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2022 Jamaica Festival Song finalists streaming worldwide

Published:Sunday | July 17, 2022 | 12:24 PM
Festival Song Competition finalists from left: Dez-I-Boyd, Inspiyah, Intrestt, Magic Flute, Sacaj, Nitty Kutchie, Nazzle Man, One1, Orkid and Rory Stamp.
Festival Song Competition finalists from left: Dez-I-Boyd, Inspiyah, Intrestt, Magic Flute, Sacaj, Nitty Kutchie, Nazzle Man, One1, Orkid and Rory Stamp.

The 2022 Jamaica Festival Song album is now live on global music streaming services, including Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, Spotify, Tidal, and Pandora.

The album, titled Jamaica Festival 2022 Song Competition, features the 10 finalists in this year’s competition.

It’s the third consecutive year that finalists in the competition have been released on global streaming platforms.

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange, who has been leading the initiative as part of her strategy to revitalise Jamaica Festival, is urging “lovers of Jamaican music everywhere to support the artistes by streaming and downloading the songs".

According to Minister Grange, "It is essential that people hear and get to know the finalists, and participate in selecting that one song which will drive our Jamaica 60 Independence celebrations. These 30 or so streaming options are a good medium to expose the music and the performers."

The winning song will be decided by judges' scores as well as public voting via text messaging in Jamaica, and via the Reggae Jamaica App across the world.

The finalists are Dez-I-Boyd, Inspiyah, Intrestt, Magic Flute, Sacaj, Nitty Kutchie, Nazzle Man, One1, Orkid and Rory Stamp.

The minister says it’s a "good album which represents a mix of Jamaican music genres".

Last Thursday, the 10 finalists appeared in the first televised performance ahead of the announcement of the winner on July 28.

There’s a prize of $3 million for the winning song, to be shared among the producer, the writer and the singer.