Shaggy & Di Genius – Falling In Love – July 2012

Grammy award-winning Jamaican deejay, Shabba Ranks, has been confirmed for the 20th staging of Reggae Sumfest. The performer, having appeared at the second staging of the festival in 1994, is coming back to the Sumfest stage after an 18-year break. … Continue reading →

A Kingston record label has gone Hollywood with one of its songs picked up for Freelancers, a crime flick starring Oscar winners Robert De Niro and Forrest Whitaker. Dejavu Records’ Jermaine Blake is the producer behind Jamaica-born, United States-based singer … Continue reading →

CHAKA Demus, one-half of the successful Jamaican recording duo Chaka Demus & Pliers, has just completed a solo album he thinks will make him a household name again. “I just finished working on it. We haven’t even named it yet … Continue reading →

THE 2012 Digicel Barbados Reggae Festival kicks off April 22 with its traditional beach party in Bridgetown, the country’s capital. A statement from promoters, FAS Entertainment, said the event has retained its customary line-up which features mainly Jamaican acts covering … Continue reading →

WAYNE Wonder will be releasing a yet-to-be titled album this summer. The effort consists of collaborations with Grammy-winning artiste Shaggy, as well as female rap star Kalena of Diddy’s Dirty Money fame. “There is a lot of buzz on Wayne … Continue reading →

STEPHEN Marley, son of reggae icon Bob Marley, won the Grammy Award in Best Reggae Album category at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, yesterday. Marley’s album, Revelation Part 1: Root of Life, which is largely unknown in Jamaica, … Continue reading →

His engaging, workman-like performance with tracks such as Hand to Mouth, Something’s Gotta Give and Late — a witty lament of a driver encountering peak-hour morning traffic being threatened with being terminated from his job — earned the deejay a … Continue reading →

New York, NY (January 11, 2012) Conscious reggae crooner I-Octane starts 2012 on a high note with a jam packed schedule and what he anticipates will be another successful year. After wrapping up 2011 with a slew of hit songs … Continue reading →

Organisers of the Shaggy and Friends Benefit Concert have announced a new date of January 7 for the staging of the event. Solid Agency’s Sharon Burke, one of the organisers of the event, said the date has been changed because … Continue reading →

REGGAE King Bob Marley still reigns supreme. According to popular digital music outlet iTunes, the Jamaican icon and his 1984 compilation album Legend has the number one spot in 17 of 22 international markets . The countries include United States, … Continue reading →

Telecommunications giant LIME introduces Peppa — a brand new entertainment channel on LIME Mobile TV during the launch of Shaggy’s new album Summer in Kingston tomorrow. Peppa — dubbed TV with Hottitude — will be available on channel one on … Continue reading →