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!
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)
Grammy-winning dancehall reggae artist Shaggy recently participated in an installment of The Recording Academy’s 5 Questions With… series. Held at The Academy’s headquarters in Santa Monica, California, Shaggy discussed topics such as songwriting, musical influences, advice for young musicians, his service in the Marine Corps, and his latest album, Summer In Kingston.
What is it like to be nominated for and to win Grammy Awards? What are some of the biggest moments he experienced in his career? What does Shaggy say about his great new album Summer in Kingston and about his charity work for the Bustamente Hospital for Children?
What’s Shaggy’s songwriting process like? And what’s his advice to aspiring young musicians? Watch Shaggy’s answers on the Grammy Awards 5 Questions with… Shaggy on Grammy.com!
Here’s the brand new video for Mighty Mystic’s new single Here I Am, featuring Shaggy and Lelie. Enjoy!
Mighty Mystic feat. Shaggy and Lelie official video Here I Am
Shaggy nominated for Grammy Award, Hype TV Music Award and RETVP MVP
Shaggy has been nominated for a Hype TV Music Award for his collab with Rik Rok on Bonafide Girl in the category Best Collaboration. He’s also up for a Grammy Award in the category Best Reggae Album for his new album Intoxication. Also, Shaggy has been nominated for a RETV MVP (Reggae Music Entertainment Television My Video Pic) Award for Video of the Year, Best Reggae Video and Best Music Video (Male) for Bad Man Don’t Cry. Director Jay Will has been nominated for Director of the Year. You can vote by emailing mvp@reggaetelevision.com (until February 12)!
Tour updates: Cayman Islands, Dubai UAE, Miami, Australia and New Zealand
Shaggy is heading to Australia and New Zealand to perform on the Raggamuffin Festival 2009, after he performed on the Issimo Live Music Fusion Concert Series with Maxi Priest and Snow and after he attended Jazzy T’s Birthday Bash on West Palm Beach, Miami on Sunday, January 18, with Ce’Cile, Christopher Martin, Usain Bolt and more. Shaggy also attended Jamrock Magazine’s Jam with Squeeze party in New York on January 9. Jamrock Magazine has two photos.
Dubai, UAE concert and tickets info
On February 12, Shaggy will perform at Dubai Festival City in Dubai, UAE. The Boombastic Beats – Shaggy live in concert show starts at 18:30 or 20:30h and is part of the big Dubai Shopping Festival 2009. More information: Zawya, Dubai Chronicle and the official DSF site.
Cayman Island Live Music Fusion concert videos
Shaggy performed at the Issimo Live Music Fusion Concert Series in the Cayman Islands in Georgetown, Grand Cayman, on Saturday January 17. Maxi Priest and Snow also performed. Here are the first videos!
