Shaggy live at the P.C. Richard and Son Theater in New York
Shaggy gave a very exclusive and energetic live concert at the P.C. Richard and Son Theater in New York last night!
Shaggy performed hits like Boombastic, Angel, Strength of a Woman, Big Up and Church Heathen as well as songs from his upcoming album Summer in Kingston, such as the awesome Sugarcane, Fired Up (Forget the Rece$$ion) and Feeling Alive!
Shaggy told the audience that his new album Summer in Kingston will be available on iTunes on July 19! The first single from the album is the awesome Sugarcane, which sounds as amazing live as it does on record!
During the concert, Shaggy recognized a girl in the audience who had had a heart transplant and asked her to get on stage. Shaggy had visited her, sat by her side and gave her support while she was in the hospital. Very sweet!
The show was great! Wanna watch the concert video? The concert is now online in full on 103.5 KTU, watch the live video here!
Shaggy’s birthday
Shaggy is turning 42 on October 22. Happy birthday to Shaggy!
StolenRecords Shaggy interview & awesome live performance
StolenRecords interviewed Shaggy and Shaggy performed live on several riddims! Check out the mp3 podcast here (click on the large Play button on the upper part of the screen to play the podcast), which also includes Big Up, Move Hype, Long Time, For Your Eyes Only and Only You! The live performance is awesome!
Shaggy is featured in the first hour of the show. Shaggy freestyled to among others the Fiesta Riddim, the Bam Bam Riddim and the Applause Riddim. He also sang parts of Big Up, Bam Bam, Chica Bonita, Bonafide Girl and Only You!
Shaggy’s 42 Below birthday party in Sydney, Australia
Shaggy isn’t just celebrating his birthday today. Last week, 42 Below threw him a birthday party at the Good God Small Club in Sydney, Australia. Shaggy handed out many tickets to the party and did a lot of interviews.
Shaggy interview article with photo
Time Out Sydney interviewed Shaggy about his records, his life, his family and Australia. Wanna read what he said? Here’s the interview article with photo! Shaggy talked to Nine MSN about creating a new album, his hit music and his collection of yet unreleased songs. Link to the interview article with photo: Shaggy still Boombastic at 42!
Shaggy interview videos
The Action Battle Team interviewed Shaggy for Nova FM. Watch the HD interview video on Nova FM! Here’s a photo of the radio team and Shaggy. Shaggy was on the Date with Kate show at The Age as well. Here’s the interview video! Kyle and Jackie O interviewed Shaggy for 2 Day FM and it was a funny interview! Here are a video, photos and mp3 podcast!
Shaggy, Rayvon and Maxi Priest performed at the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival 2010. They wowed the crowd, according to the St Lucia Star review with photos! Daylife also has a photo gallery with photos of the concert.
Shaggy & Rayvon perform Big Up and Hot Gal at the St Lucia Jazz Festival 2010
Newly added tour dates
Here are the newly added tour dates for 2010! The first three concerts have been officially confirmed at Shaggy’s MySpace. The two later dates have yet to be confirmed but they were announced on the concert organizer’s sites.
Ragga Muffins Festival (confirmed)
Shaggy, Don Carlos, Frankie Paul, Yellowman, Big Youth, Gramps Morgan, Mikey Spice, Lloyd Brown, Bajah & the Dry Eye Crew, Mystic Roots Band, The Dirty Heads and Yellow Wall Dub Squad will perform on February 20 at the Ragga Muffins Festival, Long Beach, California!
Bob Marley Movement Caribbean Festival (confirmed)
Shaggy, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Stephen “Ragga” Marley, Julian “Royal” Marley, Tarrus Riley, Capleton, Jahfe, Vega under Fire, Resolvers and Spragga Benz will perform at the 17th Annual Bob Marley Movement Caribbean Festival in Miami on February 27! More info here.
Negril Escape (confirmed)
It’s official, Shaggy, Rayvon, Terry Wonder and Escapade will perform at the Negril Escape One Love concert series at the Negril Escape in Jamaica on February 23! For information about tickets and more, visit the Negril message board and Negril Escape.
Part of the proceeds will go to the IronShore Basic School, One Love Drive, Negril. The tickets are selling fast, so get your tickets soon!
Spring Break Jamaica
Shaggy and other Caribbean artists (Chino, Laden, Timmi Burrell, Ras Noble, Kurt Riley and ZJ Liquid and maybe also Elephant Man and Beenie Man) will perform in The Jungle in Jamaica during Spring Break on March 6. More info at STS Travel and Jungle Negril.
Saint Lucia Jazz Festival
Shaggy, Maxi Priest, Steel Pulse, Toni Braxton, Foreigner and more artists will perform at the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival 2010, which will be held 9. Source: Saint Lucia Tourist Board and Saint Lucia Jazz.
Photos, videos and reviews of earlier 2010 concerts
Here are a few videos, photos and reviews links of recent concerts!
Shaggy, Wyclef Jean, LL Cool J and Teflon on stage
Shaggy, LL Cool J and producer Teflon joined Wyclef Jean on stage during his performance at the 944 Magazine Super Bowl party at Eden Roc Hotel at Miami Beach during the Super Bowl weekend. Star Traks Photo and Miami.com (Shaggy is in picture 26) have photos! Shaggy sang a very well received rendition of Bob Marley’s Redemption Song. Below is a video of Shaggy & Wyclef Jean sharing the stage!
Shaggy & Wyclef Jean: Boombastic, Bam Bam and Big Up
Shaggy and Usain Bolt in Hollywood photos Seminole Hard Rock and Dancehall.mobi have photos of Shaggy and Usain Bolt at Jazzy T’s birthday party at the Opium Nightclub at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida!
Raggamuffin Afterparty in Sydney photos
Meentertainment has a photo gallery (morephotos) of the Raggamuffin Festival 2010 Afterparty in Sydney, Australia with Shaggy, Sean Kingston and Julian Marley!
Youth View Awards 2010
Shaggy won the Celebrity Role Model of the Year Award at the Youth View Awards 2010 in Kingston, Jamaica! Christopher Martin accepted the award on Shaggy’s behalf.
EME Awards 2010
On February 4 the Excellence in Music and Entertainment Awards 2010 ceremony took place in Kingston, Jamaica. Shaggy & Friends show won the award for Show of the Year! Congratulations!
Jamaica Observer shows of the year
The Jamaica Observer chose the Shaggy & Friends concert in benefit of the Bustamente Hospital for Children as one of the shows of the year. Jamaica Observer article.
New single and video shoot: I Wanna!
Shaggy, Costa Ionita, Andrea (Sahara) and Bob Sinclar shoot a video for their hot new single I Wanna in February at the beaches in Jamaica! Libertatea. If the single hadn’t been played on the radio, the song would have been entered into the Eurovision song festival competition. Cancan Showbiz.
Bob Sinclar, feat. Sahara and Shaggy I Wanna will be featured on Bob Sinclar’s upcoming 2010 album Made in Jamaica. For a preview of the single and album cover as well as an audio snippet of the song, visit Bob Sinclar.com!
Shaggy to Dubai
Shaggy will perform at Chi in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on December 17 16! The official Chi @ The Lodge Facebook has more info, as does Time Out Dubai.
Win tickets to Shaggy in Dubai
You can win tickets for Shaggy’s concert at Chi in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on December 17 16 at Time Out Dubai, Mumtazz Dubai and Ahlan Live!
New collaboration: Bob Sinclar & Shaggy
Costi Ionita announced he’s collaborating with Sahara, Bob Sinclar and Shaggy. Article (in Romanian).
Shaggy on the charts: Hot Shot #1 reggae album of the decade and Long Time Top 25 Reggae albums of the decade #1
Shaggy’s Hot Shot is the number 1 most successful reggae album of this decade! Two of Shaggy’s other albums are also on the list: Mr Lover Lover, The Best of Shaggy, part 1 is at number 4 and Lucky Day is at number 17 as well. Jamaica Observer.
Long Time #1 on the German Reggae Charts
Shaggy’s tune on the Street Bullies Riddim, Long Time, is the number one reggae song in Germany! Trend Charts: Deutsche Reggae Charts.
Shaggy at Festival Kreol in Mauritius live videos
Shaggy & crew performed at the Festival Kreol in Mauritius last weekend, here are the first live videos of the concert: Crowd Teaser and Feel the Rush and fireworks at the island of Mauritius!
Festival Kreol interview, review and photo
Grand Baie review and photo of Shaggy’s concert in Mauritius. Défi Media interviewed Shaggy before his performance at the Festival International Kreol at the island of Mauritius on December 5. Shaggy said he’s proud to perform at the festival and talks about his heritage, Mauritius, dancehall music and his responsibility towards the new generation of artists. More? Interview article.
Crowd Teaser: live concert video at the island of Mauritius
Shaggy at La Réunion
Antenne Réunion met up with Shaggy while he was at the island of La Réunion for a concert. Interview article and press conference video.Shaggy talks about his concerts at La Réunion and Mauritius, his new Jamaican single Never Let me Go feat. Tessanne Chin, being a “good boy” and his new collaboration with Bob Sinclar!
Shaggy & Friends Channel on Flow
Jamaican telecommunications provider Flow and the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation launched a Shaggy & Friends channel, Shaggy & Friends TV, on FLOW 394. The channel will broadcast music videos of the artists who will perform at the Shaggy & Friends charity concert and show updates on the events leading up to the benefit concert.It will also broadcast scenes of last year’s charity concert and behind the screen clips of production meetings with sponsors, visits to the Hospital and much more. I Dancehall Reggae.
Shaggy interviews Gully and Gaza, the music industry and parenting
Shaggy talks about his background, Gully and Gaza – this interview was held just before Vybz Kartel and Mavado ended the feud – as well as lyrics, making it in the music industry and parenting in the second part of the Jamaica Gleaner interview. Interview article. The first part of the interview is also online and has been linked before.
Shaggy interview about the Shaggy & Friends concert and Shaggy’s charity foundation
Shaggy talked to the Jamaica Observer TEENage about his involvement with the Bustamente Hospital for Children and the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation. Interview article.
Shaggy interview about traveling
Shaggy travels a lot for his concerts. The Jamaica Observer spoke to Shaggy about what he likes and dislikes about traveling and how he prepares for it. Interview Q&A article.
Italian concert photos and videos
Shaggy performed in Bari, Milan, Napoli and Venice last week. Here are photos and photo galleries of the concerts Venice (by Rasta Snob), Napoli (Kinky Klub), Milan (Antonio) and more (Stey)!
Venice and more Napoli concert video
Fucina Controvento has a video (Boombastic, Bonafide Girl, the crowd teaser and Big Up) of yesterday’s Shaggy, Rayvon and Groove Society Band show at the Fucina Controvento in Marghera, Venice. La Casa della Musica in Naples, Italy: Get Up, Stand Up and Fight and Fly High.
More Bari concert videos
A lot of good videos of the concert at the Demodè Club in Bari, Italy are online! You can watch them on the Bari 2009 videos page. A couple of them have been embedded below!
Long Time and Angel at the Demode Disco Club in Bari, Italy
Hear Dis, Boombastic, Bonafide Girl and Angel
Big Up, Hot Gal, Bashment Party, Wild 2Nite, Strength of a Woman and It Wasn’t Me
Herbs Come Around, Church Heathen, What’s Love and Feel the Rush
Classic 1992 Shaggy performance
Wanna see a classic Shaggy video? Shaggy, Rayvon and Screechie Dan performed at the Pre-Labor Day West Indian Carnival Show at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City in 1992. In a first video of the show, that you can watch here, Shaggy and Rayvon sang Old Foot. In this video you can see Shaggy, Screechie Dan and Rayvon perform Mampie, Pose Off (Pum Pum Shorts) and Big Up! Enjoy!
1992 Shaggy, Rayvon and Screechie Dan Mampie, Pose Off and Big Up video by G.B.T.V.
The Scene interviews Shaggy
The Scene interviewed Shaggy about his music career and his aspirations. Interview article.
MTV Italy MTV Italy writes about Shaggy’s upcoming tour dates in Italy:
November 26 Demodè Club, Bari
November 27 La Casa della Musica, Naples
November 28 Leoncavallo, Milan
November 29 Shaggy and Rayvon at Fucina Controvento, Marghera, Venice
New Shaggy song! Shaggy and Tesanne Chin – Never Let Me Go
Shaggy and Tesanne Chin recorded a song together: it’s Never Let Me Go, on Birchill Records. It sounds good!
Shaggy interview on Talk Radio Europe
Shaggy will be interviewed live by Hannah Murray on Talk Radio Europe at 10.30 AM GMT this morning! You can listen to the interview in the Talk Radio Europe web stream!
Shaggy on Angela and Friends
Shaggy will be on the new Angela and Friends show on Sky1 tv at 2pm GMT today!
Shaggy on Live
Mitch Winehouse will interview Shaggy today in his cab for his Showbiz Rants show on online tv station Liv!
Shaggy to host Chain of Hope Fund Raiser
Shaggy is hosting the Chain of Hope fund raiser today!
The Chain of Hope organisation provides children, suffering from life-threatening disease, with the surgery and treatment to which they do not have access in their own country. It brings children to the UK for treatment and sends surgical teams and support staff to countries with an acute lack of medical provision.
More Club Lido videos
Shaggy, Lady Saw, Beenie Man, Mighty Mystic and other artists performed at Club Lido in Revere, Massachusetts this weekend. Here are a couple more videos! If you wanna watch more videos from the show on this blog, go here.
Shaggy live at Club Lido compilation video: Hear Dis, Church Heathen and Bonafide Girl!
Shaggy, Lady Saw and Beenie Man live at Club Lido
Featured songs are among others Angel, It Wasn’t Me, Big Up, Hot Gal, Here I Am, Hey Sexy Lady, Row Like a Boat, Come Again, Toy Friend, Dude, MJ tribute and King of the Dancehall
New Scandinavian single: Ida Corr feat. Shaggy Under the Sun!
Ida Corr’s and Shaggy’s hot song Under the Sun, from Ida Corr’s 2009 album Under the Sun, has now been released as a single in Scandinavia! You can listen to 30 seconds audio snippets and get the single on TDC Online (select the track you wanna hear, then click on Hør 30 sek to listen to a preview). Info courtesy of the official Ida Corr fansite.
Here’s the track list to the new Under the Sun single by Ida Corr featuring Shaggy:
1. Under The Sun (Jason Gault Radio Edit) 2. Under The Sun (Jason Gault Extended)
3. Under The Sun (Cut Up Boys Remix)
4. Under The Sun (Cut Up Boys Clubmix)
5. Under The Sun (Michael Kaye Remix)
6. Under The Sun (Dave Lambert & Housetrap Remix)
7. Under The Sun (Lenny Ibizarre Remix)
8. Under The Sun (Out Of Sight Mix)
9. Under The Sun (Original)
10. Under The Sun (Acapella)
UK interviews
Shaggy is doing interviews in the UK tomorrow! He will be a guest on the new Angela and Friends show on Sky1. It sounds very interesting! If you want to make sure you don’t miss anything, tune in to Angela and Friends on Sky1 tomorrow afternoon!
Shaggy might also be on the Hannah Murray Show on Talk Radio Europe very soon, which is broadcast at Talk Radio Europe at 1pm GMT.
Can’t wait? You can watch Cat Deeley’s interview with Shaggy, from January 2009, on Sky Culture’s Soundtrack to My Life (free for Sky TV Style & Culture Pack subscribers). Shaggy discusses the songs, music and lyrics that have shaped his life and career, featuring clips and live performances in an almost 30 minutes video.
Shaggy at Glow Club video
Shaggy and Rayvon performed at Glow Club in St. Gallen, Switzerland on October 31. Here’s a compilation video of the performance, with Hear Dis, Boombastic, Angel, Crowd Teaser, Big Up, thanks to ASTV!
Shaggy and Rayvon at Club Glow in St. Gallen, Switzerland live video
Shaggy’s birthday
Today is Shaggy’s birthday. Happy birthday to Shaggy!
Shaggy to the Raggamuffin Festival 2010
Shaggy will return to the Raggamuffin Festival in Australia and New Zealand in 2010! Shaggy, Wyclef Jean, Sly & Robbie, Julian Marley, Sean Kingston, Steel Pulse, Blue King Brown and House Of Shem will perform at the festival in January. For more information, check the official Ragamuffin Festival site for Australia and New Zealand. Tickets will be available starting October 20 at Ticketmaster Australia and New Zealand starting October 26. Here are the tour dates:
January 23 2010 Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua, New Zealand January 25 2010 ME Bank Stadium, Perth, Australia January 29 2010 Acer Arena, Sydney, Australia January 30 2010 Riverstage, Brisbane, Australia January 31 2010 Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Australia
New Shaggy song! Kevin Lyttle ft. Shaggy Feels So Good!
Shaggy and Kevin Lyttle recently recorded a song together. Here it is: Kevin Lyttle featuring Shaggy, Feels So Good!
New song: Kevin Lyttle ft. Shaggy Feels So Good
Shakti Love Fest auction and photos
The Shakti Love Fest’s auction to raise more funds for the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation continues until noon (Jamaican time) today, Shaggy’s birthday. If you want to purchase an item and help the Bustamente Hospital for Children, you can still do so for a few hours!
Also, there are now more photos online of the performances at the Shakti Love Fest on Facebook, among others of Shaggy and Toots Hibbert sharing the stage (click on next for more photos of Shaggy).
Wave 105 auction
Wave 105 is auctioning a Best of Shaggy, The Boombastic Collection, signed by Shaggy, in their online Cash for Kids Charity Auction. You can get more information or place a bid here.
Mr Vegas and Shaggy live at Greenhouse in NYC
Shaggy and Mr Vegas visited Greenhouse in New York at Mr Vegas’ birthday last month and did an impromptu performance. Here’s a video!
Mr Vegas and Shaggy impromptu performance: Shaggy sings Boombastic, Angel, happy birthday, It Wasn’t Me and Big Up
Here are videos and photos of Shaggy at B.B. Kings, Labor Day and the Digicel Caribbean Cup in New York!
Shaggy at B.B. Kings
Shaggy, Elephant Man and Bounty Killer and many more were on stage at B.B. Kings in N.Y.C., here’s a video !
Elephant Man, Shaggy Big Up & Hot Gal, Rayvon & Red Foxx Bashment Party, Bounty Killer and others at B.B. Kings in New York!
Shaggy at Labor Day
Shaggy, Elephant Man and Serani were on a truck on Labor Day and mashed up the place. Here are videos of Shaggy, Elephant Man and Serani from a truck on Labor Day September 7 in New York!
Shaggy at Digicel Caribbean Cup in New York
Shaggy went to the Digicel Caribbean Cup in New York article. Here’s a photo and article of Shaggy at the Digicel Caribbean Cup. Jamaica won!
Shaggy Church Heathen and Hot Gal at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York thanks to lonestarsound415
Here are the first videos of Shaggy’s concert at the BMO Music Fest 2009 in Okinawa, Japan, thanks to gizzlethizzle! They include live performances of Church Heathen, Big Up, It Wasn’t Me, Angel, Wild 2Nite and Boombastic featuring Rayvon, Na’Sha, Tony Gold, Michael Fletcher and Robert “Dubwise” Browne. You can also watch a video from the BMO Music Fest Welcome Party in Tokyo, Japan and Shaggy’s drop for the BMO Music Festival ’09 here.
