Jesse Royal

Jamaican vocalist and songwriter Jesse Royal is regarded as a champion of old-school reggae music. After the genre had all but died out in the wake of dancehall, hip-hop, and digital reggae, Royal brought the music back to life, going back to the roots of Reggae. His debut album Lily of da Valley dropped in October 2017, topping the Billboard Reggae Albums chart. With Rasta-influenced lyrics and unrelenting rhythm, Royal has revitalized the roots reggae genre as part of the “Reggae Revival” movement alongside artists like Chronixx, Jah9, and Protoje.