The Top 10 Etana Songs
Shauna McKenzie, better known by her stage name Etana is a Jamaican reggae singer who started her career in 2008. Over the course of her career, Etana has worked as a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. She has worked with various labels including Freemind Music LLC and VP. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, and raised […]
Richie Stephens to Be Honored at 30th ASCAP R&B Music Awards
Singer Richie Stephens, who received an award at the 34th annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards ceremony in Hollywood, California, will be returning to California to receive additional honors at the 30th annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards event on June 22, 2017, in Beverly Hills. He will receive the R&B award for the contribution […]
The Tennors: Jamaica Rock Steady Music Pioneers
The Tennor Twins was formed in Kingston, Jamaica in the mid-1960s by singer George “Clive” Murphy, aka Clive Tennors and Maurice ‘Professor’ Johnson. They auditioned a song called “Pressure and Slide”, in the back of a taxicab for Studio One Record A&R arranger Jackie Mittoo of. In 1967 Pressure and Slide, was their first hit […]
The Top 10 Maxi Priest Songs
Max Alfred Elliott, also known as Maxi Priest, is an English Reggae artist bearing Jamaican ancestry. Throughout his career, Priest has worked as a singer and songwriter in Reggae, Reggae fusion, and Lovers rock genres. He is one of the most prominent and successful Reggae fusion artists of all-time and has garnered a lot of […]
Five Things You Don’t Know About Tessanne Chin
Jamaican recording artist Tessanne Chin started her career in 2006 and shot to global fame after winning Season 5 of NBC’s reality TV singing competition, The Voice. Tessane has amazing versatility as a singer and her voice rocks. She has performed for audiences worldwide and has opened for famous acts such as Peabo Bryson, Patti […]
Respected British Producer Says Jamaican Music Invented Pop EDM
The sound systems set up in London’s Jamaican communities during the 1970s had an enormous impact on musical history in England. Similarly, in New York City, a Jamaican expatriate called Kool Herc is credited with starting the hip-hop genre when he used his sound system to play “breaks” from funk and soul records. According to […]
VIDEO: Popcaan’s “Good Times” Chosen for New Coca-Cola Commercial
Popular Jamaican dancehall artiste Popcaan is enjoying considerable success. In addition to the featuring of his “Unruly Boss” on the new album by the British band Gorillaz, his 2015 single “Good Times” was selected by Coca-Cola for its latest commercial. The collaborative track features Young Thug of the United States; it was produced by DJ […]
Protoje Live at the Highline Ballroom NYC
Protoje– Who Knew – Sending Love to his friends and foes! by Cathy Kleinhans Meeting Protoje – Oje Ken Ollivierre – for my first interview I could see in his demeanor and eyes a truly humble man who is not full of himself. Almost shy in answering questions which belie his presence on stage, Protoje […]
The Top 10 Shaggy Songs
Orville Richard Burrell, most prominently known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican-American Reggae fusion artist and also a deejay. Shaggy got his stage name after Shaggy Rogers, the famous cartoon character of the hit television series Scooby-Doo. He started his music career in 1992 and has produced a number of international hits including […]
Sean Paul: Drake Should Give More “Accolades” to Jamaican Dancehall
Jamaican artiste Sean Paul has criticized Drake for using dancehall music on his “One Dance” track and not giving more credit to the Jamaican genre in his work. In an interview with Metro.co.uk, Paul believes that Drake should have given more “accolades” on the track, which was the United Kingdom’s best-selling single in 2016. According […]