The Official Video for “Blessings Pon Blessings” will be available on all streaming platforms midnight Thursday May 13, 2022. Beenie Man in the released trailer looks as if this one will come from more of the Moses Davis side of the artist. Recently the King of the Dancehall Beenie Man chastised music selector Boom Boom […]
Brown University, a prestigious Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, recognizes Shaggy’s boombastic and magnificent qualities and will honor him in a big way at the end of the month. The Grammy-winning reggae and dancehall performer will receive an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the university. Shaggy, whose real name is Orville […]
(ReggaeVibeMedia.com) – It was a five-year-in-the-making dream collaboration between two musical giants, and everything finally came together last Monday evening at Harmony House studio in St Andrew. It was there that Beres Hammond, the reggae maestro, and Charlie Wilson, the R&B great, met for the first time and did what legends do when time and […]
Los Angeles, California — April 2022 (Acclaim PR) — Yes, you read that correctly! Music giant Shinehead (@original_shinehead) turned sixty. It’s safe to say that the legendary artist is a testament to the age old saying, “Age is nothing but a number.” Looking, feeling and sounding amazing, “I am humbled by the well wishes and […]
[vc_row qt_container=”true”][vc_column][vc_column_text]People that have paid attention to the Grammy award for best Reggae album over the past two decades have been very vocal about their displeasure with the nominees, and the winners. We actually caught up with David Hines of the legendary band Steel Pulse who were the first non-Jamaican act to win the Grammy […]
Witty Artist’s Take on Will Smith’s Oscar Slap Leaves Fans in Stitches Miami, Florida — April 2022 (Acclaim PR)While most often Badda General covers Jamaica’s current events with friend and creative collaborator ZJ Liquid, this time around the clever lyricist tackled the Will Smith and Chris Rock Oscar melee solo with “Box Who.” In the trending […]
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 […]
On Tuesday, a Dutch court sentenced Jah Cure to six years in prison on a charge of attempted manslaughter, despite prosecutors’ demands for an eight-year term. His lawyer, Jan-Hein Kuijpers, stated that a decision on an appeal would be made after a conversation with the Jamaican musician. “We don’t know if an appeal will be […]
NEW YORK, NY – On March 12th, veteran entertainer Brigadier Jerry becomes the second recipient of Irish and Chin’s much-coveted ‘Crownin’. The prestigious conferment is bestowed on Reggae/Dancehall and Sound System icons, whose musical originality create indelible cultural shifts in the industry. In 2019, the debut awardee was Daddy U-Roy, known as the ‘God Father’ […]
