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Canada-based Dancehall artist Diiverse has been left in pain and with stitches to her left eye following an incident at a stage show at Chateau Le Jardin in Toronto, last Friday (April 21).
One of the most singular defining relationships in the life of Gregory Isaacs was his sturdy friendship with Reggae superstar Dennis Brown.
Canadian rapper Drake and Puerto Rican Reggaeton star Bad Bunny are among the dozens of new artists, producers, and record labels recently added to the copyright infringement lawsuit brought by the Jamaican company Steely & Clevie Productions, according to court records obtained by DancehallMag.
Every week writers at DancehallMag highlight new Jamaican songs and videos you should add to your Reggae, Dancehall, Trap, and R&B playlists.
Dancehall artist Lanae, one of the women seen twerking and dancing with Chance The Rapper at Jamaica Carnival events over the weekend, says the married American rapper shouldn’t be facing criticism for getting his groove on.
Gregory Isaacs, the son of Enid Murray and Lester Isaacs, remains an enigmatic figure, over a decade after his death.
Grammy award-winning singer Mykal Rose is the latest Jamaican artist to pay tribute to the marijuana plant with the release of the song Marijuana, today (April 17).
When it comes to crossover success, very few Jamaican artists have done it quite like Shaggy, whose achievements were recently recognized by the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) on Monday with an Icon Award.
Jamaican artists have had a busy week. Some of the island’s biggest names, from A-listers to up-and-comers, have released refreshing tracks for your consumption, and, in case you missed them, here are a few: Curious – Shenseea After briefly teasing it on her social media pages, Dancehall-pop singer Shenseea, finally dropped the song and visuals for her highly anticipated tune, Curious – a bold admission of the artist’s occasional desire to ‘try women.’
When Gregory Isaacs and his wife, June, were arrested for illegal possession of firearms in 1983, the Cool Ruler‘s young wife remembers being scared.
Dancehall star Vybz Kartel has been incarcerated since 2011, but that has not stopped him from releasing singles, and even albums.
Catch a Fire, the album regarded as responsible for catapulting Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer to global stardom, has clawed its way back onto Billboard’s Reggae Albums chart 50 years after its release.
Thirty years ago, deejay Chaka Demus and singer Pliers joined forces for the recording of the album Tease Me, a move that would indelibly change their lives and make history when six of its songs entered the UK Singles chart.
It’s not often that Jamaicans get to experience the wonders of Chaka Demus & Pliers live, all the more reason for the platinum-selling duo to headline the third Coveside Concert at Plantation Cove in St Ann on April 29.
Ziggy Marley — the eldest son of Reggae icon Bob Marley and an eight-time Grammy Award winner — has accused a luxury villa on Jamaica’s North Coast of discrimination.
It’s been 20 years since the release of Wayne Wonder’s Grammy-nominated album No Holding Back, which is nearing the Gold certification milestone in the United States.
Jamaican singer Shenseea and her label Interscope Records have reached a settlement in one of the two copyright infringement lawsuits filed against her last year, DancehallMag has exclusively confirmed.
D’Angel is ringing in her birthday today, celebrating her many dimensions, from mother and artist to model and humanitarian.
Reggae Sumfest is pulling out all the stops for its 30th staging, evidenced by a head-turning lineup which includes Freddie McGregor and his Big Ship empire.
Not many tunes capture the zeitgeist of the year 1999, quite like Junior Kelly’s timeless masterpiece, Love So Nice.