Best New Dancehall And Reggae Music: Here we highlight the best new songs, music videos, and albums from emerging and established artists in the two Jamaican genres. Find curated playlists from us on Spotify.
Dancehall artist Juggla believes that his controversial single, The Confrontation, which is a stark honest portrayal from a male’s perspective of a female partner’s infidelity, is now firmly a part of dancehall pop culture.
June was an interesting month for Jamaican music but as always, the variety in reggae dancehall was inspiring.
The Dancehall vets were out in their numbers this week, including Buju Banton, Beenie Man, Bounty Killer who dropped new songs on traditional Dancehall-sounding beats.
Ishawna has officially inducted British pop singer Ed Sheeran in the Dancehall fraternity with their long-awaited collaboration Brace It.
London-based Dancehall artist Lisa Mercedez is on the steady path to success. After gaining more recognition through her collaborations with Vybz Kartel, Mercedez has been expanding her catalog with a slew of singles—the most recent being Hype & Bruk.
Viral sensation 1Biggs Don has released visuals that measure up to his hit tune “Bwoii Affi” which gained popularity after his impromptu performance on OTP Control was widely shared on TikTok, and other social media platforms a mere two months ago.
E-Syde Queen Jada Kingdom served up her Dancehall-infused R&B EP, New Motion on Friday, June 17.
Reggae star Lila Iké offers a direct address to the souls ensnared by crime and violence in her latest single, Wanted.
Gennastorm recording artist Tamo J is pushing his career to the next stratosphere with his new song, ‘Level Up’.
Even though she has a new song poking fun at the ‘chopping’ phenomenon, Spanish Town-based artist Kndra the Blrr, is no fan of Lotto scammers or the ‘chopping’ phenomenon.
Dancehall artists Macka Diamond and D’Angel have duelling tracks on an upcoming riddim after Angel accused Macka of undergoing body surgery.
Dancehall artist Kip Rich is gearing up for a hot Summer with his latest single, Rich Look featuring dancers Pata Skeng and KoolKid.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. On Scorcha, Sean Paul delivers 16 tracks primed for the sweat and sway of weekends free from curfews.
Skillibeng’s Whap Whap takes on new heights with added features from Fivio Foreign and French Montana on a newly released remix.
Ten-year-old dancehall singjay Tajourn ‘KAI KAI’ Irving believes that the world can be a better place for its most vulnerable citizens – children, and that’s why he is adding his fierce voice to the call for adults to stamp out child abuse and violence against children.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. Shaggy, with his rumbling baritone-range singing voice, covering 10 tracks from Frank Sinatra, one of the biggest names in the history of American music, was a very ambitious task, and one executed with finesse, for his Come Fly Wid Mi album.
Dancehall artist Shella Topstar is slated to perform at this year’s staging of one of Jamaica’s biggest summer events, Reggae Sumfest.
Jamaican singer Protoje has followed up with the new single Incient Stepping, off his upcoming summer album.
It was an active past week for Dancehall music with songs being released by some of the top trending artists in the industry.
In this month’s installment of 7 songs worth listening to, we have flavors of music from all parts of the Jamaican music spectrum ranging from spicy upbeat dancehall to some reflective reggae.