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 star Shane O’s new Trap-infused track Dark Room, is being hailed as a breath of fresh air by Dancehall fans, who say they have become fed up with the monotonous, unmelodious and overly-violent lyrical content which have characterized the majority of Trap songs being recorded in Jamaica.
Reggae instrumentalist Addis Pablo believes there’s still a place in Jamaica for Dub and Instrumental music.
Dancehall artist Dadre is distancing herself from the actions of social media star Ivany Wright who provoked the ire of the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA).
Reggae artist Sycure Gyani recently collaborated with his wife Sunshine Velvet to record a steamy Dancehall single titled Baby Oil.
Reggae artist Maroon Queen a.k.a Black Queen believes that the Firearm Licensing Authority in Jamaica should make a concerted effort to reach out to qualified and interested females to apply for gun licences, given the surging crime levels in the island.
Emerging dancehall deejay Ricco Ras’s latest single is ‘Bad Man Bad’. “The feed forward on the song has been great so far, anytime anybody see me in the streets, dem shout out ‘bad man bad’, is like a new slang in the street.
Dancehall artist Pamputtae says her debut gospel song God and Time, a collab with Minister Taneisha Shaw, is gaining momentum and is a hit at dances, especially in her home city, Kingston.
Here are seven Reggae and Dancehall songs, released over the last month, that are worth streaming.
Declaring that he has to lead by example, as a Jamaican music producer who has been lamenting the dearth of Reggae tracks being produced on the island, NotNice has announced his upcoming Kyng Midas 1.5 Reggae EP.
NBA YoungBoy appears to be a big fan of Dancehall’s ‘Fresh Prince’ Skillibeng. Over the weekend, the 22-year-old American rapper briefly released a remix to Skillbeng’s March 10 track Whap Whap on YouTube, but he has since pulled the song off the platform.
Reggae singer I-Nezi has high hopes for his 6-track EP, ‘Pain & Pleasure’ which was officially released on Friday, April 22.
Producer Winta James of Overstand Records has today released the full Gratitude Riddim, which features versions from Jaz Elise, Samory I, Mortimer, Kumar, Naomi Cowan and Ras-I.
Reggae singer Protoje has followed up on his year-long absence from solo releases by bearing gifts: the striking new track Hills and its accompanying video, an international tour schedule, and the announcement of his forthcoming seventh studio album, currently scheduled to be out this summer.
Reggae star Skip Marley just unveiled a new song titled Change, a feel-good, reggae-tinged track that was produced and co-written by Oscar Holter (The Weeknd, Coldplay, Katy Perry, P!nk).
The Summer Feelings project is the perfect example of New Age Reggae, a mish-mash of R & B flavoured reggae anchored by sweet piano riffs and a bouncy dancehall beat.
The lockdown is over! To celebrate this newfound freedom, international dancehall star Wayne Wonder has teamed up with fellow hit-maker Frankie Sly and emerging producer and singer Pete Starr to drop a new afrobeat single, ‘Party All Night Long’ which celebrates the end of the COVID-19 lockdown.
Dancehall artist Bibical is a force of nature when it comes to music. He writes songs daily, constantly revising and editing them before he finally voices each one.
New York-born entertainer Michael Star grew up with a niche for music, that was certainly spearheaded by his father, legendary singer, Mikey Spice.
Shenseea has released a new music video for her single R U That featuring rapper 21 Savage today (April 19).
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