2025 brought reggae fans from around the world an incredible amount of inspiring and heartfelt new music. We saw artists take major career leaps and legends release their best music yet. Here are 2025 Daily Reggae Awards “Artist of the Year” nominees. 

The reggae music genre has so many incredibly talented artists around the world. There are numerous up-and-coming artists in today’s scene and it’s so fun to see their rise. These artists really caught our attention this year! Here are the Nominees for the 2025 Daily Reggae “Rising Artist of the Year”.

Enjoy life’s journey with “Why Me” by Rome. This is one of my favorite new releases of 2025 and showcases Rome’s talent as a songwriter and producer.

Reggae Rise Up’s “Winter Rock Reggae” features a rocking lineup including Rebelution, Steel Pulse and Dirty Heads. The two day festival will run February 15 - 16, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Turn your winter dreams into reality by heading to the “Lake Tahoe Winter Reggae Festival”. The two day fest runs February 15 -16 and features reggae fan favorites like Rebelution, Steel Pulse, Dirty Heads, Iration and so many more!

Sublime With Rome’s final LP is perfect and highlights Rome Ramirez’s extraordinary talent. Congratulations to Rome and the band on this gorgeous LP and a huge round of applause for so many successful years. Way to push the envelope, and thanks for bringing us so many memorable tracks and performances! Read the full review now!