Reggae News You Can Use For September 17, 2021

Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats news!

• Olamide and fellow artist-producer Eskeez combine on new single “Loose It”
• Popcaan avoids purchasing a pair of Yeezy’s while sneaker shopping in London
• Rotimi infuses his Nigerian roots into a new wave of R&B
• Tiwa Savage wants black girls to love the skin that they are in
• Vision Alexander talks about his collaborations with Protoje and Jesse Royal

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families.…

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Reggae News You Can Use For September 16, 2021

Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats news!

• DJ Cuppy claims to feed 70,000 kids per day via her charitable foundation
• Legacy of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti remembered by the Washington Informer
• Nigerian musician Oshak feels that positive music can have a global impact
• Reggae in the Rockies comes to Alpine, Wyoming this weekend
• Ziggy and Stephen Marley wrap Beachlife 2021 with set of their father’s songs

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families.…

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Reggae News You Can Use For September 15, 2021

Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats news!

• French-Senegalese artist Anaiis gets assist from Chronixx on new single “Cry in Your Sleep”
• Joaquin “Quino” McWhinney of Big Mountain talks to the San Diego Union
• Meet Clint Dyer, the director of the new London-based Bob Marley musical
• Remembering Toots Hibbert one year after his death
• Sha’Carri Richardson increases her Jamaican street cred via Jada Kingdom and Dyani

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families.…

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Reggae News You Can Use For September 14, 2021

Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats news!

• African tech economy is the focus of Mr. Eazi’s new Zagadat Capital project
• “Crazy Tings” is the new single from Tems’ upcoming EP
• Jamaican vibes at New York Fashion Week thanks to Edvin Thompson
• RasMoses releases “Members of a New Race” album
• UEFA rules that Ajax soccer team can not continue wearing unique Bob Marley jersey

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families.…

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Reggae News You Can Use For September 13, 2021

Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats news!

• Bella Blair releases red-hot video for her sultry single “All Summer”
• Carlene Smith aims to launch “Dancehall Queen – The Next Generation” TV show
• Chazy hopes to take Sean Dampte’s brand of Afrobeat to a new level
• Dutch soccer team win in first match wearing Bob Marley inspired jersey
• Shenseea and Buju Banton make Billboard Hot 100 as part of Kanye West’s “Donda” album

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families.…

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Reggae News You Can Use For September 10, 2021

Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats news!

• After successful collaborations with Wizkid and Drake, Tems’ second EP to drop next week
• Beenie Man replaces Barrington Levy for City Splash Festival in London
• “Rebel Music” is the latest episode of must-watch “Legacy” video series about Bob Marley
• SOJA releases “Reason To Live” featuring Dirty Heads and Nanpa Básico
• Yaadcore says that working with “Lee Scratch Perry” has been highlight of his career

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families.…

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Reggae News You Can Use For September 9, 2021

Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats news!

• DJ Khaled talks to DancehallMag about Jamaica’s big impact on his career
• Intence receives big-time shout out from Nicki Minaj
• Reggae in the Rockies on Sept 18 to be headlined by The Movement
• “Slow Down” single with Skip Marley and H.E.R.…

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Reggae News You Can Use For September 8, 2021

Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats news!

• Afro-Spanish superstar Buika to perform September 17 in Istanbul
• Instagram post spotlights affection between Vybz Kartel and Winnie Harlow
• Ntantu blends R&B with Afrobeats on his new single “Far Away”
• Jupitar talks to GhanaWeb about his collaboration with Busy Signal
• Razor B donates care packages to 30 persons in need

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families.…

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Reggae News You Can Use For September 7, 2021

Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats news!

• Jada Kingdom comes clean about her mental health challenges
• Popcaan’s new end-of-summer single is “Live Some Life”
• Safaree Samuels wants to start a record label focused on reggae, dancehall and soca
• Shatta Wale showers his fans with cash in Ada, Ghana
• Vybz Kartel doing well after receiving his COVID-19 vaccine

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families.…

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Reggae News You Can Use For September 6, 2021

Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats news!

• Instagram timeline of Nicki Minaj is taking on a dancehall theme
• Stephen Marley added to lineup for Floridas’s Reggae Rise Up Festival in October
• Tems thanks Drake for featuring her on his new album “CLB”
• Three Little Birds” musical performed by an all people of color cast in Maryland
• Usain Bolt overtakes Bob Marley in reggae charts

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families.…

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Reggae News You Can Use For September 3, 2021

Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats news!

• Afrobeats most recent milestone is the success of Wizkid’s “Essence” single on Shazam
• Five things to know about the emerging Afrobeats’ superstar Tems
• How the lost video footage was found from Bob Marley & The Wailers’ “Capitol Session ’73”
• Namakaka Fingers begs for love in new dancehall song dubbed “Mbika”
• Usain Bolt talks to Fader about his desire to become the DJ Khaled of dancehall

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families.…

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Reggae News You Can Use For September 2, 2021

Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats news!

• BET profiles Selah Marley after her “Star Power” release
• Meek Mill looking for a reggae song to rap to on his next album
• Spotify’s most streamed Nigerian albums of 2020 include Burna Boy, Davido and Olamide
• Vanguard reviews the new Tiwa Savage “Water & Garri” EP
• WSTRN’s new single “Be My Guest” features Fireboy DML

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families.…

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Reggae News You Can Use For September 1, 2021

Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats news!

• “Country Yutes” marks debut album for track and field great Usain Bolt
• DancehallMag publishes list of all-time gold certified reggae and dancehall albums
• “Good Times” is the new single from UK-based Afrobeats star Willie X.O…

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Reggae News You Can Use For August 31, 2021

Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats news!

• Fabulous IceKid glosses himself as the Wiz Khalifa of Nigeria
• Jo Mersa Marley’s music continues the spirit of his grandfather
• Patoranking unveils video for “Black Girl Magic” from his current album “Three”
• Spice and Jada Kingdom come together for their first collaboration
• Tributes to Lee “Scratch” Perry from Bounty Killer, Shaggy, and Sean Paul

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families.…

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Reggae News You Can Use For August 30, 2021

Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats news!

• After a decade away from the scene, Abrewa Nana aims to stage a comeback
• Reggae Sumfest to require all attendees to be fully vaccinated
• Shenseea featured on two tracks of new Kanye West album “Donda”
• Visionary reggae producer Lee “Scratch” Perry dies at 85
• Yaadcore talks to DancehallMag about his role as reggae ambassador

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families.…

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Reggae News You Can Use For August 27, 2021

Your daily dose of international Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats news!

• Brandy lends her smooth voice to “Somebody’s Son” single on new Tiwa Savage EP
• Ghana Music Awards USA 2021 honor Adina, Stonebwoy and more
• Maxi Priest, Teddyson John and Taddy P cover “Leave the Door Open” by Bruno Mars
• “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” has aged well over the last 23 years
• Popcaan urges Lizzo to escape to Jamaica

Also newsworthy is the fact that the 2019 Austin Reggae Festival raised $160,868.77 to help feed hungry Central Texas families.…

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