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BEENIE MAN’S “UNSTOPPABLE” DEBUTS AT NO.5 ON BILLBOARD CHART!
By Kevin Jackson—- Beenie Man—- Beenie Man’s Unstoppable, his first studio album in 10 years, debuts at number five on the Billboard Reggae Album Chart. The set, released on September 16 by VP Records distribution arm VPAL, sold 244 copies in its first week. Unstoppable contains 22 songs. It features collaborations with Sizzla, Bounty Killer, Agent Sasco, J Gunn, Christopher Martin, Akon and Tarrus Riley. Producers include Major Lazer, Tony Kelly, Mario C, Jordan McClure, Seanizzle, Jeremy Harding and Don Corleone. Some of its tracks are Come To Me, Blue Lights, We Run Road (remix), Mash It Upand Bun It Up. Unstoppable is Beenie Man’s 11th title to chart on Billboard. Six have gone to number one. Elsewhere on the chart, New York reggae dub outfit Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad debuts at number one with Make … Read entire article »
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FOREIGN-BASED REGGAE ACTS, POST DOUBLE-DIGIT SALES ON BILLBOARD CHART!
Top: Iration Bottom: Stick Figure On the current Billboard Reggae album chart, the only double-digit sales figures are posted by foreign acts. The number two spot is held by California reggae band Rebelution. The group’s most recent album Falling Into Place, which topped the chart 14 weeks ago, has sold 25,395 copies. San Diego reggae band Stick Figure currently holds the number four spot with Set in Stone, which debuted at number one in November last year. Its sales figure now stands at 20,141. After 15 weeks of chart life, Ziggy Marley’s self-titled album — which spent two weeks at number one — has fallen to number five. He’s the sole Jamaican act to post double-digit figures on the current listing with 11,125. Hotting Up by California reggae outfit Iration debuted at number one a year ago. It … Read entire article »
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THE MARLEYS FACE OFF ON BILLBOARD CHART!
By Curtis Campbell— Ziggy Marley— Reggae producer-recording artist Stephen ‘Ragga’ Marley has climbed to the top of the reggae Billboard chart with his album Revelation Part 2. The album features several hip hop artists, including legendary American rapper Rakim. Stephen Marley recently disclosed to the media that his music is inspired by life and the universe. “Rakim in the hip hop world is a legend, we started straight hip hop and the track evolved to where it is now. It’s like a tailor makes clothes, and that is how we make music. One verse takes you on a journey of what the narrator is saying and the next verse suppose to tek yu on a next journey as to what I am saying. That’s basically how I make music in general, that is how I … Read entire article »
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THE BOB MARLEY FOUNDATION’S ONE LOVE YOUTH CAMP IS REPORTING SUCCESS FOR ITS THIRD YEAR!
By Shereita Grizzle— Ziggy Marley— The Bob Marley Foundation, 1Love Foundation and Ben and Jerry’s Partners for Youth Empowerment are reporting success having completed the third installment of the annual One Love Youth Camp last week. The camp, which is aimed at continuing Bob’s legacy by using arts and creativity as the tool for social change, saw 43 students from Charlie Smith High, Bob Marley Primary and Junior High, Haile Selassie High, Tivoli Gardens High School and the Grace … Read entire article »
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THE MARLEYS HAVE MADE HISTORY ON THE CHART!
By Clinton Lindsay— The first chart I compiled was on Thursday, October 30, 1975. The first No.1 song was “LIVELY UP YOURSELF” by Bob Marley & The Wailers. Over the years, the name and the number of songs on the compilation have gone through various changes. In October of 1976, it went on college radio station WTNY FM, as the WTNY TOP TEN. In 1986, it became the New York/WNWK Top Ten. Shortly after, it was expanded to Top 20, and … Read entire article »
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THE FIRST CONCERT TV’s CARSON DALY ATTENDED WAS ZIGGY MARLEY IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA!
By James McClure—- Carson Daly— You might not believe it based on his clean-cut appearance, but Carson Daly was a huge reggae fan growing up. And the host of Last Call (2002-present), who turns 43 today, once got in over his head when he attended his first concert, Ziggy Marley’s hot-boxed performance in Santa Barbara, California. In a March 2014 instalment of Jimmy Fallon’s web series, “My First Concert,” Daly recalled that he was in junior high when he saw Bob Marley’s eldest son perform at the Santa Barbara Bowl. “Just when Ziggy came out, the lights went down, and we were so excited and the reggae music started,” Daly said. “I remember looking up and seeing smoke everywhere. And I looked around, and I was like, ‘What is going on with all this … Read entire article »
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VYBZ KARTEL’S “KING OF THE DANCEHALL” ENTERS BILLBOARD CHART!
BY KEVIN JACKSON— Vybz Kartel— King Of The Dancehall, the latest album from imprisoned deejay Vybz Kartel, debuts at number two this week on the Billboard Reggae Album chart. The Adidjahiem Records/TJ Records product is distributed by Zojak Worldwide. With first-week sales of 1,867 copies (according to sales tracker Nielsen Music), King Of The Dancehall has the biggest first-week sales for a dancehall artiste since Beenie Man’s Undisputed in 2006. Produced by longtime Kartel collaborator Linton ‘TJ’ White, the 14-track set contains the hit songs Fever and Western Union. This is Kartel’s sixth title to chart on Billboard. His previous albums were 2015’s Viking (Vybz Is King) which reached number three; 2011’s Kingston Story which stalled at number seven; 2014’s Reggae Love Songs & Other Things which reached number seven; 2013’s Vybz Kartel Roots & Culture: … Read entire article »
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ZIGGY MARLEY TAKES IT TO THE TOP OF BILLBOARD REGGAE ALBUM CHART!
BY KEVIN JACKSON— Ziggy Marley — Ziggy Marley’s self-titled album debuts at number one on the Billboard Reggae album chart. His sixth studio project, Ziggy Marley sold 5,493 copies in its first week. It also debuts at number 99 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, number 98 on the Dutch albums chart, and number 130 on the Belgium album chart. Released on May 20 via Tuff Gong Worldwide, the 12-track album is produced by Marley. The set includes Weekend’s Long, Marijuanaman, We are the People, Butterflies, I’m Not Made of Stone and Heaven Can’t Take It, featuring Stephen Marley. “This is a continuation of the Fly Rasta ideology and philosophy. I learned so much during that process. Now, I’m taking this mindset and fulfilling a larger dream. I learned how to be more free and not … Read entire article »
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“THE MARLEY NAME DOESN’T PRESSURE ME” SAYS BOB’S GRANDSON, JOE MERSA MARLEY!
By Shereita Grizzle— Joe Mersa Marley looks at the mural of the Marley’s generation at the Bob Marley Museum. Carrying on a name and a legacy can be pressuring, but it is a job Joseph ‘Jo Mersa’ Marley, grandson of reggae legend Bob Marley, takes pleasure in doing. One would think that having been born into a musical family, pursuing music as a career would have been a no-brainer for Jo Mersa, but the eldest son of Grammy winning reggae artist, Stephen Marley, told The Sunday Gleaner, that although he felt naturally inclined to do music, it was music that chose him and not the other way around. “Music choose me innu, because is not everybody in the family do music,” he explained. “It was easier to pursue it because of the accessibility and because … Read entire article »
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ZIGGY MARLEY TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED ALBUM MAY 20!
By Shereita Grizzle—- Ziggy Marley— Grammy Award-winning reggae singer, Ziggy Marley, is gearing up to release his sixth studio album. The compilation is self-titled Ziggy Marley, and is expected to be released on May 20 via Tuff Gong Worldwide. According to UK music media website, stereoboard.com, the album, which was recorded and produced in Los Angeles, marks Marley’s first new release in two years, and according to the artist, the material on the new LP is a continuation of the … Read entire article »
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