2019 has marked VP Records 40th anniversary and many events and activation’s have happened in the last nine months. To further catapult this monumental achievement, Apple Music has curated a special feature for VP Records 40th Anniversary, which has been featured on Apple Music’s US Main Page with the best placement possible. The digital room that was created includes some of VP’s most iconic albums by the following decades:…
All five boroughs were represented at VP Records’ 40th anniversary concert at Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage. The 5,500-capacity crowd was treated to what is being called the best reggae concert of summer 2019, even generating a viral video of Elephant Man on popular blog The Shaderoom. “This event was about the fans who have supported VP Records through the years, purchasing and streaming the music. said company…
Poster of the first phase of The Reggae Trail VP Records, the world’s largest reggae label, continues the yearlong celebration of its 40th anniversary announcing today the launch of the first phase of The Reggae Trail, an interactive map of locations in New York City that helped make the music genre an integral part of life in the city over the past five decades. “The first phase of…
On Saturday April 13th, VP Records will celebrate Record Store Day 2019 with VP Record’s annual Sound System Showcase at its retail locations in Jamaica, Queens and Miramar, Florida. This year, both VP Records retail stores have received the distinct designation as official Record Store Day Locations. To commemorate the annual celebration of vinyl culture, the free event is a day for fans and consumers to experience authentic Jamaican Sound…
Top Jamaican television network, TVJ will be rebroadcasting the highlights of the Kickoff to VP Records 40th Anniversary 2019, Strictly the Best Live Montego Bay this Saturday, February 23rd at 9pm. This rebroadcast follows the success of the star-studded launch event at Usain Bolt’s Tracks & Records restaurant in Montego Bay on January 30th. VP Records has partnered with RETV and Fame 95 FM to once again bring this event to…
Photos by Ajamu Myrie Following a star-studded launch event at Usain Bolt’s Tracks & Records restaurant in Montego Bay on January 30th, Strictly the Best Volumes 58 and 59 debuted at Number 1 and 3 on the Billboard Reggae Chart. With Strictly the Best 58 at number one and 59 at number three, between Julian Marley’s “As I am” at number two, there couldn’t be a better way to…