Shaggy talks about his new album Summer in Kingston, his off the hook new single Sugarcane and his favorite videos to chillax to on YouTube Music Tuesdays, check out the interview and playlist!
Did you get Shaggy’s awesome new album Summer in Kingston yet? It’s available for a time-limited special recession price of $2.99 on iTunes!
The playlist features:
Beyoncé – Run The World
Rihanna – Man Down
Bruno Mars – Just the Way You Are
Jimmy Cliff – The Harder They Come
Inner Circle – Sweat (A La La Long)
Shabba Ranks feat. Maxi Priest – House Call
Chaka Demus & Pliers – Murder She Wrote
Super Cat – Ghetto Red Hot
UB40 – Red Red Wine
Gregory Isaacs (Night Nurse)
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
Gregory Isaacs’ Thanksgiving Service
Legendary reggae singer Gregory Isaacs passed away in London by the end of October. Yesterday his funeral and the thanksgiving service for his life were held at the National Indoor Sports Center in Kingston, Jamaica. The service, ‘A Red Rose For Gregory‘, was filled with musical tributes from among others Shaggy, Ken Boothe, Etana, Carlene Davis, Freddy McGregor, Judy Mowatt, The Tamlins and AJ Brown. Jamaica Observer: Cool Ruler giving emotional send off, Farewell to Gregory and Musical tributes to Gregory.
Shaggy performed a tribute to the Cool Ruler at the Thanksgiving Service, singing Gregroy Isaacs’ Front Door (I Don’t Wanna Be Lonely Tonight) and telling a personal memory. Shaggy wrote about Gregory Isaacs’ passing on Twitter: “R.I.P Gregory, Your music will live on forever.. My condolences go out to all of your family!” and “Took me a minute ..but the cool Ruler will be missed…one of the 1st person in this business to show me luv!! R.I.P. Gregory!!!”.
Shaggy performs Gregory Isaacs’ Front Door (I Don’t Wanna Be Lonely Tonight) live at A Red Rose for Gregory in Kingston, Jamaica
Shaggy’s official MySpace confirms the following new tour dates in New York and Belgium and offers special price tickets to the Brooklyn Music Festival:
Brooklyn Music Festival tickets Shaggy writes that you can get special price tickets for the Brooklyn Music Festival by entering the promo code SHAGGY on Tix 4 Me when purchasing tickets!
The Brooklyn Music Festival will take place on July 4 and the line-up is stellar! Among others Shaggy, Shabba Ranks, Fabolous, B.O.B., Barrington Levy, Lady Saw, Marcia Griffiths, Tanya Stephens, Tony Matterhorn, Ding Dong, Assassin, Ricky Blaze, Courtney John, Daville, Yellowman and Gregory Isaacs will perform. More info. It’s gonna be a maaad festival!
Party FM Mega Jam 2010 (July 17)
Shaggy, Gyptian, Black Dada, Ultimate, Kardinall Offishal and many more artists will perform at the Mega Jam 2010 on July 17 in the Country Fair Entertainment Park in Medford, New York. You can get more info on the Party FM site. Tickets are available at Wan Tickets.
Suikerrock, Tienen, Belgium (July 31)
Shaggy’s official MySpace confirms that Shaggy will perform at the Suikerrock festival in Tienen, Belgium on July 31! Other artists to perform are The Opposites, Customs, Das Pop, Arid and Grace Jones. More info on the Suikerrock site, tickets are available at Tickoweb and Free Record Shop.
New tour date: Suikerrock, Belgium
Shaggy will perform at the Suikerrock festival in Tienen, Belgium on July 31! Other artists to perform at Suikerrock on July 31 are The Opposites, Customs, Das Pop, Arid and Grace Jones. You can get more info about the festival and tickets at the Suikerrock site. Shaggy will also perform at Kursaal in Ostend, Belgium on July 29!
Brooklyn Music Festival promo video
Shaggy, Fabolous, B.O.B., Barrington Levy, Lady Saw, Marcia Griffiths, Tanya Stephens, Tony Matterhorn, Ding Dong, Assassin, Ricky Blaze, Little Hero, Daville, Yellowman, Gregory Isaacs and more will perform on July 4 at the Brooklyn Music Festival. Here’s a hot new promo video (and a shorter promo video too)! Sounds like it’s gonna be a siick festival!
International Reggae Day
On July 1 the International Reggae Day festival will be held, celebrating Jamaica’s rich cultural legacy, history, and musical impact all across the world. The virtual media event is designed as a Red, Gold and Green I Love Jamaica campaign and global reggae party. Shaggy will be one of the featured artists at the IRD virtual Media Festival! Jamaica Observer and IRD official site.
Shaggy to Brooklyn Music Festival
Shaggy, Fabolous, Lady Saw, Barrington Levy, Yellowman, Tanya Stephens, Assassin (Agent Sasco), Ding Dong, Gregory Isaacs, Marcia Griffiths, B.O.B., Da’Ville, Tanya Stephens and many more will perform at the 3rd Annual Brooklyn Music Festival!
The Brooklyn Music Festival will be held on July 4 at Aviator Sports and Recreation at Floyd Bennet Field, Flatbush Avenue Extension South, New York. For more info about the festival and tickets, visit the official festival site!
Shaggy organizes a Walk for Peace: Save Jamaica!
Jamaica has had a long standing problem with violence and after the recent shootings of dancehall artists Oneil (of the group Voicemail) and Mad Cobra, the entertainment community is planning a Peace March on May 23. Edit: please note that the Peace March has been postponed due to the recent unrest in Jamaica.
Shaggy, organiser and spokesperson for the Peace March, spoke to the Jamaica Star about the violence in Jamaica and the event he is organizing. You can read more in this article!
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!
Shaggy talks about his new album Summer in Kingston, his off the hook new single Sugarcane and his favorite videos to chillax to on YouTube Music Tuesdays, check out the interview and playlist!