Close your eyes and relax with the jamming “Island Vibes, Vol. 2” LP by Loud City and ZJ Sparks. This impressive 12 track album features an amazing group of artists and riddims.

Plan a trip to San Diego for an amazing reggae experience at Mission Bayfest 2024. The three day festival runs Sept. 27 - 29 and features an unreal lineup for reggae fans including fan favorites like Stick Figure, Tribal Seeds, Iration, and Pepper.

Grab tickets to see the iconic reggae band Steel Pulse this summer! The incredible UK reggae band always brings amazing energy and conscious music to their sets, and it’s so cool to see they are about to embark on another nationwide tour!

Hold onto that constant love with “Love That Don’t Change” by Jesse Royal ft. Zion I Kings. This is a stunning new song that highlights Royal’s star power and the top tier work of Zion High Productions. I love the song’s message to appreciate and prioritize the love in our life while staying thankful.

Book a trip to the Sierra Nevada Foothills for an epic weekend of reggae at the Dry Diggings Festival. This year’s festival, which runs August 25-27, has an amazing lineup including headliners Ky-Mani Marley, Dirty Heads, and Slightly Stoopid.

Plan your next trip to Hawai'i around Through The Roots’ upcoming tour in early August! Traveling is the best and when you’re heading to the islands to see reggae music, it doesn’t get any better! The reggae rockers always bring such amazing vibes and will be playing back to back to back shows in Maui, O’ahu, and Hawai'i Island on Aug. 3 - 5.

Jesse Royal sends a strong message of “Hope” in new single featuring Romain Virgo. The song was released by Easy Star Records, and according to the label, speaks about “ways to fight for justice, uplift his community, and move forward”.

Now, I am admittedly biased because Wolf Trap is my hometown venue and SOJA is my hometown band, but this Saturday’s show at Wolf Trap is set to be an all time classic. Their first show back in over 4 years, SOJA is bringing Protoje, Jesse Royal, and a special appearance by J Boog to celebrate. Oh and did I mention the venue sits inside a national park….

Positive vibes are on the way via Stephen Marley’s Babylon By Bus Summer Tour 2023. Stephen Marley shows are amongst the best experiences in music today. The talented singer-songwriter plays deep into his music catalog and also jams fan favorite Bob Marley tunes.

Dallas Reggae Festival is rocking an irie lineup including fan favorites artists like Jesse Royal, Eli-Mac, Inner Circle and Anthony B. The three day festival runs April 7 - 9, and is the perfect reason to take a trip to Dallas to take in these good vibes!

Protoje has dropped the lineup for Jamaica’s “The Lost In Time Festival” and it’s amazing! The festival will take place on February 25 in Kingston, and features artists including Protoje, Lila Iké, Jesse Royal, Mortimer, and Samory I.

Hawaii’s Inna Vision always pushes himself as an artist and when you listen to his deep music catalog it’s so fun hearing his growth as a lyricist and vocalist. All of Inna Vision’s hard work is on full display in “Self Talk” and it’s my favorite of his reggae meets hip hop albums released to date.

Signal Fire’s latest album “Rhythm of Life” is an inspiring 10 track body of work with amazing songwriting, instrumentation and good vibes. The North Carolina-based reggae rock band gives us strength in difficult times and sends messages of positivity.

Protoje really brings it in his new album “Third Time’s the Charm” released today. The Jamaican musician marries the best of reggae and hip hop and shines so bright! Take the track “HILLS” for example. Protoje’s flow is so powerful and he brilliantly reflects on living a simple life away from distractions. Throughout “Third Time’s the Charm” you’ll be impressed by Protoje’s vocals, messages of positivity, well produced riddims and on point instrumentation.

Reggae stars Protoje, Jesse Royal and Lila Iké have released nationwide “The Lost In Time Tour” dates. This is going to be a fall reggae tour you will not want to miss! Protoje and Royal released a new single titled, “Family” and the song has a really cool vibe and message. The song is the third single released ahead of Protoje’s upcoming album due out in September via In.Digg.Nation Collective and RCA Records!

Caribbean Music Label, Delicious Vinyl Island is teaming up with BoomYard producer, Leslie Cooney, to spotlight incredible Jamaican musicians this weekend at Cali Vibes. While you’re at the show, you’ll want to experience this pop-up party and sound system experience featuring top-tier talent including Jesse Royal, Marlon Asher, Walshy Fire, Blvk H3ro, Naomi Cowan, and more!

Big congrats to Etana, Gramps Morgan, SOJA, Sean Paul, Jesse Royal, and Spice for their 2022 Grammy nominations for Best Reggae Album. All of the nominees are so well deserved! Check out Dailyreggae.com’s coverage of some of the albums.

Trojan Jamaica recently dropped an irie new remix of Small Axe by U-Roy featuring Jesse Royal. You have to check it out! The song was remixed by Trojan Jamaica’s co-founders, Zak Starkey and Sharna “Sshh” Liguz. Royal teamed up with U-Roy to record the song, a Bob Marley classic, before his passing. The Jamaica Soundsystem Remix has a fresh take on one of our favorite Bob Marley songs, and you’ll love watching the song’s cool music video.

Through The Roots has dropped the Departure Remix EP featuring six songs off the band’s irie 2020, album, Departure. The EP features cool remixes of fan favorites like At Peace, My Girl, and Rollin’. Artists like Amp Live, Green Lion Crew, squeeda, and Coast Club jumped on the EP to bring fresh sounds to the tracks.

Dailyreggae.com caught up with Easy Star Records CEO, Eric Smith, to discuss reggae’s global expansion since the ‘90s, the evolving role of running a record label, up-and-coming artist and management tips, and Easy Star’s talented roster of artists including Rebelution and Jesse Royal.