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 […]
Best of the Best 2021 Preview at Launch Party in Miami’s Trendy Wynwood Arts District
In the run-up to this year’s 15th installment of the Best of the Best music concert to take place at downtown Miami’s Bayfront Park next month on Sunday, October 10th (Columbus Day Weekend), the Official Launch party was held last week at Racket—a trendy, upscale bar and lounge in Miami’s Wynwood district. Despite the wet […]
Christopher Martin Receives Billboard Plaque For His No.1 Reggae Album ‘And Then’
Jamaican Reggae and Dancehall balladeer Christopher Martin unveiled his Billboard plaque for his chart-topping sophomore album ‘And Then.’ The 15-track disc debuted at #1 on the Billboard Reggae chart and was supported by a music video for the lead single “Life.” Today, the chart-topping artist has plans to duplicate his sophomore album’s success. Working with […]
Mighty Emmanuel Lion Shiloh Teaching Lessons Through Their Music
With an impressive following on YouTube, Mighty Emmanuel Lion Shiloh has dropped a new single, Guns & Knives, sharing with fans a strong social message wrapped in classic reggae rhythms. “It’s because of the violence and the crime, and the knife crime in England, and all the youths getting involved in crime thinking it’s gonna […]
International Olympic Committee Features “Hope” by British Jamaican Songwriter, Carla Marie Williams, on Official Tokyo Highlights Reel
Jamaican athletes excelled at the 2021 staging of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, which were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020. Although the Games went on without fans present at the venues, Jamaican runners came through and set new world records, and now Jamaica can also take pride in the fact that British […]
Usain Bolt Releases Debut Album “Country Yutes”
Eight-time Olympic gold medalist, fast-rising music maven, entrepreneur, and producer Usain Bolt today releases his eagerly awaited debut album, “Country Yutes,” via A-Team Lifestyle Records/UnitedMasters. The album makes its official premiere following the release of various singles met with global acclaim and attention, including the lead single “It’s A Party.” “Country Yutes” is now available at all […]
Photo Highlights: Miami Reggae Festival 2021 Showcased Top-Echelon Sound Systems With Veteran and New Age Selectors ‘Strutting Their Stuff’
Miami Reggae Festival 2021 took place in Opa Locka, Florida at the City’s Marketplace and coincided with Jamaica’s Independence Day weekend in celebration of the country’s 59th anniversary of its independence. So too, the event made a ‘Call for Healing the Community’ through sound system culture. In that spirit, Miami Reggae Festival 2021 centered around […]
Jamaican Artists Featured on LA Madden NFL 22 Playlist
Several Jamaican dancehall and reggae stars are included on the “Madden NFL 22 Playlist,” including Shenseea, Koffee, and Protoje. The playlist was released in conjunction with the “Madden NFL 22 Soundtrack,” an album comprising 11 tracks that was created exclusively for the popular American football video game by Electronic Arts (A) and Interscope Records. The […]