Kairo McLean

{{Short description|Canadian reggae musician}}

Kairo McLean is a Canadian reggae musician from Toronto, Ontario, who, in 2022 at the age of 13, became the youngest artist ever to win a Juno Award.Kelsey Adams, [https://www.cbc.ca/music/at-just-13-years-old-kairo-mclean-is-the-youngest-reggae-nominee-ever-at-the-juno-awards-1.6436020 "At just 13 years old, Kairo McLean is the youngest reggae nominee ever at the Juno Awards"]. CBC Music, April 29, 2022.

On February 24, 2025, CBC Music published a list of "The 10 best Reggae Canadian Songs" and included "Easy Now" and "Reggae Party" in the list. About "Easy Now", CBC writes "With a vocal delivery well beyond his years, McLean is in command."{{Cite news |last=Adams |first=Kelsey |date=February 24, 2025 |title="The 10 best Canadian reggae songs" |url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/best-canadian-reggae-songs-1.7464414 |work=´[CBC Music]}} The same article notes "Reggae Party" as a "passing of the baton" from Kirk Diamond to McLean.