Shaggy to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for Shaggy fans. Speculation had been rife that the Jamaican singer best known for hit songs like Angel, It Wasn't Me or Boombastic, is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 56, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 11/05/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a singer isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a singer just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouShaggy
For a little while on Saturday evening, #ThankYouShaggy was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“Shaggy was unlike any other singer we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouShaggy”
— @universalObserver, 10 May 2025
“Shaggy wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 10 May 2025
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