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JANUARY
02 Shaggy and Friends Show.
02 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Reggae Gold 2015 by Various Artists.
09 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Reggae Gold 2015 by Various Artists.
16 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Reggae Gold 2015 by Various Artists.
08 Results came in that Fabian Marley is not a Marley.
13 Rohan Marley named Maxine Stowe and Bunny Wailer as the driving force behind Fabian Marley and his ‘antics.’
14 The Bob Marley Group of Companies Launched “Tuff Gong Pictures.”
15 The Rita Marley Foundation Started a “Cultural Storytelling Program” for schools in Jamaica.
15-16 Rebel Salute held at Grizzly’s Plantation Cove in Priory, St. Ann (Beres Hammond, Marcia Griffiths and more)
18 Chuck Fenda Releases a New Single with Korean-American Singer Somong “2 Your Heart.”
19 Sean Kingston Shoots New Video In Kingston.
20 Fabian Drops The “Marley” from his name to “Fabian The Truth.”
21 Frankie Paul Underwent a Major Surgery to remove a portion of his leg
22 The Skints ~ London Based Reggae Band entered the Billboard Reggae Album Chart at number 10.
23 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-The Cure by Jah Cure.
25 Maxine Stowe shuts down the accusations saying that she nor Bunny Wailer did not push Fabian Marley to do anything.
29 Three Canadian Based Jamaican Producers Credited for Rihanna’s Single “Work”: Jahron Brathwaite, Matthew Samuels, and Sevn Thomas.
FEBRUARY
04/5 One Love Festival, Montego Bay: Marcia Griffiths and Benji Meyers.
05 Radio Jock, Esco under probe for playing Vybz Kartel’s Jingle.
05 Exco Levi nominated for the 2016 Juno Award for the fifth time, Calgary, Canada.
06 Claudette Kemp, Artist Manager, celebrates 36 years in the industry. She has managed Beres Hammond and Capleton.
08 Elephant Man Freed of Rape, Buggery, Assault Charges Following Complainant’s Death.
13 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Reggae Gold 2015 by Various Artists.
19. Reggae Releases:
“In The Light” Horace Andy.
“Original Rockers” Augustus Pablo.
20 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Reggae Gold 2015 by Various Artists.
21 Dennis Brown Memorial Concert, Kingston Waterfront.
27 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Reggae Gold 2015 by Various Artists.
27 Winston Merritone Blake OD passed.
27 Luciano’s Son, Menelik was murdered.
28 JARIA honored: Yellow Man; Prince Buster; Gussie Clarke, Lee “Scratch” Perry; Ernie Smith; Stranger Cole; Gem Myers; Boris Gardiner;
Fil Callender; Alan Magnus; Jack Scorpio.
30 Gilmore Grant of the Legendary Group, The Silvertones, Dies at 72.
MARCH
05 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Reggae Gold 2015 by Various Artists.
12 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Set In Stone by Stick Figure.
19 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Set In Stone by Stick Figure.
17 Duane Stephenson Did Four Shows in Nicaragua.
23 Reggae Singer Jimmy Riley Dead At Age 68.
26 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-The Cure by Jah Cure.
APRIL
02 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Good Vibes by Josh Heinrichs.
02 Heirs of Peter Tosh Are Still At War Over Royalties.
02 Beenie Man signs U.S. Rapper J Gunn to his MD label. (J Gunn featured on his remix).
04 Rolling Stone Magazine rates drummer Carlton Barret No. 27 on best 100 lists. Sly Dunbar No. 65.
06 KFC Jamaica Partners with Christopher Martin.
06 Skip Marley Appears in Gap’s New ‘1969 Denim’ Ad Campaign.
08 Jamaican Artists doing well on UK Charts: Omi, Sean Paul and Popcorn.
09 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Rose Petals (EP) by J Boog
09 Beenie Man Making Plans to Build A Church For Inner City Community.
13 A Celebration For Cynthia Schloss: Performers for the event Pam Hall, Nina Karl and Errol Dean.
14 Stephen Marley and Jah9 Performed at Lauryn Hill’s Haitian Art Show, Brooklyn, NY.
16 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-New Level Unlocked by Alkaline.
19 Reggae Sumfest Acquired by Bogdanovich.
19 Josh Stone responds to her harsh critics on being Reggae Artist of the Year on Billboard’s ‘Soul Sisters Podcast.’
22 Reggae Release: “Reggae Loves Romance.”
22 Garnet Silk Jr. debut album Let Reuben Live ‘and never die.’
23 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Set In Stone by Stick Figure.
30 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Golden by The Movement.
MAY
03 Dancehall Artist Popcaan Arrest In Antigua After Altercation With Police.
5-8 Sean Paul At Havana’s Music Festival.
07 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Set In Stone by Stick Figure.
14 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Livin Free (Deluxe( by Roots Of Creation.
16 Dancehall Artist Merciless Beaten By Man Unconsciously By Man With Iron.
18 Everton Blender Represents Jamaica at the Caribbean Music Festival in Beijing, China.
18 Richie Stephens Three Week Tour Japan.
18 The U.S. Visa of Dancehall Artist Alkaline Revoked.
20 Ziggy Marley Releases Self-Titled Album.
20 Mr. Vegas Calls Drake The Rapper “Fake” For Sampling Reggae Artists Without Giving Them Credit.
21 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Set In Stone by Stick Figure.
27 Raging Fya Releases New Album “Everlasting.”
28 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-The Cure by Jah Cure.
28 Cocoa T, Morgan Heritage, Sizzla and Sanchez performed in Trinidad at the Third Annual Edition of Redemption the Concert.
30 Oracabessa Festival, Queens, NY: Supercat, Ken Boothe, Tessane Chin, Duane Stephenson and more.
JUNE
01 Reggae Release: “Loving Pauper” Dobby Dobson and Junie Ranks.
03 Reggae Release: “We Remember” Dennis Brown.
03 Flippa Mafia was sentenced to 25 years in Prison.
04 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Set ~In Stone by Stick Figure.
11 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Ziggy Marley by Ziggy Marley.
12 Ed Robinson Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at JDNE Talawah Awards Gala.
18 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Ziggy Marley by Ziggy Marley.
18 Chronixx at Tuko Rada Peace Concert, Kenya.
19 Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival, Washington, D.C. Performers: Freddie McGregor, Christopher Martin, and Ikaya.
20 Ed Robinson and Khalilah Rose receives an award from the Mayor of Hempstead, NY.
22 Heartbeat Records Founder, Reggae Pioneer, and Maytals Manager Mike Scott Cacia Passed At 63.
23 Dancehall Deejay Konshens Brother Delus dead at age 35.
24 Reggae Release: “Humble Mi” Jah 9.
25 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Falling Into Place by Rebelution.
25 Ziggy Marley & Friends: Maxi Priest, Ed Robinson and Steele Pulse, Brooklyn, NY.
30 Kymani Marley Released “Maestro.”
JULY
01 “First Class Rock Steady” Album Released.
02 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Falling Into Place by Rebelution.
06 Reggae Release: “Rasta State” Mykal Rose.
07 Stephen Marley Showcase his new album “Revelation Part II: The Fruit Of Life” and interviewed by Pat McKay and Sway at SiriusXM.
08 Dancehall Release: “Diamond Ring” Junie Ranks & Macka Diamond.
09 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Falling Into Place by Rebelution.
16 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Falling Into Place by Rebelution.
22 Stephen Marley Releases “Revelation Part II: The Fruit Of Life.”
22 Reggae Release: “Reggae Gold 2016.”
23 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Falling Into Place by Rebelution.
30 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Falling Into Place by Rebelution.
AUGUST
06 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Falling Into Place by Rebelution.
13 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Revelation Part II: The Fruit Of Life by Stephen Marley.
20 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Revelation Part II: The Fruit Of Life by Stephen Marley.
21 Saxophonist Felix “Deadly Headley” Bennett OD passed away.
22 Corey Todd’s Trial for the Alleged Attack on a Deejay att his night club Postponed to January 25.
26 Sean Paul Signs To Island Records.
26 Reggae Release: “Lovesick” Romain Virgo
27 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Falling Into Place by Rebelution.
30 Producer Anju Blaxx Freed In North Dakota on Mail and Wire Fraud.
SEPTEMBER
03 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Falling Into Place by Rebelution.
07 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Wandering Soul by HIRIE.
08 40th Anniversary of the “Blackheart Man” Album. (Bunny Wailer)
09 Reggae Releases:
“Bun It Down” Katchafire.
“9” Jah 9.
15 Veteran Deejay Ruffian was Reported Missing.
16 Veteran Deejay Ruffian Detained in US Detention Centre.
17 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Falling Into Place by Rebelution.
23 Dancehall Release: “This is Dancehall” Mr. Vegas.
23 Jamaican Reggae Singer Etana Under Fire For Supporting Trump.
24 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Nothing More To Say by The Frightnrs.
OCTOBER
01 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Fireflies by John Browns Body.
04 Veteran Reggae Producer, Lloyd Campbell Dead At 68.
19 The Opening of A Museum To Honor Peter Tosh In Kingston, Jamaica.
08 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Make It Better by Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad.
09 London To Award A Blue Plaque TO Gregory Isaacs Former Residents.
15 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Falling Into Place by Rebelution
16 Reggae Release: “Dreams” Michael Palmer.
17 Danny Champagne Dead At 65.
17 Order of Distinctions – Jamaican Government: Gregory Isaacs, Bunny Rugs, Shabba Ranks, Chris Chin and Mutabaruka.
18 Trumpeter Bobby Ellis OD, Passed.
18 Dancehall Artist Spice Backlash For Raunchy Performance Honoring Athletes.
20 Veteran Musician Arranger Bobby Ellis Dead At 84.
22 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Live In Virginia by Soja.
29 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Falling Into Place by Rebelution.
NOVEMBER
05 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Falling Into Place by Rebelution.
12 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Falling Into Place by Rebelution.
13 The Grace Jamaican Kerk Festival, Sunrise, Florida.
15 Reggae Release: “This Is Your Night” UU Maddo.
16 Rebel Salute Press Party, NY.
16 Queen Ifrica Album Release, NY.
17 Richie Stephens and the Ska Nation Band Earned a nomination for “Best Reggae Album” at the Hollywood Music In Media Awards.
18 Reggae Releases: VP’s Strictly The Best Vol. 54 & 55.
19 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Live At Red Rocks by Rebelution.
24 Reggae Release: “Spanish Town Mi Come From” Ed Robinson.
26 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Falling Into Place by Rebelution.
26 Third Annual Africa Meets Reggae & World Music Festival held in Nigeria.
DECEMBER
03 Usher Hits The Billboard Top 200 Chart with a Dancehall Beat Produced by a Jamaican Dwayne Supa Dups.
03 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Live At Red Rocks by Rebelution.
04 Entertainers Against Crime and Violence. Venue Dump Up Beach Freddie Mc Gregor, Tony Rebel, Queen Ifricia, Muta, Spice,
Bushman, Hezron, I-Wayne, Lt. Stitchie and more.
06 Shaggy for Council of Voluntary Services Hall of Fame.
09 Reggae Releases:
“Strictly Wine” Voicemail
“Reggae Jammin” Tasha T
10 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Wash House Ting by J Boog.
11 Vinyl Tops Digital Sales in the UK.
12 JACAP Says Foreign Music Dominates the Jamaican Air Waves.
14 Reggae Release: “Inna De Yard Let The Water Run Dry” Ken Boothe.
16 Reggae Releases:
“An Evening with Bob & Marcia Griffiths.”
“Warning” Luciano.
“Bob Marley & The Wailers Live” -Delux Album.
“It’s Alright Girl” Cocoa T.
17 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Wash House Ting by J Boog.
20 Freddie McGregor Lashes Out At The Grammy Awards.
22 Stephen Marley Confirms New Bob Marley Album for 2017.
22 Chris Blackwell Advises Jamaicans To Protect The Music.
23 Second Straight Year Billboard Magazine Top Reggae Selling Album Is A Non-Jamaican Act – Rebelution.
23 Reggae Releases:
“Who I am” Tarrus Riley.
“Forever I’ll Be Free” Half Point.
“Jah Keep Us Strong” Chezidek.
23 Dancehall Release “Bingo” Konshens & Gyptian.
24 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-The Legend Live: Santa Barbra-Country Bowl, November 25th, 1979 by Bob Marley
25 GT Taylors 15th Year Christmas Extravaganza held at a new venue, Independence Park in Black River. Featured artists:
Freddie McGregor, Beenie Man, and Wayne Wonder. Part of Proceeds will go to the St. Elizabeth Chapter of the Cancer Society.
29 Portmore Festival: Coca T, Richie Spice, I-Wayne, Louie Culture, Pressure Buss Pipe, Bounty Killer, Iba Mahr and Ikaya. Proceeds
from the show to go to Mothers In Crisis a nongovernment organization.
31 Number One On Billboard Reggae Album Chart-Live At Red Rocks by Rebelution.
31 Reggae Release: Bitty McClean vs. Bunny Rugs, Sly & Robbie. “War Is Over” and “Rumours.”
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