March 22: New Cruise Ship Pier Opening, Falmouth, Jamaica (confirmed)
Shaggy will perform live at the inauguration of the new Cruise Ship Pier in Falmouth, Jamaica on March 22! Source: Shaggy’s official MySpace.
July 31: One Love Reggae Festival, Wembley Arena, London, UK (confirmed)
UK Shaggy fans, get ready! Here’s good news for you! Shaggy will be back in the UK for a concert at the One Love Peace Festival alongside among others Sean Paul and Busta Rhymes at the Wembley Arena in London on July 31!
One Love Peace Festival 2011
The 2011 One Love Peace Festival in London marks the 30th anniversary of the death of Bob Marley, aiming to make his message of peace live on in contemporary London and the UK. It purports to emphasize the importance of peace and togetherness and reduce gun and knife crime. Ky-Mani Marley, Busta Rhymes, Shaggy, Sean Paul, Gyptian, John Holt, Etana, Third World, Aswad, Natty King, Trinity, Skepta, Princess Nyah, Wayne Wade and the Abyssinians are among the artists who will perform at the One Love Peace Festival! Further acts are to be announced.
One Love Peace Festival History
The One Love Peace Festival has been inspired by the 1978 One Love Peace Concert in Kingston, Jamaica, which was held to bring about peace between the warring factions in Jamaica and Kingston’s inner city areas. Bob Marley & the Wailers, Peter Tosh, Dennis Brown, Beres Hammond and Big Youth were among the performers. As for footage of this historical concert: here’s a video in which Bob Marley sang Jammin’ and had rivaling political leaders Michael Manley and Edward Seaga shake hands after bringing them on stage.
Shaggy’s Top 10 Dancehall Artists
Which dancehall artists had the biggest influence on Shaggy? BBC Radio 1 & BBC Radio 1Xtra broadcast Shaggy’s Top 10 dancehall artists last night! Shaggy talked about his beginnings in the music business and the dancehall artists who inspired and influenced him most. So… who are on top of Shaggy’s list and why? And what songs were broadcast?
Listen to Shaggy’s Top 10 to find out! The show is available online for 7 days. If you tune in to BBC Radio 1Xtra at 7 PM GMT tonight, you can hear Shaggy’s Top 10 live on air as well!
Update July 31: this show will be broadcast again at 5 A.M. GMT+1 on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 1Xtra, tune in!
New song: Shaggy & Ricky Blaze – Wave
Shaggy recorded a new song called Wave with Ricky Blaze! The song was produced by Ricky Blaze and it’s featured on Ricky Blaze’s upcoming Party Vibe riddim (FME Recordings), which will be available on iTunes soon.
Sherman Escoffery premiered the new song on his MRI radio show at E2 On Air yesterday. Listen here! (Wave is on around 1 hour 13 minutes into the show)
EME Awards Text Voting
Online voting for the EME Awards is closed, but if you’re a customer of Lime or Claro telecommunications, you can still text vote for the EME Awards 2011! Shaggy is nominated for Artist of the Decade and International Artist of the Year! Shaggy & Alaine’s For Yur Eyez Only received a nomination for Best Collaboration of the Year as well. For voting instructions and more, visit the EME Awards site!
NBC Today Show / Smile Jamaica videos
NBC Today hosts Kathy Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb co-hosted a special edition of TVJ’s Smile Jamaica. Shaggy was one of the featured guests on the show. Segments of the show will be broadcast on the Today Show on NBC in May and the entire show will be posted on the Today show’s site! You can watch a couple videos of the show online already: mixing drinks, rum bar & Fired Up and Shaggy, Simon and Neville working the runway!
Models, Shaggy, Simon and Neville walking the runway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YBf5Km_z3M#t=06ms32s
Negril Escape One Love concert series
Shaggy, Rayvon, Terry Wonder and Escapade will perform at the One Love concert series at the Negril Escape in Negril, Jamaica this Tuesday February 23!
Ragga Muffins Festival video and photos
Shaggy and Rayvon were among the artists who performed at the Ragga Muffins Festival in Long Beach, California this weekend. Michael Zampelli has photos of Shaggy, Don Carlos, Yellowman, Big Youth, Frankie Paul, Mikey Spice and The Dirty Heads. The show sold off! You can watch a video below! Wow!
Shaggy & Rayvon perform Jammin’, Red Red Wine and Welcome to Jamrock live video!
Wyclef Jean & Shaggy perform Redemption Song at the Super Bowl After Party
Wyclef Jean performed at a Super Bowl After Party in Miami and Shaggy joined him on stage to sing Bob Marley’s Redemption Song together. The audience loved it and in the video below you can see why! Wow, they’re impressive!
Wyclef Jean & Shaggy sing Redemption Song!
Super Bowl 2010 Shaggy interview
The South Florida Insider interviewed Shaggy before he entered the Super Bowl Party at Gulfstream Park in Miami. Here’s the interview video about the Super Bowl, Shaggy’s new single and his tour!
More photos and videos of the Super Bowl weekend
Shaggy, LL Cool J and Teflon joined Wyclef Jean on stage during his performance at the Super Bowl After Party in Miami. More videos and photos of their performances are on this page!
New Shaggy song: Bob Sinclar & Shaggy – I Wanna!
Shaggy’s new song with Bob Sinclar premiered on Fun Radio last night. The song is called I Wanna and it’s hot! You can listen to it below.
Bob Sinclar & Shaggy – I Wanna…
Upcoming concert dates
Here are some of the newly added 2010 Shaggy tour dates! So far the Raggamuffin Festival in Australia and New Zealand has been confirmed by Big Yard, the other dates haven’t been confirmed yet but they have been in the media.
Shaggy and Usain Bolt to Hollywood
The fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt, will play the turntables for charity at Jazzy T’s annual birthday celebration at the Seminole Hard Rock Opium Night Club in Hollywood on January 17. Shaggy will also be present, according to the South Florida News!
Raggamuffin Festival Australia and New Zealand
Shaggy, Wyclef Jean, Julian Marley, Sean Kingston, Steel Pulse, Lauryn Hill and Sly & Robbie will perform at the Raggamuffin Festival in Australia and New Zealand on January 23-31. For the exact tour dates and locations, here.
Youth View Awards 2010
Shaggy, Ding Dong, Tifa, Aidonia, Elephant Man, Voicemail, Etana, G-Whizz, Tessanne Chin and more artists will perform at the Youth View Awards 2010! And that’s not all, Shaggy has been nominated for awards in the categories of Celebrity Role Model and Local International Artiste of the Year!
The awards ceremony will be held at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, Jamaica on February 6. For more information about the awards show and the voting for the awards, log on to the Youth View Awards 2010 Facebook!
Ragga Muffins Festival California
On February 20 and 21, the Ragga Muffins Festival in California will pay tribute to Bob Marley. Shaggy will perform on Long Beach on February 20! You can find more info about the festival and on where to get tickets at the Ragga Muffins Festival site.
Artists who will perform at the two-day festival are among others Shaggy, Gregory Isaacs, Barrington Levy, Capleton, Cocoa Tea, Tarrus Riley, Alborosie, The Mighty Diamonds, Konshens, Yellowman, Gramps Morgan, Kenneth Boothe, Frankie Paul, Big Youth, Don Carlos and Lloyd Brown.
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.
Reportage Shaggy video
Here’s a clip from a tv show item about Shaggy. Wanna see photos of Shaggy as a baby and as a kid? As well as of some of his magazine covers? And watch video snippets of US MTV Cribs, Oh Carolina, Boombastic, Hey Sexy Lady, live shows and more? You can watch it all in the video below!
Reportage Shaggy video!
Shaggy & Friends raise $30 million for Bustamente Hospital!
The Shaggy & Friends concert raised $30 million (Jamaican) dollars for the Bustamente Hospital for Children! A huge achievement, made possible by Shaggy & Friends, the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation and everyone who attended and contributed. Much respect to Shaggy and the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation for their charity work! Jamaica Gleaner article with photo.
Shaggy live at Jamaica House
Shaggy performed a tribute to the Jamaican Olympic artists at Jamaica House. Here’s a live video of Shaggy & Jaiden performing Bonafide Girl!
Trinidad concert rescheduled
Shaggy’s and NeYo’s concert at Queen’s Park, Port Oval in Trinidad, today has been rescheduled to April 25, due to NeYo cancelling his part of the show. Shaggy and John Legend will perform on the new show on April 25! Trinidad Express.
Vote for Shaggy at the IRAWMA Awards
Shaggy is one of the nominees at the International Reggae And World Music Awards, which will be held on Sunday, May 3. Legendary engineer Erroll Brown, who worked for Shaggy as well as for Bob Marley and Ziggy Marley, will be inducted into the IRAWMA Hall of Fame. You can view a profile of him in the IRAWMA Magazine (click on page 27). Shaggy is also featured in the IRAWMA Magazine (click on page 30).
You can also vote here for Shaggy and your other favourite artists at the IRAWMA’s!
Shaggy tops RE TV MVP Awards
Shaggy won not one, but two Reggae Entertainment Television Music & Video Awards for Bad Man Don’t Cry: Best Reggae Video and Video of the Year. Congratulations Shaggy!
New Shaggy song! Bruck Up feat. Shaggy I Wear My Sunglasses At Night
Shaggy is featured on the remix of Bruck Up‘s new single I Wear My Sunglasses At Night. It sounds cool!
Bruck Up feat. Shaggy: I Wear My Sunglasses at Night on YouTube
April 8 – 1993 Oh Carolina performance!
Here’s a video of Shaggy performing Oh Carolina back in 1993. Enjoy!
