Music

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.

Shaneil Muir Teases New Single ‘Man Fi Be Man’ on Walk Out Riddim

Shaneil Muir is clearly building anticipation for something, and the clues are right there on her Instagram. She dropped a teaser post flagging a new single called "Man Fi Be…

Beenie Man and Snoop Dogg’s New Super-Collab Is a Lesson in Cultural Diplomacy

Dancehall has long flirted with hip-hop. Every so often, however, the relationship produces something that feels less like a collaboration and more like an event. For You is one of…

JIHYO of Global K-Pop Phenomenon TWICE and GRAMMY®-Nominated Dancehall Star Shenseea Release New Single “Distant Lover” and Official Music Video Today

Half Korean, Half-Jamaican dancehall star Shenseea has embraceda major half of her ethnic identity by teaming up with K-pop powerhouse JIHYO of global girl group TWICE for their new single,…

Skillibeng Drops New Single ‘Nobody’ Across All Platforms

Skillibeng just put the dancehall world on notice with the release of "Nobody," now available across all streaming platforms. The announcement came straight from the artist himself via Instagram, keeping…

Notorious International sound ready to conquer North America

In the unforgiving world of sound clash, reputations are built one dubplate at a time and destroyed just as quickly. Dancehall fans have been marking the rise of the Notorious…

Riddim of a Republic: 25 Jamaican Songs That Conquered America

As the United States marks its 250th year of independence, we trace how an island of fewer than three million people rewired American pop culture, one bassline at a time.…

Vybz Kartel’s ‘Fever’ Just Got Certified Gold in the UK, His First Ever

Eight years after it dropped, "Fever" is still racking up hardware. Vybz Kartel's 2016 dancehall cut was certified Gold in the United Kingdom on July 3rd by the British Phonographic…

Christopher Ellis Celebrates Sound System Culture on Damian Marley-Produced ‘My Sound’

The most telling detail about "My Sound" isn't who made it, it's what it's actually about. Christopher Ellis built the track as a direct tribute to Jamaica's sound system culture,…