Billboard revealed last month that Bob Marley & The Wailers’ Legend — a greatest hits collection first released in May 1984 by Island Records — was the best-selling Reggae album for the second year in a row, according to their Year-End Reggae Albums chart.
Silk Sonic – the incredible R&B fusion of singers/songwriters, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak – is arguably one of the most brilliant strokes of musical serendipity we stumbled upon in 2021.
The year 2021 was a busy period in Dancehall, as with less touring and stage shows numbering almost zero in Jamaica, artists buckled down and took to the studio.
Shaggy’s sterling contributions to the Bustamante Children’s Hospital in Kingston, via his Shaggy and Friends fundraiser, was given special highlight during the Vatican Christmas concert, following his performance.
Dancehall megastar Shaggy made history yet again, taking Jamaican culture to the Vatican City for Christmas Eve, where he was the only solo act from the Western Hemisphere to headline the 29th edition of the Christmas Concert 2021.
In 2021, Dancehall superstar Sean Paul and Reggae legend Bob Marley reigned as Jamaica’s most-streamed Dancehall and Reggae artists globally on YouTube, while Vybz Kartel once again took the crown as the most-streamed artist on the platform in Jamaica.
It is no secret that former President of the United States Barack Obama is a fan of Jamaican music.
Update: Zanadu has since issued an apology to both Shabba and Jahshii for his comments. According to Shabba’s company, Emperor Ranks Entertainment (ERE), Zanadu currently provides vocal support in the capacity as an artist for ERE, and does not represent Shabba nor ERE in the capacity of Road Manager.
Two of Dancehall’s biggest giants Bounty Killer and Shaggy are among the scores of musicians who have paid tribute to late legendary bass guitarist Robbie Shakespeare, for the indelible contribution they said he made in their music careers.
Dancehall artist Konshens described Jamaica as the world’s most homophobic country, after learning of the murder of a female schoolteacher in Treasure Beach, St.
The Grammy-nominated Queen of Dancehall Spice makes another substantial move in the North American music industry, nabbing a spot in the upper half of NPR’s 100 Best Songs of 2021 list.
VP Records has seemingly responded to recent comments made by Shaggy, who suggested that, for business reasons, the NY-based company did not go above and beyond for the Queen of Dancehall Spice‘s debut album 10.
With 12 studio albums, including the collaborative, Grammy Award-winning 44/876 with Sting, Shaggy is one of the most diverse artists in the world.
Dancehall icon Shaggy says he believes Spice’s advancing age will not be a barrier to her moving forward in the Dancehall industry, which is known to shelve female artists, casting them off as “unsexy” and “past their prime”, once they reach the age of 40.
There is a melancholic mood that comes with funerals, and Irish comedian David O’Doherty wants no part in that when he dies.
With Spice‘s debut album 10 finally released by VP Records, the Queen of Dancehall is free from the NY-based record label and needs a new home, according to the album’s executive producer and CEO of Ranch Entertainment, Shaggy.
Dancehall megastar Shaggy is advising his Jamaican musical compatriots to focus more on making records that can be utilized in music synchronization, as these tracks have the potential to generate even more wealth for them.
Early In the Morning, a collaboration Dancehall megastar Shaggy recorded with Dutch dance-pop trio Kris Kross Amsterdam and English singer-songwriter Conor Maynard, and which samples elements of Jimmy Cliff’s mega-hit song Reggae Nights, has struck platinum.
Videographer Jay Will believes that his new documentary 15th Parish will paint a bigger picture of Jamaican music globally.
I Need Your Love, Dancehall megastar Shaggy’s international collaboration with Romanian singer/producer Costi Ioniță, Congolese-Swedish singer Mohombi, and Lebanese-Australian singer Faydee, is now Brit Certified Silver in the United Kingdom.