Amid recent blows to Jamaica's image on the local and international landscapes, dancehall and reggae artistes shone at Sunday's Best Of The Best Concert in Miami.

Some of dancehall's finest, including Lady Saw, Mr Vegas, Chino, Cham, Gyptian, G-Whizz, Romain Virgo and Serani, alongside international artistes P. Diddy, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes and others, put on show-stopping performances at the concert.

According to Vegas: "It was great being there. It was my first time performing at Best Of The Best. Over the years, somehow I've always been confirmed for another show on that date, so I'm happy this year I could be here. The show was great in terms of production, quality and vibes from the crowd and I have to commend my fellow artistes for putting on great performances despite the circumstances at home and everything the country has been through over the past few weeks."

For Chino, he said: "Before leaving the island, I only had one thing in mind and that was to put on one of my best performances. To me, artistes are musical ambassadors, and I wanted to get out on the international stage and represent Jamaica and our tremendous talent the best way I could."

Chino, Di Genius and other members of the Big Ship family then made their way to New York for the annual Memorial Day Celebrity Football Match. Also present at the match were a number of reggae-dancehall artistes and producers, including Assassin, Shabba Ranks, Versatile, Romain Virgo, producer/street promoter Johnny Wonder of 21st/Hapilos and others.