9-Year-Old Lake Anthony's Charity Single "World Needs Love" Drops Friday With Romain Virgo, Anthony B, Ce'Cile
Nine-year-old musician and producer Lake Anthony releases the charity single "World Needs Love" on Friday, October 16 across all major streaming platforms, with proceeds going to hurricane recovery efforts in Jamaica. The roots reggae track, produced by Loud City, features Anthony B, Romain Virgo, Ce'Cile, Pato Banton, Logan Bell of Katchafire and his mother Katherine Ramirez of Mystic Roots Band. The release follows a viral moment at Burning Man 2026, where Walshy Fire of Major Lazer named Lake the future of reggae.
(ReggaeVibeMedia.com) — A nine-year-old musician and producer is answering one of the biggest co-signs in reggae with a charity single stacked with genre veterans. Lake Anthony's "World Needs Love" lands on all major streaming platforms Friday, October 16, 2026, and the young artist plans to donate proceeds from the release toward hurricane recovery efforts in Jamaica.
The guest list reads like a passport. Anthony B, Romain Virgo and Ce'Cile represent Jamaica, Pato Banton flies the flag for the United Kingdom, and Logan Bell of New Zealand's Katchafire joins in. The most personal feature belongs to Lake's mother, Katherine Ramirez of California's Mystic Roots Band, who sings on the record — Lake says that part means the most to him.
The track is a roots reggae cut produced by Loud City, interpolating "What the World Needs Now Is Love," the Bacharach and David standard made famous by Jackie DeShannon in 1965. For Lake, the message is simple and serious: too much fighting and war, too many people suffering — and a wish that people would stop hurting each other and choose love instead.
The moment that put him on the radar came at Burning Man 2026, where Lake ended up onstage with Major Lazer and Walshy Fire publicly named him the future of the genre — a clip that spread quickly online. Lake is treating the label as a responsibility, not a trophy.
His connection to Jamaica goes beyond the music. After visiting the island and seeing firsthand how communities were hit by hurricane damage, he wanted the song to play a part in the recovery. Reggae has a long tradition of rallying through song in hard times, and Lake is stepping straight into that lineage — backed by some very seasoned voices.