Los Angeles' The Delirians want you to know that reggae music has healing powers. Armed with three studio albums and a new single, "Sweet Leaf," out March 1, the nine piece band mixes infectious… By ...

Reggae music nowadays seems as ubiquitous to the beaches of Southeast Asia and dorm rooms of Boston as it does to its Jamaican homeland. Now the genre that evolved in the 1960s has been added to the ...

A Collector's Guide for 2026 - DancehallMag. The most valuable reggae records are not simply old records that happen to be Jamaican. They are specific pressings, on specific labels, in specific.

John Lennon was a fan of a classic reggae song. In addition, he said the song’s success represented how much listeners’ musical tastes had changed since the early 1960s. Notably, John felt that the ...

From Jamaican independence in 1962 came the horn-centric Ska, the sound-system movement, the rise of Rastafarianism and the emergence of the pop Rocksteady sound in 1966. As economic conditions in the ...

The 25 Greatest Female Reggae Singers of 2026 - DancehallMag. The best female reggae singers have shaped one of the most globally beloved music genres for more than six decades, from the rocksteady ...

This week, the cultural agency of the United Nations – UNESCO – added reggae music to its list of international cultural treasures. The purpose of the list is to teach about and protect many ...

Reggae music pioneer Alton Ellis, who enjoyed a career revival in recent years after a string of hits in the 1960s, died Friday in London. He was 70. By Billboard Staff Reggae music pioneer Alton ...