Shaggy and Sean Paul New Zealand’s Tauranga Festival

Promoters have revealed the highly anticipated star-studded line-up, which includes distinguished dancehall big shot Sean Paul and Grammy-winning reggae superstar Shaggy as headliners. Beloved Kiwi act Nesian Mystik, whose hits…

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Reggae On The River 2019 Cancelled

Reggae on the River, has been cancelled as of 5:30 p.m. June 17, 2019. All ticket holders will be refunded within 10 business day.   Official Statementby the Mateel Community…

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Buju Banton Long Walk to Freedom ~ BVI

The thousands of Mark ‘Buju Banton’ Myrie fans who herded at the festival grounds in Road Town were appeased after waiting till minutes after one o’clock on Sunday morning for…

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KEVIN RISTO SUES SAG-AFTRA AND THE MUSICIANS UNION

Songwriter Kevin Risto Sues SAG-AFTRA And Musicians Union Over Music Royalties Grammy-nominated songwriter and record producer Kevin Risto has filed a class action lawsuit against SAG-AFTRA, the American Federation of…

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Former Steel Pulse Drummer Dies

Steve “Grizzly” Nisbett, a founding drummer of Steel Pulse, has passed away at the age of 69 in Birmingham, England. Born on the Caribbean island of Nevis, the eldest of…

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Spotify Paying Subscribers Soars Above 70M

Spotify has added 10M to its paying subscribers in the past five months. The combined amount has pushed it up to 70M.
Spotify’s chief rival in the streaming market, Apple Music, is growing closer to one million subscribers per month.

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L.A. Reid Is Ready To Make A Comeback

By: Michelle Arthurton May 2017 Antonio L.A. Reid left Sony Music. In the last eight months, the executive has already raised 75Million for a new label venture. The buzz is…

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Ed Robinson Performs In Dominica

Ed Robinson flew out of Dominica on Tuesday, May 16 with another notch on his belt! Having travelled to the idyllic island for the first time in his storied career, he has garnered a new cadre of fans following his dual Mother’s Day performances, first at Geneva Estate on Saturday May 13 where he was backed by the Fanatik Band and headlined with performances from local artists C-Squar, Stilly Man and Jason Ray Charles and, again at the Purple Turtle in Portsmouth on Sunday May 14.

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Rebel Salute Chronicles Saturday Night

By Sheron Hamilton-Pearson It’s January 2017 and Rebel Salute the cultural music fest with its express intention of preserving reggae; with its added bonus of accessibility to all things herbal…

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Rebel Salute Chronicles – Friday Night

  By Sheron Hamilton-Pearson I’d heard that Jamaica was ‘cold’ and immediately thought “what do Jamaicans know about cold?”. After arrival at Norman Manley International Airport and meeting up with…

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Rebel Salute – Saturday Night

It’s January 2017 and Rebel Salute the cultural music fest with its express intention of preserving reggae; with its added bonus of accessibility to all things herbal (ganja); has its…

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SEAN PAUL

Ever since his impressive single debut “Baby Girl” in the spring of 1996 for producer Jeremy Harding on the 2 Hard Records label, Sean Paul has captured the eyes and…

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LOVELLA ELLIS

Lovella Ellis, born in south London to Jamaican parents Sigma Ellis wife of legendary Studio One/Treasure Isle recording artist Alton Ellis OD, and niece of Hortense Ellis.. Alton Ellis was…

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