Today: Reggae Meets Soca Chutney
The smooth melodies of Reggae, the sweet sounds of Soca and pulsating rhythms of Chutney will converge in the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain today at the Reggae Meets Soca Chutney Concert. The massive event labeled as ‘Super-Star Sunday’ follows on the heels of the 30th International Reggae and World Music Awards and will feature thrilling performances from several of the IRAWMA nominees and eventual winners, among whom Shaggy, Machel Montano, Beenie Man, Jah Cure and Gramps Morgan!
Upcoming Shaggy concerts: Italy, Austria and France
Italian, Austrian and French Shaggy fans, it’s going to be your lucky day soon! Shaggy’s official Facebook now confirms these upcoming tour dates:
Venice Sunplash 2011, Italy (July 2)
Shaggy will headline the Venice Sunsplash 2011 Festival at the Parco dell’Isola dell’Unione in Chioggia, Venice, Italy on July 2! For lots of info, log on to the Venice Sunsplash site.
World Bodypainting Festival, Austria (July 3)
Shaggy and crew will rock the World Bodypainting Festival in Pörtschach am Wörthersee in Austria with a concert on July 3! Visit the Bodypainting Festival official official site for more info and tickets.
Wanna try to win tickets? Eventszene is giving away 2×2 tickets to the World Bodypainting festival, enter here for a chance to win!
Fest Y Musik, France (July 4)
Shaggy, Sean Paul and Daddy Weston will perform at the Fest Y Musik on July 4 at the Zénith de Toulouse in Toulouse, France! Tickets are available on Solution Billetterie. You can find a lot of info about the festival on the Fest Y Musik site.
Tonight: International Reggae and World Music Awards
Tonight the prestigious 2011 International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) will be held at the National Academy of Performing Arts in Port of Spain, Trinidad! Shaggy, who is nominated for four awards, and Tony Rebel are going to host the event. Machel Montano HD, Queen Ifrica, Freddy McGregor, Tarrus Riley, Beenie Man, Tifa, Dean Fraser, Macka Diamond, Denise Belfon and more will perform at the awards ceremony. The ceremony starts at 8 PM (GMT-4). For lots of information about the International Reggae and World Music Awards, log on to the IRAWMA site!
IRAWMAs broadcast live on Trinidad & Tobago CNC3 Television
Trinidad & Tobago CNC3 Television will broadcast live exclusive coverage of the IRAWMA Awards! CNC3 TV has a live stream here!
IRAWMA Press conference
Shaggy was one of the artists representing at the International Reggae And World Music Awards Press conference, which was held yesterday at the Hyatt Regency in Trinidad. Here’s a photo by OnStage TV!
Machel Montano & Shaggy interviews Shaggy and Machel Montano were interviewed by BoomChampions on 94.1 FM and by College Mania Radio on 91.9 Soca FM! Machel uploaded a photo of himself and Shaggy, check it here!
BoomChampions Shaggy & Machel Montano interview videos
You can watch the full BoomChampions interview with Shaggy and Machel Montano on LiveStream! They talk among others about working together (Shaggy and Machel recorded the maaad Toro Toro and the Wining Season Remix together!), the charity song Rise Again, touring and Shaggy’s upcoming June 6 hard copy release of the Shaggy & Friends album (his first of two 2011 albums!)!
You can also watch five videos of the interview on YouTube:
video 5 about recording Rise Again with Sean Kingston, Sean Paul and others for charity and about touring
Tomorrow: Reggae Meets Soca Chutney concert
Shaggy, Rayvon, Machel Montano, Beenie Man, Jah Cure and Gramps Morgan are going to perform at the Reggae Meets Soca Chutney concert at Queens Park Savannah in Port of Spain, Trinidad!
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!
Brand new Shaggy song: For Your Eyes Only!
Wanna hear a brand new Shaggy tune?
Shaggy and Alaine recorded a song called For Your Eyes Only and it sounds maaaad! The song was produced by Tony “CD” Kelly for K..Licious Music, who produced many other hits (like Beenie Man’s Bookshelf & Sean Paul’s Deport Them and Like Glue) and big riddims (like the Heathen & Street Bullies Riddims).
Tune in to Danny Pepperseed‘s Dancehall Vibes show on Stadsradio Helmond (direct link: to stream) at 10 PM GMT+1 today to listen to an awesome dancehall & reggae vibes selection, including this new Shaggy song!
Update: view the show’s playlist and download the mp3’s part 1 and part 2!
The new Shaggy & Alaine tune is featured in part 1. Dancehall Vibes is broadcast every Wednesday on Stadsradio Helmond at 10 PM GMT+1 .
Shaggy’s official MySpace confirms the following two new tour dates:
Amman, Jordan (July 9)
Shaggy & Myriam Fares will be live in concert at the Amman Exhibition Park in Amman, Jordan on July 9! Tickets are available at e-viola.com.
Reggae Sumfest, Jamaica (July 24)
Shaggy will perform at the Reggae Sumfest at Cornwall Beach, Jamaica on July 24! Other artists to perform at this famous Jamaican festival are among others Chris Brown, Beenie Man, Tarrus Riley, Queen Ifrica, Jah Cure, Elephant Man, I-Octane, Konshens, Stacious, Chino, Tessanne Chin, Gramps Morgan and Tifa. More info and tickets.
Shaggy to Reggae Sumfest
Shaggy will perform at Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica, one of the famous Jamaican reggae festivals, which is held in July 18-24! Other artists to perform at Sumfest include Chris Brown, Beenie Man, Tarrus Riley, Queen Ifrica, Jah Cure, Elephant Man, I-Octane, Konshens, Stacious, Chino, Tessanne Chin, Gramps Morgan and Tifa.
Bob Sinclar & Shaggy at the Winter Music Conference in Miami Beach
Bob Sinclar performed at the Winter Music Conference in Miami Beach and Shaggy joined him on stage! Shaggy will be back for a performance at Mansion in Miami Beach on June 16. Check out the videos below!
Bob Sinclar and Shaggy at Mansion, Miami
Bob Sinclar, Shaggy, Axwell and Ron Carroll performed at the Mansion in Miami Beach during the WMC. Here’s a video!
Shaggy & Bob Sinclar at The Mansion in Miami ft. I Wanna
Shaggy & Bob Sinclar at Set Club, Miami Beach
Shaggy and Bob Sinclar performed at the Set Club in Miami Beach for the Winter Music Conference, promoting their new hot single I Wanna. Check the video of their performance below! Yeah, that’s how to party!
Shaggy & Bob Sinclar at Set Club WMC Miami Beach ft. I Wanna
Here are Shaggy’s newly confirmed upcoming tour dates in Trinidad, Jamaica, Guyana, St. Maarten and St. Lucia! Shaggy’s MySpace.
April 3 I Am Legend 3, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port Of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago with Shaggy, Morgan Heritage, Beres Hammond and Gyptian April 5 Jamaica International Kite Festival, Richmond Estate, Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Jamaica with Shaggy, Beenie Man, D’Angel, Macka Diamond, Junior Reed, Chino, Freddie McGregor, Laden, George Nooks, Richie Stephens, Kiprich, Anthony Cruz, I-Octane, Lust, QQ, Wasp, Jimmy Riley, Stacious, Neville Lindo, Steele and many more April 30 ICC World Twenty20 West Indies 2010, Guyana National Stadium, Guyana May 1 St. Maarten (DJ Set) May 9 Saint Lucia Jazz Festival, Pigeon Island, Saint Lucia with Shaggy, Maxi Priest and many more Shaggy’s full tour schedule
Back to 2001 Reggae Sumfest video
Here’s a video with Shaggy, Rayvon, Rik Rok and Brian & Tony Gold performing All We Need is Love at the Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica in 2001!
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 & Friends concert
The Shaggy & Friends concert in benefit of the Bustamente Hospital for Children took place last weekend at the Lawns of Jamaica House. The event started with an auction, after which Shaggy, Boyz II Men, Mario Winans, Joe, Machel Montano HD, Beenie Man, Baby Trish, Toots Hibbert, Ce’Cile, Alaine, Tessanne Chin, Mikal Rose, T.O.K., Sanchez, Mavado, Bounty Killer, Cham, Queen Ifrica, Chevaughn, Ding Dong, Ity & Fancy Cat, Dr Michael Abrahams, Blakka Ellis and many more were on stage. According to attendees, the concert was overall a huge success!
All proceeds of the concert will go to the Bustamente Hospital for Children, which is the only pediatric hospital in the West Indies. It lacks the resources to provide adequate care for sick children. By attending the hospital or contributing otherwise you can support this worthy cause! More info.
Shaggy & Friends Celebrity Pre-Party photos
The day before the Shaggy & Friends concert, a celebrity and press pre-party was held at Fiction Lounge in Kingston. Shaggy, DJ Kue, Ce’Cile, Alaine and many more attended. SociaLingua has a photo gallery!
Shaggy Foundation on Deal or No Deal
Big Yard recording artist Christopher Martin represented the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation in Deal or No Deal, a Digicel tv show in which contestants can try to win a lot of money. He won over $400,000 for the charity! You can read more and view photos in among others the Bajan Reporter, Jamaica Observer, Jamaica Star and Kingston Chronicle.
Shaggy for Shaggy & Friends concert endorsement video
The Shaggy & Friends concert in benefit of the Bustamente Hospital for Children is this Saturday. Here’s a video of Shaggy talking about the concert and how you can get involved!
Shaggy & Friends concert: organizers and auction
So, besides Shaggy, who are the people behind the Shaggy Double Dare to Care concert? The Jamaica Gleaner has a lot of articles about the women behind the Shaggy & Friends concert, who make this huge event happen: Rebecca Packer, Sharon Burke, Angela Thame, Charmaine Franklyn, Jacqui Tyson and Nikki Barbar! You can read a little about the concert’s auction on E-Square.
Shaggy interview about Shaggy & Friends
Real Vibez interviewed Shaggy about his charity work for the Bustamente Hospital for Children. Why does he do this, what kind of equipment has he donated, what will the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation be buying for the hospital in 2010 and what message can he give to the younger generation? You can hear Shaggy’s answers in the interview video!
“If you’re going to do something, make a difference!”
Shaggy & Friends concert
Here’s more info about the upcoming 2010 Shaggy & Friends concert! The concert is a huge event in benefit of the Bustamente Hospital for Children in Kingston, Jamaica, which is the only pediatric children’s hospital in the West Indies. Its facilities to provide adequate care for sick children are stretched to the limit due to a lack of resources. Although Shaggy has made significant contributions to the hospital over the years, the Bustamante Hospital for Children is still in need of assistance.
The Shaggy & Friends concert which will take place on the lawns of Jamaica House on January 2, will feature Shaggy with special guests Joe, Mario Winans, Boyz II Men, Mykal Rose, Beenie Man, Baby Cham, Queen Ifrica, Ding Dong, Toots Hibberts, Busy Signal, Tanya Stephens, T.O.K., Alaine, Ce’Cile, Machel Montano, Sanchez and many more!
Wanna know more about the concert, the cause, the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation, view photos from last year’s Shaggy & Friends concert and see how you can contribute? Visit the renewed
Shaggy & Friends concert new 2010 video ad with line-up
Dance for Climate Change video
Shaggy, Europe, Youssou N’Dour, Angelique Kidjo and Anggun performed at the Dance for Climate Change concert at the COP-15 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The D4CC Facebook has a good live video of the artists! Shaggy’s songs in the video are Boombastic and Angel.
Europe (The Final Countdown), Youssou N’Dour with Angelique Kidgo (Set), Anggun (Stronger) and Shaggy (Mr Boombastic and Angel)
First videos of Shaggy at Chi in Dubai
Shaggy performed at Chi at the Lodge on December 17. Here are the first cell phone videos of the concert: Angel and Crowd Teaser, Boombastic and Angel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Shaggy in Abu Dhabi
On December 19, Shaggy was on stage at the Emirates Palace Etoiles in Abu Dhabi, UAE!
More Shaggy & Sean Paul in Hollywood photos
Jamaica’s superstars Shaggy & Sean Paul performed at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida last weekend. A lot of photos and reviews are online already, here are a few more links: Celebrityitis review with photos and Monsters and Critics photo gallery!
Shaggy Oh Carolina classic 1993 live video
Wanna see a classic live video of Shaggy performing Oh Carolina back in 1993? Oh Carolina live video!
Shaggy’s concert in Dubai moved to December 16
Shaggy’s concert at Chi at the Lodge in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has been moved to December 16 due to local circumstances! Sources: Platinum List, Dubai Moves, Ahlan Live and Time Out Dubai.
Stone Love announces an outstanding humanitarian award for Shaggy
Sound system Stone Love announced an outstanding humanitarian award for Shaggy on their 37th anniversary party. Jamaica Gleaner.
Shaggy & Beenie Man photo
Wanna see a magazine photo of two of Jamaica’s hottest superstars? Brittany Somerset took a photo of Shaggy, Beenie Man and Raekwon for Downlow Magazine.
Shaggy & Sean Paul in Hollywood
Shaggy’s & Sean Paul’s concert at Hard Rock Live Hollywood was hot, according to all reviews! Wanna read more and view more photos of Shaggy, Sean Paul and Tony Gold? Premier Guide Miami review with photos.
Shaggy and Jaiden “The Cure” live in Italy: Bonafide Girl
As a bonus to this relatively short post ; ), here’s a video of Shaggy and Jaiden performing Bonafide Girl live at the Day Off Festival this summer in Parco Gondar in Gallipoli, Italy. The video was recorded from the side of the stage by Shaggy’s road manager DJ Kue. It’s a cool, wild and fun performance (just like for instance in these videos), you can watch the live concert video below!
Shaggy feat. Jaiden Bonafide Girl at the Jam Jam Fest in Italy
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.
