LATEST REGGAE & DANCEHALL NEWS
It has been a summer whirlwind for international Jamaican recording artist Mr. Vegas who has been busy delivering new hit tracks such as “Driva and “Let’s Dance”, and memorable performances from Best of The Best in Miami, to ESSENCE Fest After Dark Music Series in New Orleans, Rise Up NYC in Brooklyn to Rotterdam Unlimited […]
Sandz Caribbean Music Festival returns to Kington Jamaica this weekend!!! The ultimate Caribbean Festival themed party series, Sandz, returns to the capital city of Kingston in Jamaica this Independence weekend. The Supreme Team, promoters of the popular event since its first staging in Jamaica in 2016, sees this as a homecoming to the capital for Sandz […]
“Touch The Sky” with Vybz Kartel and Usain Bolt in the latest “9.58 Riddim” produced by A-Team Lifestyle, co-owned by the Jamaican Gold Medalist. What 9.58 stands for? Well, Bolt fans will remember that the greatest sprinter of all time, completed his 100m in just 9.58 sec. and he is, as the rest of the […]
UK Badness King DJ Fearless dropped a new super lit dancehall mixtape, titled “Pack A Match”, for this beginning of the month of August 2022. Fearless mixtape starts with Masicka “Pack A Matches” tune that inspired the mixtape’s own title, and goes on and on with the latest songs from Jamaican dancehall artists like Brysco, […]
Sunday, July 31 saw the 10th annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens. The events culinary experiences, cultural presentation, kids zone and festival main stage held the attraction of all in attendance. The cultural segment got the day started with performances by Asase Yaa Cultural Group, Nigy Boy, fashions by Mamayashi […]
Vibe to a new reggae dancehall riddim titled “Lethal Injection Riddim” produced by Waata House Records and released toward the end of July 2022. Featuring legendary Jamaican artists like Junior Reid and Elephant Man as well as many other Jamaican recording artists, this is a cool and rebelish riddim, with a song for everyone and […]
Incarcerated Worl’ Boss Vybz Kartel, real name Adidja Palmer, released a new smashing hit single, titled “Giant”, featuring also 6ixx Boss Squash, produced by Hemton Music. Vybz Kartel and Squash are not new to collaborations, since they already recorded several certified bangers together as “Beat Dem Bad”, “Streets”, “Moon Walk” and “Giant” just goes and […]
Check the Top 10 Dancehall Singles making the rounds in Jamaican dancehall music charts for the month of July 2022 featuring the most requested and played dancehall songs and music videos in Jamaica and the rest of the world. Opening up Top 10 this month is Skeng at #1 with “London”, the music single produced […]
Reggae Sumfest 2022 is over, but the echoes are still in the air just few days after the exciting Montego Bay’s staging. Patrons couldn’t be more excited as they packed the Catherine Hall venue to assist the live performances of their favorite artists this past week-end of July. This is the biggest live stage in […]
ROMAIN VIRGO – PERFORMING ON THE GRACE JERK FEST IN NYC, THE REGGAE GEEL IN BELGIUM AND THE ADAMARI JERK FEST IN LOS ANGELES, CA – TOURING THE US COAST TO COAST AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2022 Jamaican Reggae star Romain Virgo is one of the genre’s foremost crooner’s. The artists lyrical and sonic style is […]
Another major landmark for arguably the biggest Dancehall/Reggae hit of the past year, the official music video for “Go Down Deh” (featuring Shaggy and Sean Paul) by Spice has surpassed the 100M mark on YouTube. The music video, directed by famed Jay Will, was released on May 1, 2021, and quickly became the fastest-growing music […]
DJ Smurf released the volume 5th of his popular installment Reggae Mix Tape and released for famed music house Tad’s Records. This is a straight good reggae vibes mixtape featuring sweet reggae songs and sounds from popular reggae artists like Prezident Brown, Chezidek, Anthony Cruz, Richie Spice, Anthony B, Suga Roy, Teflon, Junior Kelly, Chuck […]
Just as Reggae Music is a consequential part of Jamaica’s culture, so is Rastafarianism salient in the reggae industry. Admittedly, since the commercialization of the genre the righteous message has, in some instances, been diluted and/or substituted for a more marketable one. That said, we are fortunate to still have some sincere Rasta-reggae artists who […]
COUNTRY GOES REGGAE: POSITIVE VIBRATIONS NEW ALBUM IS AVAILABLE TODAY “Injecting some Jamaican soul into country favorites” (Music Row), Renowned Jamaican musicians – dubbed Positive Vibrations – today release Country Goes Reggae. The 11-track project recreates the musical arrangements behind beloved Country songs, fusing together the top Reggae musicians in Jamaica with vocals from some […]
The Dancehall Reggae community is mourning for the death of Jamaican deejay Merciless, born Leonard Bartley, that passed away this past Tuesday, July 19 at the age of only 51. Legendary Jamaican recording artist Merciless was found dead in a guest house on Walker’s Avenue, off Beechwood Avenue, in Kingston on Tuesday evening. He had […]