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“God save the Queen of England” appears to be Vybz Kartel’s new mantra, which means the Worl’ Boss is singing a totally different ‘sankey’ from defence attorney Bert Samuels, one of Jamaica’s foremost anti-colonial campaigners.
Reggae superstar Protoje has indicated that he will be signing a fourth artiste to his In.Digg.Nation collective label and a partnership with the New York-based RCA Records.
In a show of brotherly love, dancehall star Agent Sasco took to his garage, which serves as his woodwork studio, on Saturday morning, to build a chicken coop for his friend, ‘Sub-10 King’, Asafa Powell.
Dancehall diva Ce’cile’s eight year old daughter Christiyana “Nana” Martin, swears that her mother is overprotective and in no uncertain terms, told the Bad Gyal artiste so, a few days ago.
Big Ship producer Stephen ‘Di Genius’ McGregor is delighting in his recent feature on Apple Music’s ‘Behind the Boards’, a new playlist series celebrating the work of some of the world’s biggest names in music production.
Dancehall songstress Jada Kingdom and her beau Verse Simmonds have teamed up to release a R&B track, Bedroom Bully, a song the songwriter and music producer said he penned, after he and the 22-year-old had their first sexual encounter.
In addition to the iconic Toots Hibbert and the legendary Bob Andy, the year 2020 has seen the passing of 11 other veterans in the Jamaican music fraternity, ranging from producers to songwriters and artistes, who were stalwarts and pioneers in Reggae and Dancehall.
With the passing of Toots and the Maytals frontman Fredrick ‘Toots’ Hibbert, it now remains to be seen what future actions will be taken by his estate to recover royalties from musicians who have covered or sampled his legendary hit single, Bam Bam.
It is a galaxy of the hottest Dancehall stars, which forms the majority of the slew of 19 songs that feature on Montego Bay music producer Zum’s Liquid Sunshine juggling riddim.
Four months after Dancehall megastar Shaggy kick-started an ambitious quest for Bounty Killer and his compatriot Beenie Man to be given back their United States visas, the One General has made it clear that until the systemic injustices being meted out against black people in that country come to an end, he would rather remain ‘visa-less’.
Many longtime Dancehall lovers, particularly in New York, are hailing the release of Super Cat’s new single, Push Time a collab with artiste and producer Salaam Remi, as the great comeback of the Wild Apache, for which they have long been yearning.
Reggae crooner Tarrus Riley seems to be enjoying the jokes being poked at him about his risqué Lighter collab with Shenseea.
Like his alma mater Munroe College’s motto “In Are Sitam Quis Occultabit (A City Set On A Hill Cannot be Hid), Protoje’s raw musical talent cannot be hidden.
The music world has now officially gone into Grammy Awards season, as the eligibility period for the prestigious peer awards came to a close on August 31.
On the cusp of Jamaica’s General Elections, Bounty Killer’s anger against the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has exploded, with him threatening to form his own political party, which is to be named the “Poor People Party” (PPP).
As Jamaican music icon Toots Hibbert moves to secure unpaid royalties for Bam Bam, a plethora of famous solo artists and groups have been found on record to have sampled or covered in full, the song, which has the distinction of being Jamaica’s first National Festival Song winner back in 1966.
Protoje’s new ten-track album, titled In Search Of Lost Time, from all indications, appears poised to be a big reggae Grammy contender.
The young woman at the centre of a controversial screenshot of a direct message exchange between herself and the handlers of Koffee’s Instagram page, which blew up after being reposted by Foota Hype, says she has apologized to the superstar.
Dancehall’s Bad Gyal Ce’cile hauled Foota Hype over the coals on Wednesday, after the selector made a post calling for Jamaican artistes to ensure they “take care” of selectors.
Dancehall artistes Bounty Killer and Mr. Vegas are at odds once more, after the Grunggadzilla took exception to the Heads High artiste labeling critics of deejays who have recorded dubplates for politicians, as being ‘badmind’.