REGGAE NEWS ARCHIVE

check per trimester what happened in the world of reggae

2011
June,
May &
April 		June: Buju Banton gets 10 years

May: Sean Kingston seriously injured after jet-ski crash / Mavado spent night in jail / Lloyd Knibb dies / Musical tributes to Bob Marley

April: Vybz Kartell quits gun lyrics / Spragga Benz named person of interest by police / The Harder They Come remake in the works / Film on Leonard Howell
March,
February &
January 		March: Book on Sugar Minott / Smiley Culture dies / EME Awards / Sentencing date set for Buju / Bounty Killer's ganja trial postponed / Makasound goes bankrupt / Anthony Doyley dies

February: Jah Woosh dies / Buju Banton found guilty / Buju Banton wins Grammy and restarts trial / Controversy over Rastamouse / Ziggy Marley launches comic book / Buju Banton might face additional charges

January: Bounty Killer's gun trial stalled again / Copper Cat killed / Vybz Kartell bleaches skin / Buju Banton show wows thousands

2010
December,
November &
October 		December: Glen Adams dies / Kalibwoy wins GPVN Hip Hop / Buju Banton allowed to perform / 53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominations announced

November: Zebra sentenced to 30 years of hard labour / Vybz Kartel and Mavado released after one night in jail / Buju Banton out of jail / Bounty Killer domestic violence trial postponed / Bounty Killer ganja trial postponed / Sonia Pottinger dies / Buju Banton's retrial delayed

October: Peter Tosh family in favour of legalisation / Stephen Marley helps out Buju Banton / Makeda Marley gets 7 years of probation / Gregory Isaacs dies / Gyptian takes home MOBO award / Bail for Buju Banton / Vybz Kartel signs act
September,
August &
July 		September: Mistrial for Buju Banton / Buju Banton jury split evenly / Macka Diamond invited by literary festival / Buju Banton trial nearly done / Bounty Killer update / Buju Banton trial day 3 / Buju Banton trial day 2 / Buju Banton trial day 1 / Beenie Man and Rolexx on trial / Buju Banton trial nearly starts / Norma Dodd dies / Bounty Killer arrested for assault / The clean-up of dancehall murder music / Bob Marley heirs lose court-case against Universal / Buju Banton's co-defendants disagree / Reggae introduced in Myanmar / Makeda Marley in trouble over herbs /

August: Buju Banton's trial pushed back further (yet again) / Taxman visits Bounty Killer / Bob Marley biopic in the making / Luciano interview

July: Taxman visits Elephant Man / Vybz Kartell seeks compensation / Chaka Demus & Pliers sue Universal Music Group / Sugar Minott dies / Vybz Kartell spends night in jail
June,
May &
April 		June: Vybz Kartell wanted / Bounty Killer case dropped / Deaths at Alpha Blondy concert / Irie FM founder dies

May: Buju Banton's trial pushed back even further / O'Neil Edwards (Voice Mail) dies / Collie Buddz married / State of emergency in Kingston / Rita Marley's new studio in Ghana burns down / Mad Cobra discharged from hospital / Mad Cobra shot down / Sid Bucknor dies / Voice Mail member shot and seriously injured / Sugar Minott suffers serious health problems / Mr. Lexx robbed at barber shop / Bobby Melody dies / Sizzla receives Zimbabwean farm as payment / 29th annual IRAWMA awards

April: Bounty Killer arrested for domestic violence / U.S. visas of Jamaican dancehall artists cancelled / Louie Culture in shooting incident
March,
February &
January 		March: Buju's request denied / Reggae stars record Disney classics / Buju Banton wants to move to other jail / First Jamaican superhero comic / Barbadian Mavado and Kartell show still on / Jimmy Cliff in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame / Barbados takes stance against slackness / Cedric 'Im' Brooks recovering from coma

February: Stephen and Ziggy Marley both win Grammy

January: Wyclef Jean and Mavado / Lynn Taitt dies / Zebra arrested again update / Flippa Mafia nominated for top EME award / Yabby You dies / Jah Cure nominated for 5 EME awards / Buju Banton arrested in USA update 4

2009
December,
November &
October 		December: New video for Smiley / Zebra arrested again / Buju Banton arrested in USA (+3 updates) / Prime Minister meets with Mavado and Kartell / 52nd Annual Grammy Awards nominations / Rototom relocates

November: Catch A Fire in Grammy Hall Of Fame / Youssou N'Dour records reggae album / Jimmy Cliff and Alpha Blondy receive ECOWAS peace awards / Damian Marley, Nas and National Geographic (+1 update) / Secondary school brawl on Trinidad / Bounty Killer assault trial delayed again

October: Marley Heirs to enforce trademarks / Mighty Diamonds to receive US Congressional Award / Maxi Priest arrested / Miami Gay leaders condemn Buju Banton censorship / Sonia Pottinger gains control of Treasure Isle / JA church sides with dancehall deejays / Mr Lex arrested for rape in New York / Ce'Cile's music to be featured in US reality shows / Bounty Killer in trouble over ganja / Buju Banton meets representatives of gay community / Major Mackerel in swordfight / Bounty Killer denied T&T entry / Sean Paul wins MOBO-award
September,
August &
July 		September: Andrew Tosh covicted / Trevor Rhone dies / Steely dies

August: Thriller U's daughter murdered / Demme leaves Marley documentary / Spice survives head-on collision

July: Beenie Man crowned at Sumfest / Bounty Killer trial stalled again / Eek-A-Mouse and patrons escape disaster / Ninja Man and son denied bail / Bounty Killer turns himself in / New film Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae
June,
May &
April 		June: Etana baptised / D'Angel walks away from car crash

May: Snoop Dogg recording reggae tunes / RiseUp finished and shown / Freddie McGregor first chairman of JRIA / 28th annual IRAWMA awards

April: Ziggy Marley revisions Bob and rolls eggs / Ninja Man's son also arrested / New York Times interviews Lloyd Barnes / Damian Marley collaborates with Nas / Lucky Dube's murderers found guilty
March,
February &
January 		March: Luciano charged with harbouring a fugitive / Lucky Dube's killers attempted escape / Sizzla's house burns down / Shootout at Luciano's house / Amy Winehouse's reggae rejected / Ninja Man charged with murder / More on Ninja Man / Ninja Man to be questioned on shooting incident / Risto Benjie charged with robbery with aggrevation / Ziggi wins "Zilveren Harp" / U2 record reggae album / Luciano needs stitches after fight

February: Burning Spear wins Grammy / New Jamaican censorship law in effect / EME Awards / Beenie Man still not done with tax charge / Bounty Killer faces trial / Lucky Dube murder trial has begun / New Rootz Underground live album for free

January: New Dubmatix Bob Marley remix for free / Vybz Kartel not fined for indecent language / Mavado fined for indecent language / Two arrested for robbing Serani / Lord Tanamo abandoned / No Reggae Academy Awards this year / Lady K-Wida ft Yellowman clip now online / Tata Ford dies

2008
October,
November &
December 		Beenie Man acquitted and questioned / Alton Ellis dies / Smiley & Junior Kelly / JA National Honours / Byron Lee dies / Morgans go solo / Grammy Awards nominations / Serani on Billboard / Dickie Jobson dies / Sizzla received by President of Gambia
July,
August &
September 		Ziggi's 2nd to be released by Greensleeves / Sounds of Greatness competition / Apple Gabriel in trouble / Bob Marley statue / Eek-A-Mouse in jail / Johnny Moore dies / Arrests at Swedish Reggae Festival / Roy Shirley dies / Beenie Man biography
April,
May &
June 		Jamaican reggae museum in the making / Sizzla on official Schengen black-list / UB40 announce new lead singer / Rolling Stone magazine hails Mavado / Cedella Marley dies / Red Stripe and Guiness withdraw from Sting and Sumfest
January,
February &
March 		IRAWMA nominees announced / Mikey Dread is dead / Tiken Jah Fakoly receives first ever Freemuse award / First Dutch dancehall queen crowned / Joe Gibbs dies / VP wants to buy Greensleeves / Ali Campbell leaves UB40

2007
October,
November &
December 		Grammy nominations announced / Tyrone Taylor dies / Brooklan dies after stabbing / Beenie Man arrested and released on bail / Mikey Dread treated for brain tumor / Lucky Dube gunned down in car hijacking / Jah Cure not allowed to enter Britain
July,
August &
September 		MOBO Awards / Mika vs Mika / Marley heirs not amused by ringtones / Jah Jerry dies / Anglican Church of Jamaica adds Bob and Peter to Hymns / Jah Cure is free / Macka Diamond publishes novel / Danny English arrested
April,
May &
June 		Paul McCartney collaborates with Sly & Robbie, Sizzla and Lady Saw / Elephant Man signs with Puff Daddy / Major reggae artists sign international Reggae Compassionate Act / Maytones reunite / 26th annual IRAWMA awards / Stanley Beckford dies