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SOJA win the 2022 Grammy For Best Reggae Album

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American reggae band SOJA (Soldiers of Jah Army) has won the 2022 Grammy for Best Reggae Album with “Beauty in the Silence”.

The other Best Reggae Album Grammy award nominees were Spice for her album “10”, Sean Paul for his album “Live N Livin”, Jesse David Royal for his album “Royal”, Etana for her album “Pamoja” and Gramps Morgan for his album “Positive Vibration”.

Bunny Diamond is dead

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Just days after the shocking murder of Mighty Diamonds lead singer Donald 'Tabby Diamond' Shaw, the reggae group has been plunged into mourning yet again with the passing of bandmate Fitzroy 'Bunny Diamond' Simpson.

Simpson died Friday morning after a long battle with diabetes. He was 71 years Old.

Mighty Diamonds singer Donald "Tabby" Shaw killed in Jamaica

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On March 29, at about 9:45 p.m. in Kingston, Jamaica, the lead singer of the reggae music trio Mighty Diamonds, Donald “Tabby Diamond” Shaw, 67, was shot dead near his home on McKinsey Crescent, Olympic Gardens. Also shot dead was another man, Owen Beckford, and three others were shot and injured in the attack, which took place at a popular community social spot.

Formed in 1969 in the Trenchtown area of Kingston, the group consisted of Shaw, and harmony vocalists Fitzroy "Bunny" Simpson and Lloyd "Judge" Ferguson. They had become friends at school in...

Jah Cure gets sentenced to six years in prison

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Jah Cure has been sentenced to six years in prison for attempted manslaughter.

Siccature "Jah Cure" Alcock was sentenced in a Dutch court today after the Court of Amsterdam rejected his claim of self-defence. Jah Cure was detained in The Netherlands for his involvement in a stabbing incident, where promoter Nicardo ‘Papa’ Blake was injured in October 2021 in Amsterdam.

The prosecutor stated that Jah Cure’s actions prior to the stabbing showed it was premeditated, and he intended to cause wounding and harm to Blake. although the claim...

Shenseea's set to release debut album ALPHA!

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Here's the tracklist to Shenseea's debut album "ALPHA!" Out March 11th.

TRACKLIST:⁠
1. Target feat. Tyga⁠
2. Can’t Anymore⁠
3. Deserve It⁠
4. R U That feat. 21 Savage⁠
5. Lick feat. Megan Thee Stallion⁠
6. Bouncy feat. Offset⁠
7. Henkel Glue feat. Beenie Man⁠
8. Lying If I Call It Love feat. Sean Paul⁠
9. Hangover⁠
10. Body Count⁠
11. Egoccentric⁠
12. Shen Ex Anthem⁠
13. Sun Comes Up⁠
14. Blessed feat. Tyga⁠

Shenseea hit up Super Bowl LVI with her rumored boyfriend

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Shenseea hit up Super Bowl LVI with her rumored boyfriend London On Da Track

Counterfeit Liquor Bust In Jamaica

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A joint police/military team arrested eight men during a targeted operation on Old Harbour Road in St. Catherine on Monday, February 7.

Reports are that between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., a team of police and military personnel entered a premises where they uncovered an illegal bottling operation with counterfeit liquor. The team discovered hundreds of bottles, labels of popular local liquor brands, a bottling machine and several cases of raw material.

Eight men who were found at the premises were taken into custody. The team also seized...

Robbie Shakespeare From Sly and Robbie’s has died

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Robert Warren Dale Shakespeare was a Jamaican bass guitarist and record producer, best known as the one half of the reggae riddim section and production duo Sly and Robbie, with drummer Sly Dunbar has died.

Robbie recently undergone kidney surgery at a hospital in Florida. He died at the age of 68.

Sly and Robbie has two Grammy wins and 11 nominations among other music achievements.

Bounty Killer Set To Release New Album This Month

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Bounty Killer's new album King of Kingston is slated for a release in December 2021 and the list of songs he recently shared on Instagram promise it to be a massive release: 34 songs with 35 feature guests!

TENTATIVE ALBUM TRACKLIST - KING OF KINGSTON

  1. King Of Kingston feat. Chronixx
  2. Kingston's King feat. DJ Khaled
  3. Swag Change
  4. Victory feat. Dexta Daps
  5. Genuine Feather
  6. Gaadzilla feat. Vybz Kartel x Busy Signal...

Shenseea Wins MOBO Award For Best Reggae Act 2021

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Shenseea won the award for Best Reggae Act at this year's MOBO Awards for 2021.

For the first time in the history of the MOBO Awards a woman won the Best Reggae Act category.

The other nominees were Lila Iké, Spice, Popcaan, Sean Paul & Skillibeng.

2022 Grammy Awards Nominees for Best Reggae

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  • EtanaPamoja
    This is Etana’s second nomination for Best Reggae Album. Etana’s previous album, Reggae Forever received a nomination in 2019.
  • Sean Paul Live N Livin
    This is Sean Paul’s 9th Grammy nomination. He won the Best Reggae Album category in 2004 for his album, Dutty Rock. Past nominations include Best Reggae Album (2004, 2010, 2013, 2015), Best New artist (2004), Best Male Rap Solo (2004), and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (with Sia in 2017).
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Jada Kingdom Comes Out as Lesbian

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On Monday, November 16, 2021 Jada made the revelation that she recently mustered up the courage to come out to her mother as a lesbian. To her surprise, Kingdom says that her mother was not shocked but instead told her that she had known all along.

Bounty Killer Set to Star in Upcoming Movie

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Bounty Killer plans on expanding his career achievements by getting into acting as he prepares to star in a crime drama film produced by 9Z, a company led by Nigel Dixon. The film, which has not been named, is set in Jamaica and highlights several of the country’s social and political issues.

In addition to being a Grammy Award-winning artist, Bounty Killer is an advocate and philanthropist whose music reflects his commitment to social and political causes.

Usain Bolt Hits Top Reggae Music Chart With Debut Album

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Country Yutes debuted in Billboard's top ten reggae album charts with co-signs from Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, and Audiomack. The album has since soared to the top of the Amazon Music charts since its September 3 release.

Usain Bolt stated his true ambition is to become the Dancehall equivalent of Dj Khaled. Bolt co-produced three dancehall mixtapes in 2019: Olympe Rose Riddim, Immortal Riddim, and Clockwork Riddim.

Legendary Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry is dead

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Renowned music pioneer, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry has died. He died on Sunday morning 08/29/21 at the Noel Holmes Hospital in western Jamaica. He had been battling illness. Perry was 85 years old.

Perry was a pioneer in the 1970s development of dub music with his early adoption of remixing and studio effects to create new instrumental or vocal versions of existing reggae tracks. He has worked with and produced for a wide variety of artistes, including Bob Marley and the Wailers, Junior Murvin, the Congos, Max Romeo, the Beastie Boys and the Orb.

He has...

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