January
01.15 Tony Rebel’s Annual Rebel Salute Show at the Port Kaiser Sports Complex in St. Elizabeth.
01.16 Buju Banton's Before The Dawn Concert
01.20 Pot of Gold recording dancehall reggae artiste Copper Cat was shot and killed in Kingston, Jamaica
01.24 Bob Marley Estate Win Lawsuit Over Use of Marley's Likeness
01.31 Bounty Killer's 'Hammer' Case Dismissed As Complainant Fails To Show Once Again
February
02.10 Buju Banton To Face Four Charges Instead Of Just The Previous Two
02.13 2011 Reggae Grammy Winner - Buju Banton
02.21 30th Annual Tribute To The Reggae Legends
02.22 Buju Banton Found Guilty
March
03.12 EME Awards
03.15 UK Dancehall Veteran Smiley Culture Dies During Drug Raid At His House.
April
04.04 Live Reggae At Siruis-XM Radio: Siruis-XM, The Joint, Along With Pat McKay Hosted First Ever Reggae Concert Inside Their Studios With Third World Band.
04.22-30 David Rodigan and Mighty Crown Tour USA And JA
04.22 Bounty Killer Traffic Offenses Trial Adjourned
04.23 Spragga Benz Wanted By Police For Questioning - Regarding Double Murder
04.24 No Visa For Luciano Despite Dismissal Of His Criminal Case
04.30 Miami Reggae Festival
May
05.11 Bob Marley Exhibit Opened At The Grammy Museum
05.12 Lloyd Knibb one of the founding member of the group Skatalites died
05.16 Dancehall artiste Risto Benji who's real name is Michael Benjamin was shot and Killed
05.21 Mavado Jailed In St. Ann Following An Incident At A Nightclub
05.23 Vybz Kartel And His Business Partner Corey Todd Part Ways
05.23-27 Reggae Film Festival
05.29 2011 Best Of The Best Concert
June
06.05 Mighty Crown Reggae 4 Japan Benefit Concert.
Performers:
Alaine, Capleton, Chino, Etana, Freddie McGregor, Gramps Morgan, Junior Gong, Maxi Priest, Mr. Vegas, Tanya Stephenson, Tarrus Riley.
06.09 Elephant Man Accused of Stealing Electricity from Jamaica Public Service Co.
06.09 Mavado Free - following an incident at a nightclub the police charged him with malicious destruction of property
06.13 Just A Few Days After A Destruction Of Property Charge Against Him Was Dismissed In St. Ann's Bay, Mavado Finds Himself Facing Another Court Case - Mavado Charged With Assault Following Quad Incident.
06.13 Mavado/Bounty Management Issue Statement Regarding Shooting Incident outside the Quad night club in New Kingston.
06.17-19 Sierre Nevada World Music Festival:
Performers:
Anthony B, Brigadier Jerry, Collie Buddz, Dennis Alcapone , Duane Stephenson, Horace Andy, New Kingston Band, Prezident Brown, Rebelution, Romain Virgo, Steel Pulse, The Jolly Boys, and Toots & The Maytals.
06.19 Reported That Robert Livingston No Longer Managing Shaggy
06.23 Buju Banton Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison
06.23-25 St. Kitts Music Festival.
Performers:
Ali Campbell (UB40), Blak Ryno, Bunny Wailer, Cocoa Tea, Demarco, Gyptian, Jah Cure, Koshens, Maxi Priest and Yellow Man.
06.27 Lisa Hype Charged With Assault After Allegedly Being Doused With Urine
July
07.14 David Rodigan, host a 10-part special summer 2011 session, spinning reggae music on Thursday nights from 11 p.m. to midnight.
07.16-17 Reggae On The River
Performers:
Bushman, J Boog, Edi Fitzroy, Ky-Mani Marley, Gramps Morgan, Queen Ifrica, Tony Rebel and Rootz Underground.
07.21-23 Reggae Sumfest
Dancehall Performers:
Aidonia, Assassin, Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Cecile, Chan Dizzy, DI, Elephant Man, Fambo, Ikaya, I-Octane, Jah Vinchi, Khago, Kip Rich, Konshens, Laden, Mavado, Nesbeth, Seanizzle, Spice, Tifa, Toya and Vybz KartelZamunda, .
07.24 Fully Loaded - was held at the Palisadoes Go Kart track in Kingston.
07.29-31 Beres Hammond and Wayne Wonder, along with Ed Robinson in Florida
August
08.06 49th Anniversary of Jamaica’s independence, the Governor General announced the list that the late legendary singer, Dennis Emmanuel Brown, will get a special acknowledgment twelve years after he died, along with Millie Small and Dobby Dobson.
08.07 Jah Cure Marries Kamila McDonald
08.13 Six Flags Caribbean Summer Concert Series
Performers:
Beres Hammond, Ky-Mani Marley, Wayne Wonder, Anthony B
08.14 Ethiopian Orthodox Church Distances Itself From Jah Cure's Wedding
08.16 Joel Chin of VP Records Shot & Killed.
08.24 Etana Signed Management Contract With Donovan Germain
08.24 Sizzla In Motor Bike Accident
08.24 Sean Paul Under New Management
08.25 Dancehall/reggae artiste Miguel ‘Sizzla Kalonji’ Collins, reported in stable condition in hospital, following a motor vehicle accident in St. Ann, which left him with a broken collarbone and finger.
08.29 Service of celebration for Joel Chin at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Downtown Kingston
08.30 VP Releases Reggae Gone Country
September
09.04 Reggae Rhythm & Blues Festival, NY
09.14 Denroy Morgan Arrested On Ganja Charges
09.22-23 CACC Music Conference At The Marriott Marquis, NYC
09.28 Leonard Dillion, Lead Singer Of The Legendary Reggae Group The Ethiopians Died
09.30 Vybz Kartel Taken Into Custody
October
10.03 Vybz Kartel Charged With Murder - the murder of Barrington ‘Bossie’ Burton , a 27-year-old businessman and promoter
10.12 Kartel Remanded: faced charges of murder, conspiracy to murder and illegal possession of a firearm
10.17 Reggae Salute, JA
10.17 Dennis Brown Tribute Concert. Hosted by the Dennis Brown Foundation at Chasers Cafe in Kingston.
10.25 Vybz Kartel Charged For Another Murder: Detectives from the Constant Spring Criminal Investigation Branch charged Kartel and Kiro Jones aka ‘Ray Jones’, with the August 16, 2011, murder of Clive Williams aka ‘Lizard’
10.27 Chalice joined in the fight against famine in Somalia. Through the release of the single “Walking To Somalia,” Chalice hopes to raise funds as well as create awareness about the plight of the people of Eastern Africa
10.28 Bob Andy's Birthday Celebration: Bob celebrated his birthday and the launch of his Bob Andy Song Foundation at the Jamaica College auditorium, Hope Road, Kingston. Several luminaries were in attendance AJ Brown,Bunny Wailer, Carlene Davis,Cat Coore, Dean Fraser, Duane Stephenson, Freddie McGregor, Ibo Cooper, John Holt, Ken Boothe, Marcia Griffiths, Tarrus Riley, and Tony Rebel.
November
11.01 Producer Winston Riley Shot In The Head And Arm At His Home In Kingston.
11.03 Video Of Vybz Kartel And Others Falls In The Hands Of Prosecution.
11.05 7th Annual Reggae Culture Salute, NYC
Performers:
Big Youth, and Dubtonic Kru
11.23 Barry Heptone Llewellyn Passed.
11.30 2012 Reggae Grammy Noimees Announced:
Monty Alexander – Harlem-Kingston Express Live!
Israel Vibration – Reggae Knights
Stephen Marley – Revelation Pt 1: The Root Of Life
Ziggy Marley – Wild And Free
Shaggy – Summer In Kingston
December
12.03 Producer Philip ‘Fattis’ Burrell passed.
12.05 VP Records Sever Ties With Christy Barber, VP Marketing & Promotions.
12.09 Reggae Grammy Chairman Roger Steffens Announced That He Will Be Retiring.
12.09 Bob Marley's Brother Challenges Law Suit Against Marley Family: Richard Booker the half brother of Bob Marley says he will fight a lawsuit that seeks to stop him from using Marley's name and image without official authorization to promote an annual music festival.
12.13 Gyptian Performed Live In Time Square on MTV, NYC.
12.17 Fattis Burrel Laid To Rest: Service for the late Philip ‘Fattis’ Burrell held at Holy Trinity Cathedral, North Street, Downtown Kingston.
12. 18 Top 5 Reggae Album (Sales)
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Live Forever
Green - Ways & Means
Jimmy Cliff - Sacred Fire
Stephen Marley - revelation Part 1
Ziggy Marley - Wild & Free
12.18 Top 5 Reggae Digital Singles (Sales)
Matisyahu - One Day
UB40 - Red, Red, Wine
Shaggy - It Wasn't Me
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds
Sean Paul - Got 2 Luv U
12.20 The ‘Fireman’ Capelton was rushed to an emergency doctor following abdominal pains
12.26 Sting's Turnout At Jam World Portmore Was Very Low.
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