Go to most any venue or concert in town, and you may find yourself feeling some serious reggae vibes. Reggae originated in Jamaica in the 1960s and has long been looked at in the U.S. as beach music typically played by Jamaican artists. But the tide is ...

As the excitement builds for the upcoming Grammy Awards, the spotlight shines brightly on the Best Reggae Album category, where a diverse line-up of nominees showcases the genre’s vibrant evolution. Anticipation is mounting as the February 1 announcement date inches closer. The voting process has officially been completed, and now the sector waits.

Lee “Scratch” Perry, the pioneering reggae musician who produced some of the genre’s most groundbreaking albums, died Sunday in a Jamaican hospital. He was 85. The Jamaican Observer first reported Perry’s death. A cause of death was not disclosed.

(CNN) — Jimmy Cliff, the smooth-voiced singer who helped popularize the reggae genre, has died at age 81, his wife announced on Instagram on Monday. “It’s with profound sadness that I share that my husband, Jimmy Cliff, has crossed over due to a ...

Recording artist, John Ibegbulem aka President Son, has opined that he’s on a mission to change the narrative. The Imo state-born reggae act said his mission is to revive the dying reggae music in Nigeria. “Reggae music is dying in Nigeria, my mission ...

Edward “Bunny” Lee — the influential producer who both expanded reggae‘s sound and helped proliferate the genre’s audience worldwide — has died at the age of 79. Trojan Records, which licensed Lee’s Jamaican productions in the U.K., confirmed ...