Shaggy calendar: recent and upcoming concerts, releases and more:
2012 tour & release dates January 4 Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC January 7 Shaggy & Friends benefit concert for the Bustamante Children's Hospital, Jamaica January 26 Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival, Jamaica February 4 Food for the Poor charity, Florida February 7 Summer in Kingston release February 11 The Roots Jam Session, Los Angeles February 16 Sanremo, Italy, Rai 1 March 1 Blue Note Jazz Club, New York March 22 Echo Awards 2012, Germany April 13 Shaggy & Cris Cab, Duke University April 21 Whitnall Field, New York April 28 Colombo, Sri Lanka May 18 Medellin, Colombia May 19 Pereira, Colombia May 21 Santiago, Chile May 27 Best of the Best, Miami May 28 JazzReggae Festival, Los Angeles June 2 Mbay Megafest, South Africa June 9 Adidas Jamboree, New York (not yet confirmed) June 14 B.B. Kings, New York (not yet confirmed) June 15 Wonderland Ballroom, Revere, MA June 16 The Brewery Exchange, Lowell, MA June 17 West Indian Social Club, Hartford, CT June 22 Afro-Latino Festival, Belgium June 24 Festival Afrique-Carib, The Netherlands August 10 Festas da Praia, Portugal August 11 Middelfart, Denmark September 1 New Town, North Dakota October 6 Mexico City, Mexico
& Church Heathen & Bonafide Girl & What's Love & Like a Superstar & Feel Like Making Love & Intoxication & Feel the Rush & Donya & Don't Wanna Fight & Best of Shaggy: The Boombastic Collection & Body A Shake & Bad Man Nuh Cry & Save a Life & Fly High & I Wear My Sunglasses at Night & Keep Ya Shades On! & She's a Lady & Can't Let My Love Go & Long Time & Under the Sun & I Wanna & Rise Again & For Yur Eyez Only & Shaggy & Friends & Girls Dem Luv We & Champagne & Sugarcane & Jamaican Drummer Boy & Smile & Dame & World Citizen & Girls Just Wanna Have Fun & Lengua & Football is My Life
Hey fellow Shaggy fans! Did you get Shaggy's off the hook new single Sugarcane yet?
You can now take advantage of a special low price of only 69 cents for the new hot single on iTunes! Download your copy of Sugarcane now and enjoy the summer vibes of this great new Shaggy single!
May 31 Part II - IRAWMA photos
Shaggy, who won three International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) at this year's IRAWMA, he co-hosted the event alongside Tony Rebel and Deniece Williams. Trini Waves has a large photo gallery with backstage and onstage photos of the awards ceremony!
Metro Magazine T&T interviewed Shaggy and has a photo of Shaggy at the interview, as well as a photo gallery of the IRAWMA Awards ceremony!
On Stage TV will air an IRAWMA Awards special on June 4 at 9 PM on CVM TV! Here's a video of On Stage TV interviewing Shaggy and Jah Cure after the Reggae Meets Soca Chutney Party was postponed due to organizational difficulties.
May 30 Part V - Sugarcane review
L.I.M.E. writes about Shaggy's off the hook new song: "Sugarcane is the perfect tune to blast while driving around town this summer!" Check out the new song Sugarcane with lyrics here! You can get Sugarcane on iTunes, Amazon and Juno!
May 30 Part IV - Win a meet & greet with Shaggy (Austria)
Hey Austrian Shaggy fans! Would you like to meet Mr Boombastic in person? You can win a meet & greet with Shaggy and Patrick Nuo, who will perform at the World Bodypainting Festival on July 3, at the Kleine Zeitung! Check out the contest here.
May 30 Part III - Article
Prior to devoting his life full-time to music, Shaggy was a United States Marine. Paste Magazine has an article with photos of 10 music stars who served in the military, including Shaggy! Article and photos here.
May 30 Part II - Sweet Jamaica
Shaggy's awesomely beautiful song with Mr Vegas and Josey Wales, Sweet Jamaica, is the number 1 song on the UK Choice FM charts for the fourth week in a row!
May 30 - Shaggy wins 3 IRAWMA Awards!
Congratulations to Shaggy! He won three International Reggae And World Music Awards (IRAWMA) at Saturday's IRAWMA 2011 ceremony. Shaggy was awarded the prestigious Bob Marley Award for Entertainer of the Year as well as the Marcus Garvey Humanitarian Award and the Community Service Award for his charity work with the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation benefiting the Bustamente Children's Hospital!
Reuters has photos of Shaggy, Tony Rebel, Deniece Williams, Tifa, Machel Montano and Gramps Morgan at the IRAWMA ceremony!
May 29 - Today: Reggae Meets Soca Chutney
The smooth melodies of Reggae, the sweet sounds of Soca and pulsating rhythms of Chutney will converge in the Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain at today's Reggae Meets Soca Chutney Concert.
The massive event labeled as 'Super-Star Sunday' follows on the heels of the 30th International Reggae and World Music Awards and will feature thrilling performances from several of the IRAWMA nominees and eventual winners, among whom Shaggy, Machel Montano, Beenie Man, Jah Cure and Gramps Morgan! More info.
May 28 Part XI - IRAWMA Live stream
Watch the IRAWMAs coverage live on CNC3 TV now! The IRAWMA broadcast is done; you can still watch CNC3 TV programming at the link.
May 28 Part X - Tour updates: Italy, Austria and France
Italian, Austrian and French Shaggy fans, it's going to be your lucky day soon! Shaggy's official Facebook now confirms these upcoming tour dates:
Shaggy was one of the artists representing at the International Reggae And World Music Awards Press conference, which was held yesterday at the Hyatt Regency in Trinidad. Here's a photo! Shaggy talked among others about how reggae music needs to get back to being feel good music. Source: OnStage TV, who also write: "Shaggy's newest single "Sugar Cane" looking to take over the mainstream market once again".
Shaggy and Tony Rebel will host the IRAWMA Awards ceremony tonight and Shaggy is also nominated in several categories. The ceremony might be streamed live on the CNC3 TV webcast!
May 28 Part VIII - BoomChampions Shaggy & Machel interview
Here's one more video from the BoomChampions Shaggy & Machel Montano interview, in which Shaggy talks about recording Rise Again for charity and touring. View the full interview video on LiveStream!
May 28 Part VII - Sugarcane
Shaggy's awesome new single Sugarcane is now available on iTunes or Amazon and Juno!
May 28 Part VI - Reggae Gold 2011
On June 28, VP Records will release Reggae Gold 2011, with the year's biggest reggae and dancehall hits. Shaggy's collaboration with Alaine, For Yur Eyez Only, is featured on the album. More info: VP Records.
May 28 Part V - Today: IRAWMA Awards!
Shaggy and Tony Rebel will host the prestigious International Reggae and World Music Awards in Trinidad today! Trinidad and Tobago CNC3 Television will broadcast live exclusive coverage of the event! CNC3 TV has a live stream here, let's hope the event is broadcast online as well! Showtime is 8 PM (GMT-4).
Here's a video promo! For lots of information about the International Reggae and World Music Awards, log on to the IRAWMA official site.
May 28 Part IV - Good Good reviews
Here are a couple of reviews of Shaggy and Alaine's awesome song Good Good on the Green Faces Riddim! Fader: "happy-go-lucky toast to life...the perfect recipe for good life ragga tune", Beezo: "Fiiiiiiinaaaalllllly!!! A new riddim released this year with real danceabilty", TSFE: "Be happy to be here. Happiness is a scarce commodity these days. If you find it, lock it down" and The Heatwave: "Euphoric summertime dancehall... I recommend you listen to this with the windows, door or roof open and it will probably make you smile or dance"!
Shaggy's off the chain new song Sugarcane and Can You Make Me feat. Ce'Cile (actually, all new Shaggy tunes) are also getting rave reviews! You can get Sugarcane on iTunes or Amazon!
May 28 Part III - One Love Peace Concert promo
Promo video! Tickets for the festival, which is taking place in the Wembley Arena in London on July 31, are available on Ticketmaster.
May 28 Part II - Full Shaggy & Machel Montano interview videos
BoomChampions interviewed Shaggy and Machel Montano in a fun interview and the full video is online now! Watch the four part interview here:
Marvin Priest feat. Shaggy's Own This Club Remix is link is unavailable
May 27 Part IV - Sweet Jamaica #1
Mr Vegas' site has a feature about Sweet Jamaica, his number one video with Shaggy and Josey Wales, check it out here! It's Shaggy's second number one video of this year, as his collaboration with Alaine, For Yur Eyez Only, also hit the number one spot on many charts all across the globe. Sweet Jamaica is the number 1 song on the SoundQuake Charts for the fourth consecutive week and it's the number 1 song on the Choice FM Reggae Charts for the third week in a row.
May 27 Part III - Shaggy interview in Metro Magazine T&T
This week's Metro Magazine T&T (Trinidad & Tobago) features an exclusive interview with Shaggy! The magazine will be out today, so if you're in in T&T, go get a copy!
May 27 Part II - Updated: Shaggy & Machel Montano in Trinidad photo and interview video
Shaggy arrived in Trinidad yesterday, where he'll co-host the prestigious International Reggae and World Music Awards tomorrow and perform alongside Rayvon at the Reggae Meets Soca Chutney concert on Sunday. He met up with soca king Machel Montano, with whom Shaggy recorded the maad Toro Toro and Wining Season a couple of years ago!
Here's a photo of Shaggy and Machel uploaded by Machel! Shaggy and Machel Montano were interviewed by Boom Champions on 94.1 FM. Watch the interview video (preview) here!
Update: you can now watch two more videos of the Shaggy and Machel Montano interview by Kevin Baker & Sunny Bling of Boom Champions Sound: video 1 (extended) and video 2 (about reinventing themselves and working together). Two more parts of the video to come!
May 27 - Classic Generatione X video
Wanna watch a classic Shaggy live video? Here's a video of Shaggy performing Boombastic live at Generatione X!
May 26 Part IV - Artist Direct Sugarcane feature
Artist Direct features Sugarcane: "Grab that tube of SPV 100 sunscreen, a pair of oversize Marc by Marc Jacobs shades and crank "Sugar Cane" from Shaggy since it's the perfect song for summer! It's almost June and time to have fun in the sun, with this song cranking on your iPod." Visit Artist Direct for the full review and links!
You can purchase Shaggy's awesome new single Sugarcane on iTunes and Amazon!
May 26 Part III - Luanda Blue Fest photos
Shaggy performed at the Luanda Blue Fest in Angola last weekend. The festival organization uploaded photos of the best moments of the Luanda Blue Fest, check out photos of Shaggy performing here! Looking good!
May 26 Part II - Sugarcane featured on MySpace Music
Shaggy's new awesome single Sugarcane is featured on MySpace Music! Check out the feature on MySpace!
May 26 - Shaggy, Jerry Wonder, GC and more in the studio
Shaggy tweeted: "In the lab w/ Jerry Wonder, GoldenChyl & KueSound," Kevo writes: "monster music being made!" And @Audio_Rydeout writes: "In the lab wit @DiRealShaggy @GCtheEP @arkeyz @TheChamp16 @dandanthewriter @princewonda @kevo1217 creating somethin special #Monstermusic!"
Looking forward to the new music! And I totally love Shaggy's new single Sugacane!
May 25 - Sugarcane official audio with lyrics!
May 25 Part II - Shaggy in the studio
Shaggy, GoldenChyl (producer of among other Shaggy's Feel the Rush and Intoxication and Elephant Man feat. Wyclef Jean and P. Diddy's Five O), Jerry Wonda Duplessis (Grammy winning producer who worked with The Fugees, Carlos Santana, Destiny's Child and many more), Robert Dubwise Browne and DJ Kue were in the studio last night working on Shaggy's upcoming album!
Robert Dubwise (one of Jamaica's best guitarists; if you've been to a Shaggy concert, you've seen him on stage) tweeted: "Today in NYC....was in studio with Shaggy, Goldenchyl and Jerry Wonda - Today was a good day." And Shaggy tweeted: "In studio @ the Ranch...going hard on this album. Shaggy and GC. Dj Kue"
May 24 Part IV - Sugarcane premiers on MTV!
Shaggy's off the hook new single Sugarcane has premiered on MTV Buzzworthy! "She likes the taste of my sugarcane, and so will you" Read more and listen to Sugarcane on MTV!
Did you get Shaggy's brand new hot Sugarcane single yet? I soooo like this new song! You can get it on iTunes and Amazon!
May 24 Part III - Jagger Shaggy interview
Jagger of The Weekend Throwdown and KTU interviewed Shaggy about his international comeback with the amazing new single Sugarcane! Watch or download the HQ interview video on KTU and get your copy of Sugarcane!
May 24 Part II - Sugarcane is out now!
Shaggy's off the hook new single Sugarcane is available now! Get the hot new single now from iTunes or Amazon!
May 24 - Sugarcane to premier on MTV Buzzworthy!
Shaggy's amazing new single Sugarcane will premier on MTV Buzzworthy today! Source: Shaggy's Facebook.
May 23 Part V - Only One Day until...
May 23 Part IV - One Love Festival Guyana concert
Shaggy is the headliner of the One Love Festival at the Stade de Baduel à Cayenne in French Guyana on June 18! You can find lots of info about the festival program, tickets and more on the One Love Foundation official site. Here's one more festival flyer!
May 23 Part III - ZIFF Festival article
According to the ZIFF site, Shaggy will headline the music program of the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) in Tanzania! The Citizen has an article about the festival: "The most exciting on the list is ... Shaggy's live show."
May 23 Part II - Miscellaneous photos
The Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival recently uploaded a photo of Shaggy & John Legend rehearsing for the 2006 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival! WillVision photography has a photo of Shaggy at the Le Respect Ne S'Achète Pas video shoot! And here's a new photo gallery by photographer Eliran Avitel of the Shaggy & crew concert in Hangar 11, Tel Aviv, Israel last year!
May 23 - Champagne release date
Sahara's hot single with Shaggy, Champagne, is set to be released internationally on July 1! Sources: several US, UK, French and German music stores.
May 23 Part VI - Upcoming song/remix?
Cory Lee writes: "Mixing these Shaggy vocals with Chris Perry for my first single in Canada!!! Sounding saaaaa-weeeeeetttt!!"
May 22 Part III - Upcoming remix: Champagne DJ Dark remix
A new remix of Sahara's song with Shaggy will be released soon, it's the DJ Dark Champagne remix! Check out a preview video here!
May 22 Part II - Luanda Blue Fest review
Shaggy and crew gave a well-received concert at the Luanda Blue Fest in Angola last night. The Angola Press writes that Shaggy's performance was very energetic, Shaggy & crew played a lot of hits from their own repertoire and they teased the crowd with Bob Marley songs and a song by Angolan artist Cabo Snoop.
May 22 - New Shaggy song: Shaggy feat. Khago - Toughest!
A new Shaggy song is online... it's Shaggy featuring Khago - Toughest, produced by Sly & Robbie! A siick tune!
Shaggy feat. Khago - Toughest
May 21 Part II - Design Caribbean review and photo
The Nation News has a review with a photo of Shaggy and Alison Hinds' concert at the Design Caribbean Launch in Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic! They also interviewed Shaggy. Read it here: "Alison and Shaggy thrill!"
May 21 - Sugarcane release date!
Shaggy just tweeted: "Look out for my new single SUGARCANE available Tuesday, May 24th on iTunes...This one is gonna massive!" Great... I can't wait!
May 20 Part IV - Sugarcane
Shaggy tweeted: "#SUGARCANE The world get ready!" Have you listened to Shaggy's awesome, off the chain, brand new single of his upcoming 2011 album yet? Check out Sugarcane on Power 98 FM / Mixmatters!
May 20 Part III - Shaggy to Luanda Blue Fest
Shaggy and crew are on their way to Angola to perform at the Luanda Blue Fest tomorrow. Just before, Shaggy was interviewed by Jagger of the Weekend Throwdown and KTU (the interview isn't online yet, when it is, I'll link it!).
May 20 Part II - US, Canada and Caribbean: vote for IRAWMA
The online voting for the International Reggae and World Music Awards closed a few weeks ago, but text voting is now possible for several special categories! So US, Canadian and Caribbean fans, if you wanna vote for the IRAWMAs, visit this page to see how you can vote! Shaggy is nominated for Best Caribbean Entertainer in the text voting categories.
If you're in the Caribbean, you can send your vote to 7622. For North America and Canada: send your vote to 78247. Shaggy (SHA) is nominated in category 3 (Best Caribbean Entertainer).
May 20 - The Reggae Band Rescues the Sea Turtle
The second title in the Shaggy Parrot book & cd series for children, "The Reggae Band Rescues the Sea Turtle", will be released in July! Shaggy recorded the voice of Shaggy Parrot, just like he did on the first cd "Shaggy Parrot and the Reggae Band". You can get the first book and cd on Reggae Pickney, where you can also listen to snippets of the cd!
May 19 Part IV - New Shaggy single: Sugarcane!!
Wow wow wow wow wow!! Are you ready for this!? Shaggy is back!
Shaggy's new single Sugarcane of his upcoming 2011 album has just hit the radio! It's a hoootttt reggae song and you can listen to it now! Totally off the hook!
Check out Shaggy's new song Sugarcane on Mixmatters and Power 98 FM!
Shaggy is going to perform at the Luanda Blue Fest at the Estadio dos Coqueiros in Luanda, Angola on May 21! Watch a shout out video by Shaggy to Angola here!
May 19 Part II - Shaggy in the studio
Shaggy just tweeted: "In studio makin dem hitzzzz...Ranch Ent..." Sounds great... looking forward to the new music!
May 19 - Newly added US tour dates
MI and NY Shaggy fans, check this! The following upcoming tour dates have been added to Shaggy's official Facebook!
June 6 93Q Paper Mill Island, Baldwinsville, New York June 9 Gran Rapids / WSNX Waterfront Film Festival, Saugatuck, Michigan
May 18 Part II - Boombastic dubplate
Shaggy recorded a Boombastic dubplate for Pushman Sound, which sounds wicked! Listen here!
May 18 - IRAWMAs live on CNC3 TV
Shaggy will co-host the prestigious International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) in Trinidad on May 28 and he'll perform at the Reggae Meets Soca Chutney concert in Trinidad on May 29. Trinidad & Tobago CNC3 Television (which is streaming live here) will be broadcasting live exclusive coverage of the 30th Annual IRAWMAs on May 28!
For lots of information about the International Reggae and World Music Awards, visit the IRAWMA official site!
May 17 Part IV - Sweet Jamaica Choice FM #1
The Sweet Jamaica (Vibes Mix) by Mr Vegas, Shaggy and Josey Wales is the number 1 song on the UK Choice FM Reggae Charts for the second week in a row!
May 17 Part III - Shaggy to Waterfront Film Festival
The Waterfront Film Festival just announced that Shaggy will kick off the Film Festival with a concert during the Opening Night Celebration on June 9 in Saugatuck, Michigan! You can find lots of info about the festival and get tickets on the Waterfront Film Festival official site!
May 17 Part II - New song: Shaggy & Ce'Cile - Can You Make Me!
Shaggy & Ce'Cile on Tony "CD" Kelly's Winners Riddim with Can You Make Me... listen here!
Shaggy & Ce'Cile - Can You Make Me!
May 17 - Design Caribbean review
Carib PR: "Music artist Shaggy and Alison Hinds (...) treated the audience to a sensational concert!"
May 16 Part V - Stampede Street Charts hot collab of the week and top 5 bubbler
Shaggy and Mavado's hard-hitting tune Girls Dem Luv We is the Hot Collab of the Week on the Stampede Street Charts!
May 16 Part IV - Shaggy feat. Ce'Cile - Can You Make Me
Shaggy and Ce'Cile collaborated on a hot new song on the Winners Riddim, entitled Can You Make Me. I just heard the track and I can tell you that it sounds totally hot! It's going to be on radio stations soon, check back later for a link to listen to the riddim and the new Shaggy & Ce'Cile tune!
Winners Riddim track list (produced by super producer Tony "CD" Kelly for K..Licious Music) 1. Ce'Cile - Neva You
2. Delly Ranx - I'm a Winner
3. Esco - Big Up
4. Liquid - She Got a Walk
5. Malica - On My Way
6. Mr Vegas - Not a Day
7. Notch - Chat
8. Shaggy & Ce'Cile - Can You Make Me
9. Spice - I Wanna Know
10. Spice & Wayne Anthony - Keep It All
11. Trever Off-Key - She Say
12. Wayne Anthony - Good Life
13. Wayne Wonder - Over All
May 16 Part III - Win front row tickets to Fly 92.3 Summer Jam in New York
Visit the Fly 92.3 FM Summer Jam Facebook for info on how to win!
May 16 Part II - Good Good BackAtIt Radio #3
Shaggy and Alaine's uplifting and beautiful new song, Good Good, on the Green Faces Riddim, is the top 3 tune in Sint Maarten on Back At It Radio!
I love how upbeat and happy this tune is, it makes you feel really good good. Listen here!
May 16 - Newly confirmed tour dates
Shaggy's official Facebook confirms the following upcoming tour dates:
June 4Fly 92.3 Summer Jam, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York August 18Rototom Sunsplash, Recinto de Festivales de Benicàssim Main Stage, Spain
May 15 Part II - Coming up: Winners Riddim!
Shaggy and Ce'Cile are featured on the Winners Riddim, which will be released soon! The producer of the riddim is producer extraordinaire Tony "CD" Kelly, who produced many hot riddims and songs, like Shaggy's For Yur Eyez Only feat. Alaine, Ready Fi Di Ride, More Woman, Church Heathen and Long Time, Beenie Man's Hmm Hmm and Sean Paul's Deport Dem and Like Glue and many more.
The Winners riddim features contributions by among others Shaggy and Ce'Cile (Can U Make Me), Wayne Wonder, Mr Vegas, Liquid, Delly Ranx, Notch, Trevor Off-Key, Esco and Spice... can't wait to hear the new riddim and Shaggy's song on it!
May 15 - Dancehall Station top 5
Shaggy's maad song with Mavado, Girls Dem Luv We, is one of the top 5 songs on the "Dancehall Station" charts! Vote here for next week's charts!
May 13 Part V - World Bodypainting Festival folder
The festival folder for the World Bodypainting Festival, where Shaggy is slated to perform on July 3, has just been released!
May 13 Part IV - Big Issue Schotland Shaggy feature
The Big Issue in Schotland stars a well-known person every week. This week Shaggy is featured! What would he say to his 16-year-old self if he could go back in time? Read the Shaggy feature here! The Big Issue magazine is in stores now.
May 13 Part III - Champagne single release
The wait is on! According to a Deejay.de, Sahara's hot new single featuring Shaggy, Champagne, will be released during the next weeks!
Shaggy's beautiful collaboration with Mr Vegas and Josey Wales, Sweet Jamaica (Vibes Mix), is the number 1 release on the SoundQuake Top 20 for the second consecutive week. It's also the number 1 song on the UK Choice FM Reggae Charts!
May 13 - Design Caribbean Launch
The Design Caribbean 2011 was launched yesterday. Attendees say the event and the performances were great! Visit the Trinidad Express for a photo of the Executive Director of Caribbean Export, Shaggy and Alison Hinds! Design Caribbean writes: "What a great turnout we had at today's launch. Shaggy and Alison Hinds were just amazing."
May 12 Part V - Watch Design Caribbean Launch live
Shaggy and Alison Hinds will perform at the Design Caribbean Launch 2011 tonight, watch the launch here live! Update: broadcasting now ended.
May 12 Part IV - One More Guyana concert flyer
Shaggy and Alison Hinds are performing at the Design Caribbean 2011 formal launch in the Dominican Republic today and Shaggy will headline the One Love Festival at the Stade de Baduel à Cayenne in French Guyana on June 18. Here's one more Guyana concert flyer!
May 12 Part III - Shaggy's cool Buzzz Magazine cover and new album info!
It's "reigning" men in the May/June 2011 special Men's issue of Buzzz Magazine, which stars a very cool cover portrait of Shaggy, ZJ Bambino and Bill Edwards. The magazine will be in stores soon, go get a copy!
As per Tyrone Reviews: The physical release of Shaggy's new Shaggy & Friends album is expected on June 6 via Scikron Entertainment / Big Yard Music! The album was produced by Big Yard CEO Robert Livingston and features hot collaborations with among others Rayvon, Tony Gold, Jaiden, Qwote, D-Lynx, Christopher Martin and Ty-Arie. Wanna get a copy of the digital release or listen to snippets? Go here!
Shaggy is supporting the 1 Game campaign, which aims to ensure that common or extreme passion for football does not lead to violence. Here's Shaggy's endorsement video of the campaign!
May 12 - Shaggy and Alison Hinds for Design Caribbean Launch!
Top Caribbean entertainers Shaggy and Alison Hinds will rock the Design Caribbean 2011 formal Launch in Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic with a concert today! The Design Caribbean is the region's foremost tradeshow for showcasing the creativity and craft products of the Caribbean, mainly for the international market. More info: Cana News.
May 11 Part II - Bob Marley Day
Today it's thirty years ago that Bob Marley tragically passed away. BBC 1Xtra is commemorating the late reggae artist and icon at Bob Marley day and Shaggy is one of the artists paying tribute! Listen to Shaggy talking about his favorite Bob Marley track here!
Shaggy said in an earlier 1Xtra Bob Marley tribute: "The immense work ethic that Bob had was incredible. I don't think Jamaica really recognized the importance of Bob Marley until he passed away, which is sad. He was a true reggae ambassador." 1Xtra Gallery (page 2). R.I.P. Bob Marley.
I know many of us who like Shaggy's music, like Rayvon's music as well... US Rayvon fans, tune in to BET to watch Rayvon on the Mo'Nique show tonight!
May 10 Part III - Champagne Club Xray RMX
Have you heard the Champagne Xray RMX yet? It's one of the hot remixes of Sahara's new single with Shaggy. Listen here!
May 10 Part II - Guyana concert info and flyer
Shaggy will headline the One Love Festival at the Stade de Baduel à Cayenne in French Guyana on June 18! The festival is organized by famous football player Florent Malouda and features among others Shaggy, Barrington Levy, Tarrus Riley, Protoje, Queen Ifrica, Fanny J and Kaysha. More info: Reggae France.
Here's a picture of Shaggy and Eddie Egas (Azad Watches president), both wearing Azad Limited Edition Selfani watches! looking cool!
May 9 Part II - New Reggae Band book with cd and Shaggy in the studio photos!
A new Reggae Band book and cd with cd for children will be released! It's called "The Reggae Band Rescues the Sea Turtle". As in the first book of the series, "Shaggy Parrot and the Reggae Band", Shaggy recorded the voice of Shaggy Parrot!
Reggae Pickney has a photo gallery with photos of Shaggy recording the voice of Shaggy Parrot! And the gallery also has a photo of Shaggy receiving his Order of Distinction in the Rank of Commander for contributing to Jamaican music and his philanthropic work for the Bustamente Children's Hospital.
Get the first Shaggy Parrot and the Reggae Band book and cd here, and listen to snippets of the cd!
May 9 - Win tickets to Bodypainting Festival Austria
Eventszene is giving away 2x2 tickets to the World Bodypainting festival in Pörtschach am Wörthersee in Austria, enter here for a chance to win! Shaggy is slated to perform at the festival on July 3! Visit the Bodypainting Festival official site for more info and tickets.
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May 8 Part II - Vintage Shaggy live video!
Wanna watch an exclusive early nineties video of Shaggy live at a street block party? Here it is: it's Shaggy live at the Macon Street Block Party in 1992 alongside King Mellow Sound with Peter Mackenzie, thanks to Peter Mackenzie for uploading, enjoy!
Shaggy gave a shout out to the One Love Peace Festival in London, where he's going to perform on July 31! Watch the video drop here! And you can also watch a video bio!
Shaggy's One Love Peace Festival bio
Shaggy's video drop for the One Love Peace Festival
May 7 Part IV - Shaggy to Fly 92.3's Summer Jam
Fly 92.3 announces that Shaggy has just been added to the line-up for the Fly 92.3 Summer Jam in New York! The Summer Jam 2011 takes place at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, New York on June 4. Tickets are available on Livenation. You can try to win tickets at the Fly 92.3 Facebook. Visit for more information the Fly 92.3 official site!
May 7 Part III - Shaggy in the studio
Shaggy has been recording with UK producer The White N3rd! You might know him from his work with among others Mario Winans, P. Diddy, Rock City, Iyaz, Pussycat Dolls and his hot remixes of among others Michael Jackson, Usher, Madonna, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey songs. The White N3rd wrote: "i can tell ya Shaggy went INNN!! on it! NEXT LEVEL TING!!" Needless to say... tune is gonna be hot!
May 7 Part II - Fired Up and Champagne review
DJ Booth writes about Shaggy's new single Fired Up and his upcoming album! Sirius XM lists Fired Up as one of the Hit-Bound Songs and Europa 2 Top 22 also has Fired Up on the number 1 spot of their new music list! MusikAmi writes they expect Champagne might be a huge summer hit!
Check out Shaggy's hot new songs featuring Pitbull Fired Up and with Sahara Champagne here!
May 7 - Shaggy on Black Cards album
Shaggy worked with The Black Cards (Fall Out Boy Pete Wentz' new band) on the sultry song Summer Nights, which will be featured on their upcoming album. The new Black Cards' album is probably going to be released late summer or early fall! Read more: Artist Direct and SPIN.
May 6 Part II - Shaggy to Tanzania
According to the ZIFF site, Shaggy and Oliver Mtukudzi are the headliners of the music program of the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) in Tanzania! The Zanzibar International Film Festival takes place in June. You can find more info about the festival on the official ZIFF site.
May 6 - One Love Peace Festival drop and promo
Shaggy, Sean Paul, Busta Rhymes, Etana, Gyptian, Ky-Mani Marley, Third World, Aswad, John Holt and more will perform at the festival. The One Love Peace Festival has a short video with a bio, scenes from several music videos, concerts and interviews!
May 5 Part III - Shaggy to Toulouse, France
According to the official Fest Y Musik site, Shaggy, Sean Paul and Daddy Weston will perform at the Fest Y Musik on July 4 at the Zénith de Toulouse in Toulouse, France! Tickets are available on Solution Billetterie. You can find a lot of info about the festival on the Fest Y Musik site.
May 5 Part II - Win tickets to Luanda Blue Fest
Zap A Minha TV and the Luanda Blue Fest are giving away tickets to the Luanda Blue Fest in Angola! The Luanda Blue Fest takes place on May 21 and the organization announced that Shaggy is one of the artists who is slated to perform. Visit the Zap a Minha TV Facebook (more info) and the Luanda Blue Fest Facebook (more info) for the competitions and more!
May 5 - More Rayvon & Friends photos
Trini Jungle Juice just uploaded photos of the Rayvon & Friends concert, where among others Rayvon, Shaggy, Red Foxx, Naturalee en Baja Jedd performed. Here's the photo gallery!
May 4 Part II - Shaggy to Angola
According to the Angola Press, Shaggy will headline the Luanda Blue Fest in Luanda, Angola! The Luanda Blue Fest takes place on May 21 at the Estadio dos Coqueiros. About 20.000 visitors are expected at the festival. More info and a flyer. Update: the official Luanda Blue Fest Facebook now also states that Shaggy will perform at the festival!
May 4 - Shaggy in the studio photo
Fras Twinz wrote that Shaggy voiced a new track last night and Shaggy, he and Gyptian were in the 007 studio in Kingston, Jamaica, where Munga's "Hey Girl" video was being recorded. Fras Twinz has a photo of Shaggy and Gyptian in the studio!
The reviews of Shaggy's hard hitting new video with Mavado, Girls Dem Luv We, are raving! Here are a few extra ones: Giarmaica: "big combination", Jay Force: "Another great video from Shaggy, this time teaming up with the Mavado showing the energy and vivid colors of Dancehall music. Hot Track", Musically sinful: "This is extra hard! I know this knocks in the club", Bilostarr: "brilliant clip", Tellerz: "delicious new track by Shaggy featuring Mavado", and Basementsound: "Mad combination!" Watch the new hot video below!
Shaggy featuring Mavado - Girls Dem Luv We
May 3 - Behind the scenes of the Champagne video shoot!
Shaggy and Sahara (Costi Ionita and Andrea) shot their hot new video Champagne in Bulgaria. Wanna take an exclusive look behind the scenes of the making of the Champagne video shoot? And watch interviews with Andrea and Shaggy? Here you go: here's the Behind the Scenes video!
May 2 - Shaggy interview by Apache Indian
Apache Indian interviewed Shaggy for BBC Radio 1 when Boombastic had just been released and went straight to number 1! Here's the interview audio!
May 1 Part IV - Champagne Drunken DJ Brass RMX video
Wanna see a hot remix of Champagne, the upcoming single by Sahara (Costi Ionita and Andrea) and Shaggy? You can now watch the Vj Tony MacArony Video Remix of the Champagne Drunken DJ Brass RMX Edit on Facebook (you probably need to log in to watch the video)! Alternative link: Pro TV video (Drunken DJ Brass RMX video edit & Sahara live).
Shaggy's upcoming hot single with Sahara, Champagne, is set to be released in several countries within a few weeks! The Champagne video has already been added to the playlists of several TV stations, among which Starz TV, Kiss TV and The Box!
HOT remix video: Sahara feat. Shaggy Champagne Drunken DJ Brass RMX Vj Tony Macaroni Video Edit!
May 1 Part III - I Wanna Vj Tony video remix
Vj Tony made a video remix of the I Wanna Lorenzo Digrasso & Romain Pelletti Mix, one of the mixes of Shaggy's hot 2010 summer hit with Bob Sinclar and Sahara. Watch the I Wanna video mix here! You may need to log in to Facebook to be able to watch the video.
I Wanna Lorenzo Digrasso & Romain Pelletti Mix Vj Tony Macaroni Video Edit!
May 1 Part II - More Rayvon & Friends photos
Rayvon, Shaggy, Red Foxx, Naturalee and Baja Jedd were among the performers at the Rayvon & Friends concert in Club Tobago, New York. Yawd Talk has a photo gallery of the concert (you might need to create an account before you can view the photos)!
May 1 - More AFJ Peacock Soiree photos
The American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) honored Shaggy with the 2011 International Humanitarian Award at Jungle Island in Miami. The AFJ now has a photo gallery of the event!
1. Ce'Cile - Neva You