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Guess who’s back! Back again! Shaggy’s back! Tell a friend!

Ne-Yo and the Jamaican “It Wasn’t Me” singer/rapper Shaggy have teamed up to find love on the island in the video for “You Girl.” As soon as you get over the fact that it’s freaking Shaggy, you’ll notice that this is, in fact, really good. Ne-Yo may…

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Beautiful, sultry, and soulful Jamaican songstress Tessanne Chin has auditioned for the popular reality vocal show The Voice.

The Voice is an innovative vocal competition show, which features four stages of try outs. The first begins with the blind audition, then the battle…

Busta Rhymes and his “Twerk It (Remix)” is giving the original single featuring Nicki Minaj a run for its money!

Featuring vocals from imprisoned dancehall star Vybz Kartel, along with American artistes Ne-Yo, T.I.,…

Reggae icon Marcia Griffiths is the new voice of Ting.

The best selling female reggae artiste of all time, has lent her magical voice to one of the Caribbean’s most renowned soft drinks.

Almost four decades…

Amidst preparations for his upcoming album and North American tour, tragedy has struck leaving Reggae stalwart Junior Reid stricken by the sudden death of his close friend and international road manager Mikey Jarrett Jr.According to the medical and police report Jarrett died from a heart attack on Tuesday while in Miami, Florida on…

Grammy-award winning artiste Beenie Man will appear on the VH1 reality series, Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta to record with the Trini-reppin’ aspiring rapper, Karlie Redd.

The Jamaican King of The Dancehall is bragging that he “Got The Draws” …well maybe he did…but that’s actually the name of the collaboration…

Accomplished Reggae singer, Tarrus Riley is celebrating another career achievement as his single, Gimme Likkle One Drop has been added to BBC 1Xtra’s official playlist.

Officially added to the playlist late last week, Gimme Likkle One Drop will now be played daily on BBC 1Xtra…

Internationally-acclaimed Jamaican singer, Da’Ville has been released from jail after allegedly hitting his wife in the face during a domestic dispute.

Reports are that the 35-year old entertainer, whose real name is Orville Thomas was arrested Thursday at his home in Valley Stream,…

Veteran dancehall producer Shane ‘Shines’ Richards is demanding that Mr Vegas pay him US$20,000, claiming that the 90s Black Widow rhythm, of which he was the executive producer, was sampled by Mr Vegas on his single called Champagne Rose.…

(Top row from L to R is Julian Marley, Black-Am-I, Wayne Marshall and Christopher Ellis. Front row from L to R is Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Stephen “Ragga” Marley and Jo Mersa.)

Ghetto Youths International is proud to announce U.S. dates for…

Prisoners stepped out of the confines of their cells at the General Penitentiary in Kingston , Jamaica for a special concert.The Swiss Rehabilitation Organization, Art of Living Foundation and the Department of Correctional Services, spearheaded a Non-Violence Campaign where Shaggy was invited to perform at the Prison on behalf of the campaign and…

Dancehall artiste Ding Dong known for hits such as ‘Holiday’ and ‘Gyalis’ has returned to the spotlight armed with a positive message for the youths.The entertainer recently joined forces with award winning producer Markus Myrie of Markus Records on a…

Nearly two decades and ten albums later, the mission has come fullcircle for Morgan Heritage.

Globally known as the “Royal Family of Reggae,” and now today being dubbed as the “Rolling Stones of Reggae” (in large part due to the act’s electric stage shows), Morgan Heritage has established themselves as the…

Generally the phrase “Who’s Next” is not associated with superstars. The exception is I-Octane who will be headlining premier radio station Hot 97′s famed “Who’s Next” showcase at SOBs on April 24th.

Recognizing the singjay’s dominance of the dancehall scene…

For the second year running United Reggae was present at Mad Professor’s Back To Africa festival at his compound in the coastal village of Batukunku in Gambia. With many of the logistical teething problems from 2012 solved the three day programme ran smoothly, with only Winston McAnuff’s appearance on the Saturday being cut short by speeches from local dignitaries and a brief powercut on…

Jah Cure’s sixth album 'World Cry' was slated for release more than a year ago, and for some reason it was postponed several times. Now however it’s finally here, and it shows Jah Cure in a different light compared to his previous albums. Where 'The Universal Cure' – his fifth album – was reggae influenced by contemporary R&B, it’s the other way around with 'World Cry'. This set is…

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Garance Reggae Festival offers four days of pure niceness at Bagnols-sur-Cèze in the south of France.

This year it takes place between 24-27 July and some huge names are already…