Reggae News You Can Use For March 31, 2022

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• Her own life story is the focus of the new Selah Marley single “Safety”
• Jesse Royal joins G Whizz on “Live Life” remix
• http://www.austinreggaefest.com/free-virtual-dating-apps/
• dating with older woman
• Tabby Diamond of The Mighty Diamonds shot dead in Kingston

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 March 25, 2022

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• Grove is the radical new voice in queer dancehall from Bristol UK
• New U.S. Afrobeats Songs Chart is combined effort of Billboard and Afro Nation
• Popcaan, Burna Boy, Delroy Wilson featured in new Netflix “Top Boy” soundtrack
• Usain Bolt wants to be the music industry’s next DJ Khaled
• Why Burna Boy’s Afro Nation performance should not be missed

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 March 7, 2022

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• Cedella Marley shares her story as a migrant kid with new children’s book
• Denroy Morgan, reggae veteran and father of Morgan Heritage, dead at 76
• Mr. Lexx says his sophomore dancehall album is almost done
• Popcaan surprises Davido on stage in London for “Risky” performance
• Social media showers Stonebwoy with accolades on his 34th birthday

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 February 22, 2022

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• “Celebrating Nina: A Reggae Tribute to Nina Simone” scheduled for March 18 release
• Future Awards Africa 2022 winners list includes Tems and Bimbo Adeyemo
• Metro reviews Christian Adofo’s new book about the power of Afrobeats
• Popcaan receives big props from legendary lovers rock musician Beres Hammond
• Stonebwoy to perform at Uppsala Reggae Fest in Sweeden in late July

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 February 14, 2022

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• Afrobeats star Yemi Alade pushes back against fan who offers unwanted career advice
• Kingsley Ben-Adir to play Bob Marley in upcoming movie from Paramount Pictures
• Popcaan blasts dancehall artists who glorify the use of illegal drugs
• Third World given keys to the city by mayor of Hollywood, Florida
• What does the return of Lady Saw mean for the present and future of dancehall?…

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Reggae News You Can Use For February 10, 2022

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• Forbes Magazine profiles Grammy-nominated dancehall artist Spice
• Ginjah calls for less violent lyrics in dancehall and reggae
• “Kingman” is the second album from reggae crooner Ras-I
• Popcaan’s new album will be titled “Great is He, Great is Me”
• UK tour for UB40 featuring Ali Campbell set to begin in February in London

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 January 28, 2022

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• February 4 brings the new Zeeteah Massiah single “Wat A Ting”
• “Going Back to Jamaica” is newest song from Georgia’s Amun Ra
• Koffee shows off her impressively toned abs on social media
• Popcaan dominates African edition of the Apple Music Song Chart
• Reggae Month in Jamaica launches on Sunday, January 30

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 January 19, 2022

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• Cindy Lyons moves from model to musician with release of her new single “Rain”
• Ghanaian-born, L.A.-based DJ Blaq Pages explains his ‘Africa to the world’ agenda
• Gramps Morgan wants to help put the dance back in dancehall
• Hypebeast gives you an inside look at the cool new Air Jordan 7 “Afro Beats” sneaker
• Popcaan confirms his tour of Kenya to kick off in Nairobi in the spring

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 January 14, 2022

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

• Amber Mark’s sultry single “Softly” re-surfaces via dancehall remix by Popcaan
• Koffee confirmed as part of the 2022 Coachella lineup
• Rising Afrobeats star OG Picasso talks origins, AfroTrap, and the future of African sound
• Silverdon fuses reggae sounds with Middle East culture on “Bye Bye Bye”
• Skillibeng drops remix for Afrobeat’s artist Ckay’s viral hit “Love Nwantiti”

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 January 6, 2022

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• Afrobeat newcomer Ayra Starr is one of the top musicians to watch for in 2022
• Charly Black and Konshens show dancehall solidarity in Kenya
• Keith Richards names Jimmy Cliff and Toots Hibbert amongst his favorite singers
• Popcaan pays moving tribute for slave ancestors at Elimina Castle in Ghana
• Rebelution announces February 12 show at Maui Arts & Cultural Center

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 December 8, 2021

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• “Big Fat Benz” is the new song from Jamaican dancehall-reggae star Samantha J
• Doja Cat’s “Kiss Me More” is 2021’s most listened to song in Jamaica on Spotify
• DJ Akademiks says that Vybz Kartel is more influential than Bob Marley
• Popcaan stunts In Rolls-Royce and icy jewelry in “Money Speaks” video
• Shaggy talks to Dennis Miller about why he recorded “Christmas in the Islands”

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 November 19, 2021

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

• FAVE releases the video for her chart-topping single “Baby Riddim”
• Is dancehall finally ready to accept its LGBTQ performers and fans?
• Masicka talks about the meaning behind the title of his debut album “438”
• Skip Marley and Popcaan get the party started in energetic ‘Vibe’ video
• UK study finds Bob Marley would be raking in big bucks via streaming

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 November 4, 2021

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

• “Bam Bam” from Sister Nancy named second most important dancehall track of all time
• Demarco’s debut album “Melody” is rising on US reggae charts
• Kangol Michael drops new Afrobeat single “Successful”
• Popcaan’s upcoming performance In The Gambia has his African fans excited
• Sting launches Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace

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 October 5, 2021

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• “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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