The Grammy trophy
Snoon Lion's debut reggae album, Reincarnated, was nominated for Best Reggae Album at the upcoming 56th Grammy Awards ceremony scheduled for January 26, 2014 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The Grammy nominations were announced last Friday during the Grammy concert at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
Jay-Z leads the nominees with nine nods.
Snoop Lion will be going up against other veterans in reggae such as Beres Hammond, Ziggy Marley, Sly & Robbie, and Sizzla.
This marks Sizzla Kalonji’s first Grammy nomination for his critically acclaimed album, The Messiah.
Ziggy Marley already has four Grammy awards under his belt and is looking to add his fifth with a nomination for his Ziggy Marley In Concert album.
The rhythm twins, Sly & Robbie, got a nomination for their album Sly & Robbie And The Jam Masters.
Beres Hammond got his second Grammy nomination for his latest album One Love, One Life.
Snoop Lion (formerly known as Snoop Dogg) has the best selling reggae album this year with over 80,000 copies sold.
The artiste, known more for his rap repertoire, made a much publicized switch to rastafarianism and spent time in Jamaica, living in a rastafarian community and working on his new creations.
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