New riddim: Green Faces Riddim
Shaggy has not one, but two songs on the brand new Green Faces riddim (King Yard Music & Ranch Entertainment): Alaine feat. Shaggy – Good Good and Shaggy & Ce’Cile – Gweh! The riddim was produced by King Yard and features contributions by Alaine, Ce’Cile, Christopher Martin, Lady Saw, Future Fambo, Lukie D, Red Foxx, Ishawna, Spoogie and Shaggy. Sounding good, good, good, good, good; good, good! Green Faces Riddim track list
* Alaine feat. Shaggy – Good Good
* Christopher Martin – Green Faces
* Shaggy & Ce’Cile – Gweh
* Lady Saw – No Gum
* Ce’Cile – Tip Me
* Future Fambo – Get Crunked Up
* Red Fox & Ishawna – Wanna Love You
* Lukie D – Bank Account
* Spoogie – Pree Me Suh
The EME Awards will take place on March 12 in Kingston, Jamaica. Eve, Trina, Lady Saw, Etana, Bounty Killer, Jah Cure, Elephant Man, Wayne Wonder, Andrew Tosh, Tifa, Nomaddz, Khalil, Leba and Downsound Records Crew will perform! More info at the official EME site!
New York, Jamaica, New Jersey, Curacao and Israel Shaggy fans, get ready for Shaggy’s upcoming concerts! Shaggy’s MySpace confirms the following upcoming concerts:
October 1 KC Hideaway in Brooklyn, New York
Shaggy, Rayvon, Screechy Dan, Red Foxx, Mr Easy and Tilibop will perform at KC Hideway in Brooklyn, New York on October 1! More info about the concert, flyers and ticket info.
October 16 Road International 27th Anniversary, Mangoville Ballroom, New York
Shaggy will host the Road International 27th Anniversary by DJ Roy, DJ Oxtail and DJ Stretch at Mangoville Ballroom in New York on October 16! More info.
October 23 Arthur’s Day Guinness Brewery Celebrations, National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica
Shaggy, Busta Rhymes, Wyclef Jean, Beenie Man, Lady Saw, Bounty Killer along with Mavado and Wayne Wonder will perform at the Caribbean leg of the Arthur’s Day Guinness Brewery Celebrations at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica on October 23! Visit more info the Jamaica Observer.
October 28: rescheduled toNovember 7 Urban Vibe 2010 Benefit Concert, Prudential Center Newark, Newark, New Jersey Canceled! Shaggy, Machel Montano, Nicky Minaj and Ciara will perform at the Urban Vibe 2010 benefit concert in New Jersey. The charity concert, which is to raise money and awareness for empowering residents and improving the quality of life in New Jersey’s urban communities, will be held at the Prudential Center in Newark. More info about the concert. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.
November 4 Hangar 11 / Nokia Hall, Tel Aviv, Israel
Shaggy will perform at the Nokia TA Hall Hangar 11 in Tel Aviv, Israel on November 4!
November 13 Curacao Heineken Regatta
Shaggy will perform at the Curacao Heineken Regatta! Shaggy also performed at the Heineken Regatta in St Maarten back in 2008 (St Maarten Heineken Regattavideos and photos). Shaggy will perform at the Curacao Heineken Regatta Village on November 13. More info and shout out video!
The making of For Yur Eyez Only
Wanna see how Shaggy’s new hit song For Yur Eyez Only was made? Big Yard uploaded footage of Tony “CD” Kelly, Alaine and Shaggy in the studio. You can watch it below!
Shaggy, Alaine and Tony “CD” Kelly: The making of the new smash hit For Yur Eyez Only!
Tour schedule updates
Shaggy’s MySpace confirms the following upcoming tour dates in New York and Orlando, Florida:
September 3 Hot 97 FM On Da Reggae Tip, New York (tickets)
Shaggy will make a special guest appearance at Hot 97 FM’s On Da Reggae Tip at Hammerstein’s Ballroom, New York on September 3! Other artists to perform are Gyptian, Mr Vegas, Serani, Ricky Blaze, Barrington Levy, Ding Dong, Alison Hinds and Elephant Man!
September 4 Reggaefest 2010, Hard Rock Live Orlando, Florida (tickets)
Shaggy, Barrington Levy, Rayvon, Alaine, Gyptian, Serani, Rupee, Don Yute, Qupid, Malica and Alayna will perform at the Reggaefest 2010 at Hard Rock Live Orlando, Florida on September 4!
September 5 Mister Cee 5 Alarm Blaze, Webster Hall, New York (tickets)
Shaggy, Elephant Man, Serani, Mr Vegas, Bunji Garlin, Fay-Anne Lyons, Ricky Blaze, Ding Dong, Demarco, Tallpree, JW & Blaze, Lady Saw and Alison Hinds will perform on September 5 at Mr Cee’s 5 Alarm Blaze at Webster Hall in New York!
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 song! Shaggy & Tessanne Chin – Never Let Me Go!
Shaggy & Tessanne Chin recently recorded a hot tune together! The song is called Never Let Me Go. It has been produced by Christopher “Langman” Birch for Birchill Records and mixed by Shaun “Sting Int’l” Pizzonia. Thanks for the info to Danny Pepperseed!
Dancehall Vibes
Do you wanna hear the song premier in a maaad radio show that has the hottest, newest and best dancehall songs? Then tune in to Danny Pepperseed’s Dancehall Vibes show today at 10 PM CEST (GMT+1) at the Stadsradio Helmond live stream!
Update: you can view the show’s playlist and get the show’s mp3 (download part 1 and part 2) as well!
Never Let Me Go is the first song played in the first part of the show. Dancehall Vibes is broadcast every Wednesday at 10 PM CEST on Stadsradio Helmond!
Shaggy, Beenie Man, Lady Saw and Mighty Mystic in Club Lido photos
Marlono has a photo gallery with lots of photos of Mighty Mystic’s Birthday Bash in Club Lido, Revere, Massachusetts, where among others Shaggy, Beenie Man and Lady Saw performed! If you wanna see videos from all Club Lido performances, follow this link!
Win tickets to Shaggy’s Magic City Casino concert
You can win tickets to Shaggy’s concert at the Magic City Casino in Miami on November 14 on the Magic City Casino’s Facebook! Tickets can be bought at the official Magic City Casino site.
Shaggy on Talk Radio Europe
Maurice Boland and Hannah Murray interviewed Shaggy for Talk Radio Europe yesterday. Shaggy talked about his charity activities, being called “Shaggy”, Oh Carolina, Boombastic, It Wasn’t Me and how he has been supporting the Bustamente Hospital for Children in Kingston, Jamaica for nine years.
He also spoke about the new Shaggy & Friends concert in Jamaica on January 2, which features Joe, Ali Campbell, Babyface and many more and about hosting the Chain of Hope fund raiser in the UK yesterday.
It was a fun interview, you can listen to it in the On Demand service! Select the show for Tuesday, 10th November 2009 11:00-12:00, download the mp3 and then go to last 15 minutes of the show to hear the Shaggy interview.
New single! Ida Corr feat. Shaggy Under the Sun Jason Gault radio edit!
The new hot single by Ida Corr featuring Shaggy, Under the Sun, is now available worldwide! Don’t have the single yet? You can listen to 20 seconds audio snippets and get the single here!
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
Mighty Mystic’s Birthday Bash
Shaggy, Beenie Man, Lady Saw, Mighty Mystic, Bruck Up, Mad Bwoy, D’Arryval, Maverick and more artists performed at Mighty Mystic’s Birthday Bash at Club Lido in Revere, Massachusetts last night. The concert was a sell off! See for yourself how Shaggy, Rayvon and other artists mashed up the place! Here are a couple of videos from the performance.
Church Heathen HQ live video
Angel HD video
Mighty Mystic, Lelie & Shaggy Here I Am
Shaggy to perform at Dance for Climate Change concert, Denmark
The official Seal the Deal 2009 site announces that Shaggy, Akon, Denmark’s Rasmus Seebach, Nabiha, Austrian dance group My Excellence will perform at the Dance for Climate Change concert on December 7!
The concert will be broadcast in a live web stream as well as on several tv and radio stations. You can view a PSA about the concert on YouTube.
Update: ‘As’ on D4CC Facebook writes you can watch the concert live at CITV / Satcom C3. I can’t check this info, but if you have satellite television you could try to watch it there. The concert will be broadcast later by tv stations around the world, among others DK4 (a Danish tv station), and it will probably be uploaded to YouTube as well.
Shaggy & Sean Paul to perform at Hard Rock Live Hollywood
Jamaican superstars Shaggy and Sean Paul will perform at Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida on December 11! Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.
Shaggy and Friends I Dare You 2009 and 2010 videos
Shaggy organized a benefit concert for the Bustamente Hospital for Children in 2009. In 2010, a new Shaggy & Friends concert in benefit of the children’s hospital will be organized! More info.
Here are two new videos for the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation, courtesy of DJ Kue. One has live footage from the Shaggy & Friends 2009 charity concert! The other video is a PSA for the Shaggy & Friends 2010 Dare to Care concert and the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation, his charity in benefit of the Bustamente Hospital for Children!
Shaggy & Friends concert footage 2009 Save a Life
Shaggy, Elephant Man, Tesanne Chin, Etana, Sean Paul, Lady Saw, Macy Gray, Marcia Griffiths, Luciano, Freddie McGregor, Gramps Morgan, Tony Rebel, Rayvon, Rik Rok, Christopher Martin and other artists sing Save a Life live on the Shaggy & Friends concert in 2009!
Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation Dare to Care 2010 PSA
Glow Club photos
Shaggy, Rayvon and DJ Kue performed at the Glow Club in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Saturday October 31. Before that, they visited The Box club in St. Gallen (photos). Here’s a photo gallery of the performance at the Glow Club! Looking pretty cool, right?
Laut und Spitz also has a three pages photo gallery of Shaggy’s and Rayvon’s performance at Glow Club, St. Gallen, Switzerland. Photos on page 7-9.
Shaggy to Italy
It looks like Shaggy will perform in Italy this month!
Shaggy, Rayvon, Gibraltar Music (this is Shaggy’s tour manager Paul “Rossi” Lee, I guess, Shaggy started out as a dj on this sound system!), Golden Bass and High Grade will perform at the Demodè Disco Club in Bari on November 26.
Shaggy will play Teatro Palapartenope / Casa della Musica in Napoli, Italy on November 27, according to Go2 and Campania Tickets, as well as Rastasnob.
Shaggy, Rayvon, Golden Bass and the Groove Society Band will do a concert at the Leoncavallo in Milan on November 28.
Shaggy, Rayvon and band will perform at Fucina Controvento, Malghera, Venice, Italy on November 29! You can get more info at the source: the official Fucina Controvento site.
Update: These concerts have been confirmed on Shaggy’s MySpace!
Shakti Love Fest on October 3
Shaggy will be at the Shakti Love Fest. The Shakti Love Fest is a charity event which will take place on October 2-4 in Kingston, Jamaica. It is hosted by the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation, the Shakti Mind Body Fitness and Ocean Spray Wata and includes yoga, spinning, live music and more. All proceedings will be donated to the Bustamente Hospital for Children. Shakti Love Fest official site and Jamaica Gleaner.
Shaggy also visited the Shakti Love Fest Launch. The Jamaica Gleaner has an article with photos about the Shakti Love Fest Launch (and 2).
Shaggy speaks in the video below about the Shaggy & Friends concert in January and the Shakti Love Fest on October 3. The Shakti Love Fest will be held on October 3 in Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in New Kingston, Jamaica.
Shaggy speaks in a HQ tv commercial video about the Shakti Love Fest and the Shaggy & Friends concert
Cricket Champions League, India on October 8 (confirmed)
Shaggy will perform at the Cricket Champions League 2009 Opening Ceremony, Bangalore, India on October 8. This event has been confirmed on Shaggy’s MySpace.
It might be broadcast on among others the NEO Cricket tv station)
Pure Night Club, Las Vegas on October 24 (confirmed)
Shaggy will perform at Pure NightClub at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 24. You can get on the guest list here. This event has been confirmed on Shaggy’s MySpace.
Glow Club, St. Gallen, Switzerland on October 31
The Glow Club in St. Gallen, Switzerland is celebrating its one year anniversary with a live performance by Shaggy on October 31. You can find more info at the Glow Club official site. Tickets are available from Ticket Portal among others. Please note that this event hasn’t been officially confirmed on Shaggy’s MySpace yet.
Lido Night Club, Revere on November 6 (confirmed)
Shaggy, Beenie Man, Lady Saw and Mighty Mystic will perform at the Lido Night Club in Revere, Massachusetts, on November 6. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster. This event has been confirmed on Shaggy’s official MySpace.
Commercial for Mighty Mystic’s Birthday Bash in Club Lido, Revere, Massachusetts on November 6
Magic City Casino, Miami, on November 14 (confirmed)
Shaggy & crew will do a full band show at the Magic City Casino in Miami, Florida on November 14.
La Réunion on December 4 (confirmed)
Shaggy will perform at the island of La Réunion on December 4 at Expobat, St. Louis, La Réunion.
Mauritius on December 5 (confirmed)
Shaggy will headline the Festival International Kreol at the island of Mauritius on December 5.
Dance FM Club Mansion Cornaro Beach Cyprus concert info
Shaggy will perform at the Dance FM Beach Party at Club Mansion at Cornaro Beach, Catalkoy, North Cyprus on August 16. The official Dance FM site has info about where to buy tickets. According to the latest info, the show starts at 10 PM.
Kibris Postasi has info on how to get VIP tickets to Shaggy’s concert at the Dance FM Beach Party at Club Mansion in North Cyprus August 16. Minimum age has been lowered to 15 (for all VIP and regular tickets), so Shaggy’s somewhat younger fans can also attend. Courtesy of Ozgurgezgin: a Kanal U tv report of Shaggy’s upcoming show in Club Mansion for the Dance FM Party in Cornaro Beach, North Cyprus.
Shaggy at Supper Club in Istanbul, Turkey
Shaggy performed at the Supper Club in Istanbul, Turkey yesterday and visited the club the day before as well. Magazinsel has photos at the top of their web pages of the concert (photos 22 to 45) and more (photos 12 to 21).
Radikal interviewed Shaggy while he was in Turkey, you can read the interview article in Turkish here! Gecce even kept track of his lunch and has an article with photos of Shaggy and crew. Takvim and Sabah have small articles with a picture.
Romania concert videos and photos
Shaggy performed at Club Bamboo in Mamaia, Romania on July 31. Shaggy and band hottened up the club and got everyone dancing, Adevarul review and photo. Stirile Pro TV Show Buzz and VideoNews have videos of the concer! Pro FM interviewed Shaggy a couple of weeks ago, here’s the mp3 radio interview.
Radio 21 has a lot of photos of Shaggy in concert at Club Bamboo in Mamaia, Romania on stage and backstage at a meet & greet with a fan. Ziua Constanta has a photo gallery of Shaggy at his hotel and press conference (photos and review on BZC) in Romania a couple of days ago. Sylvia has photos of Shaggy and Rayvon in concert at Club Gossip in Continesti, Romania on August 1.
VDT Online has an article with a photo of an interview with Shaggy. “Romanian ladies are queens, men should put them on a pedestal”. Poze 365 has several photos of Shaggy & crew in concert at Club Bamboo, Mamaia, Romania.
Shaggy on Sudoeste Festival in Portugal
Shaggy performed at the Sudoeste Festival in Zambujeira do Mar, Portugal, on August 7. PR Photos and Exposay have photos of the show. Lots of videos of the concert are on the Sudoeste video page!
Jam Jam Fest 2009 / Day Off Music Festival in Italy videos
Shaggy & crew performed on the Jam Jam Fest 2009 in Italy, with a special appearance by Lady Saw. We already wrote about the festival and included a couple of videos here. Here’s part 2 of the Jam Jam Fest video coverage!
Shaggy & crew and Lady Saw performed on the Jam Jam Fest / Day Off Music Festival yesterday, August 5. Here are videos from the Shaggy & crew & Lady Saw performance at the Day Off Music Festival / Jam Jam Fest in Parco Gondar in Gallipoli, Italy yesterday. The first video is of Shaggy and Lady Saw on stage together, where Lady Saw sings her answer to Shaggy’s Bad Man Don’t Cry! You can find all videos from the concert at the Shaggy Jam Jam Fest videos page!
Big Yard updated Shaggy’s European tour schedule on Shaggy’s official MySpace. Here are all confirmed dates for Europe and Canada in August!
August 5 JamJam Reggae Festival, Lecce, Italy
August 7 Zambujeira do Mar Portugal
August 8 Porto Beach Party, Porto, Portugal
August 13 Supper Club, Istanbul, Turkey
August 16 Dance FM Party, Club Mansion, Cornaro Beach North Cyprus
August 20 Rome, Italy
August 22 Coke Live Music Festival, Krakow, Poland
August 23 Ottawa Reggae Festival, Canada
Shaggy on Jam Jam Fest in Italy on August 5
Shaggy will be on stage on the Jam Jam Fest / Day Off Music Festival in Parco Gondar in Gallipoli, Italy, on August 5, with support acts / special appearances by Lady Saw, Phat House and Kalibandulu. Day Off Festival.
Fly High is number 4
Shaggy’s new hot single Fly High featuring Gary Nesta Pine is number 4 on the download charts! Source: Italian Excite.
Shaggy in Supper Club, Istanbul, Turkey August 13
On August 13, he will do a concert in the Supper Club in Istanbul, about which you can find more info on among others Sanat Kop and My Bilet.
Shaggy in Prato Giardino, Viterbo, Italy on August 20
Shaggy’s concert in Italy on August 20 will be held in Prato Giardino, Viterbo, according to among others Dimensione Suono Roma Radio. You can get more information about where to buy tickets there and maybe win tickets as well!
Shaggy to be featured on Lord Kossity’s new album
Shaggy and Lord Kossity recently recorded a song together, which will be featured on Lord Kossity’s upcoming September 2009 album! Midi Libre.
Win a signed copy of Fly High (Germany)
Shaggy did a tv commercial for Kinder Maxi King featuring the sound of his new hot single Fly High. You can now win one out of 5 Ferrero Maxi King Packets consisting of among others exclusive Fly High singles, that were signed by Shaggy himself at Unicum!
Once more: Shaggy’s TV spot Fly High for Kinder Maxi King: Massive satisfaction
