New York City’s biggest dancehall celebration is back! On Monday (June 15), Billboard confirms that Reggae Fest will return ...

Mento is the name given to Jamaican folk music that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s. Similar to Calypso, which originated in ...

American-born singer Lady Songbird is preparing to make a strong impression on reggae lovers with the release of her new ...

Sting, left, and Shaggy pose for a portrait on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP) NEW YORK (AP) — The affection between Sting and Shaggy is palpable from the ...

A new reissue marks the 40th anniversary of “Under Me Sleng Teng,” considered one of dancehall’s first digital songs and, with over 500 versions, among the most recycled. By Patricia Meschino In 1984, ...

Sunaina Keonaona Kale grew up in California, loving Hawaiian music. Years before she earned her Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from UC Santa Barbara, Kale convinced her mom to buy her the complete ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grammy-winning reggae icon Jimmy Cliff has died. He was 81. The entertainer, praised for his pioneering work in the reggae space ...

Music legend Bob Marley welcomed at least 11 children throughout his life, and some of them have gone on to make music just ...

Who doesn’t love a little bit of reggae to end the summer? Although the music’s Caribbean roots don’t always translate to great tunes when Americanized (or Canadianized, thanks Magic! and Snow) by ...

What's your favorite genre of music — country, blues, reggae? The region's summer concert lineup has festivals for these and ...

American reggae band SOJA took home the Grammy for best reggae album at the 64th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, and the internet is not happy about it. The Virginia-based band won the award for their ...