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The nominees are in and Koffee leads them all with five nominations in various categories. The next closest are Sean Paul, and Kabaka Pyramid with three nominations. This years special awards will honor Hon. Minister Olivia “Babsy” Grange, OJ, OD, CD, MP, with the Marcus Garvey Humanitarian Award. Special Philanthropist Awards will be presented to […]
You are about to learn the five critical elements that have fueled the success of all great musicians’ careers. Until you possess these key elements for yourself, it will be nearly impossible for you to reach your musical dreams and build a successful career in the music business. Read below to discover these five key […]
As festival season rapidly rolls in, we’re constantly being reminded of the continuing lack of diversity on our lineups. With a recent study indicating 86 per cent of the lineups of 12 major music festivals last year including Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds and Creamfields were male, it seems that the ears at the top are […]
Chances are, you are already ruining your potential to succeed in the music industry because you believe in one or more music career myths. How do I know? I am sent e-mail messages on a constant basis by tons of musicians (all seeking the answers to the WRONG questions). These are questions that may seem […]
SOJA, the best-selling reggae band, won Best Reggae Album at the 64th Grammy Awards on Sunday. The Virginia-based band won for its 15-track album Beauty in the Silence, which charted on Billboard. The award was presented in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, during the pre-Grammy ceremony. Lead vocalist/guitarist Jacob Hemphill acknowledged […]
The Reggae music industry suffered a saddening blow as two great pioneers of Reggae transitioned within days in non-related situations. Donald ‘Tabby’ Shaw was a victim in a drive-by shooting incident Monday, March 28 at McKinley Crescent in the Olympic Way community of St Andrew. A gunman opened fire on a group of people outside […]
Denroy began his career in the 1970s, forming the Black Eagles, a reggae band with Devon “Igo Levi” Foster and Llewellyn “Jah T” Breadwood in New York City in 1974. Morgan’s most successful single was “I’ll Do Anything For You,” which reached number nine on the American soul chart and had musical accompaniment from the […]
The long-running International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA), which were originally scheduled to take place on May 1st this year, have been rescheduled for May 7th, 2023. Dr. Ephraim Martin, President of Martin’s International and Chairman of the Black Heroes Matter Coalition, made the announcement via Zoom Press Conference on Tuesday afternoon at the […]
The Reggae Vibe “Bredda” collection is dropping NFT’s daily! As the first installment of the Reggae Vibe NFT Collection series, this drop honours the creator of Reggae Vibe Media, Bother Ahmad, aka “Ras Mahddy”. As a youth growing up in America Brother Ahmad was influenced by Art and Music. Through his years his love for […]
The creation of Non-Fungible Tokens has revolutionized things once again when it comes to information and currency in this generation. NFTs (or “non-fungible tokens”) are a special kind of cryptoasset in which each token is unique — as opposed to “fungible” assets like Bitcoin and dollar bills, which are all worth exactly the same amount. […]
