon John X
2017	Exco Levi	"Siren"	"Sorry" – Ammoye "Roll 'Dem" – Dubmatix feat. Gappy Ranks "Cry Every Day" – Blessed "Who Feels It Knows" – Jay Kartier
2018	Kirk Diamond	"Greater"	The Light – Ammoye "Hold Up Slow Down" – Blessed "Neva Judge" – Eyesus "Love How You Whine" – K'Coneil feat. Kreesha Turner
2019	Dubmatix	Sly & Robbie meet Dubmatix — Overdubbed	Money Don't Grow Pon Trees – Blessed Genesis – Chelsea Stewart Narrative – Exco Levi Talk or No Talk – Kafinal feat. Queen Ifrica
2020	Lyndon John X	The Warning Track	"Jah Children" – Jay Douglas "Wah Gwaan" – Exco Levi "Never Broken" – Petraa "Another Man" – Storry	^[3]
2021	Töme and Sean Kingston	I Pray	Give It All — Ammoye Black Man — Blessed Roots Rock — Dubmatix Let It Be Done — Kirk Diamond	^[4]
2022	Kairo McLean	"Easy Now"	"By Any Means" — Exco Levi "Don't Let It Get to You" — Josemar "Herb Dream" — Blessed "Too Ruff" — Kirk Diamond and Finn	^[5]
2023	Kirk Diamond feat. Kairo McLean and Finn	"Reggae Party"	Ammoye, "Water" Celena, "Like a Star" Exco Levi, "Jah Love" Kairo McLean, "In the Streets"	^[6]
2024	Kirk Diamond feat. Finn	Dread	Ammoye, "Stir This Thing" Jah'Mila, Roots Girl Exco Levi, "Feel Like Home" Omega Mighty feat. 4Korners and Haviah Mighty, "Rush Dem"	^[7]
2025	Exco Levi	Born to Be Free	King Cruff and Runkus, Fall Back Tonya P, Rise Lee Scratch Perry and Bob Riddim, Destiny Skystar, Sky's the Limit	^[8]
2026	Naomi Cowan	"Welcome to Paradise"	Kirk Diamond, "Deh Yah" Jojo You Made That, Yung 2nuff, Erin B, Topman Meeko, One Don & Enzooo, "Dagga Riddim Cypher" Exco Levi and Kheilstone, "Ready for You" Samora and Ammoye, "More Reggae (Funk It Up)"	^[9]

v t e Juno Awards
Awards to individuals	Artist of the Year Fan Choice Group of the Year Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year Producer Recording Engineer Songwriter Songwriter (Non-Performer)
Awards for recordings	Album of the Year Adult Alternative Adult Contemporary Alternative Blues Children's Comedy Classical – Large Ensemble Classical – Small Ensemble Classical – Solo Classical Composition CCM/Gospel Contemporary Indigenous Artist Contemporary R&B/Soul Contemporary Roots Country Dance Electronic Francophone Global Music Heavy Metal Instrumental Jazz – Solo Jazz – Group Jazz – Vocal Pop Rap Album/EP Rap Single Reggae Rock Single of the Year South Asian Music Traditional Indigenous Artist Traditional R&B/Soul Traditional Roots Underground Dance
Awards for technicality	Music DVD Recording Package Video
Discontinued categories	Breakthrough Artist of the Year (1974–2024) Breakthrough Group of the Year (1974–2024) Classical Album of the Year (1977–1985) Classical – Solo or Chamber Ensemble (1985–2021) Classical – Vocal or Choral Performance (1994–2021) Indigenous Artist or Group (1994–2021) International (1975–2024) Jazz Album (1977–1993) Jazz – Contemporary (1994–2014) Jazz – Traditional (1994–2014) Rap Recording (1991–2021) R&B/Soul Recording (1985–2020) Roots and Traditional Album (1989–1995) Roots & Traditional Album – Solo (1996–2015) Roots & Traditional Album – Group (1996–2015)
Special awards	Canadian Music Hall of Fame Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award Juno Humanitarian Award
Years	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1989¹ 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Leadership	Walt Grealis Stan Klees Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Notes	¹ Due to the rescheduling of the ceremony from late fall to early spring, no ceremony was held in 1988.
See also Music of Canada Polaris Music Prize Much Music Video Awards Félix Awards East Coast Music Awards Western Canadian Music Awards

Juno Award for Reggae Recording of the Year

Best Reggae Recording (1994–2002)

Reggae Recording of the Year (2003–present)

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