Koffee wins NAACP Image Award for the hit song “Lockdown”
Jamaican recording star Koffee, 21, received an award honoring her hit single “Lockdown” at the 52nd annual National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) image awards ceremony. Koffee’s recording was named “Outstanding International Song” by the organization, beating out her Jamaican musical collaborator Buju Banton, whose song “Blessed” was also nominated in this […]
Claims of Racism as Reggae “Banned” at British Church
Chris Jones, a businessman in Shropshire, England, accused the Shropshire Council of imposing an “elitist rule” on musical choices, ageism, and racism after he was told not be play amplified reggae music in St. Anne’s Church in Lea Cross, near Shrewsbury. Jones, who keeps the church and owns the Albion Vaults pub in Shrewsbury, reported […]
Praises to Bunny Wailer: A Stalwart of Reggae Music Spotlighted as Being Among World’s Top Musicians of All Time – ‘Walk Good’, Jah B
The reggae music industry has lost another giant with the recent passing of Neville O’Riley Livingston—popularly known and revered as Bunny Wailer—at the age of 73 on March 2, 2021. Indeed, the name ‘Wailer’ should ring a bell especially when it comes to reggae music royalty. That is, Bunny Wailer was a co-founder and member […]
‘The Harder They Come’ soundtrack added to The US Library of Congress, National Recording Registry
The US Library of Congress, National Recording Registry Adds ‘The Harder They Come’ soundtrack Among 25 New Selections Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today named 25 recordings as audio treasures worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage. “The National Recording Registry will preserve our […]
Jamaican Gospel Singer K Anthony is a 2021 JUNO Awards Nominee for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
As a youth in Falmouth, Jamaica, K Anthony, used to rework traditional church hymns to sound more like the modern music he heard around him. He’s now an adult and nominated for a JUNO Award in the category of Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year for “The Cure.” “I consider the JUNO Awards nomination to […]
Verzuz between Bounty Killer and Beenie Man Leads to Equity Stake in Triller
Jamaican dancehall artists Bounty Killer and Beenie Man will benefit from a deal struck with the Triller Network, the parent company of Triller. The Triller Network recently acquired Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s Verzuz platform. The two Jamaicans are joining more than 40 other artists who all have an equity stake in the firm. Bounty Killer […]
Honorable ‘Toots’ Hibbert OJ, Posthumously Cops Third Reggae Grammy
Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert, OJ, better known as Toots Hibbert scored a posthumous victory last weekend at the 2021 Grammy Awards when Toots and The Maytals’ entry “Got to be Tough” won the Grammy Award in the Reggae category. This was the groups second win in the category after their 2004 triumph with the album “True […]
Papa Michigan’s “Jamaica Dance” Chosen for Wisconsin School Project
The song “Jamaica Dance” by veteran deejay Papa Michigan was chosen by elementary school music teacher Jack Senzig in Racine, Wisconsin, to be part of a project for 225 third-through-fifth graders at the Gifford School. Senzig reached out to the Jamaican deejay to say that he liked the song, which Papa Michigan had entered in […]
Toots & The Maytals win the 2021 Grammy For Best Reggae Album
Toots & The Maytals has won the 2021 Grammy For Best Reggae Album with“Got to Be Tough. The results were posted on the Recording Academy twitter page and during the pre-telecast at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. This is Toots & The Maytals second Grammy award. They won in 2004 at the 47th Grammy […]
Slim Smith –The Loss of This Vocal Talent Was a Jamaica Tragedy
The late 1950s to early 1960s was a defining period in the history of Jamaica music as the successes of the pioneering Higgs and Wilson, Laurel Aitken, The Folkes Brothers, Alton Ellis, and Derrick Harriott, provided the impetus for bringing other developing vocal talents into the spotlight. One of those finds was Slim Smith, a […]