Shaggy & Sting Win Grammy for Best Reggae Album, And Also Burn Badmind
“It’s nice to be nominated… But it’s better to win!” Dancehall reggae hitmaker Shaggy was honored twice at the 61st Grammy Awards, held yesterday in Los Angeles. Honor #1: The seven-time Grammy nominee was tapped to host the Grammy Premiere Ceremony, the day’s first round of award presentations, which was live-streamed from the Microsoft Theater, […]
R.I.P. Sting: The End of an Era in Dancehall
Remembering The Greatest One Night Reggae and Dancehall Show on Earth When the history of dancehall music is written, 2016 will go down as the year when mainstream stars took over the worldwide pop charts using Jamaican styles and sounds. It will also be remembered as the first Boxing Day in over three decades that […]
Reasoning with Tommy Lee Sparta “Watch Gage Dead Over Sting”
With Just Days To Go Before His First Clash at Sting, Uncle Demon Chats with RGAT Last year he almost lost his life in a car crash, but Tommy Lee Sparts still made his way to the stage at Sting—the World’s Greatest One-Night Reggae and Dancehall Show—on a pair of crutches. This year the man […]
The Queen of the Dancehall In NYC
Lady Saw His The Big Apple, Announces New Album Alter Ego, And Speaks on Jay Z & Solange Who keeps it realer than Muma Saw? The Queen of the Dancehall passed through NYC the other day to announce her upcoming double album Alter Ego. This record will show off both sides of Saw’s creativity, from […]
The Don Dada Rides Again
Super Cat’s Triumphant Return Continues Reggae fans around the world are having a very good Christmas today because one of the true icons in the business has returned to the game as if out of nowhere. Super Cat aka The Wild Apache aka the Don Dada has been missing in action for a long while […]
Super Cat speaks on Sting “I Never Got To Finish That Show”
“Our Music No Die,” says the Don Dada. “We A Rock of Ages and the Music Live In We Same Way” The Wild Apache has been missing in action for a while but Boomshots was blessed to catch up with him in NYC during a rehearsal session for his big comeback shows. Tomorrow night at […]
Wyclef Jean Booked For 30th Anniversary Staging of Sting
Talks Super Cat, Bounty Killer, and The Fugees For the past 30 years the day after Christmas has been the dancehall fanatic’s biggest secret Santa gift: a one-night-only no-holds-barred stage-show/battle-royale known as Sting. This year’s headliners include Super Cat, Mavado, 2 Chainz, Ninja Man, Sizzla, Aidonia, Kiprich. And now the Greatest One Day Reggae Show […]
HEAR THIS: Stacious “Grooving”
The Gangstress Gets Her Groove On It feels like a minute since we heard something from Stacious, but whenever she drops something u know it’s gonna be worth a listen. And when the song starts with a line like “Me too hot, round and fat—every man just a beg to whine on dat,” you’ve got […]
WATCH THIS: I-Shawna “Murderer” Official Video
Hell Hath No Fury Like The Princess of the Dancehall Scorned Ever since Downsound Records’ “In Memories” riddim dropped last October, I-Shawna’s “Murderer” has emerged as a standout selection. The song is something different for the Princess of the Dancehall, who’s better known for songs like “Legendary” and “Do For Love,” her duet with Specialist. […]
WATCH THIS: Jah Cure Interview “The World Is Crying As We Speak”
We Were Just Kickin’ It Poolside With IyaCure And His Little Princess—And Then Scratch Showed Up! Live from Kingston, Jamaica, Boomshots presents Reshma B’s exclusive Jah Cure interview. Watch Jah Cure and his beautiful baby daughter Kailani Belle kicking it poolside with the ReggaeGirlAboutTown about his long-awaited album World Cry and why it took two years […]
BBC 1Xtra Tells The Sting Story
Reshma B Reports From The World’s Greatest One-Night Reggae Show – Sting 2012 Audio After The Jump…
HEAR THIS: Black Ryno “Courage”
After Getting Pushed Offstage At Sting, Ryno Pushes Back At Popcaan Over the years, Sting has been known for lyrical clashes, but the biggest buzz this year was about the clashes that didn’t quite happen. We’ve all heard about how Spice was waiting for Macka with a donkey but Macka never turned up. And while […]