Rebelution is serving up fresh reggae music with Bright Side of Life, their 2nd reggae album. The Santa Barbara reggae band’s August 4 release has jumped to the #1 spot on the iTunes reggae album charts and is at the #3 iTunes spot for all US album downloads, a rare feat for any reggae release.
“After [...]

Bob Marley & The Wailers Legends deluxe edition continues to dominate the iTunes Top 10 Reggae Albums charts in most countries around the world. The Bob Marley Legend reggae album was originally released by Island Records in 1984 and collects his greatest songs with The Wailers. Legend has been rereleased numerous times since then and [...]

USA Today chose Sean Kingston‘s Fire Burning as their “pick of the week” this week. The 19-year old Jamaican dancehall singer’s single headlined the list, followed by Michael Franti‘s new reggae single Say Hey (I Love You), from his All Rebel Rockers album.
Sean Kingston‘s Fire Burnin’ is the first single on the Tomorrow album, to [...]

Stephen Marley released his solo debut, the Mind Control reggae album, in 2007. It went on to win the Grammy for Best reggae album that year, being selected over work from Toots & the Maytals, Burning Spear, Lee Scratch Perry, and Sly & Robbie. Mind Control‘s hit single was The Traffic Jam, which he recorded [...]

As Barack Obama‘s presidency reaches the 100 days mark today, he has not only led the United States politically, he has also inspired the imaginations of reggae and dancehall artists around the world. This list started as 7 reggae tracks and grew to 15 as I researched more and more – the songs closer to [...]

Sean Kingston‘s sophomore release, Tomorrow, is being announced with its first single, Fire Burning on the Dancefloor. RedOne produced the track, following on his work on Lady GaGa‘s Poker Face and Kat DeLuna‘s Whine Up. Tomorrow blends reggae, dancehall, and pop into a breezy summer tune. Some have compared it to RedOne‘s production of Kat [...]

Enjoyed the 2011 New Zealand Raggamuffin Music Festival? Looking for more New Zealand reggae music?
For everyone who loved the 2008 Raggamuffin Festival and those who couldn’t be there, EMI has released a 2-disc set containing music from the dub & reggae artists who performed live.
The lineup includes a collection of global and New Zealand [...]