Reggae News You Can Use For October 22, 2021

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

• Amaarae is amongst nominees for Best African Act in 2021 MTV EMAs Awards
• Capella Grey’s Billboard-charting dancehall hit “Gyalis” is certified as Gold by RIAA
• “Maniac” from Alkaline tops iTunes reggae music videos chart
• Olamide announces 9-stop “Carpe Diem” tour of United States
• Tems continues to generate buzz as one of Nigeria’s fastest rising stars

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 11, 2021

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

• Electrifying Tems show in Los Angeles justifies her massive buzz
• ‘Georgie,’ the man who Bob Marley sang about In ‘No Woman, No Cry’ is dead at 84
• Queen Ifrica says that the dancehall industry is overrun with sexual predators
• Skillibeng, Demarco, and Bugle will release albums in October
• SOJA’s Jacob Hemphill talks “Beauty In The Silence” on JamBase podcast

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 6, 2021

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

• After a year-long hiatus, Koffee announces “West Indies” will drop October 7
• Fabulous Icekid stakes his claim to becoming one of Afrobeats all time greatest
• Guild pays tribute to Bob Marley with affordable A-20 replica guitar
• Sean Paul claims to have lost millions from not touring during the pandemic
• WizKid and Tems receive Platinum Plaque for their smash single “Essence”

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 22, 2021

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

• Africa and UK merge in Neelah’s “Zimdancehall” style of music
• Masicka gains gold record certification for “Big Body Benz”
• Tems new five-song EP “If Orange Was A Place” includes single “Crazy Tings”
• VP Records’ co-founder Patricia Chin profiled by Island Origins
• “Wah Gwaan Mad Head” is the new song from Busy Signal

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 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 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 April 13, 2021

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

• Akon wants to run a Senegal city on cryptocurrency
• Koffee catches a vibe with DJ Khaled
• Watch the new “Essence” video from WizKid and Tems
• Why Fela Kuti belongs in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
• Yaw Tog will be bigger than both Sarkodie and Stonebwoy

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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