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.
In observation of Child’s Month and Jamaica’s appalling juvenile delinquency levels, Agent Sasco has taken to the studio to voice a song titled Don’t Crucify Dem, which, among other things, takes aim at irresponsible parents, and their role in the plight of their children.
Like a bored cross cross-country driver scanning for one good song, the Jamaican industry has been searching for a bolt of inspiration and it may just have found it with the lyrical stylings of 21-year-old Melinda Semple, who is blasting the airwaves into submission with her debut single, Facts of Life.
🔊🔊🔊 (Rating 3/5) Better Must Come is a juggling album on a Roe Summerz made beat featuring Bugle, Romain Virgo, Sizzla, Tosh Alexander, Ce’Cile and Keznamdi.
Singer Shawn Antoine has released visuals for his latest single Curfew. In the video released today, Antoine shares directing duties with Aaron Dabee and Kevin Walker.
Skillibeng had the last laugh after Nicki Minaj mentioned late last night on Instagram Live that his Crocodile Teeth hit was among three songs she remixed and placed on her new mixtape, a re-release of her 2009 mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty.
Downsound Records-recording artist D’Yani is quite upbeat about the success of his song Feelings. Since Dancehall singer Jada Kingdom jumped on the song’s remix, the original version has also gotten a new lease on life.
With a Billboard No. 1 debut under his belt, Alkaline unleashed his bid to unlock more levels in the game with his new album Top Prize.
Roots singer Ginjah is cementing his claim as one of the top standard-bearers of roots with the release of his sixth album, dubbed Ginjah The Reggae Soul Man.
Reggae firebrand Tilibop has released a new single, What’s Going On that speaks to the alienation and state of confusion facing people of colour even as the global pandemic causes financial hardships for the have-nots.
Skillibeng was forced to pull his music video for Chappa Gyal, after its directors were slapped with an order to edit out a building of the H&L Rapid True Value company, a subsidiary of Grace, from the production.
Dancehall starboy Skillibeng did not disappoint his fans, now releasing a new single about the recent shooting involving the police and armed robbers on Trafalgar Road in New Kingston on Monday.
Tanya Stephens’ 2006 mega hit These Streets has been sampled by Dancehall star Popcaan and British drill artist M1llionz.
Relentlessly bossing up in 2021, dancehall artiste Arkcus continues to ascend into viral stardom with his latest single, Money Turn Up, which has been popping on dancehall playlists on ethnic reggae stations stateside.
American singer/songwriter Nakkia Gold’s remake of Bob Marley’s version of the Wailer’s 1973 hit song Get Up, Stand Up, featuring rapper Wiz Khalifa, has been met with mixed views on the Gong’s Instagram page.
Two years ago, when reggae artiste Ras Ikan re-christened himself as Quara Ahyna – a Hebrew name that means Call I – he knew that he was finally walking the path that he had been destined to find.
⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. A slender I-Octane appears on the cover dressed in a black pants, gold tie and a green blazer.
American rapper Common, recently enlisted Damian Marley for a Reggae remix of his What Do You Say (Move It Baby) track, featuring PJ, which originally appeared on his A Beautiful Revolution Part One EP which was released in 2020.
American music mogul DJ Khaled just delivered a brand new video treatment for his track We Going Crazy which features R&B songbird H.E.R.
Sizzla has weighed in on the ongoing Ganja legalization debate with his recently released single titled Free Up.
Reggae artist Terro Melody is gearing up to release his upcoming album, Reggae Rebirth later this year.