Shaggy feat. Eve – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!
Check out Shaggy and Eve’s exciting and happy-go-lucky new song Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! Shaggy and Eve’s collab is a follow-up to Cyndi Lauper’s hit Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.
Shaggy feat. Eve – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!
Monty Alexander, Robbie Shakespeare and Shaggy live at the Blue Note Jazz Club
Reggae icons Shaggy and Robbie Shakespeare (from Sly & Robbie) joined jazz legend Monty Alexander at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York to celebrate Monty Alexander’s 50 years in music! What ensued was a great concert. Here’s a video of the special live reggae & jazz set featuring Boombastic and Let’s Get It On, enjoy!
Video of Shaggy, Robbie Shakespeare, Monty Alexander and Bitty McLean live: Boombastic & Let’s Get It On!
Monty Alexander meets Sly & Robbie with special guest Shaggy at the Blue Note Jazz Club, New York (March 1)
Shaggy is going to perform alongside the legendary duo Sly & Robbie on Monty Alexander’s 50 Years In Music celebration! This special jazz & reggae concert takes place on March 1 at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York. Get your tickets now!
Shaggy & Cris Cab to perform at Duke University, North Carolina (April 13)
Joe College Concerts presents Shaggy and Cris Cab, April 13th at 4 P.M. in the Keohane Ampitheatre at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina! Visit the Duke Chronicle for more information!
Shaggy, Cris Cab and Melanie Fiona recently collaborated on the laid-back reggae tune Turn You On, which is featured on Cris Cab’s new mixtape Echo Boom! You can download or listen to Turn You On here!
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Check the tour schedule page for all upcoming concert dates as known so far!
Jahcoustix feat. Shaggy – World Citizen
Shaggy and Jahcoustix shot the video to their upcoming charity single World Citizen at the O2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany last Saturday! The single is a big party tune with a message, which is set to be released on April 13. All proceeds will go towards the Think Big Project, which supports young people’s ideas to create a better world!
Video shoot photos
Dance crew G-Breaker, who are featured in the video, posted a photo gallery! Check out the new single cover here!
Behind the scenes videos
Wanna take a look behind the scenes of the World Citizen video shoot by Shaggy and Jahcoustix? And get an idea of what this upcoming charity single sounds like? Check the videos below!
Shaggy & Jahcoustix
Shaggy & Chiara Civello live at the Sanremo Festival 2012
Shaggy performed the classic You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me with Chiara Civello as well as Boombastic tonight at the Sanremo Festival 2012 in Italy! Watch RAI TV’s video of their performance below!
Chiara Civello & Shaggy – You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me & Boombastic
Upcoming video shoot in Berlin, Germany: Jahcoustix feat. Shaggy – World Citizen
German Shaggy and Jahcoustix fans, are you in Berlin this Saturday? How would you like to be extras at the upcoming video shoot for World Citizen with Shaggy and Jahcoustix?
World Citizen video shoot contest
Show what makes you a world citizen and post a video or photo of yourself on the O2 Think Big Facebook Wall before noon today! The ten most creative and compelling entries will be chosen by a jury. The winners will be extras in the World Citizen video shoot with Shaggy and Jahcoustix!
Jahcoustix feat. Shaggy World Citizen
Shaggy wins Celebrity Role Model Award at the Youth View Awards 2012
Congratulations and much respect to Shaggy! He won the Celebrity Role Model Award at the Youth View Awards!
Shaggy has been supporting the Bustamante Hospital for Children for over 10 years. In 2009, he organized the first out of three Shaggy & Friends charity concerts for the hospital, raising over $90 million JMD to date! He’s already planning a fourth charity concert for the hospital, which might take place later this year. Shaggy has also contributed to other charities and charity events, such as the Haiti Relief Fund, Chain of Hope and Food for the Poor (and more).
Shaggy performs at The Roots Jam Session
Shaggy, Rahzel, Dez Duron, Jaiden, Bilal, India Irie, Pras, Elle Varner, Trombone Shorty, Childish Gambino and Bill Maher were among the artists to perform at the Grammy Awards weekend’s 8th annual The Roots Jam Session! Shaggy mashed up the place when he entered the stage singing Boombastic to Rahzel’s beatboxing, followed by a performance of Angel and It Wasn’t Me and a dancehall freestyle. Check out his performance below!
The Roots, Shaggy, Rahzel, Jaiden and Dez Duron live video!
Go over to Billboard for a review with photos! And check 3680 Photography’s photo gallery with several photos of Shaggy and others!
Grammy Awards
Shaggy’s new feel good album Summer in Kingston was nominated for Best Reggae Album at the 2012 Grammy Awards! Congrats to all Grammy Awards nominees and winners, among whom Stephen Marley! Looking super fly in a Hugo Boss suit with Chris Aire jewellery and Dolce & Gabana belt, Shaggy attended the awards ceremony.
Shaggy’s Grammy Awards style
Wanna take a good look at Shaggy’s Grammy Awards style? Go over to E Online’s 360 degrees Glam Cam or the Getty Images, Contact Music, AP Images and Corbis photo galleries!
Red Carpet Interviews
Shaggy talked to Grammy.com, VIBE, Yahoo, CBS and Fuse about representing Jamaica at the Grammy Awards and the loss of Whitney Houston.
Grammy.com interviews Shaggy
Fuse interviews Shaggy
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BRAND NEW: Shaggy – Summer in Kingston Lava Edition!
Shaggy’s new album Summer in Kingston (Lava Edition) is being released today in physical and digital form! The new feel good album has 10 tracks featuring Kat DeLuna, Tarrus Riley, Agent Sasco and Jaiden. Grab your copy now on iTunes, Amazon or Juno!
Shaggy's new album Summer in Kingston Lava Edition
Shaggy – Summer in Kingston Lava Edition track list
01. Just Another Girl feat. Tarrus Riley
02. She Gives Me Love
03. Feeling Alive feat. Agent Sasco a.k.a. Assassin
04. Dame feat. Kat Deluna
05. Sugarcane
06. Fired Up (F*ck The Rece$$ion!)
07. Hurting
08. Soldier’s Story feat. Jaiden
09. The Only One (Lie To Me) feat. Jaiden
10. End of the World (Drink Up)
New: Kingston 13 Riddim with Shaggy feat. Tarrus Riley “Just Another Girl”!
Ranch Entertainment is releasing the Kingston 13 Riddim today!
It features the Shaggy feat. Tarrus Riley track Just Another Girl, as well as contributions by Rayvon (Selecta), Alaine (Avalanche), Red Fox & Alju (Rocky Daddy Love), Gyptian (Reggae Morning), J-Boog (Low the Gunz) and Yung Juggz of RSNY (Live Your Life). Take a listen to a preview below!
You can get your copy on iTunes and Amazon!
Preview: Shaggy feat. Tarrus Riley – Just Another Girl
Shaggy’s collab with Tarrus Riley, Just Another Girl, is also featured on Shaggy’s Grammy nominated album Summer in Kingston. The Lava Edition of Summer in Kingston is set to be released on February 7.
Shaggy & Friends charity concert raises $32 million for Bustamante Hospital for Children!
The third installment of the Shaggy & Friends charity concert for the Bustamante Hospital for Children raised $32 million (JMD) for the Bustamante Hospital for Children in St Andrew, Jamaica! The concert, which was held on the Lawns of Jamaica House, featured artists such as Shaggy, Tarrus Riley, Romain Virgo, Tami Chynn, Wayne Marshall, Tifa, Future Fambo, Maxi Priest, Eve, Half Pint, Agent Sasco, Mr Vegas, Gyptian, Cocoa Tea, Beres Hammond and Lauryn Hill. It was the biggest of the three so far.
Shaggy announced the results at a press conference, held at the Bustamante Hospital for Children. The proceeds will furnish the pediatric hospital’s new ICU/cardiac ward in partnership with Chain Of Hope Jamaica, a group of volunteer doctors and nurses who perform surgeries each year on our children with heart problems.
Shaggy says: “I am heartened by the outpouring of support this year by so many Jamaicans and I pledge to continue to support this cause and encourage Jamaicans to do so as well!” Watch a video of the press conference below thanks to the Jamaica Observer, or check the photos on Caribbean Celebs
Jamaica Observer’s footage of the Shaggy & Friends press conference
You can watch videos and view photos of the 2012 Shaggy & Friends charity concert here or on the main page!
New: Cris Cab feat. Shaggy and Melanie Fiona – Turn You On!
Cris Cab, the young Miami native known for his smooth reggae-tinged style, is ready to drop his Echo Boom mixtape, available for download January 31. The mixtape features a collaboration with Shaggy and Melanie Fiona entitled Turn You On. Take a listen to the preview here!
For more on Cris Cab, log on to his official site or Facebook. You can download the full Echo Boom mixtape from DatPiff!
Cris Cab - Echo Boom
Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival 2012
On Thursday night, the Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival opened celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence. The night featured only reggae performances by among others Shaggy, Marcia Griffiths, Maxi Priest, Etana, John Holt, Mykal Rose and Christopher Martin and saw a record turnout.
Reggae greats honored at the Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival
Shaggy, Yellowman, Marcia Griffiths, John Holt, Maxi Priest, Richie Stephens, Derrick Morgan and Lloyd Parkes were honored for their past, current and future contribution to the development of Jamaica’s music at the Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival!
Shaggy’s performance
Shaggy gave a great performance! He entered performing Sugarcane, Strength of a Woman and Angel with Rayvon, after which he brought Tarrus Riley on stage for a live rendition of Just Another Girl (off Shaggy’s Grammy nominated album Summer in Kingston & the Kingston 13 Riddim, to be released on January 31)!
Tarrus Riley went on performing She’s Royal and Shaggy performed Bad Man Don’t Cry, What’s Love and his upcoming single Dame (to be released on the Summer in Kingston Lava Edition, in stores February 7) accompanied by Aisha Davis.
When the first sounds of Shaggy’s worldwide number one hit It Wasn’t Me were resonating through Trelawny, Shaggy brought another surprise guest on stage… It was Ne-Yo, who performed It Wasn’t Me together with Shaggy! Ne-Yo also performed Miss Independent and Shaggy and Tony Gold concluded the festival’s first night with Hey Sexy Lady. Attendees and live stream viewers say the concert was amazing!
OnStage TV Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival special
OnStage TV broadcast a Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival special on CVM TV. You can watch a video from the special below!
Shaggy and surprise guests Tarrus Riley and Ne-Yo are featured starting at 11:30 minutes into the video!
OnStage TV Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival video: Thursday night
Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival photos
Check the Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival and Visit Jamaica for photo galleries!
From left to right: Shaggy performing with Tarrus Riley and Ne-Yo (2), hanging out with Ne-Yo & Maxi Priest and backstage with Marcia Griffiths.
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