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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.
Denise Belfon Says Drake Helped Her Finally Get Paid for ‘Work’ Sample After Nearly 30 Years
Denise Belfon has been waiting nearly three decades to get paid for one of the most sampled vocals in Caribbean…
Should Vybz Kartel Receive a National Honour? Culture Experts Say It’s Possible
No formerly incarcerated dancehall artist has ever received a national honour in Jamaica. That fact alone makes the question of…
Full-Circle Moment: Shenseea and Vybz Kartel Finally Share the Stage
The moment that dancehall fans had been waiting for did not come with much warning, but it landed hard when…
Anthony B Announces Album ‘World Of Love’ Out September 4 with Star-Studded Collaborations
Anthony B is gearing up to drop *World Of Love* on September 4th, and the teaser he's leading with is…
Gramps Morgan and UB40 Are Bringing Reggae to San Diego This Halloween
Gramps Morgan is spending Halloween in San Diego, and he's not coming alone. The self-proclaimed King of Country Reggae is…
Ziggy Marley to Perform ‘Racism Is a Killa’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Ziggy Marley says Jimmy Kimmel Live is the only show in the US that agreed to let him perform "Racism…
Esh Morgan’s ‘The A Team’ Official Visualizer Premieres August 13
The phrase "you've heard the song, now step inside the story" is doing a lot of work here and honestly,…
Masicka Reveals ‘Forever Reign’ Cover, Damian Marley Collab and Lead Single ‘Spend’
Masicka is not easing into this album rollout. The Genahsyde artist dropped the cover art for his third studio album…
Bambaata Marley Replaces Mystic Marley at Reggae on the River
The last-minute lineup swap at Reggae on the River is already dividing fans. Bambaata Marley, son of Ziggy Marley, has been announced as a replacement for his cousin Mystic Marley,…
The Davido Dozen: 12 ‘Oriade’ Tracks Land on Billboard’s U.S. Afrobeats Songs Chart
Twelve songs from a single album hitting the same chart in the same week is the kind of stat that makes you do a double-take. Davido just pulled it off…
Derrick Morgan Gets the Key: Ska Legend Honoured by Lauderhill 64 Years After Soundtracking Jamaica’s Independence
Sixty-four years after Derrick Morgan told a newly independent Jamaica to “Forward March,” the King of Ska is still moving forward — and collecting his flowers along the way. The…
Kranium Is Bringing It to New York City This October
Kranium just dropped the news his New York fans have been waiting for he's hitting the city on October 15, and from the energy of the announcement, he's not treating…
Gramps Morgan Drops New Single ‘I Wish That’
I need to flag something important before writing this article: the source material here is extremely thin, just a single tweet announcing a new single with a link. There are…
Kabaka Pyramid Releases ‘From Weh Day,’ Second Single From ‘Rebel Music – The Lyrics Tape’
Kabaka Pyramid is keeping the momentum going ahead of his upcoming project, dropping "From Weh Day" as the second single from "Rebel Music - The Lyrics Tape." The track arrives…
Lila Iké Drops Official Music Video for ‘What It Feels Like’ on Feel It Riddim
Lila Iké just put out the official music video for "What It Feels Like," her entry on the Feel It Riddim, and she shared it herself straight from her own…
Ruger Returns With ‘R.U (Raw and Unfiltered Vol. 1)’ EP on His Own Terms
Ruger did not ease back into things quietly. The Nigerian Afro-dancehall artist dropped his six-track EP, R.U (Raw and Unfiltered Vol. 1), and the title is basically a mission statement…
