Shaggy for CD for the Troops V
Shaggy, John Ondrasik, Train, Chicago, REO Speedwagon and a few other artists have teamed up to give thanks to soldiers, airmen, sailors, marines and their families by contributing a song to CD for the Troops V! This CD is available free for a million service members and their legal dependents with a valid military ID. They can order their copy here.
Shaggy, who served in the Marines during the first Gulf War, contributed his 2011 song Soldier’s Story to CD for the Troops V! Soldier’s Story is one of the songs on Shaggy’s Grammy nominated album Summer in Kingston.
Tamer Hosny & Shaggy’s Smile video preview
Tamer Hosny and Shaggy’s single and video Smile will be released in January 2012. The video was directed by Tarik Freitekh and shot at various locations in New York. Check out a preview of the hot new video below!
Fox News Shaggy interview
Fox News interviewed Shaggy today about his Grammy nominated new album Summer in Kingston! Visit the Fox News interview video here! .
New Christmas single: Jamaican Drummer Boy
Shaggy’s reggae Christmas holidays single Jamaican Drummer Boy – an adaptation of Christmas song The Little Drummer Boy – went straight to number 1 on the iTunes charts! Jamaican Drummer Boy is available here!
New hard copy album: Summer in Kingston and new single: Dame featuring Kat DeLuna! Shaggy told Fox News that Summer in Kingston is going to be released as a physical album on February 7, 2012! Sugarcane was the first single of the album and the next single is going to be Dame featuring Kat DeLuna! The new hard copy album will feature 2 more tracks than the digital album.
Shaggy spreads the Jamaican Christmas holiday cheer on the NBC Today Show
Shaggy performed his Jamaican Christmas holidays single Jamaican Drummer Boy live on the Today Show on NBC this morning! Missed his performance? Or wanna watch it again? Don’t worry, you can watch an interview and his awesome live performance right here!
New Christmas single: Jamaican Drummer Boy
Let Shaggy get you in the mood for the Christmas holidays in the sunny Caribbean with his new single Jamaican Drummer Boy, which is now available on iTunes! It went straight to number one on the iTunes charts!
New hard copy album: Summer in Kingston
Shaggy told The Today Show that his Grammy nominated album Summer in Kingston, which is available digitally, is going to be released as a physical album!
Shaggy on the NBC Today Show: interview & Jamaican Drummer Boy!
Shaggy on the NBC Today Show: Christmas in Jamaica
New: Tamer Hosny & Shaggy – Smile
Let Egyptian superstar Tamer Hosny and Jamaican superstar Shaggy put a smile on your face with their new single Smile! The song was arranged by DJ Frizzo. The video to Smile will be released soon!
New single: Shaggy – Jamaican Drummer Song!
Let Shaggy get you in the mood for the Christmas holidays and check out Shaggy’s new single Jamaican Drummer Boy! Grab your copy of the new single on iTunes!
Shaggy is going to premier his new song live on The Today Show on NBC tomorrow!
Newly added tour dates
Jamaica, US and Sri Lanka Shaggy fans, here’s good news for you! Shaggy will perform near you soon!
NBC’s Tonight Show with Jay Leno (January 4)
Shaggy will make a special appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC on January 4, 2012! Don’t miss it!
Shaggy & Friends charity concert (January 7)
Shaggy is organising the third installment of his Shaggy & Friends charity concert for the Bustamente Hospital for Children and the Chain of Hope Foundation on January 7!
The concert takes place on the Lawns of Jamaica House in Jamaica and the artists who have been confirmed to perform so far are Shaggy, Lauryn Hill, Romain Virgo, Coco Tea, Half Pint, Tami Chynn, Wayne Marshall, Chino and Assassin. Reggae singer Maxi Priest has also been added to the list of performers!
Read more about the concert in the Jamaica Observer and the Jamaica Star. You can watch a video of an earlier Shaggy & Friends charity concert below!
Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka (January 21)
Shaggy and crew are going to perform at the Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka on January 21! This concert has been canceled.
Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica (January 26)
Shaggy will perform at the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival at the Greenfield Stadium in Trelawny, Jamaica on January 26! Other artists to perform at the festival are Celine Dion, Cee-Lo Green, Tickets are available at the official site of the Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival. You can watch an earlier performance at the festival by Shaggy & John Legend below!
Shaggy and John Legend live at the 2006 Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival
Shaggy to appear on NBC’s Today Show with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb (December 19)
INTERNATIONAL reggae recording artiste Shaggy will be spreading some Christmas cheer when he appears on the NBC’s Today Show, with hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb on Monday, December 19.
Shaggy will perform two Christmas songs and discuss his new album Summer in Kingston with Kathie Lee and Hoda.
Shaggy performed Sugarcane, which is the first single on Shaggy’s awesome new feel good album Summer in Kingston, earlier this year on the Today Show as well. Watch a video clip of his performance here!
New: Rayvon & Shaggy – Wedding Song (Dixie Riddim)
Rayvon and Shaggy recorded the beautiful Wedding Song on the upcoming Dixie Riddim! The Dixie Riddim will be released on December 16 and was produced by Bassrunner Productions. It features among others tunes by Shaggy & Rayvon, Red Fox, Natalie Storm, Trixstar, Onton feat. Voicemail and Rojah. You can get it on iTunes or Amazon!
The Dixie Riddim premiered on Sentinel Sound’s Kingston Hot Radioshow. Here you can listen to the premiere of the hot new riddim and the beautiful Wedding Song by Rayvon & Shaggy!
New! Dixie Riddim feat. Rayvon & Shaggy – Wedding Song
The original version of Wedding Song is one of the songs on Rayvon’s newest album Rayvon!
Shaggy & Friends charity concert (January 7, 2012)
Shaggy is organizing the third edition of his Shaggy & Friends charity concert for the Bustamente Children’s Hospital and the Chain of Hope foundation on January 7, 2012! Shaggy, Lauryn Hill, Eve, Half-Pint, Coco Tea, Maxi Priest, I-Octane, Gyptian, Mr Vegas, Wayne Marshall, Tami Chynn, Deniece Williams, Agent Sasco a.k.a. Assassin, Romain Virgo more are set to perform.
The concert will raise much needed funds for the children hospital in Jamaica as well as for the Chain of Hope foundation. Tickets will be available for 25,000 (Platinum), 10,000 (Gold) and 5,000 (Silver) Jamaican Dollars. If you’re in Jamaica, make sure you attend and Make a Difference!
Shaggy’s new album Summer in Kingston nominated for Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album
Shaggy’s awesome new album Summer in Kingston is nominated at the Grammy Awards for Best Reggae Album!
Nominations for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced last night by The Recording Academy. The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards ceremony will be held on February 12, 2012, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Grammy Awards ceremony will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8–11:30 P.M. (ET/PT).
Did you get your copy of Summer in Kingston yet? You can get Shaggy’s amazing feel good album Summer in Kingston on among others iTunes and Amazon.
Summer in Kingston track list
01. Just Another Girl (Ft. Tarrus Riley)
02. Sugarcane
03. Dame
04. Feeling Alive (Ft. Agent Sasco)
05. End Of The World (Drink Up)
06. Soldiers Story (Ft. Jaiden)
07. Fired Up (Fuck The Rece$$ion)
08. The Only One (Lie To Me) (Ft. Jaiden)
New song: Magic System featuring Shaggy and Allaoua – Vas Y Molo
Kore, Magic System, Shaggy and Mohammed Allaoua recorded a hot new collab! It’s called Vas-Y Molo and it’ll be released on Kore’s RaïN’B Fever 4, which is to hit stores on December 5! You can listen to this new song below!
Magic System featuring Shaggy and Allaoua – Vas Y Molo
Shaggy to perform at tribute to Joel Chin at B.B. Kings in New York
Shaggy, Sean Paul, Gyptian, Demarco, Laza Morgan, Wayne Marshall, DJ Norie and more will perform at a tribute to Joel Chin, A&R director for VP Records, who was murdered in August in Kingston, Jamaica. The tribute is set to take place at B.B. Kings in New York on December 14.
Shaggy to Festival Mégamiouz, Nouméa, New Caledonia
Shaggy, Diana King, Big Mountain, Kool and the Gang, Staff Benda Bilili and Pablo Moses are going to perform at the Festival Mégamiouz in Nouméa, New Caledonia, which is taking place on December 3 and 4! Tune in to Oceane FM to win tix.
Shaggy and crew are performing at the Festival Mégamiouz on December 3 at 22.30 P.M. Tickets are 5 000 francs for a one day ticket and 7 500 francs for both days. More info: Les Nouvelles Calédonies and Noumea by Night.
More upcoming tour dates
Wanna see all of Shaggy’s full 2011 and 2012 concert dates as known so far? Visit Shaggy’s tour schedule page!
New Shaggy song: Girl Don’t Stop on the Audacity Riddim!
Shaggy recorded a hot tune on the brand new Audacity Riddim produced by Notice Productions & Llamar “Riff Raff” Brown. It’s called Girl Don’t Stop, you can listen to a sneak preview right here!
Audacity Riddim
The Audacity Riddim encore and Promo Mix feature contributions by Pressure (Dem Nuh Care), Gappy Ranks (Money Calling), Tilibop (Life Line), Trixstar (Firm Stand) and Chino (Haunted). Check out the Audacity Riddim Promomix by Dj Lass & Angel Vibes above!
