Summer in Kingston Lava Edition!
Shaggy is releasing a new edition of his Grammy nominated album Summer in Kingston on February 7 in physical and digital form! The Summer in Kingston Lava Edition features the new tracks “She Gives Me Love”, “Hurting” and “Dame” featuring Kat DeLuna, which was given a hot premiere performance on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Shaggy’s #1 iTunes Reggae Single Sugarcane, Just Another Girl feat. Tarrus Riley, Soldier’s Story, End of the World, Feeling Alive feat. Agent Sasco, Fired Up and The Only One feat. Jaiden are also featured on the new album.
Billboard.com premiere: She Gives Me Love (Summer in Kingston Lava Edition)!
In celebration of the Summer in Kingston Lava Edition release, Billboard is exclusively streaming one of its new songs, “She Gives Me Love“! This beautiful new reggae song was produced by Sly & Robbie and Sting International. Visit Billboard.com to get an exclusive taste of She Gives Me Love and Shaggy’s new album Summer in Kingston!
NEW: Shaggy – She Gives Me Love (Summer in Kingston Lava Edition)!
Shaggy’s awesome new album Summer in Kingston tops the Billboard Reggae Charts
Shaggy’s awesome new feel-good album Summer in Kingston is the number 1 album on the Billboard Reggae Albums Charts in the first week of its release! It’s Shaggy’s fifth album to reach the number 1 position on the Billboard Reggae Album Charts to date.
Wanna get Shaggy’s awesome new feel good album Summer in Kingston as well? It’s available for a recession price of just $2.99 on iTunes, go get it now, it’s great!
“I got to get some new pages in my passport,” says Shaggy in a recent interview with Billboard.com, “I constantly tour every year, around the clock.” Billboard caught up with diamond-selling reggae artist Shaggy and talked to Bob McLynn of Crush Management, the New York based firm (Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes, Train and more) that now manages Shaggy.
“The guy really is an icon out there,” says Bob McLynn of Crush Management, who signed Shaggy because “Shaggy had more good songs than any other new artist we’ve ever seen. You listen to any rhythm and pop station, and every summer you’re still going to hear some old Shaggy songs,” McLynn adds. “He’s still current in terms of his songs are still getting played… And when you hear the new stuff, its like, ‘OK, we could do something with this because it’s that good.'”
Shaggy’s awesome new album “Summer in Kingston” will be a digital-only release and will arrive aggressively priced at $2.99 through iTunes, Amazon and other major digital outlets, at least until Labor Day. Billboard.com writes about Sugar Cane and Just Another Girl, two tracks on the great new album: “Sugar Cane has all the hallmarks of a Shaggy summer smash: an island vibe, a naughty double-entendre.” “The album’s other sure shot is Just Another Girl, a roots-reggae banger featuring Jamaican star Tarrus Riley singing a tasty vintage hook.”
Did you get Shaggy’s awesome new album Summer in Kingston yet? It’s available on iTunes for just $2.99, get it now and your summer will be extra hot!
Read the full interview and review on Billboard.com!
Shaggy on the Billboard Charts of the Decade
Shaggy is all over the Billboard Charts of the Decade! Shaggy’s Hot Shot is #15 on the Billboard 200 Albums of the decade charts and #19 on the list of the Top Hip-Hop/R&B Albums. Shaggy himself is also listed on the Artists of the Decade, Hot 100 Artists and Billboard 200 Artists charts!
With Hot Shot being on the Billboard’s Hip-Hop and R&B Albums list, Lucky Day is #11 on the Reggae Albums list and It Wasn’t Me is also at #81 on the Hot 100 songs chart of the decade. It is also at number 3 on the 10 Best Selling Singles of the decade on the UK charts. On another list, the Top 25 Reggae Albums, Shaggy’s Hot Shot is #1! Quite some achievements! Sources: Billboard Decade Ends Charts and Jamaica Observer.
Shaggy to Caribbean Festival Miami
Damian, Stephen & Julian Marley and Shaggy will perform at the Caribbean Festival at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami on February 27! Source: Reggae Ville.
Shaggy & Sean Paul review, videos and more photos
The Caribbean News Weekly has a review with photos of the hot Shaggy & Sean Paul concert at Hardrock Live Hollywood! Here are the first videos: Crowd Teaser and Big Up and Boombastic.
Shaggy in Mauritius live video
Shaggy performed at the Festival Kreol in Mauritius on December 5, but he also held a showcase at Hotel Dinarobin in Mauritius. Here’s a video of the show!
Shaggy live at hotel Dinarobin in Mauritius: Hear Dis, Boombastic and Bonafide Girl!
More about the Shaggy & Friends Channel and concert
The Jamaica Gleaner has an article about the Shaggy & Friends Channel launch on Jamaican tv station Flow 394. They also write that international megastars Boyz II Men, Mario Winans and Joe will perform alongside Shaggy and many Jamaican entertainers at the Shaggy & Friends concert on January 2 on the lawns of Jamaica House! Article.
Shaggy for Usain Bolt’s 9.58 Superparty
Usain Bolt held a party to benefit the Health Centre in Sherwood Content and other causes on December 4 and 5. Here’s the endorsement video Shaggy made for the benefit party!
Shaggy interview article about climate change
Shaggy performed at the UN Dance for Climate Change concert in Copenhagen, Denmark last week. The Jamaica Observer interviewed Shaggy about his views on climate change, the need for action and his support for the cause. Interview article.
Shaggy interview video about climate change
The Lone Reporter spoke to Shaggy about climate change and the need for cool hybrid cars, after his performance at the Dance for Climate Change concert. There’s also a too funny interview video with footage from the concert!
