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Music News by gnbjmDec 31, 20209:54 PM
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Junior Gong Single Leads ‘Set Up Shop Vol 4’ Compilation Release

The Marley siblings’ Ghetto Youths International outfit has rounded out a challenging 2020 with the release of the star-studded Set up Shop, Vol. 4 compilation album. Brothers Stephen, Damian and Julian along with third generation […]

Music News by gnbjmDec 9, 20204:17 PM
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Buju Wins ‘Best Reggae Act’ MOBO AWARD

Grammy award-winning recording artiste Buju Banton copped the most votes to come away with the MOBO for the Best Reggae Act, during the 2020 staging of the long-running award’s ceremony. The other nominees who completed […]

Celebrity by gnbjmDec 4, 20209:41 PM
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Koffee Stars In And Narrates H&M Holiday Advertisement

Jamaican Reggae Grammy award-winner Koffee continues to snag top-tier endorsements and forge unprecedented partnerships during what has mainly been a dormant year for musical pursuits outdoors. The Colombia Records artiste is now appearing in an […]

Music News by gnbjmDec 4, 20205:40 PM
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Tessellated Debuts In The ‘Tropics’

Fast-rising Jamaican recording artiste Tessellated has released his highly anticipated Tropics Vol 1 extended play. The multi-hyphenate producer-musician – who is no stranger to completing nonconforming musical works – has, once more, captivated music fans […]

Music News by gnbjmNov 28, 202010:27 AMNovember 29, 2020
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Shaggy Releases Christmas Album, Cops Producer Grammy Nom

Just in time for 2020’s pandemic-disrupted yuletide season, diamond-selling recording artiste Shaggy releases Christmas In The Islands to lift the spirits of his fans across the globe. The project, the musician explains, is geared towards […]

Music News by gnbjmOct 17, 20207:28 AM
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Jaz Elise Hosts IG Live To Celebrate Major Label Deal, Shares Info About Unannounced EP

Songbird Jaz Elise heralds a new chapter in her career, with the release of a Dezignr Studios-directed video for the remix of the J.L.L.-produced Fresh & Clean (featuring dancehall artiste Govana), following an announcement that […]

Music by gnbjmOct 5, 202012:07 PM
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OAJ Exclusive: Blvk H3ro Ready To ‘Bussweh’ With ‘New Millennium’

OAJ caught up with ‘Sunshine City’-born multihyphenate creative Blvk H3ro to discuss artistic developments across his eclectic tapestry of art, including his notably diverse yet succinctly distinct musical enterprising. One such undertaking involves internationally renowned […]

Music Video by o-access JAMAICASep 27, 20207:30 PMSeptember 28, 2020
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Tessellated Releases Powerful Couple Track, Me & My Lady

Billboard charting and Emmy nominated artist Tessellated releases his latest single Me & My Lady an anthem for all powerful couples to jam too. Produced by Tessellated and Rotterdam based music producer from Curaçao Tera […]

Music Video by gnbjmSep 26, 20205:08 PM
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Hoodcelebrityy & Kash Doll Drop ‘So Pretty’ Video

Rappers Hoodcelebrityy and Kash Doll team up to release the independent woman-themed, Boy Vano-directed So Pretty video to accompany the duo’s collaboration. The lyrics, in simplistic fashion, drive an empowered, self-sufficient woman narrative, which effortlessly […]

Books by gnbjmSep 25, 20207:33 PMSeptember 25, 2020
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Cedella Marley Talks ‘Redemption’ Themes On Virtual Book Tour

Jamaican businesswoman, fashion mogul, philanthropist and author Cedella Marley attended the Source Booksellers-hosted virtual event – aptly titled “Redemption: Creating a Better World Tour with Cedella Marley” – to introduce her latest curation, Redemption: Reflections […]

Interviews by Christine VSep 10, 20206:45 PM
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Meet Patrique Goodall Jamaican Tea Sommelier & Owner of Likkle Tea

Jamaicans share an extraordinary intimacy with tea. A cup of tea can be a warm, flavourful blend served with breakfast or comfort food throughout a gruelling 9 to 5, and we each have our versions […]

Music News by gnbjmSep 9, 202011:58 AM
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Tarrus Riley Teams With Shenseea For Latest Single From ‘Healing’

MOBO and Soul Train awards-nominated reggae crooner Tarrus Riley releases a new video for the catchy and sure-to-be-fan-favourite single Lighter,which features international recording artiste Shenseea and prolific music producer Rvssian, from his latest album titled […]

Music News by gnbjmSep 5, 20209:51 AM
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Jada Kingdom Unleashes Weighty ‘Budum’

Singjay Jada Kingdom releases a fun, fanciful video for the single Budum. The wildly popular young artiste commences the confidence-boosting anthem with assertive lyrics “dem call mi mumma heavy, bumpa big and mi likkle flat […]

Music News by gnbjmSep 4, 20208:19 PMSeptember 4, 2020
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Salaam Remi & Super Cat Drop New Video

Salaam Remi manages to draw out reclusive dancehall grandmaster Super Cat for his latest track, Push Time, off the highly anticipated upcoming Black on Purpose project. The Grammy award-nominated producer curates a recognisible vintage sound, […]

Reasonings with Odessa by o-access JAMAICASep 3, 202012:01 PMSeptember 3, 2020
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Gemini, Girl Groups & Covid Life With Etana On Reasonings With Odessa

In Episode 22 of the o-access JAMAICA podcast, Reasonings With Odessa, Odessa talks with Grammy Nominated artist Etana about her new album Gemini, The girl group she started out with, and is she still a […]

New Music by gnbjmAug 28, 20205:33 PMAugust 29, 2020
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Skip Marley Moves To A ‘Higher Place’ On Debut EP

The Young Lion, widely known as Skip Marley, releases his seven-track Higher Place debut EP to acclaim across various media. The collection of songs showcase lofty productions that depict Marley’s exposition of topics ranging from […]

Music News by gnbjmAug 28, 202012:58 AMAugust 28, 2020
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Protoje Drops New Album ‘In Search Of Lost Time’, Featuring Koffee, Popcaan & Wiz Khalifa

“Dem seh dem love wi, but dat ah yessideh, get weh dem want an switch it up aready. Dem naah go draw wi out, oh no, nuh today. Ee nuh so easy fi drain wi […]

Music by gnbjmAug 17, 202010:35 AMAugust 17, 2020
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Burna Boy Levels Up With Elite Collabs, Including Naughty By Nature

Grammy-nominated artiste Burna Boy drops his long-anticipated fifth studio album, aptly titled Twice As Tall. The record – which incorporates multiple musical genre – does not disappoint with several heavyweight features included: some old school, […]

Music Video by gnbjmAug 7, 20207:48 PM
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Protoje Teams With Popcaan & Storm Saulter For ‘Royalty’

Grammy-nominated reggae artiste Protoje releases homage-paying Like Royalty video single to further tease his hotly anticipated upcoming fifth full-length album, and first Six Course/RCA debut project, In Search Of Lost Time. The seasoned multi-hyphenate performer, […]

Reasonings with Odessa by o-access JAMAICAAug 6, 20208:29 AM
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Nollywood, Afrobeats & Vibes With Nigerian Actor Wale Ojo

On Episode 21 of Reasonings With Odessa podcast, Nigeria and Jamaica connect. Odessa catches up with British/Nigerian actor Wale Ojo to talk about his latest movie Kassanoa now on Netflix, the Black Lives Matter movement […]

Music Video by gnbjmAug 5, 202011:34 AMAugust 17, 2020
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Patoranking Releases ‘Abule’ From Upcoming ‘Three’

Nigeria dancehall artiste Patoranking releases a video for the infectious lead single Abule, from his upcoming album, Three. The project is the collaborative effort of his Amari Musiq imprint and US-based EMPIRE label. The mesmeric […]

Music Video by gnbjmJul 31, 20201:27 PMJuly 31, 2020
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Sevana Releases Mango Video & Be Somebody EP

Singer-songwriter Sevana releases second video, Mango, from her six-track major label debut, Be Somebody. The saccharine visuals of the J.L.L.-produced earworm help to assertively petition the summer banger inventory. The Mango imagery – comprising vibrant […]

Music News by gnbjmJul 27, 20205:31 PM
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Tessellated & Crayon Team To Colour Summer

Multi-hyphenate performer and musician Tessellated has impressively insinuated himself into the ‘summer banger’ discussion with the entrancing No Ansa, which features afrobeats rising star Crayon. The pioneering producer and performer is best known for skillfully […]

Music News by gnbjmJul 25, 20201:00 PM
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Sean Paul ‘Rock-a-Billion’ Streams

Grammy award-winning recording artiste and international pop chart mainstay, Sean Paul, recently achieved a major musical milestone with UK electro-pop band Clean Bandit‘s Rockabye, on which the Jamaican features with British singer-songwriter Anne-Marie. The wildly […]

Music Video by gnbjmJul 24, 20208:31 AM
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Chronixx Is ‘Cool As The Breeze’ In Latest Video

Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Chronixx releases new Cool As The Breeze/Friday single, with an accompanying video, ahead of his highly anticipated Soul Circle Music album, Dela Splash. “Memba everyday ah summer when yuh deh ah Jamaica,” […]

Music News by gnbjmJul 22, 20208:23 PMJuly 25, 2020
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The Marleys Reimagine ‘One Love’ For UNICEF

Reggae legend Bob Marley’s more-than-four-decades-old beloved unity anthem, One Love, has been aptly reinterpreted for the recently launched United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund’s #Reimagine global campaign. “Over forty years ago, my father wrote One […]

Music Video by gnbjmJul 18, 202012:43 PMJuly 18, 2020
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Koffee Brews Summer Banger ‘Lockdown’

Grammy award-winning artiste Koffee releases new Lockdown single, with an accompanying video that is directed by Yannick Reid. The catchy quarantine-inspired love song pours out clever lyrics meant to effect an otherwise mundane and largely […]

Events by gnbjmJul 18, 202012:40 PMJuly 19, 2020
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Sumfest Opens Vault, Adds Retro Element To 1st Virtual Staging

The upcoming summer staging of the popular Sumfest annual event will take on an all-virtual production, having had to abandon the usual venue-patron-artiste trinity. This new operating protocol has been adopted to observe safety measures […]

Music Video by gnbjmJul 13, 20208:14 AM
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Sevana On Major Label Debut: Every Bit Intentional, And Unapologetically Me

Beloved western Jamaican songbird Sevana took time out for a tête-à-tête with OAJ. The young but sophisticated vocalist is delighted at the upcoming release of her major label debut, before delineating the nuances of shooting […]

Fashion by gnbjmJul 9, 20208:39 PMJuly 10, 2020
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Edwards: DAE Proud To Support Local Suppliers & Artisans

Team OAJ caught up with journalist-turned-entrepreneur Debra Edwards (DE) to talk about brand DAE, among other things. For some time you were best known as a journalist. Have you always been a designer, as well? […]

Music News by gnbjmJul 9, 20203:13 PM
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Is It Because Im Black Kicks Off Salaam Remi’s Black On purpose

Grammy Award winning record producer, and all-round music maven, Salaam Remi has curated the talents of several iconic musicians for his Louder Than Life Records release stylised Is It Because Im Black, from the upcoming […]

Music News by gnbjmJul 4, 202010:36 AM
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Ajji Takes Aim At ‘Summer’ With Busy Signal & Stylo G

New York-based deejay Ajji heads into the warm season with the release of the aptly titled single, Live For The Summer. The artiste elicited a little help from dancehall luminaries Busy Signal and Stylo G […]

Music by gnbjmJun 22, 20207:58 PMJune 22, 2020
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Khalia’s ‘Love Is Real’

Westmoreland-born Reggae singer Khalia releases new lover’s rock single and video for track Love Is Real. The singjay belts “love is reaaaal, and I can feeeeel it” on the feel-good, catchy chorus of the Tony […]

Music News by gnbjmJun 20, 20204:17 PM
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Etana Releases 12-Track ‘Gemini’ & ‘Bubble’ Video

Grammy nominated Jamaican vocalist Etana releases 12-track Gemini album, her sixth full-length offering. Two singles, Bubble and Truly, had been released prior to the Freemind Music-Zojak World Wide collaboration’s debut. The project showcases the singer’s […]

Music News by gnbjmJun 20, 20203:58 PMJune 22, 2020
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Junior Reid & Julian Marley Serenade Earth

Grammy award-nominated reggae artistes Junior Reid and Julian Marley team up for a social commentary tribute to the Earth, on the single Mother Nature. The single unambiguously poses questions about the wide-ranging abuse meted out […]

Music News by gnbjmJun 20, 20203:57 PM
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Alicia Keys & John Legend Anchor Juneteenth Verzuz

Fifteen-time Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter-producer Alicia Keys (AK) teed up with fellow virtuoso, and lone black male EGOT, John Legend (JL) to celebrate the Juneteenth staging of the wildly popular Verzuz set. The string maestros, and […]

Music News by gnbjmJun 12, 20202:45 PMJuly 3, 2020
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Buju Releases Dave Kelly-Produced ‘Blessed’ After Exclusive Album Preview Event

Grammy award-winning singer Buju Banton releases Blessed, following an exclusive listening session for his eagerly anticipated studio album, Upside Down. The single drips 90’s dancehall elements. Understandably so, since Banton managed to reassemble ‘the dream […]

Music News by gnbjmJun 5, 20207:36 PM
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Dre Island Debuts With ‘Now I Rise’

Multi-hyphenate musician Dre Island releases his 13-track debut on his namesake Dre Island Music imprint, along with New York-based DubShot Records. The album, Now I Rise, is a potpourri of life songs, love songs, redemption […]

Caribbean Love by gnbjmJun 3, 202012:59 PM
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Soca Monarch Lyons Says Black Peoples’ Freedom Comes With Terms And Conditions

International soca monarch Fay-Ann Lyons took to social media to reassure black people, in the United States of America, that Caribbean nationals are sympathetic to, and do understand, their enduring struggle. The performer offered words […]

Music News by gnbjmMay 28, 20209:10 PMMay 28, 2020
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Chronixx’s ‘First Time’ with Rolling Stone

Jamaican singer-songwriter Chronixx stopped by Rolling Stone to recount some of his “first times” in their series which shares a similar name. The son of Spanish Town said his foray into music initiated with sounds […]

Music News by gnbjmMay 28, 20209:03 AMJuly 3, 2020
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Gramps Morgan Says There Is a Place For ‘People Like You’

Gramps Morgan‘s People Like You is an enchanting heartsong, curated to soothe disquiet and inspire hope across the globe, during a time that it is most needed. The Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter told OAJ that the […]

Music News by gnbjmMay 25, 20201:50 PM
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Sasco Drops Teflon-Produced ‘Loco’

“Loco, the guns coming in by the boatload…,” songwriter-deejay, Sasco, artfully introduces his latest single. Loco partly narrates unsavoury, ill-advised and generally destructive paths people choose to gain popularity. Sasco illustrates a cataclysmic ending, designed […]

Music by gnbjmMay 24, 202010:04 PM
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Sean Paul Has ‘Big Weekend’ With Tove Lo & Anne-Marie

Billboard chart mainstay Jamaican artiste Sean Paul got a little help from his friends to pull off a spirited Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2020 gig. The deejay, a couple of dancers, and his technical crew […]

Music by gnbjmMay 23, 202011:41 PMMay 24, 2020
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Vintage Beenie & Bounty Host Elite Verzuz, Police Interrupt

Grammy award-winning Jamaican artistes Beenie Man and Bounty Killer headline a historic first in-person and, arguably, the most memorable (and glitch-free) staging of the wildly popular Swizz Beatz–Timbaland Verzuz series. More than 460,000 fans logged […]

Celebrity by gnbjmMay 22, 20207:44 PMJuly 3, 2020
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5 Q&A With HoodCelebrityy

The OAJ team caught up with Bronx-honed dancehall artiste HoodCelebrityy for 5 Questions With… The 20-odd-year-old Jamaican-born performer, who is currently signed to US recording label Epic Records, has been using the prolonged quarantine down […]

Music News by gnbjmMay 22, 20204:52 PMMay 22, 2020
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Legendary award-winning producer ‘Bobby Digital’ passes away

Local and international music fraternities are mourning the loss of revered Jamaican record-engineering maverick Robert Dixon, who is best known by his moniker ‘Bobby Digital’. Dixon began his foray into music production, in the Waterhouse […]

Celebrity by gnbjmMay 21, 20209:42 AMMay 22, 2020
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Supermodel Naomi Campbell Shoots Own Essence cover, stretches to Grace Jones

British supermodel Naomi Campbell recently posted the cover to the 50th anniversary issue of Essence, which bears her image. Just a regular day in the life of the ageless figure of beauty, right? No, not […]

Music News by gnbjmMay 20, 202012:20 PM
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The ‘Young Lion’ Skips into the history books with H.E.R.

Skip Marley etches his name into the history books with Slow Down – on which he is joined by R&B songbird and two-time Grammy award-winning musician, H.E.R. – by moving to the top of both […]

Reasonings with Odessa by o-access JAMAICAMay 17, 202010:38 PMMay 17, 2020
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Part 2 Of Reasonings With Odessa Featuring Kardinal Offishall

Episode 19 continues the reasoning with Canadian/Jamaican rapper, DJ, Producer and music executive Kardinal Offishall.  In Part 2 Odessa and Kardi reason about Canadian hip hop as well what A&R projects he is working on […]

Music News by gnbjmMay 15, 20209:03 AM
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Lila Iké Debuts EP, Swizz Beatz, Koffee & Popcaan Join ‘The ExPerience’

The aptly titled The ExPerience debut, from Jamaican singer-songwriter Lila Iké, is here. The EP is the first from In.Digg.Nation’s recently inked Six Course-RCA multi-project deal. Iké, along with mentor and In.Digg.Nation chief, Protoje, led […]

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