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Shaggy Video Passes 31 Million Views
Grammy-Award Winning Singer-Songwriter
SHAGGY’S New Single “I Need Your Love” Ft. Mohombi, Fayadee and Costi Poised To Be Summer Anthem
Music Video Hits Over 31 Million Views On YouTube
Single Continues to Light Mainstream Radio on Fire by Breaking Top 25 at Top 40 This Week With Continued Rotation on Z100, Hot 97.1 FM, 92.3 AMP Radio, and 103.5 WKTU
GRAMMY-Award winning singer-songwriter, Shaggy, continues to bring his unique blend of reggae and dancehall to a world-wide audience with his latest single “I Need Your Love” featuring Mohombi, Fayadee and Costi (Ranch/Brooklyn Knights Entertainment/ RAL). Already the infectious, feel-good song is on track to become one of 2015’s songs of the summer.
This week, “I Need Your Love” continues its rapid growth at radio by breaking the top 25 on the Top 40 airplay chart. The song has broken into top mainstream radio markets such New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and San Francisco; gaining rotation on major airplay stations, including WHTZ (Z100 FM), WKTU (103.5 FM), WQHT (Hot 97.1 FM) and WBMP (92.3 AMP FM). Since it’s release, “I Need Your Love” has tracked close to 60,000 unit sales and over 20,000 digital spins. The music video for “I Need Your Love,” shot on location in Spain, has racked in well over 31,000,000 views on YouTube.
To view the video for “I Need Your Love,” click here: https://youtu.be/2E4UpyTvBfs.
To purchase “I Need Your Love” on iTunes, click here: http://smarturl.it/INeedYourLove_Shaggy?IQid=CG
To stream “I Need Your Love” on Spotify, click here: http://smarturl.it/INeedYourLove_Spotfy
Most recently, Shaggy appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to compete with announcer Steve Higgins in a head to head “Shaggy Off” rap battle. Higgins, known for his Shaggy impression, competed with Shaggy himself to see who, once and for all, was the best Shaggy. To watch the clip, click here: http://bit.ly/1GqypPN
Shaggy has also announced that he will join the iHeartRadio Summer Pool Party on May 30th at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Shaggy will perform alongside the likes of Nicki Minaj, Nick Jonas, Chris Brown, and Kelly Clarkson.
Shaggy is a Jamaican-born American reggae fusion singer best known for his hit singles “Boombastic“, “It Wasn’t Me” and “Angel.” Starting his career in 1993, Shaggy has since released numerous albums including the Grammy winning, multi-platinum selling Boombastic in 1995 and the Diamond selling Hot Shot in 2000. An international sensation, Shaggy has sold well over 30 million records worldwide and continues to tour the world. He most recently received his sixth Grammy nomination in 2015 for Best Reggae Album.
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