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Former US president Donald Trump has complied with a court-ordered deposition, in relation to British-Guyanese singer Eddy Grant’s $300,000 copyright infringement lawsuit, over the use of the superstar’s Reggae-fusion song Electric Avenue, in his 2020 election campaign.
Dancehall star Popcaan took aim at his former agent Sharon Burke and megastar Shaggy in an online rant earlier today.
Bounty Killer is delighting in the fact that his football hero, the Argentinian legend, Lionel Messi, says he is a lover of Reggae music.
An irate Mavado has reacted ferociously to recent statements made by attorney-at-law Christopher Townsend that the Gangsta For Life deejay should have sought redress through the civil courts instead of the criminal courts in the $30 million fraud case against his client Jennifer Messado.
After declaring that he would take aim at any Rastafarian he saw promoting Christmas and Santa Claus this year, Foota Hype is now scrutinizing Buju Banton, after being informed that the Til Shiloh artist was selling Ganja Santa clothing on his online store.
Filming of the Paramount Pictures’ Bob Marley biopic has begun in London, and the Daily Mail has shared the first snapshots of British actor Kingsley Ben Adir on set, and described him as “transformed into the late Jamaican musician with a 70s inspired costume.”
Dancehall icon Shabba Ranks says he has been avoided by numerous Dancehall producers and labels, due to his stance that he will have to be paid, as well as be the owner of his masters for any forthcoming music.
Shabba Ranks had a lot to say about the state of affairs of Jamaican Dancehall and Reggae, pointing out, among other things, that the time for unity was long overdue as the music was being expropriated by “imitators and duplicators” from elsewhere.
Grammy Award winner Shabba Ranks has issued a warning to veteran artists whom he says are treating their younger counterparts with disdain, over their lyrical content.
The Southeast Regional Health Authority (SERHA) has issued a statement outlining that neither the Bustamante Hospital for Children nor the agency itself requested that the $100 million raised by the Shaggy and Friends Foundation for the health facility be handed over to the Government.
Popular Tanzanian singer Harmonize has had to apologize to his country for releasing the Dancehall-fusion song titled Weed Language, which features Jamaican star Konshens, and now says that the song violates the values and culture of the East African nation.
Professor of Culture, Gender and Society at the University of the West Indies’ Donna P. Hope has weighed in on the situation between Reggae/Dancehall superstar Sizzla Kalonji and Palestinian-American music producer DJ Khaled.
Busta Rhymes has hailed Dancehall icon Shabba Ranks as his fashion, voice, and dancing influence, noting that he emulated the Jamaican’s style and brought it all to Hip-Hop/Rap music.
“Yuh nuh di best; Yuh di worst! Weh yuh feel like DJ Khaled? Yuh cyaa style Sizzla?
Some Dancehall fans have taken issue with Whap Whap artist Skillibeng’s declaration of himself as the greatest Dancehall artist of his era.
British singer Adele recently declared her love for Jamaica to former Miss Jamaica Universe Yendi Phillips, and claims that during a trip to the island, while intoxicated, she “met God” and baptized herself at the Goldeneye property in Oracabessa, St Mary.
Chris Martin, leader of seven-time Grammy-winning British Rock band Coldplay, has listed upcoming Jamaican artists Kayoka’s debut single Hurt People, and Bayka’s explicit She Like it, as among his favorite songs at present.
Dancehall icon Beenie Man has made a call for the directors of the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards to reinstate the Reggae category, as well as create a separate category for the Dancehall genre.
Bounty Killer has declared that the lawsuit he filed in the High Court of Justice in London against British national Othman Mukhlis to recover almost J$60 million in royalties has now reached a “full and final settlement” and that the defendant will have to pay him “every revenue owed.”
Shenseea has sparked a raging debate on social media, after she posted a tweet on Thursday declaring that Reggae legend “Bob Marley is bigger” than pop icon Michael Jackson.