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AMERICAN ARTISTS CONTINUE TO DOMINATE BILLBOARD REGGAE CHART!
Rebel Souljahz.— AMERICAN artists continue to dominate the Billboard Reggae Album chart. They occupy more than half the top 15 positions on the weekly table. Leading the pack at number one is Common Kings with Lost In Paradise. This is the California band’s third week in pole position. New at number two is Hawaiian quartet Rebel Souljahz with their third studio effort 4 The People. This is their third entry on the Billboard reggae table, having peaked at number two in 2008 with Nothing to Hide and number five with 2009’s Bring Back The Days. The number three spot is occupied by California’s Grammy-nominated Rebelution with former number one Falling Into Place. The group is also number six with Live At Red Rocks. Set In Stone by another California band, Stick Figure, is number four. Hawaiian … Read entire article »
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JEREME MORGAN (GRAMPS’ SON) MAKES THE BILLBOARD CHART WITH HIS DEBUT ALBUM “TRANSITION!”
BY KEVIN JACKSON— Jemere Morgan.— Jemere Morgan, son of Morgan Heritage member Gramps Morgan, makes his debut on the Billboard Reggae album chart this week. His debut album Transition enters at number four. Transition, released on January 6 via Dada Son Entertainment, contains 17 tracks. It also includes collaborations with Toian (Bang Bang); Agent Sasco (Neighbourhood Girls remix); J Boog (Shakers and Movers); Ghanaian dancehall artist Soundbwoy (A.C.B.) and Jo Mersa Marley (Shouldn’t Have). His father, Gramps, is featured on the tracks Try Jah Love and Celebrate Life. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Morgan moved to Jamaica at age one. He relocated to the United States at eight. He currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee. Elsewhere on the Billboard Reggae album chart, Rebelution continues to lead the pack as its Grammy-nominated set Falling into Place is … Read entire article »
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AMERICAN DUO, TWENTY-ONE PILOTS, IS GLOBALLY FLYING HIGH WITH ITS REGGAE SONG “RIDE!”
Musicians Josh Dun (left) and Tyler Joseph of Twenty-One Pilots. (Photo: Jason Merritt)— There is a reggae song making a huge impact globally. Ride, by American duo Twenty-One Pilots, is currently number six on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Ride is taken from Blurryface, their fourth album, which was released in 2015. The set has so far sold 1.1 million copies in the United States. Ride is produced by American Ricky Reed, the man behind Talk Dirty and Wiggle by Haitian/American singer Jason Derulo; Lunchmoney Lewis’ Bills (Lewis is the son of Inner Circle bassist Ian Lewis); and Virgin Islands duo R City’s Take You Down. The song has been certified gold in four countries: Australia for sales of over 35,000; Canada for sales of 40,000; Italy (25,000); and New Zealand (7,500). Twenty-One Pilots are … Read entire article »
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REBELUTION’S LATEST ALBUM “FALLING INTO PLACE” HAS TAKEN OVER BILLBOARD’S NUMBER SPOT!
Rebelution— California band Rebelution earns its fifth number one this week on the Billboard Reggae Album Chart. The group’s latest effort, Falling Into Place, also debuts at number 32 on the publication’s main 200 Pop Album Chart. Falling Into Place is the follow-up to 2014’s Count Me In, which was named Billboard’s top-selling reggae album for that year. The album contains 11 tracks including Inhale Exhale, a collaboration with Protoje. Other tracks are Know it All, Santa Barbara … Read entire article »
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REBELUTION’S “COUNT ME IN ACOUSTIC” MAKES NO.1 ON BILLBOARD REGGAE CHART!
By Kevin Jackson— Rebelution— FOLLOWING the success of its fourth studio album, Count Me In, journeyman reggae band Rebelution recently released its unplugged version, Count Me In Acoustic. It debuted at number one on the Billboard Reggae Album Chart with 860 copies sold in its first week. Eric Rachmany, the group’s lead vocalist and guitarist, said sales are not an important factor for he and his colleagues. “We enjoy playing acoustically and wanted to release different versions of the songs with the hope that somebody may enjoy it. We also wanted to be able to donate a portion of the sales to certain organisations we support, and shine some light on these organisations we believe in,” he said in an interview with the Sunday Observer. Originally from Santa Barbara, California, the six-member outfit has made a … Read entire article »
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BILLBOARD REGGAE CHARTS…A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS!
By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston—- Omi— It is almost a given when perusing entertainment news in many publications and blogs to read about reggae singles or albums that have topped the Reggae Billboard charts. In fact, many press releases that are circulated weekly by reggae acts, normally highlight that bit of news and it’s also used as a marker to show how much progress an album or single has made on the international market. The Gleaner Entertainment now looks beyond the hype to decipher what having a number one album or song on the Reggae Billboard Charts really means. The Billboard Reggae Album/Singles chart, is simply an indication of an album’s performance sales-wise, for the week as monitored by Nielsen Soundscan. Comparing the Billboard Reggae Album/Singles Chart against the Billboard Album chart or the Billboard Hot 100 – … Read entire article »
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CALIFORNIA-BASED REGGAE BAND REBELUTION, SCORES BEST-SELLING DEBUT SALES WITH NEW ALBUM “COUNT ME IN!”
By Patricia Meschino— Reggae Band Rebelution Aiming for Best Chart Week Ever— “Count Me In,” the fourth album from California reggae band Rebelution, released on June 10 as a joint venture between the band’s 87 Music label and New York City’s reggae independent Easy Star Records, is their second consecutive debut in the top 15 on the Top 200. It entering at No. 14 for the week ending June 28, their best selling debut week to date: the LP moved 17,201 copies, according to Nielsen Soundscan. Produced by Rebelution, “Count Me In” also premiered in the top 5 on several tallies, including the Independent Albums Chart (No.2) and the Digital Chart (No. 4) It’s also the band’s third successive release to debut atop the Reggae Album chart. Keyboardist Rory Carey, drummer Wesley Finley, bassist … Read entire article »
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REBELUTION: ROOTS REGGAE WITH A CALIFORNIA TOUCH!
Eric Rachmany brings the reggae band Rebelution to Portsmouth on Saturday— By Mike Holtzclaw, The way Eric Rachmany sees it, reggae music was meant to be played live, and preferably outdoors. Rachmany, guitarist and lead vocalist for Rebelution, will be in his element when his band plays the nTelos Wireless Pavilion amphitheater in Portsmouth’s Harbor Center Saturday night. “The word is clarity,” Rachmany said, talking by phone from New York City just a few hours before the release party for the band’s new album. “There’s lots of space in reggae. You can hear every instrument, and every instrument has its part. You turn it up real loud, and you can hear that clarity even more. “And there’s lots of space at an amphitheater. People can dance. The bass lines are such a huge part. You can just feel the music … Read entire article »
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TOOTS HIBBERT AND BERES HAMMOND HEAD TO THE NEW ZEALAND RAGGA MUFFINS FESTIVAL!
By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston— Beres Hammond and Toots and The Maytals are among the headliners for the February 1-2 Ragga Muffins Festival in Rotorua, New Zealand. According to a statement from organisers, Italian singer Albarosie and emerging American reggae band Rebelution are also on the sixth staging of the show. (L-R) Toots Hibbert and Beres Hammond Hip-hop star Lauryn Hill and British band UB40 are part of the eclectic line-up. First held in 2008, the Ragga Muffins Festival played major Australian … Read entire article »
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FOREIGN REGGAE ACTS CONTINUE TO OUTSELL THEIR JAMAICAN COUNTERPARTS!
BY KEVIN JACKSON—– THE trend of American reggae acts outselling their Jamaican counterparts continues. The latest figures from sales tracker Nielsen Sound Scan should be of concern for producers of homegrown reggae. REBELUTION… topped the Billboard Reggae Album chart more than four months ago A troubling aspect is that some of the hottest and younger artists are not selling well in the United States. The number-one spot on Billboard magazine’s Reggae Album chart is the original soundtrack for the recently … Read entire article »
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