For Immediate Release
Thursday, December 06, 2007
(BPRW) (BW)(NY-UNIVERSAL/MARLEY) Stephen Marley Scores 2008 Grammy Nomination
Grammy Winning Star Up for Record Sixth Grammy for Acclaimed Album Mind Control Most Grammy- Honored Star in Reggae MusicHistory
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2007--Multiple-Grammy winning artist/producer, Stephen Marley (he holds the Reggae record with five Grammy wins) was nominated, for Best Reggae Album for his 2007 masterpiece Mind Control. The much anticipated 50th Annual Grammy Awards will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on February 10, 2008.
"Every Grammy I have ever received has been an honor and I'm grateful to be nominated this year," stated Marley.
Stephen is the third consecutive Marley (hailing from the great Marley musical dynasty) to be nominated in the Best Reggae Album category, with Ziggy Marley taking home the award at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards for Love Is My Religion, and brother Damian "Jr. Gong"
Marley winning at the 48th Grammys for Welcome To Jamrock.
Mind Control (Tuff Gong/ Ghetto Youths/ Universal-Republic) landed at #1 of the coveted Billboard Reggae Chart, and in the upper tier of the Billboard Top 40 Album Chart, as well. Critics raved about the groundbreaking album, with People Magazine calling it a "masterful fusion of reggae and hip hop,'" Entertainment Weekly seconded that notion, calling Mind Control the best Marley album in a generation.
Stephen snagged his fifth Grammy award for his triumphant co-production work on brother Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley's acclaimed RIAA certified Gold disc Welcome To Jamrock, making him the most honored Grammy winner of the Marley family, as well as netting him the most Grammy wins of any other Reggae artist in history.
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on February 10, 2008. The telecast will be broadcast on the CBS Television Network at 8:00 PM/EST/PT.
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