There are two ways to handle life-changing adversity. Face it head on, and pray that it makes you stronger somehow. Or quit –life, love, or whatever it may be. Modern reggae band John Brown’s Body ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Wailers is a name spoken with reverence -- in reggae and, in fact, in all of popular music. Most know it as the two words that come after “Bob Marley and...,” and the ...

In 2011, Jamaican writer and activist Dutty Bookman coined the phrase “reggae revival” to describe artists like Protoje, Chronixx, Jah9, Kabaka Pyramid, Jesse Royal, and others who tended to favor ...

If you travel through Africa and speak with musicians, you'll encounter various accounts of reggae's African origins. Perhaps only hip-hop boasts more claims of primal ownership on the continent.

Since releasing her hit single “Toast” in 2018, Koffee has quickly ascended the ranks of contemporary reggae. The following year, her debut EP Rapture rose to number one on Billboard’s Reggae Albums ...

British reggae legend Maxi Priest is heading back to Maui to perform at Da Playground on Aug. 24. Nominated three times for a Grammy award for Best Reggae Album, he is one of only two British reggae ...

Whatever mood you're in, contemporary reggae has a tune for you. That's because Jamaican music is a study in contrasts: Songs veer from sacred to profane, sexy to spiritual, blisteringly aggressive to ...

The influence of Jamaican pop can be felt everywhere today, from Drake’s “Controlla” to Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” – but Jamaican practitioners of the form have had a hard time breaking through on ...

As one of the most sought-after disc jockeys on the contemporary Reggae and Dancehall scene, ZJ Sparks has long stood as an ambassador of Reggae music, and was honored by TIDAL’s outreach to ...