Who Do You Think Will Win? Dancehall Stars Beenie Man & Bounty Killer Set for Memorial Day Weekend Battle on Verzuz
This Memorial weekend on May 23, 2020, Jamaican dancehall heavyweights Beenie Man and Bounty Killer will perform in the epic online clash on Verzuz the popular online music “Battle” event. The clash will take place in Jamaica and is being described as “A treat” for all people in the Caribbean and dancehall fans who were […]
Skip Marley Becomes First Jamaican-born Artist Ever To Hold The Top Spot On Billboard’s Adult R&B Chart
Skip Marley takes a giant step into music history as “Slow Down,“ his global smash with multi-platinum Grammy© Award-winning artist H.E.R., takes the #1 spot on the Billboard Adult R&B chart and at Mediabase Urban AC (Adult Contemporary), the first time a Jamaican-born artist has scaled this mountain. On the success of the single, Skip states, “I never set […]
Buju Banton Joins with John Legend to Release “Special” Love Song
After a successful collaboration 2009, Jamaican reggae artist Buju Banton and R&B star John Legend worked together again on a song entitled “Memories.” The new love song is the first single recording from the upcoming album by Banton “Upside Down,” which is his first studio album to be released since 2010 when he offered “Before […]
Marley Family Releases Animated Video of “Three Little Birds” [WATCH]
The family of iconic reggae musician Bob Marley has released an animated video of the song “Three Little Birds” as part of the year-long celebration by the Marley estate of the 75th anniversary of the singer’s birth. Other videos released as part of a documentary series entitled “Bob Marley – LEGACY: 75 Years A Legend” […]
South Florida-Based Jamaican DJ & Musician, Tanto Irie, Named Intercept Music Ambassador
Well-known Jamaican musician and DJ, Tanto Irie, has been named an Intercept Music Ambassador. Irie plays three hours of reggae each day from 10 p.m.-1 a.m. on South Florida’s No. 1 radio station, HOT 105 FM. Part of his responsibilities as an Intercept Music Ambassador will be to consult and mentor up and coming indie […]
Gil Bailey: Godfather of Reggae Passes
On a day when Caribbean diasporans reflect the nostalgia of growing up on sunny islands and the tradition of celebrating Easter Monday, the passing of Gil Bailey, Jamaica’s revered ‘Godfather of Reggae” shattered the silence of another day of quarantine from the COVID19 afflictions in New York. Resonating with sadness and grief that only a […]
Alicia Keys Releases Remix of “Underdog” with Chronixx and Protoje
Grammy award-winning musician Alicia Keys released a new remix of her hit single “Underdog” that features the reggae stars Chronixx and Protoje. Originally recorded as an acoustic pop song, the track has been transformed into a tropical-themed dancehall tune through the vocals of the genre’s top stars. The remix was produced by P2J and Izy […]
Top 10 Millie Small Songs
When vocalist Millie Small recorded her cover of the Barbie Gaye song “My Boy Lollipop” in 1964, she didn’t realize the impact it would have on the music world and British pop in particular. The daughter of a sugar plantation overseer, Small was born Millicent Dolly May Small in Clarendon, Jamaica on Oct. 6, 1946. […]
Buju Banton, Busy, and Koffee Big Winners at the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA)
The Jamaican reggae artists Buju Banton, Busy Signal, and Koffee were the top winners at the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) online event program. Organizers of the event decided to “go on with the show” online in in response to the limitations imposed by COVID-19 social-distancing mandates to stop the spread of the […]
Ziggy Marley One Of Many Stars Participating In Live Stream As Many Work From Home
Jamaican reggae artist Ziggy Marley is one of the many star performers participating in a Live-streaming endeavor organized by Global Citizen. In the short period of ten days, the live-stream series called “Together at Home” has featured numerous stars who are working from home. While many stars have implemented pop-up concerts on their own, a […]