This year’s Grammys have a chance to make history, albeit in a way that might get missed by most TV viewers watching music’s biggest night at home. For the first time in its 39-year existence, the ...

Although roots reggae had run its course by the time Garfield Cowan got interested in music production, he always admired the One Drop beat that made the genre famous during the 1970s. The One Drop ...

Tampa is all set to celebrate the upcoming Father’s Day weekend with the Riddim Music Festival! The festival will be held on Sunday, June 15, at Water Works Park. Gates open at 11 a.m., and the ...

A new reissue marks the 40th anniversary of “Under Me Sleng Teng,” considered one of dancehall’s first digital songs and, with over 500 versions, among the most recycled. By Patricia Meschino In 1984, ...

This is the eighth in a 10-part series looking at the impact of dancehall/reggae culture around the world. ANDREAS Nilson has produced a number of hit songs and ‘riddims’ which have impacted dancehall ...

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Lenky's handclap-heavy groove soundtracked three major hits in the summer of '03 and helped dancehall cement its U.S. takeover. This week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles ...

The dancehall Leviathan who doubles as the FMN frontier "FAZABOSS" jump on the controversial Migraine Riddim which is making waves in the dancehall fraternity. He titles this "GOOD LOVE" and mixed by ...

Hip-hop has had a strong connection to reggae music since the days of DJ Kool Herc’s summer house parties in the early 1970s. Hip-hop’s foundation was built on elements of the Jamaican sound system ...