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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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,” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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? […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
