As Chasidic reggae artist Matisyahu’s second album tops sales charts, some critics raise questions of cultural appropriation. Others venture that the singer may have found a perfect marketing hook.

Aside from ZZ Top, no other music artist could cause more of a commotion by shaving a beard than Matisyahu. While ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill have not taken a razor to their signature facial ...

Matisyahu responded to a Spain music festival canceling his performance due to pressure from the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement because the artist wouldn't sign a pledge ...

[UPDATE: Aug. 24, 10:30 a.m.] Matisyahu performed on Aug. 22 at a Spanish music festival that had cancelled his performance due to apparent pressure from the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) ...

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Last week on an adorable TMZ segment, former Degrassi child actor and current ubiquitous pop radio presence Drake called himself “one of the best Jews to ever do it,” where “it” presumably meant ...

Aside from ZZ Top, probably no other musician could cause more of a commotion by shaving his beard than Matisyahu. While ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill have not taken a razor to their signature ...

Matisyahu, born Matthew Paul Miller, is well known as a genre-busting Hasidic reggae artist who performs in tzitzit. But with his new EP, ”Shattered,” and current tour, he shows a new, bold ...

Critics aren't supposed to cry at concerts. But I did. Listening to reggae artist Matisyahu perform, I cried. In a Midwestern city, in the heat of midsummer dusk, standing midway between the stage and ...

As the doors to Ace of Spades promptly opened at 7 p.m. Tuesday, I stood at the back of an eager, fan-filled line wrapping around the block. To my slight disappointment, I didn't spot any Hasidic Jews ...

Matisyahu performs at 8:55 p.m. Saturday. The anti-violence anthem “One Day” became the unofficial song of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and remains the biggest hit of his career. In 2011 the ...