My Girl Lollypop” was written by Robert Spencer from The Cadillacs in the 1950s, but it became a hit when sung by Jamaican singer Millie Small in 1964. The song, which was retitled “My Boy Lollipop," ...

Today, the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary as an independent nation. Observer Online looks at 25 Jamaican ...

Start Me Up' by the Rolling Stones originally started life as a reggae track until it was revamped for the 'Tattoo You' album ...

Whatever mood you're in, contemporary reggae has a tune for you. That's because Jamaican music is a study in contrasts: Songs veer from sacred to profane, sexy to spiritual, blisteringly aggressive to ...

It originated on a small Carribean island and grew to become a global phenomenon recognised as a cultural institution by ...

For decades, reggae and other styles of Jamaican music have infiltrated popular music worldwide. It’s in the DNA of everything from hip hop to punk to electronic music to reggaeton to Afrobeats and ...

These four mainstream rock songs put reggae music on the international stage after its establishment in Jamaica in the late 1960s.

Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs by A!MS, Ding Dong and Collie Buddz. By Kyle Denis After several false starts, summer finally seems to have settled in. That means music ...

The Rolling Stones have primarily stayed within the rock n’ roll genre, but there are a few times when they have veered off course. Fans were divided when the Stones released “Miss You” as a disco ...

“Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is one of the most famous Christmas songs of all time. For reasons beyond all understanding, Paul McCartney made it into a reggae song. There are a few reasons why ...