Reggae News You Can Use For October 5, 2021

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

• “Four Women” from Nina Simone gets a reggae spin from Queen Ifrica
• “Good Times (Roll On)” is the new album from SoCal reggae-rock outfit Fortunate Youth
• Lila Ike talks to Urban Islandz about the progress of her debut album
• “Neo-Sufi” sound of Pakistani vocalist Arooj Aftab blends Rumi with reggae and more
• “Superior” is the new single and music video from Popcaan

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 30, 2021

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

• Ammoye’s new album “Water” reflects her mixed Jamaican-Canadian heritage
• Eddy Grant’s ‘Electric Avenue’ lawsuit against Trump upheld by New York judge
• Mayorkun has emerged as one of Afrobeats’ fastest-rising stars
• Skillibeng brings in Popcaan, Bobby Shmurda, Spice for his “Crododile Teeth” album
• Tems confirms that she will have another collaboration with Drake in 2022

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 28, 2021

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

• Afrobeats event brings Tiwa Savage, Flavour, Olamide and more to Brooklyn on October 1
• Glowing profile in the Guardian newspaper adds to Tems’ fast-growing popularity
• New line of jewelry from DJ Cuppy is appropriately named Cuppy Cuts
• Popcaan, Beenie Man, Lila Ike support the launch of Raheem Sterling’s 1962 clothing brand
• Will we remember 2021 as the year that Afrobeats conquered the world?…

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Reggae News You Can Use For September 27, 2021

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

• Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley has message of “Get Up, Stand Up” for UN
• “Beauty in the Silence” is the first new SOJA record in four years
• Popcaan is the artist Ayesha Curry loves to listen to when she is cooking
• Reggae singer Mr Easy to sue Afrobeats artiste Mr Eazi
• Rihanna and Tems meet for first time at event promoting Savage x Fenty collection

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 23, 2021

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

• Her ninth studio album is “going to be completely different,” Rihanna tells the AP
• Learn how the UK music scene has come to fully embrace Afrobeats
• Queen Ifrica implores Jamaican dancehall acts to unite not fight
• Spice talks to Forbes Magazine about how to build and maintain wealth
• “Vibe” is the soon-to-be-released collaboration between Skip Marley and Popcaan

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 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 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 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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Reggae News You Can Use For August 18, 2021

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

• Debut “Star Power” EP from 22-year-old Selah Marley released this week
• Dirty Heads release another new “Vacation” remix featuring Puerto Rican rapper Jon Z
• Harry Carter talks to Pulse Nigeria about COVID, his Carterstrophe EP and more
• Popcaan wants companies and corporate sponsors to do better
• Spice, Shaggy, and Tarrus Riley help focus attention on earthquake relief for Haiti

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 9, 2021

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

• African songstress Onyeka Onwenu details her unexpected marriage proposal from Fela Kuti
• Popcaan collaboration with Melissa Steel’s “Kisses For Breakfast” is certified silver in UK
• Sattalites cofounder Jo Jo Bennett dies at 81, the so-called “Big Canadian reggae lion”
• Savannah Baker is the designer and stylist behind Rihanna, Popcaan, Spice and more
• Queen Naija, UMI, and Donavan’s Sound Club added to Oct 8 Burna Boy show in SoCal

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 July 8, 2021

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

• 2021 tour of North American announced by Wizkid
• Matt Doyle to become the new lead singer for UB40
• Popcaan ends his audio hiatus with gritty new song “Find Dem”
• Reggae record from the UK label sue Chris Brown for copyright infringement
• Tarrus Riley releases reggae version “Heartbreak Anniversary” by Giveon

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 July 7, 2021

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

• Five years later, Shenseea reflects on her 2016 dancehall single “Jiggle Jiggle”
• Jared Watson from Dirty Heads is happy for the viral re-birth of “Vacation”
• Read about dynamic Caribbean dancehall scene in Boston
• Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy dance to each other’s songs
• Zamunda talks about his new collaboration with Popcaan and Dre Island

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 July 6, 2021

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

• Brooklyn rap star Casanova recruits Popcaan for “Deserve You” single
• Burna Boy celebrates his birthday with Manchester United’s Paul Pogba in Miami
• Catch Eric Rachmany talk Rebelution and much more on the JamBase Podcast
• Full-facial mask is the prop for British-Nigerian Afrobeats star Midas the Jagaban
• SOJA’s new “Press Rewind” single features Collie Buddz and J Boog

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 June 16, 2021

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

• Burna Boy to play his first Hollywood Bowl show on Friday, October 8
• Davido shares video of Wizkid ‘vibing’ to his “Ke Star” song
• Popcaan makes a cameo in the new “Why Not” video from Migos
• Rohan Marley eyes Upstate New York location for marijuana business
• Vibe says “Bang Bung” from Bounty Killer and Busy Signal will feed your soul

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 May 18, 2021

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

• Buju Banton, Koffee and Popcaan win big at the 39th annual IRAWMA Awards
• Kranium dishes to the Atlanta Black Star about his dancehall roots
• “Live From The Ride” tour brings together 311, Iration and Iya Terra
• NFT platform for reggae artists planned from UK Bitcoin wallet provider Caricoin
• Renner credits Shatta Wale for brining her talents to the limelight

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 May 13, 2021

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

• Clubhouse will be the platform for the premiere of new Fela Kuti musical
• Davido’s top 15 performances as a featured artist
• Mr. Eazi pledges to invest in Rwanda
• Patoranking talks about his intent to work with Rihanna and Bruno Mars
• Popcaan collabs with The Fanatix and M1llionz on “These Streets (Don’t Luv U)”

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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