Wrapping up the year with new music from Sean Paul, Spice, Skillibeng and Govana.
Sean Paul. Credit: Rovi.
Bing Crosby may be dreaming of a “White Christmas,” but few places in the world celebrate the season with more passion than Jamaica, where the tropical sun shines all year. Sipping sweet-tart sorrel punch while skanking to some sweet riddims under the glow of colorful “pepper lights” no wonder there’s such a rich tradition of reggae and dancehall songs for the holidays. If you’re looking to
tun up all the way through the 12 Days of Christmas, we’ve got your soundtrack right here.
Eminem released a deluxe edition of his 2020 album
Music To Be Murdered By, and it s basically an entirely new album, with 16 new songs. Guests include Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, Ty Dolla $ign, and more.
PROUD OF ME NOW
One and Only, and he followed it this week with another similarly great album,
Proud of Me Now. The only guest is frequent collaborator Sleepy Hallow.
AIN T GONE DO IT / TERMS & CONDITIONS
Veteran West Coast rappers E-40 and Too $hort will face off in the next Verzuz battle on Saturday (12/19) at 8 PM ET, and ahead of that, they released this split album, which also includes the collaborative song Triple Gold Sox. Guests include Freddie Gibbs, Drakeo The Ruler, Capolow, Blxst, G-Eazy, Guapdad 4000, and more.
YOUNG GUV - MAYBE I SHOULD LUV SOMEBODY ELSE
Young Guv, aka Fucked Up s Ben Cook, has dabbled in new wave and power pop, now he s trying on a new hat: countrified, Byrdsy pop. After such an intense year, I thought I d share something warm and fuzzy I made in the high desert mountains with my gang, says Ben. The video was shot outside of our pyramid with a $10 camera I thrifted in town. This is a Bandcamp only release because I can t stomach supporting Spotify and the other techno-fascist streaming pigs. 2020 has shed light on a number of important issues and how musicians are treated so unjustifiably wrong is one of them for me. It is no longer the time to support such things. It has to be rethought.“
Dancehall is a competitive industry. Today you re on top, tomorrow you re not.
Loop News, as part of our annual year in review, is ranking the top 10 artistes of 2020, based on the music the deejays created and other power moves.
It has been a difficult year for entertainment which has been rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic which has shuttered nightclubs, nixed tours and curtailed gatherings. But the beat goes on and with an effective vaccine in the works, live entertainment and gatherings could make a huge comeback in 2021.
Check out who made our Hot in 2020 list for dancehall.
10. Sean Paul
Perennial hitmaker Sean Paul struck gold yet again in 2020 with the song Calling on Me featuring Swedish singer Tove Lo. Released in February via Island Records, Calling on Me was certified gold in Hungary by the Hungarian Recording Industry Association and has combined global audio and video streams totalling 82,959,424. Of that amount, 66,049,785 are audio streams while 16
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