Mento is the name given to Jamaican folk music that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s. Similar to Calypso, which originated in ...

Vybz Kartel’s God & Time album debuted at #6 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart. This is his 12th entry on the chart and ...

American reggae band SOJA took home the Grammy for best reggae album at the 64th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, and the internet is not happy about it. The Virginia-based band won the award for their ...

Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson has been making music for more than fifty years. In all that time, Benson has never walked away from a musical challenge. So, when legendary Jamaican producer Dr.

Jamaican recording artiste Cashan is entering the biggest week of her career, with her Richie Spice collaboration Roaring ...

A week after his demise, the singer reappeared as one of the genre’s top sellers. This article explores the division of his catalog among several record labels. UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of ...

Reggae is a genre born in Jamaica that emerged from ska and mento in the late 1940s and early 50s. After 1962 when Jamaica was declared an independent country, roots reggae became the score that not ...

As Jamaica picks up the pieces in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa's historic devastation, the global reach of their artists remains cause for celebration. On Friday (Nov. 7), the Recording Academy ...

NYC's biggest dancehall celebration is returning to Barclays Center this summer.

With a career stretching back over 50 years, Jamaican musician Jimmy Cliff is often known as the “Grandfather of Reggae”. Now the 78-year-old is using his first album in over a decade to shine a light ...