Tribl Records is laying the foundation for 2022 with the early release of Firm Foundation (He Won’t), performed by Chandler Moore and Cody Carnes.
Both song and video were published on January 3rd, with the visuals – which were captured in front of a live audience – already racking up well over three hundred thousand views.
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On Friday, January 8th, inspirational singer Esther Chungu – formerly known as Carmine – shared the official video for Healing. The song is featured on her April album, which was released in December, 2020.
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At the end of 2021 legendary MC KRS-One told his fans that they can expect a new album from him in the new year. Around the same time he shared the record’s lead single; approximately three minutes of lyrical mastery titled The Beginning.
While hip-hop lovers were digesting the tune, Kris was busy working on its official video, which he uploaded on January 5th. Click here or on the image above to check it out and remember to like, comment and share.
A couple days ago, veteran reggae artist Luciano and his team announced that they will be postponing his UK tour, which was to commence this month. Although no new dates were given, it was made clear that the deferment is due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant of the covid-19.
The previously announced roots single, Back Again by Ghanaian reggae artist Tradition Man Wolo, is now available on all streaming platforms. This is the first song from his upcoming album, which is currently being mastered. Back Again was officially released on January 3, 2022.
The timely track was inspired by recent events in the United States of America. Specifically, racial injustice and the real possibility that the reinstatement of Jim Crow laws are likely if the people do not consciously reject segregational politics. “Slavery days have come back again like a gun shot, in a different style,” is just one of the powerful lines in the song.
Back Again was produced and mixed by Bobby Roy in Stockholm, Sweden. That said, Tradition Man‘s vocals were recorded at Undercaste Studios in Shoreline, Washington (America); while the mastering was done by Mike Caplan at Lion and Fox Studios, in Washington DC.
Real reggae lovers who know and appreciate the history of the genre would have recognized that Audley Rollen – one of Jamaica’s foundation artist from the 70s – made a forceful return to the reggae scene in 2021.
The preceding statement should not be misinterpreted to mean that Rollen has been away from music. To the contrary, he has been very active, albeit in gospel. Between the end of the 90s and early 2000s Audley stepped away from secular music, choosing instead to commit his life to Christ. Since then he has been focused on writing, recording and releasing only inspirational songs.
That said, a couple of reggae-gospel tunes he shared last year did very well in both the gospel arena and on non-religious platforms.
Never Knew Love Till You, an enchanting song laced with horns, was released on April 2nd. It stayed on the reggae chart in South Florida for weeks and even held the #1 spot for three consecutive weeks. It also sat at #1 on the Top 30 chart in New York for two weeks; and by the end of 2021 it was #11 among the top 100 Songs.
Following the success of Never Knew Love Till You, he published Close To You, another pulsating reggae record that came out at the beginning of October. Currently Close To You is riding high on several charts: it’s #12 on the South Florida Reggae Chart; #19 on the Top 30 Chart in New York and #5 on Mikey B’s Chart (WAVS 107.9 FM).
Now that 2022 is here, fans and supporters of pop star Janet Jackson have begun counting down to the premiere of her documentary, which will air on both the Lifetime and A&E networks at the end of the month. The exact date and time is January 28th at 8/7c.
The film will give viewers a behind the scenes look into her life from childhood to present day. It will also feature several celebrities and public figures who all shared their thoughts and opinions about Miss Jackson and what she has accomplished to date.
