No Mr. Prime Minister, Jamaica Has Bigger Sources Of Embarrassment
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has weighed in on the recent banning of dancehall artiste Skeng from performing at any public events in Guyana. The ban was announced by Guyana’s Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Robeson Benn following an incident at the Baderation concert held on May 22nd 2022. The concert ended prematurely after shots were fired […]
Words of Bob Marley Invoked by Leaders at Summit of the Americas
Jamaican reggae legend Bob Marley was quoted by two leaders attending the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, which ran from June 6 to June 10, 2022. Both the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, and the United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken showed their appreciation for Marley by using his words […]
Voting Now Open for Jamaica International Independence Foreign Song Competition
The Jamaica International Independence Foreign Song Competition is ready to take votes on fan favorites among the up-and-coming musicians who have submitted songs to the organization’s panel of experts and their peers. The competition is designed as a celebration of Jamaica and the creation of reggae music. Voting has opened to select seven finalists and […]
Diaspora Song Contest May Have To Provide Popular Song For Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee
This year Jamaica celebrates its 60th year of Independence from Great Britain. From a social, economic, and political standpoint, such a milestone should be worthy of celebration even though we have had more than a few obstacles that we have had to navigate along the way, some more successfully than others. Notwithstanding, like Christmas, Easter, the […]
Review: Rhythms Of Africa 2022
Mr Willie Stewart, the founder of Rhythms Of Africa, shares with us and with the children in the community, the drum that beats within his heart. It is simply a beautiful gift, and for this we are eternally grateful. Tonight these children made some memories they will never forget Someone once asked me what my […]
Sean Paul Now Part of Billon Stream Club on YouTube
Sean Paul’s hit recording “No Lie,” which featured the pop music star Dua Lipa, garnered more than 1 billion streams on YouTube just five years following its release. The milestone is Paul’s first as a lead act as he achieved his first 1 billion-stream milestone as a featured guest on the Clean Bandit single “Rockabye” […]
Jamaican Casting Begins For Feature Film of Reggae Legend Bob Marley’s Life
The Marley family is pleased to announce that Jamaican casting sessions are beginning for the new feature film of Reggae legend Bob Marley’s life. The biopic is being produced by U.S. studio Paramount Pictures. Cedella Marley, who has been named as a producer on the project – along with Rita Marley, Ziggy Marley, and Stephen […]
Shaggy’s New Album, Produced By Sting, Has Him Singing The Sinatra Songbook In A Reggae Style
Following the Grammy Award for their collaborative album, 44/876, rock icon Sting and dancehall/reggae legend Shaggy have joined forces again for Com Fly Wid Mi. The new album, produced by 17-time Grammy Award winner Sting, features Shaggy singing the Sinatra songbook in a reggae style and will be released May 25 on all digital platforms. In yet another surprising chapter in their […]
We Have Unwittingly Buried Reggae/Dancehalls Gift Value To Jamaica
The Reggae Grammy win by Virginia-based all-white band SOJAhas certainly set tongues wagging back home in Jamaica and among nationals in the Diaspora and the discussions have not only been confined to those in the music community. It seems that from the street corners to the recording studios, from to the highest seats in academia, […]
Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) Honour Awards 2022
The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) hosted the annual Honour Awards show on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022. For the second consecutive year since the show’s establishment in 2009, the JaRIA Honour Awards was presented in a predominantly virtual format to lovers of Jamaican music and entertainment on JaRIA’s online platforms. JaRIA honoured the exceptional contribution of twenty-six (26) […]