Reggae News - Stephen Marley, Buju Banton Win Big, New Rootz Underground Video +More!

There is a lot happening in the reggae music scene this week. Instead of trying to cover it all, I thought I would drop a list of links so you can follow up on anything that interests you.1 week after what would have been Bob Marley's 63rd b-day, his son the reggae producer-turned-singer Stephen Marley won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album. The young rudeboy's 2007 release Mind Control beat out veteran legends Burning Spear, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Sly & Robbie and Toots & The Maytals. More info at Oonu Culture.Meanwhile, Buju Banton's newest album Too Bad won Album of the Year awarded by Excellence in Music & Entertainment (EME). This time Stephen Marley lost to Buju, as did Tarrus Riley, Da’Ville, Chuck Fender and Lady Saw! Buju Banton has also been nominated for an Academy Award for Most Popular Artist in the Reggae category! More info on both stories also at Oonu Culture. Buju was also on Billboard's Top 10 Reggae Artists of 2007 list.Rootz Underground has a new video for "The Hammer" which is the second single off their upcoming debut album Movement. The album is due for release in early March. GoLocalJamaica.com has loads more info...Here is the new video for "Hammer" which was shot by Luciano Blotta and produced by Shannon Hart:I love this video! It really captures the raw and gritty energy of their working-man's dub!Finally, Lutan Fyah and Deva Brat both appeared in court (separately) this week and Munga Honourable's mother is recovering from a car crash where her car was slammed by another in Jamaica. All the gory details about these stories can be found at one876E.That's all for today, enjoy!