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Rohan Marley and his company Shashamane Group LLC have responded to a US$18.7 million lawsuit from their former employee Chloe Villano, who claims she was subjected to quid pro quo harassment, unlawful discrimination, and wrongful termination.
Gospel singer Acacia Islands believes that it was nothing less than divine intervention that she is still alive today after narrowly avoiding death in a horrific three-vehicle pile-up over 11 years ago.
Steely & Clevie Productions has firmly responded to five motions seeking to dismiss its massive copyright infringement lawsuit against nearly all of Reggaetón’s biggest stars, including Bad Bunny, Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Pitbull, Drake, and Justin Bieber.
He’s known as the ‘Melody Gad’, but Kranium also considers himself an authority figure on how to have a good time.
In the mid-to-late 2000s, the pendulum of power in Dancehall music invariably swung between two forces – the Gully and the Gaza.
Kranium calls it a three-minute ghetto love story, but Vibes Weekend is also his blueprint to experiencing the vibrance and spontaneity of Dancehall culture.
In the second grade, a time when most children are just beginning to explore their world, Karey A Kelly’s mother recognized his innate love for rhythm and percussion, enrolling him in drumming classes.
While hardly the tour de force that some of his later works turned out to be, Shaggy’s debut album Pure Pleasure commands reverence as the pivotal point of origin from which his legendary career radiated.
Every week our writers at DancehallMag highlight new Jamaican songs and videos you should add to your Reggae, Dancehall, Trap, and R&B playlists.
Exactly fifty years ago will forever be etched in the memory of multi-disciplinary artist and musician Lee Jaffe.
Ghanaian artist Stonebwoy dropped a new remix of his track Life And Money with US rapper Russ today (Friday, July 28).
Since its inception 30 years ago, Reggae Sumfest has always been a grandiose annual event in Jamaica.
Dancehall artist Shokryme jokes that he got a crash course in Human Psychology 101 during his recent incarceration in the General Penitentiary (GP).
The charismatic and mercurial Reggae legend Peter Tosh is reported to have once threatened to harm Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger over wanting to be released from his recording contract.
Reggae Sumfest culminated its pearl jubilee on the weekend and it’s fair to say the Downsounds Record team balanced the ‘trending’ with the trendsetters.
There’s always time for good music, and in this iteration of our music roundup, we deliver all the good stuff in music you may have missed, from Skeng’s long-awaited return, Beenie Man’s latest summer adventures and offerings, and Alkaline’s inimitable self-confidence.
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, as the world ground to halt, a then 16-year-old Romeo Hines, nestled in his quiet community of Shaw Park in Ocho Rios, found himself at a crossroads.
Brick & Lace’s Nyla was the first female Jamaican artist to have a Platinum song in the United States.
After 60 years in music, Queen of Reggae Marcia Griffiths remains as influential, talented, and, of course, humble as ever.
If you’re looking to inject some new life into your weekend playlist, DancehallMag’s got you covered in this edition of our music roundup.