Busy Signal "REGGAE Music Again" Release Date Moves to April 10th!

Due to the overwhelming response from fans and industry alike, Busy Signal's benchmark album Reggae Music Again will be available digitally and in stores throughout the Caribbean on April 10. The U.S. in-store release date remains on April 24. This forthcoming album on VP Records shows the dancehall artist in a new light as he pays homage to his roots with a full set of traditional reggae songs.

Better known for his sharp-spitting rhymes on hardcore dancehall hits like "Tic Toc" (remixed by M.I.A. and Rye Rye) and "Wine Pon De Edge," Busy Signal emerges as a charismatic roots reggae artist. The intricate, multi-layered one-drop rhythms heard on Reggae Music Again werecreated by some of Jamaica's most acclaimed musicians (Kirk Bennette, Aeion Hoilette, Lamont Savory, Kevon Webster, Robbie Lyn and Dean Fraser), and recorded live at Kingston's legendary Tuff Gong studios.

Even though this is a stark departure from the sequenced beats that have dominated most of Busy's previous material, it is not the first time fans will embrace his singing. In 2011, Busy covered the classic country song "The Gambler," originally sung by Kenny Rogers for the Reggae's Gone Country compilation, and his ballad-like renditions of the 1985 Commodores' hit "Night Shift" and Phil Collin's "One More Night" off his last album D.O.B. were well-received and showed his versatility as an artist. All these songs were catalysts and motivation for his traditional approach heard on Reggae Music Again.

"Being a Jamaican, I feel like it is my duty to highlight and contribute to reggae music, and with the encouragement of my management and musicians who played on this record, it all came together," states Busy. "This album is like a renaissance for me, a rebirth - reggae style," he adds.

In addition to the full-length album, VP Records will release a vinyl companion piece, entitled REGGAE Music Dubb'n Again, available April 17, special for Record Store Day on April 21. The exclusive LP will feature extended dub mixes for six of the album's songs, which are all mixed and engineered by Shane Brown and his legendary father Errol Brown.

Nanamous Breaks Through With "When Father God Calls You"

After many years of working to perfect his craft Gospel artist Howard Osbourne popularly known as Nanamous is at a point in his career where he feels that the time is right for him to achieve the success that has eluded him in the past. The talented singjay who originally hails from the Tredegar Park area of Spanish Town has been toiling to make a name for himself in the music biz since the age of thirteen.

“I started deejaying at age 10 years old my stage name then was Little Howie. I did my first record at age 13 called Bruck It Up. I started performing at school concerts (Barbecue, Fetes) and in the dancehall even sharing the stage with Yellow Man, Ninja Man, Major Worries, Lyrical Ugly Man and others back then. Now more than ever I think the time is right for me to really make a serious impact in the music business.”

Since those early days he has gone on to record a number of singles and three albums, Lifted To Another Level (2002) and Reloaded (2006) under the stage name Howard Jon, in 2011 he released Next Chapter under the Nanamous after becoming a born again Christian.

“My journey in the music business has been a long and very exciting one so far, I have recorded and released several songs and albums to date. At first I did secular, since I gave my life to Christ I have been doing Gospel music and this has been very fulfilling and rewarding in so many ways,” said the artist who is signed to Selah Muzik Productions in Atlanta.

After the many years of hard work in the music business Nanamous has finally gotten his long awaited breakthrough with his hit single titled When Father God Calls You. The single which was done in tandem with Jabez has brought the Atlanta based artist much attention in gospel music circles in the US and the Caribbean. Since its release late last year it has been receiving strong rotation, it has also peaked at number one the Atl Praise House.com Top Ten Charts.

The popularity of the song in Atlanta has also earned it a nomination in the upcoming Atlanta Caribbean Gospel Music Awards in the Best Combination category.
Nanamous recently delivered the message to fans in Florida and Guyana and is currently preparing for a series of upcoming performances in Canada and Ghana. Also in the works for him is the completion of his mix tape titled God Stars which will consist of several new tracks in addition to tracks from Next Chapter.