For decades, reggae and other styles of Jamaican music have infiltrated popular music worldwide. It’s in the DNA of everything from hip hop to punk to electronic music to reggaeton to Afrobeats and ...
The Grammy Awards seeks to honour the best recordings, compositions, and artistes from August 31, 2024 to August 30, 2025.
In the 60 years since Jamaica achieved its independence from England, on Aug. 6, 1962, the tiny Caribbean nation has created some of the world’s most influential musical styles, including ska, rock ...
In Jamaican music’s immediate family, there are reggae, dancehall, ska, rocksteady, dub and mento and Nyabinghi. Close cousins? That would be hip-hop, reggaeton, EDM and Afrobeats. Learn about all the ...
The British reggae band UB40 has announced the re-release of ‘Red, Red Wine: The Collection,’ a compilation including their biggest hits.
Jamaican singer Cocoa Tea, whose celebrated career blurred the divide between roots reggae's righteous convictions and ...
Vivian Jones, a pioneer of British lovers rock reggae, died on October 27 at age 68. His death was confirmed through postings on social media and the German website, reggaeville.com. The Trelawny-born ...
Paul McCartney‘s long, storied recording career has included forays into just about every style of music you could possibly imagine. On the 1972 single “C Moon,” recorded with the earliest incarnation ...
Vermont’s reggae revival continues Friday, when the Green Mountain Reggae Festival returns to the Bradford Fairgrounds to kick off its second annual three-day soiree — which follows a positive ...
Reggae veteran Vivian Jones scored several hits during his music career and the pioneer of the genre was named Best Male ...
Bob Marley’s life finally hits the big screen this week in the form of Bob Marley: One Love. In his 36 years, Marley lived a life so rich and tumultuous, not all of it can be distilled into a biopic.
The iconic song from Bob Marley and the Wailers' 'Exodus' inspired the title of the new biopic 'Bob Marley: One Love' Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns A great deal of Bob Marley’s legacy can be boiled down ...