R&B artist Tank is considering doing an online concert with support from his band. A few days ago the Milwaukee native posted the following question to his more than one million followers on social media: “Should i do an online concert with my band?.. R&B Music!..”
If he goes forward with it, Tank would join a growing list of established artists who are now using digital concerts as a way to keep their audiences engaged.
On April 30th, veteran dancehall deejay Lady G launched her new YouTube channel. She consequently uploaded a lot of older videos, some of which we are not even familiar with.
Among the clips that have been placed on the platform is her brand new music video for the reggae track “Calling Out.” Click here or on the image above to watch it, and remember to subscribe, like, comment and share.
In early February, Danger Zone Music Group released the Reggae Lover Riddim, which features new songs from some of the biggest artists in the reggae – dancehall industry: Jah Vinci, Louie Culture, Romain Virgo etc. Despite all the heavy hitters on the project, it’s Nadine Sutherland‘s single, “Chatty Chatty,” that has emerged as the standout track on this album.
The song began getting steady rotation the minute it came out and has gradually grown to a now trending status. A few days ago Sutherland dropped the official music video, which means that the record will continue to surge.
Since the start of the global pandemic, when all live shows got cancelled or postponed, Seattle based reggae artist Clinton Fearon simply switched to virtual concerts and just kept on working.
If you have never experienced his live shows, watch him next Sunday, May 10th at 10 AM (Seattle time) as he live streams another performance via his Facebook page (ClintonFearonMusic).
On Monday, May 4th, the Jamaica Reggae Industry (JaRia) will be having a digital town hall to discuss ‘the State of the Music / Entertainment Industry.’ It will begin streaming at 1 PM local time on the organization’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Panelists include: Carlette Deleon (publicist), Joe Bogdanovich (producer / promoter), Ojay Bewley (managing director), Kabaka Pyramid (artist) and Ingrid Riley (editor). The host / moderator is Ewan Simpson (attorney at law and chairman).
George Nooks is arguably one of the few artist in the Jamaica music industry that can comfortably work in both the secular and gospel genres, while receiving support from fans unique to each classification.
That being said, his latest release, which is an extended reggae version of “He’ll Do It Again,” has already begun to get rave reviews from both the nation’s faith based communities as well as non believers.
“He’ll Do It Again” can be streamed and downloaded via iTunes.
On Saturday, May 9th, Crystal Reid will join Noreta Lewis-Prince and Jumu Grant for a pre-mother’s day praise and worship experience.
The event, which is slated to begin at 7 PM (Alberta, CA time), will be streamed live on the following Facebook page: facebook.com/bcojca.
