Opinion, reviews, interviews, staff lists, rankings, and other long talking about Reggae and Dancehall music and culture.
Reggae superstar Buju Banton is the latest high-profile artist forced to cancel several dates of an arena tour in a crowded post-pandemic live entertainment marketplace plagued by elevated ticket prices and consumer spending fatigue.
Veteran Dancehall deejay Cutty Ranks recently reminded fans of his groundbreaking role in Dancehall history as the first artist to record a hard-core gun song.
Long before artists such as Lady Saw, Shabba Ranks, Vybz Kartel, and others became known for their explicit and provocative lyrics, lewdness was already a significant part of Jamaican dancehall music.
There is a mushrooming dispute over the compositional rights of Tiger’s song When in the wake of news that Drake’s latest track, Blue Green Red, allegedly interpolates lyrics and melody from the Dancehall artist’s 1991 song without permission.
As Reggae artist Ras-I continues work on his third studio album, he says his steady success is attributed to sticking to the root of the genre.
Despite decades in the industry, Grammy Award-winning Jamaican artist Shaggy remains unsure if he’s reached his full potential.
Canadian rapper Drake could face a second lawsuit from Jamaican producer Cleveland ‘Clevie’ Browne over his latest track, Blue Green Red.
Reggae artist Blvk H3ro says Vybz Kartel is a role model for him, and other youngsters who grew up in Waterford, Portmore.
Queen of Dancehall Spice has released her third studio album, Mirror 25, as part of her silver anniversary in music.
The last few days have epitomized spectacle as several fans celebrate the release and acquittal of dancehall giant Vybz Kartel.
Queen of Dancehall Spice has responded to several criticisms hurled at her by Mr. Vegas regarding the trajectory of her career and her marketing strategies.
Dancehall singer Wayne Wonder is urging young people to learn from Vybz Kartel’s experience and avoid a similar path.
At the stroke of midnight on August 1, 1838, Reverend William Knibb declared “The negro is free” upon the full freedom of slaves in Jamaica.
Reggae/Dancehall artist Gyptian is pleased with the response to his Guarded EP, his first album project in over a decade.
Teenage Trinidadian-American reggae artist Yung Lion says he is grateful for the warm reception he received during his debut at Reggae Sumfest.
Reggae artist Etana is particularly proud of her latest album, Nectar of the Gods, which was released today (July 26) on all digital music platforms.
Reggae-country singer Wesrok, who served for two decades in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and rose to the rank of Superintendent, has described the policing body as a noble institution that helped him escape rural poverty.
Reggae superfan and journalist Roger Steffens has disclosed that the Marleys failed to match the offer made by music impresario Josef Bogdanovich, who reportedly closed a deal to bring a veritable trove of Bob Marley memorabilia and artifacts to Jamaica.
There is mushrooming discontent among Bunny Wailer Estate beneficiaries about the role played by co-executor Abijah Adasenaki Livingston.
Reggae legend Max Romeo has claimed in new court filings that Universal Music Group (UMG) and Polygram Publishing’s practice of failing to send royalty statements was particularly prevalent for Jamaican Reggae artists, many of whom are Black.