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Bob Marley Tops Billboard’s 2024 ‘Year-End’ Reggae Charts—For Fifth Year In A Row
Reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers holds the No. 1 position on the Billboard Year-End Reggae Albums Artists chart, as well as the Year-End…
The Original Wailers, UB40, Trojan Sound System To Perform At World Tennis League In Dubai
Reggae music is set to reign alongside tennis at the second staging of the World Tennis League (WTL) in Dubai,…
Lord Creator, Original ‘Kingston Town’ Singer, Dead At 87
Calypsonian, ska, and rocksteady artist Lord Creator, best known for his hit song Kingston Town, later covered by UB40, died…
UB40’s ‘Homely Girl’ And ‘Cherry Oh Baby’ Certified Silver In The UK
Homely Girl and Cherry Oh Baby, hit cover songs recorded by the British Reggae band UB40, are now certified Silver…
UB40’s Cover Of Lord Creator’s ‘Kingston Town’ Certified Platinum In The UK
UB40’s cover version of Lord Creator’s 1970 song Kingston Town has been certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI),…
Bob Marley Tops Billboard’s 2022 ‘Year-End’ Reggae Charts—For Third Year In A Row
Reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers have topped the Billboard Year-End Reggae Albums Artists chart, as well as the…
UB40’s ‘Red Red Wine’ Certified Double Platinum In The UK
One year shy of 40 years since its release, British Reggae band UB40’s chart-topping single Red Red Wine has been certified…
Koffee, Shenseea Remain In Billboard Top 10; Small Grammy Sales Bump For SOJA
Reggae group SOJA has received a modest bump in sales for their entire catalog after their Beauty In The Silence…
Bob Marley Outsold The Rest Of 2021’s Top 10 Reggae Albums Combined (And Then Some)
Billboard revealed last month that Bob Marley & The Wailers’ Legend — a greatest hits collection first released in May 1984 by Island Records — was the best-selling Reggae album…
Astro, Former Member Of Reggae Group UB40, Dead At 64
British vocalist and former member of UB40, Terence Wilson, better known by his stage name Astro, has died aged 64. Astro, who performed in the reggae-pop band for more than…
All The Gold Certified Reggae And Dancehall Albums
Jamaican athletes aren’t the only ones who’ve continuously scored Gold in this era. In the storied history of Jamaican culture, many of its musical acts have also struck gold —…
Bob Marley, Rytikal Continue To Top The Charts
Dancehall artist Rytikal and the Reggae King Bob Marley continue to top the Dancehall and Reggae music charts this week. Rytikal still has the most streamed song on YouTube in…
UB40: ‘Bigga Baggariddim’ Album Review
British band UB40’s 21st album Bigga Baggariddim is characterized by beautifully arranged, groovy Reggae instrumentals, but sadly, apart from the stellar effort of the Kioko group and a few other…
UB40 Reveals New Reggae Album ‘Bigga Baggariddim’ With BLVK H3RO, Leno Banton, Inner Circle And More
English Reggae and Pop band UB40 have announced their new 'reggae collaborations' album Bigga Baggariddim with artists 'spanning four continents and seven decades of recording experience'. The artists include House…
Concert Review: UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell And Astro – ‘A Real Labour Of Love’, 40th Anniversary Tour In Nairobi
While the threat of rain existed, the showers of blessing were not holding anyone back from attending this historical moment. UB40 with Ali Campbell and Astro brought the people of…
