Fox News Shaggy interview
Fox News interviewed Shaggy today about his Grammy nominated new album Summer in Kingston! Visit the Fox News interview video here! .
New Christmas single: Jamaican Drummer Boy
Shaggy’s reggae Christmas holidays single Jamaican Drummer Boy – an adaptation of Christmas song The Little Drummer Boy – went straight to number 1 on the iTunes charts! Jamaican Drummer Boy is available here!
New hard copy album: Summer in Kingston and new single: Dame featuring Kat DeLuna! Shaggy told Fox News that Summer in Kingston is going to be released as a physical album on February 7, 2012! Sugarcane was the first single of the album and the next single is going to be Dame featuring Kat DeLuna! The new hard copy album will feature 2 more tracks than the digital album.
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!
Shaggy sings Sugarcane on Lopez Tonight
Shaggy performed his off the hook new single Sugarcane last night at Lopez Tonight on TBS! The performance was great!!!! You can watch it below and on TBS, enjoy!!
Sugarcane is the first single on Shaggy’s awesome new album Summer in Kingston, which is the #1 album on the iTunes Reggae Charts. Sugarcane is the #1 single. Run away with Shaggy to the islands for a recession price of just $2.99 on iTunes!
Shaggy performs his awesome new single Sugarcane live on Lopez Tonight! Wowwww!
Grammy-winning Jamaican artist Shaggy took dancehall crossover to unprecedented heights, first with 1995’s platinum Boombastic album and then again in 2001 with the six-times-platinum Hotshot, which featured dancehall’s first Number One pop single. This year, in time for the beach comes his seventh release: Summer in Kingston (available digitally now).
To celebrate the release, Mr. Boombastic closed down the streets of Kingston, Jamaica, for a massive free block party last Saturday, performing alongside dancehall artists Bounty Killer and Elephant Man. Backstage, he spoke with Rolling Stone about breaking records, joining the Marines and making dancehall go pop.
Speaking about his charity work for the Bustamente Hospital for Children in Jamaica: “All of it was formed on impulse, because of what I saw at a hospital one day. I went to visit someone there and saw the state of the place. I saw this little girl with a bullet lodged in her head and I said, “I’ve got to do something.” So I said, “I’m gonna do a concert – in 8 weeks. We’re gonna make it happen and failure is not an option.” They told me I needed a foundation, so we did it – simple as that.”
Shaggy, who hails from Rae Town in Kingston, Jamaica, returned to his dancehall roots with Church Heathen after his mainstream success with songs like Angel, It Wasn’t Me and so on. He says: “I came back to dancehall because I have naysayers, and I always want to silence them. I remember after “Hotshot” and “It Wasn’t Me,’ everybody was saying, “Yeah, but it’s not dancehall,” and, “He can’t do dancehall,’ and some were going as far as saying, “He’s not Jamaican.” But I started from dancehall, from sound systems! So I had to come back here and prove that.”
Now he’s back with an awesome new album, entitled Summer in Kingston. Asked about Summer in Kingston, he says: “It’s a feel-good album, a fan appreciation album for a recession price, as I call it: $2.99. Eight tracks of eargasmic pleasure, digital only. A hard copy would mean paying for distribution, packaging and so on, but if it’s digital you can make it as low as possible so all of your fans can get it.”
Did you get Shaggy’s amazing new album Summer in Kingston yet? It’s an 8 track feel-good album with great summer vibes, available for a time-limited special price of just $2.99 on iTunes!
New Shaggy album: Summer in Kingston!
The summer has begun, as Shaggy’s newest album Summer in Kingston is being released today!! Get Summer in Kingston now for $2.99 on iTunes!
The album features eight awesome tracks. It’s already the number 1 album on the iTunes Reggae Albums Charts and its first single Sugarcane is the number 1 single on the iTunes Reggae Singles Charts! Get it now and enjoy the feel-good summer vibes of the album, you won’t regret it!
Summer in Kingston track list
1. Just Another Girl feat. Tarrus Riley
2. Sugarcane
3. Dame
4. Feeling Alive feat. Agent Sasco
5. End of the World (Drink Up)
6. Soldiers Story feat. Jaiden
7. Fired Up (F*ck The Rece$$ion!)
8. The Only One (Lie To Me) feat. Jaiden
The awesome, hilarious and beautiful video to the first single on the album, Sugarcane, premiered yesterday on MTV!
Shaggy & Alaine nominated for Carivibez Video Web Award
Shaggy and Alaine’s ultra hot new video For Yur Eyez Only has been nominated for a Carivibez Video Web Award in the category Collaboration of the Year! The video was directed by Jay Will for Game Over and the song was produced by producer extraordinaire Tony “CD” Kelly. It features lots of hotness, symbolism and African jewelry. Wanna see it for yourself? Check it out below!
Vote for the Carivibez Video Web Awards
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Shaggy & Alaine’s hot new video: For Your Eyez Only, check it out here!
Shaggy feat. Alaine – For Yur Eyez Only #1 on the UK Dancehall Charts! Shaggy and Alaine’s very hot new song For Yur Eyez Only is the number 1 song on the UK Dancehall Charts! The UK Dancehall Charts are weekly broadcast by Robbo Ranx on his dancehall radio show on BBC Radio 1Xtra. Source and link to the radio show! For Yur Eyez Only has also held the number one spot on the New York Reggae Charts and is climbing other charts fast!
Brand new hot video: Shaggy feat. Alaine – For Your Eyez Only Are you ready for this? Here’s Shaggy’s newest and long awaited music video… it’s the brand new superhot video to Shaggy and Alaine’s equally hot song For Your Eyez Only! It’s the number one song on the New York Reggae Charts, which makes it Shaggy’s fourth New York number 1 to date! Need I say more? Shaggy is back, again! Enjoy the video!
Shaggy feat. Alaine – For Your Eyez Only
The song was produced by dancehall producer extraordinaire Tony “CD” Kelly for K…Licious Music and mixed by Big Yard producer Sting International. You can get the song on iTunes!
Rise Again #1 reggae song in Atlanta Rise Again, the song Shaggy wrote to help the earthquake victims in Haiti, is the number one reggae song in Atlanta! Read it here in the Atlanta top 30.
Aid Haiti Telethon on CVM TV Jamaica
CVM TV Jamaica, Solid Agency, Lime and Shaggy’s Big Yard Music Group present the Aid Haiti Telethon, which will be broadcast live on CVM TV today between 1 and 6 pm coming live from Hilton, New Kingston, Jamaica. There will be performances by many dancehall, reggae and soca superstars, among whom Shaggy!
Artists who will perform on the telethon are Shaggy, Elephant Man, Alison Hinds, Freddie McGregor, Etana, Marcia Griffiths, Mykal Rose, Ding Dong, Da’Ville, Gramps Morgan, Demarco, Alaine, Una Morgan, Richie Stephens, Assassin (Agent Sasco), Tessanne Chin, Judy Mowatt, Kris Kelli, Richie Spice, Christopher Martin, Brick & Lace, Barbee, Chino, Wasp, Tami Chynn, Tarrus Riley, G-Whizz and Wayne Marshall and more! Sources and more info about how to help Haiti: Dancehall.mobi, Lime and SociaLingua.
If you’re in Jamaica, text 444 4357 or call 1-800-744-2484 (a regional toll free number) to contribute!
Negril Escape photos and review
Shaggy’s concert at the Negril Escape in Jamaica “took the series to a new level” and “was very exciting; no wonder he is such a revered star world wide”: you can read this and more in the Out A road review! People say the show was great. Cathie and Jammin Negril uploaded many photos of Shaggy, Rayvon and crew with fans and in concert at the Negril Escape One Love concert series in Jamaica!
Negril Escape video
Here’s the first live video of Shaggy in concert at the Negril Escape One Love concert series in Jamaica: it’s Strength of a Woman!
Strength of a Woman at the Negril Escape One Love concert in Jamaica
Shaggy, Sean Paul, Sean Kingston, Tessanne Chin and Etana (from Jamaica), Alison Hinds, Shontelle Layne and Edwin Yearwood (from Barbados), David Rudder, Kees Dieffenthaller and Destra Garcia (from Trinidad) and Belo (from Haiti) recorded a song to benefit the victims of the earthquake in Haiti and it’s available now!
The song, which is called Rise Again, was written by Shaggy and produced by Christopher ‘Langman’ Birch for Birchill Records, to raise money for the Digicel Haiti Relief Fund. The Jamaica Observer writes that Rise Again is the #1 song in Ireland and the #2 song in Japan (on the Japanese reggae charts, it is #1), according to a Splash analysis!
Rise Again official full length music video
A music video for the single was shot by director Jay Will, who also produced a lot more of Shaggy’s videos, among others Church Heathen, Save a Life, Bad Man Don’t Cry, Here I Am, Feel the Rush, Bonafide Girl and the Street Bullies Riddim Medley video. You can watch it below!
Shaggy, Sean Paul, Sean Kingston, Etana, Tessanne Chin, Alison Hinds and other Caribbean artists: Rise Again official full length video
The Jamaica Observer spoke to several artists involved about the new video Rise Again for Haiti. Wanna know how the video can be shot and released just a few days after the song was recorded? You can read it in this article. Cayman Net News has an article with photos as well. BVI Platinum also as a lot of info about the Rise Again video.
Rise Again lyrics
Wanna know what Shaggy, Sean Paul, Sean Kingston, Tessanne Chin, Etana, Alison Hinds, Shontelle Layne, Edwin Yearwood, David Rudder, Kees Dieffenthaller, Destra Garcia and Belo are singing in Rise Again? You can read the lyrics here!
Jamaica Star’s Shaggy & Friends highlights
The Jamaica Star and Icey Jace uploaded live videos with the highlights of the Shaggy & Friends concert… here they are… enjoy!
Featured in the Jamaica Star video are among others Shaggy Bad Man Don’t Cry, Machel Montano & Shaggy Toro Toro (Mad Bull Fever), Shaggy Strength of a Woman and Beenie Man! The video by Icey Jace has Machel Montano & Shaggy (Toro Toro!), Baby Cham, Mario Winans, Beenie Man, Busy Signal, Mavado and Bounty Killer!
TEENage Shaggy interview
The Jamaica Observer’s TEENage spoke to Shaggy about his recent and upcoming endeavours, like his collaboration with Tessanne Chin on their new hot single Never Let Me Go. He also told them he has major things in the works, like a new video with fellow Big Yard artist Black-er and comedians Ity and Fancy Cat!
Shaggy’s also looking for a record label that wants to do business with him in the way he envisions it right for his music. Jamaica Observer article.
Bob Sinclar & Shaggy: 2010 collaboration
Bob Sinclar and Shaggy will release a song together in 2010! The new song will be featured on Bob Sinclar’s upcoming 2010 album. Télé Loisirs article and Pure People article.
Shaggy #1 on German 2009 Reggae Charts
The top song in the German Reggae Charts of 2009 is Long Time, Shaggy’s song on the Street Bullies Riddim! It is the overall #1 on the reggae charts. I Can’t Fight This Feeling, Shaggy’s song on the Baddaz Riddim, is at #11 in the year charts! Trend Charts.
UK end of the decade charts!
Shaggy and Rik Rok’s huge hit It Wasn’t Me is the #1 selling R&B single in the UK of the 2000s! It also is the highest selling non-tv shows single of the decade and the #1 selling single of 2001. The Shaggy & Rayvon single Angel is in the top selling singles of 2001 as well and comes in at #10. Wow, what an achievement!
Fly High dubplate
Shaggy recorded a Fly High dubplate for Fabrizio Miccoli, who currently plays soccer for Serie A team Palermo. You can listen to the dubplate here!
Shaggy to Dubai
Shaggy will perform at Chi in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on December 17 16! The official Chi @ The Lodge Facebook has more info, as does Time Out Dubai.
Win tickets to Shaggy in Dubai
You can win tickets for Shaggy’s concert at Chi in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on December 17 16 at Time Out Dubai, Mumtazz Dubai and Ahlan Live!
New collaboration: Bob Sinclar & Shaggy
Costi Ionita announced he’s collaborating with Sahara, Bob Sinclar and Shaggy. Article (in Romanian).
Shaggy on the charts: Hot Shot #1 reggae album of the decade and Long Time Top 25 Reggae albums of the decade #1
Shaggy’s Hot Shot is the number 1 most successful reggae album of this decade! Two of Shaggy’s other albums are also on the list: Mr Lover Lover, The Best of Shaggy, part 1 is at number 4 and Lucky Day is at number 17 as well. Jamaica Observer.
Long Time #1 on the German Reggae Charts
Shaggy’s tune on the Street Bullies Riddim, Long Time, is the number one reggae song in Germany! Trend Charts: Deutsche Reggae Charts.
Shaggy at Festival Kreol in Mauritius live videos
Shaggy & crew performed at the Festival Kreol in Mauritius last weekend, here are the first live videos of the concert: Crowd Teaser and Feel the Rush and fireworks at the island of Mauritius!
Festival Kreol interview, review and photo
Grand Baie review and photo of Shaggy’s concert in Mauritius. Défi Media interviewed Shaggy before his performance at the Festival International Kreol at the island of Mauritius on December 5. Shaggy said he’s proud to perform at the festival and talks about his heritage, Mauritius, dancehall music and his responsibility towards the new generation of artists. More? Interview article.
Crowd Teaser: live concert video at the island of Mauritius
Shaggy at La Réunion
Antenne Réunion met up with Shaggy while he was at the island of La Réunion for a concert. Interview article and press conference video.Shaggy talks about his concerts at La Réunion and Mauritius, his new Jamaican single Never Let me Go feat. Tessanne Chin, being a “good boy” and his new collaboration with Bob Sinclar!
Shaggy & Friends Channel on Flow
Jamaican telecommunications provider Flow and the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation launched a Shaggy & Friends channel, Shaggy & Friends TV, on FLOW 394. The channel will broadcast music videos of the artists who will perform at the Shaggy & Friends charity concert and show updates on the events leading up to the benefit concert.It will also broadcast scenes of last year’s charity concert and behind the screen clips of production meetings with sponsors, visits to the Hospital and much more. I Dancehall Reggae.
Shaggy interviews Gully and Gaza, the music industry and parenting
Shaggy talks about his background, Gully and Gaza – this interview was held just before Vybz Kartel and Mavado ended the feud – as well as lyrics, making it in the music industry and parenting in the second part of the Jamaica Gleaner interview. Interview article. The first part of the interview is also online and has been linked before.
Shaggy interview about the Shaggy & Friends concert and Shaggy’s charity foundation
Shaggy talked to the Jamaica Observer TEENage about his involvement with the Bustamente Hospital for Children and the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation. Interview article.
Shaggy interview about traveling
Shaggy travels a lot for his concerts. The Jamaica Observer spoke to Shaggy about what he likes and dislikes about traveling and how he prepares for it. Interview Q&A article.
Italian concert photos and videos
Shaggy performed in Bari, Milan, Napoli and Venice last week. Here are photos and photo galleries of the concerts Venice (by Rasta Snob), Napoli (Kinky Klub), Milan (Antonio) and more (Stey)!
Venice and more Napoli concert video
Fucina Controvento has a video (Boombastic, Bonafide Girl, the crowd teaser and Big Up) of yesterday’s Shaggy, Rayvon and Groove Society Band show at the Fucina Controvento in Marghera, Venice. La Casa della Musica in Naples, Italy: Get Up, Stand Up and Fight and Fly High.
More Bari concert videos
A lot of good videos of the concert at the Demodè Club in Bari, Italy are online! You can watch them on the Bari 2009 videos page. A couple of them have been embedded below!
Long Time and Angel at the Demode Disco Club in Bari, Italy
Hear Dis, Boombastic, Bonafide Girl and Angel
Big Up, Hot Gal, Bashment Party, Wild 2Nite, Strength of a Woman and It Wasn’t Me
Herbs Come Around, Church Heathen, What’s Love and Feel the Rush
Shaggy to perform at the Cricket League Twenty20 Opening Ceremony
Shaggy, Chaka Khan, Jamelia, Chinese martial-arts skilled shaolin monks, Kerela’s kalaripayattu artists and Japanese drummers and dancers will perform at the 30 minutes opening ceremony of the Champions League Twenty20 on October 8. Shaggy will perform his official UEFA EURO 2008 #1 hit single Feel the Rush! He will be accompanied by a multi-coloured laser show and eight wind dancers. You can read more details on among others ND tv and CLT20.
The opening ceremony will take place at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore, India. Cric Info. Tickets are for sale at CLT20 Tickets / Ticket Genie. All matches and maybe the opening ceremony as well will be broadcast live on among others Willow TV (web stream) and ESPN Eurosport tv.
Cricket League Twenty20 Gala Dinner performance
Shaggy and Rayvon performed at the Cricket League Twenty20 Gala Dinner yesterday, where they sung among others an exclusive version of It Wasn’t Me and Hey Sexy Lady! Here’s a high quality video of the gala dinner live performance thanks to CLT20!
Shaggy It Wasn’t Me and Hey Sexy Lady live in India at the CLT20 Gala Dinner HQ video
Shaggy at the Skybar in Lebanon
Shaggy, Rayvon and Gary Nesta Pine performed in the Skybar in Minet al Hosn, Beirut, Lebanon. The Daily Star has photos of the night.
Fly High Number one
Shaggy’s hot single feat. Gary Nesta Pine, Fly High, is the number 1 song on the charts in Lebanon! Source: among others Mix FM. The song is on the Euro Top Charts as well.
New Shaggy single Bad Man Nuh Cry
Shaggy will soon release his new single Bad Man Nuh Cry for his upcoming 2009 yet untitled album!
Shaggy will launch the brand new video directed by Jay Will on the Asylum Nite Club’s 11th Anniversary in Kingston, Jamaica. The event will be hosted by Shaggy, Baby Cham and radio personality Ragashanti on November 29. Source: Dancehall.mobi.
New Intoxication album and single What’s Love featuring Akon and Lord Kossity
Shaggy’s current new single What’s Love feat. Akon has been released on November 5 in the UK and on November 7 in Germany and other European countries. Also, Shaggy will release an exclusive new 2008 version of his Intoxication album featuring his hit single Feel the Rush, a remix to What’s Love (possibly featuring Lord Kossity) and videos (the video to the classic #1 hit It Wasn’t Me and more). So go get a copy of the exclusive single and album editions!
Shaggy’s new number 1: Natalia Meets…En Vogue feat. Shaggy #1 DVD in Belgium
The DVD for the Natalia Meets… En Vogue feat. Shaggy concert series that took place in Antwerp, Belgium in January is the #1 Music DVD in Belgium! Source: Eurosong.be.
TV Total Elton interviews Shaggy
Elton interviewed Shaggy for his new single What’s Love and the new release of Intoxication. They sing together a song in German and it’s also about how to flirt, dance and lots more! Check it out below!
Mighty Mystic’s new single feat. Shaggy and Lelie Here I Am
Here’s a YouTube low quality video of Mighty Mystic’s new single feat. Shaggy and Lelie, Here I Am.
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Shaggy told Fox News that Summer in Kingston is going to be released as a physical album on February 7, 2012! Sugarcane was the first single of the album and the next single is going to be Dame featuring Kat DeLuna! The new hard copy album will feature 2 more tracks than the digital album. 
