Facebook’s Meta Uses Legendary Dancehall Sleng Teng Riddim in Ad Campaign
Facebook’s parent company, which has been rebranded as “Meta,” is using the Sleng Teng dancehall riddim created by Wayne Smith and King Jammy in a song titled “Under Mi Sleng Teng” in 1984. This was one of the first completely computerized riddims in Jamaican music – no musicians played instruments live in the studio – […]
Sean Paul Nabs MOBO Award Nomination For Best Reggae Act
Multi-award-winning and Billboard chart topping, international recording artist Sean Paul has been nominated Best Reggae Act for the 2021 MOBO Awards. On the heels of his recently released chart-topping single “Dynamite” featuring Sia and his 7th studio album ‘Live N Livin’, Sean Paul continues to remain one of the most sought-after artists in music. The […]
Once Again, Jamaican Reggae Legend Bob Marley Makes Forbes Annual List of Highest-Paid Deceased Celebrities
Jamaica’s reggae icon and social activist Bob Marley has once again been listed on the Forbes magazine yearly ranking of the top-paid dead celebrities. Ranked at Number 11 of the 13 celebrities on the list with 2021 earnings of US$16 million, Marley, who died of cancer in 1981, continues to amass wealth. His earnings stem […]
Bob Marley Song Ranks among Top 50 on Rolling Stone List of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
Rolling Stone magazine has updated its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and there are some notable changes. The update is the first since the publication of the original list in 2004, and Jamaica’s iconic reggae group Bob Marley and The Wailers is ranked among the top 50 on the prestigious list […]
Super Cat Chosen as Headliner of New VERZUZ Series
Fans of Super Cat, the legendary dancehall artist, are ecstatic that he has been selected to headline VERZUZ’s inaugural show of its ICONZ Series scheduled for October 16, 2021, at Barclays Center in New York. According to an announcement from VERZUZ, “the icon himself” will kick off the concert series with a live performance that […]
Bounty Killer Set to Star in Upcoming Crime Drama Film
Jamaican dancehall artist Bounty Killer will expand his career achievements into acting as he prepares to star in a crime drama film produced by 9Z, a company led by Nigel Dixon. The film, which has not been named, is set in Jamaica and highlights several of the country’s social and political issues. In addition to […]
VP Records and Reggae Star Jah Cure Release Lyric Video for “Welcome To Jamaica.”
The lyric video takes viewers on a journey from white sand beaches to a man playing a drum to express the vibrancy that makes Jamaica unique. Further in the lyric video and between the sunrise and sunset, views of Jamaica’s landmarks and culture makes the case for the country’s magnetism. Acting as a visual tour […]
Jamaican Dancehall Queen Spice Featured in Forbes Magazine
The dancehall artist Grace Hamilton, whose professional name is Spice and is known as the “Queen of Dancehall” for her 20-plus years of contributions to the genre, is the subject of a feature article in Forbes magazine. Hamilton was born and raised in Portmore, Jamaica, and knew from a young age that she would do […]
Liverpool Honors Bob Marley with Seven-Foot Statue
On September 7, 2021, in Liverpool, England, attendees at the Positive Vibration Festival of Reggae honored Jamaican reggae icon Bob Marley with a seven-foot-tall statue. The statue had been unveiled just two days earlier. The festival, which is promoted as “a weekend city celebration of the uplifting power of reggae and dub’s righteous reverberations,” launched […]
7 Things to Know about Lee “Scratch” Perry
Record producer, singer and songwriter, dub music developer, and studio technique innovator, Lee Scratch” Perry wore many hats during his lifetime. Born in 1936 in Kendal, Jamaica, the world lost one of the greats of the music industry when Perry died at the age of 85 in Aug. 2021 at the Noel Holmes Hospital in […]