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Popular Spanish Town-based music selector Neako Fire has joined his compatriot Foota Hype, in expressing chagrin about the shabby appearance of some of the upcoming male artists who are being criticized widely for oftentimes turning up to perform at stage shows looking like bush robbers.
“My manager been talking about the gospel night. That’s the only night I will go on.”
Iconic artiste manager Copeland Forbes, former manager of Peter Tosh, who in the past administered the musical affairs and tours of some of Reggae’s biggest icons, has announced that his long-awaited memoir titled Reggae My Life Is, will be released within a matter of weeks.
Minister of Entertainment Olivia Grange, has called on Jamaican artists and fans of live music to get themselves vaccinated against COVID-19, as Jamaica enters what is now being described as the fifth wave of the virus.
Reggae Sumfest Executive Skatta Burrell has given further insight into the festival’s Madhouse Tribute to Dave Kelly set for Saturday, July 23, in honor of the iconic Dancehall music producer, who has among his credits, the Pepperseed, Arab Attack, Showtime, Joy Ride, Stink and Dugu Dugu riddims.
Dancehall megastar Shaggy’s decision to post a photograph of himself, Spice, Shane Hoosong and Ranch Entertainment studio engineer Grant Woods Valentine jointly displaying an obscene hand gesture, has not gone down well with some of his fans.
Reggae Sumfest executive Skatta Burrell says he had pulled back on his bid to woo Minister Marion Hall to perform at the iconic Reggae festival this July, after coming to the conclusion that she needed time to recalibrate, in the aftermath of January’s imbroglio with some of her female musical compatriots.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul has revealed how humiliated he felt when he was unceremoniously axed from the performance of Baby Boy with Beyoncé at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, an occurrence which Jamaicans claimed at the time was orchestrated by her then-boyfriend, Jay-Z.
At age 13, Reggae/Dancehall singer Kairo McLean yesterday became the youngest winner of reggae recording of the year at the 2022 Juno Awards for his EP titled Easy Now.
Senior superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, Head of the Corporate Communications Unit, the information arm of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), was surprised at the tenor and timing of Bounty Killer‘s recent allegations that the Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony had him taken off Crime Stop’s Take a Stand ad campaign.
Rebellion Rises singer Ziggy Marley says his efforts to shed light on the current major humanitarian and food shortage crisis which has left millions of children in East Africa malnourished, and an appeal for help for vulnerable communities in the Horn of Africa, which are being disproportionately affected by climate change, is being sabotaged.
Jamaican Rocksteady singer Dawn Penn’s iconic single You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No) was today certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) after it sold more than 400,000 copies in the UK.
Thunderous Clap artist Aidonia says he is not a “bar and grill” artist, performing to tiny audiences overseas, but one who locks stadiums and huge nightclubs all by himself, everywhere he goes.
Bounty Killer has demanded that the Jamaican Government pay the island’s air traffic controllers monies due to them, after learning that the officers went on strike this morning due to a fallout in salary negotiations, which had been taking place with the Ministry of Finance over the last three months.
Tributes have been pouring in following the passing of iconic Jamaican journalist and talk show host Barbara Gloudon, the playwright who etched veteran Dancehall artist Josey Wales’ 1986 cautionary hit song Wrong Move into the ears and psyche of Jamaicans, and whose name Vybz Kartel and Buccaneer immortalized in punch lines in four songs.
Aidonia says the tendency of Jamaican artists to jump on the latest musical trends is nothing new, as piracy and mimicry have characterized Dancehall, which has been comprised of a few leaders and mainly followers since its inception.
Dancehall megastar Shaggy will be conferred with one of nine honorary doctorates, by one of the United States’ leading Ivy League research universities, come Saturday, May 28.
A video clip of an exuberant male National Water Commission (NWC) staff member, spitting lyrics demanding payment of monies owed to workers by the Government of Jamaica, has taken on a life of its own, with producer Neutron Obliv creating a remix.
There have been mixed reactions to reports that Buju Banton was barred by soldiers and police from entering the Moore Town Maroon settlement in Portland on Sunday, en route to casting his ballot in favour of Lomora “Hope” Dillon in the Maroon elections.
Dancehall producer Leftside says Masicka is the Dancehall artist he is most eager to work with right now, as, among other things, the Calabar High School graduate’s song-writing skills are impeccable.