Beres Hammond Says Lovers Rock Reggae “Cannot Die”
King of Lovers Rock Reggae Beres Hammond says the future of the sub-genre is still looking positive, and that the music form can only be stymied by Jamaican artists themselves.
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Jahshii Says He’s Moving Away From Violent Content To “Songs That Touch People’s Hearts”
First Nation artist Jahshii says he is steering his music away from violent content, as not only is there a void in Dancehall created by a lack of conscious new songs, but he has discovered that his true fan base gravitates towards his more uplifting tracks.
Swiss Reggae Band Lauwarm Forced To Stop Performance After Complaints Of Cultural Appropriation
Switzerland-based Reggae band Lauwarm was forced to stop a recent performance after audience members complained that they felt “uncomfortable” because two of its white members were sporting dreadlocks and colored clothes from Senegal and Gambia.
Skatta Burrell Says He Knew Of Ishawna’s Sumfest Plans, But Bogdanovich’s Apology To Bounty Killer Unnecessary
Reggae Sumfest’s Marketing Strategist Skatta Burrell says he was fully aware of Ishawna’s plans for the cardboard cut-out of Bounty Killer at Concert Night One of the festival last weekend, and while he also understands why the Warlord appears disgruntled, the apology issued by Joe Bogdanovich was unnecessary.
Sting Moves To New North Coast Location, 15 Dancehall Heavyweights Booked So Far
The Isiah Laing-led Supreme Promotions has announced a new venue on Jamaica’s North Coast for Sting, which is making its return in 2022, after a seven-year hiatus, on its usual date, Boxing Day, December 26.
Beenie Man, Bounty Killer Celebrate Success Of Fake IG Beef
Bounty Killer and Beenie Man pulled off the stunt of stunts on Tuesday, to drum up support for a show which was being staged by Dancehall Queen Carlene at the Meca Nightclub to raise funds for cancer patients.
Jahshii Open To Clash Silk Boss, Intence At Sting, Not During Summer
Dancehall’s rising star Jahshii says, even though he is not averse to engaging in record-for-record combat with Silk Boss, Intence or any other deejay, trading diss songs right now in the Summer months, would not fit into his plans for the calendar year.
Brysco Excited About Return Of Sting On Boxing Day: “Some Artiste Inna Trouble”
After the uncertainty posed by the pandemic hampered the virtual staging of Sting 2020, the organizers have declared that this year’s staging is guaranteed to be held on Boxing Day, December 26, at its home Jamworld in Portmore, St Catherine, after seven years of absence, an announcement which has excited Code (Ensure) artist Brysco.
Bogdanovich Apologizes To Bounty Killer For Ishawna’s “Disrespectful Behaviour” At Reggae Sumfest 2022
Chairman of Downsound Entertainment Joe Bogdanovich has described Ishawna’s conduct on night one of Reggae Sumfest Concert Night One, in which she mimicked a taboo sex act involving a cardboard cut-out of Bounty Killer as “disrespectful and inexcuseable”.
Yaksta, Nation Boss Make Outstanding Debuts At Reggae Sumfest 2022
Reggae and Dancehall singjays Yaksta and Nation Boss, like the young males from their generation who performed on Night One, dealt with the Reggae Sumfest stage like seasoned veterans, connecting within seconds of gracing the stage, on Night Two of the festival.
Bounty Killer Responds To Ishawna, And What He Had To Say Was Not Pretty
“Y’ll sat there laughing how a little fly b-tty, pissen tail, Dancehall mattress witch styled me…” Those were among the phrases Bounty Killer used to ruthlessly describe Ishawna, as he rebuked those Dancehall fans, who cheered her along when she, in her performance at Reggae Sumfest 2022, mimicked what he regards as a taboo sex act, involving a cardboard cut-out of his likeness.
Shaneil Muir Proves She’s Dancehall’s ‘Top Gyal’ At Reggae Sumgfest 2022
Montego Bay native Shaneil Muir proved that she was truly Dancehall’s Top Gyal, in front of her home crowd on Concert Night II of Reggae Sumfest 2022, in an impeccable, classy performance, which while it had some suggestive lyrics, was devoid of gimmicks, props, crassness or crudeness.
Dave Kelly Tribute Brings Reggae Sumfest 2022 To Raging Climax
From the sounds of Bounty Killer and Cham rinsing out the Jamaican invective “blood claat”, to the man of the moment Dave Kelly maintaining his mystique by shying away from the stage, to say the Reggae Sumfest’s Madhouse Tribute to Dave Kelly, was explosive would be an understatement.
Masicka In Top Form At Reggae Sumfest Night One, Declares Himself ‘Dancehall’s Baddest’
Midway his performance at dawn at Reggae Sumfest Night One on Saturday morning, Masicka declared himself Dancehall’s baddest and compared his musical arch-rivals to timid rodents, who were too afraid to confront him lyrically.
Jahshii, Other Young Artists Rise To Occasion At Reggae Sumfest
Jamaica’s youngest generation of artists rose to the occasion at Reggae Sumfest on Friday night, displaying class and surpassing the expectations of many, while showing the nation that they are also solid Dancehall artists and not just “kids recording Trap”.
Dancehall Artist Merciless Is Dead At 51
The Dancehall fraternity has been plunged into mourning, following the sudden death of veteran deejay Merciless, one of the island’s most eminent clash artists.
Queen Ifrica On “Different Meds” In First TikTok Share: “Since When Rasta Woman Can’t Look Sexy?”
After disappearing from Instagram in September 2020, Queen Ifrica re-emerged on TikTok on Friday, and courted controversy after she shared her first video on the platform, which appears to be a subliminal promotion of her new single Serendipity.
Gwen Stefani Did Not Wear Dreadlocks In ‘Light My Fire’ Video, Says Stylist: ‘We Talked About Cultural Appropriation’
In the wake of the onslaught against Gwen Stefani over the hairstyle she sported in Sean Paul’s Light My Fire music video, Savannah Baker, the designer and stylist for the video, has dismissed assertions that the No Doubt frontwoman was sporting dreadlocks, or was “culturally-appropriating”.
Bounty Killer Declares Raheem Sterling A “Jamaican National Treasure” After Move To Chelsea FC
On the heels of Jamaican-born English footballer Raheem Sterling’s move from Manchester City to Chelsea, Bounty Killer has described the Kingston native, who is also Jamaica’s tourism ambassador in Europe, and one of England’s most expensive footballers, as a “national treasure”.
Isat Buchanan Under Fire After “Ugly Jamaicans”, Monkeypox Remarks
There appears to be no letting up any time soon on Reggae artist-turned lawyer Isat Buchanan after he made statements considered disparaging on national television about “ugly Jamaicans” with acne and the monkeypox disease, which evoked the ire of his compatriots.