As plans unfold for the staging of the 30th anniversary of the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) in Trinidad and Tobago anticipation is at an all time high. Music fans and industry insiders are eagerly awaiting the host of performances for the renowned awards show as well as the major concert event “Reggae [...]

Slinky Music has just released the  BEST OF BANGERS R MASHED VOL. 2 from the Nuffwish crew. The new album collects 14 tracks of pure dub reggae joy, with tracks from reggae music artists including

Bob Marley
King Tubby
The Upsetters
Beenie Man
Elephant Man
Ashanti
Streets
Big Youth
Fatback band
And others…

Some of these dub reggae tracks are new, many have been previously released.
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Dancehall star Beenie Man is again under fire for his anti-gay lyrics, this time from corporate sponsor PepsiCo. Contact Music is reporting that PepsiCo spokespeople are criticizing Beenie Man for performing an anti-gay song at a reggae concert in Uganda on Saturday, December 5th.
Uganda’s Monitor reports that “The King of Dancehall stuck a sword of [...]

King of the Dancehall Beenie Man has been removed from the lineup for the 2010 Big Day Out concert series in Australia and New Zealand.
Big Day Out organizers removed Beenie Man, born Moses Davis, after gay rights activists complained that his lyrics incite anti-gay violence, citing his infamous line “I’m dreaming of a new Jamaica, [...]

Can’t get enough of Reggae Sumfest 2009? Good news – “the greatest reggae show on Earth” is relaunching in virtual space on WWW.REGGAESUMFEST.TV.
Basically, it’s a website for Sumfest fans (and reggae fans in general) to view clips from this summer’s biggest live reggae music festival. Think of it as a Hulu for reggae fanatics. But [...]

A UWI study of 300 young Jamaicans answers the question of the best dancehall artistes of 2009. Bounty Killer and Beenie Man were probably surprised to hear the results. Continue reading →

[ September 5, 2009; 10:00 pm; ] We just received this breaking news today – you can witness history in the making at a dancehall reggae event guaranteed to shut down New York City. On September 5, 2009 (this Labor Day weekend), 2 of dancehall reggae’s biggest icons, Grammy Award winner Beenie Man and Bounty Killa are performing live on the same [...]

[ April 26, 2009; 11:00 am to 8:00 pm. ] The Barbados Reggae On The Hill Festival is scheduled for April 26th., 2009. It is the third and final event of the Barbados Reggae Beach Party 2009, following the April 19th Reggae on the Beach, and April 24th Vintage Reggae Show and Dance. Beenie Man and Buju Banton have recently been confirmed as the reggae [...]

The Reggae Academy has published the official list of 2008 Reggae Academy Awards nominees. Nominations are based on academy members’ votes for recordings released between December 1, 2006 and November 30, 2007.
Reggae Academy Award winners will be announced on February 24th, 2008 at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, Jamaica.
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It looks like Reggae Carifest is scheduled to go on as planned, in spite of losing it’s sponsorship from Power 105 (a Clear Channel station).
Power 105 removed it’s sponsorship in response to 2 artists homophobic lyrics. Buju Banton‘s “Boom Bye Bye” and Bounty Killer’s song “Another Level” both describe violently killing gay men. [...]