
The 22 Best Dancehall And Reggae Albums Of 2022
Countless artists spent the first two years of the decade waiting. They waited to return; they waited until their newly recorded music could greet live audiences.
Countless artists spent the first two years of the decade waiting. They waited to return; they waited until their newly recorded music could greet live audiences.
Set to make their debut, Jamaican star Shenseea and American Reggae bands Stick Figure and Rebelution will be the three acts representing Dancehall and Reggae at the star-packed Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, slated to unfold at the Emporio Polo Club in Indio, California this April.
Shenseea did not disappoint during her performance at Saturday night’s AVN Awards. The Jamaican singer gave a risqué performance at the 2023 adult film awards show at Resorts World in Las Vegas on January 7.
Dancehall star Popcaan has had his fans eagerly awaiting the full-length Great Is He (GIHE) album for quite some months.
Jamaican singer Shenseea is already flexing her comedic chops this year after she responded to a tweet that parodied some of the sensational claims made in Prince Harry’s new memoir, ‘Spare.’
In 2022, some Jamaican Dancehall artists seemed to have had an epiphany that nudged them onto more reflective and introspective-sounding tracks.
New York-based producer Anastas ‘Pupa Nas-T’ Hackett said that he is ready to fight on, calling the latest development in his US$10 million copyright infringement lawsuit against Jamaican singer Shenseea a “bump in the road.”
Shenseea is back in Jamaica for the Christmas season and has already set hearts racing. The Blessed singer shared her recent trip to Spanish Bridge in White River, Ocho Rios, on Wednesday, where she dazzled in a yellow crochet bikini.
Dancehall megastar Sean Paul is the most streamed Jamaican Reggae/Dancehall artist on YouTube in 2022, while, in Jamaica, Hillside singer Chronic Law is the most streamed artist for 2022 on the platform.
As 2022 gathers the last of its belongings to hit the road, let’s look back at the top music moments of the year for fans of Reggae/Dancehall—the controversies, achievements, viral moments, and sadly, those who passed away.
Shenseea and her label Interscope Records have until late January to respond to a lawsuit over the Jamaican singer’s music video for Foreplay, court filings revealed on Monday (December 19).
Shenseea might be renowned for her vocals, and perhaps even her culinary skills. But, the 26-year-old Run Run singer has introduced the world to her athletic side.
Shenseea was one of the chosen musical acts placed in the hot seat for MTV’s commemoration of 2022.
Grammy Award winner Sean Paul has emerged as the Caribbean’s biggest Spotify earner for 2022, according to CertifiedStreams.com.
Several Dancehall entertainers were among those who publicly shared their grief and condolences for Aidonia and his wife Kimberly Megan’s son, King Khalif Lawrence, who has passed away.
Shenseea has reportedly served a cease-and-desist letter on one of London on da Track’s baby mothers, known as ‘Eboni Ivori’.
Shenseea has sparked a raging debate on social media, after she posted a tweet on Thursday declaring that Reggae legend “Bob Marley is bigger” than pop icon Michael Jackson.
Reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers have topped the Billboard Year-End Reggae Albums Artists chart, as well as the Year-End Reggae Albums chart with their greatest hits collection Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers—for the third year in a row.
Monifa Peterson, a law student at the University of the West Indies Faculty of Law, has thanked Shenseea for covering her tuition via the singer’s “#yengday2022 Full University Tuition Funding” initiative.
Slip N Slide, a collab between WizKid, Shenseea and Skillibeng, has debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard US Afrobeats Songs chart.