Opinion, reviews, interviews, staff lists, rankings, and other long talking about Reggae and Dancehall music and culture.
In a year when many artists were unable to perform live for fans all over the world due to government restrictions aimed at stemming the pandemic, YouTube Music’s global CEO Lyor Cohen reported that the platform paid out 4 billion dollars to artists over the last 12 months.
Hit Dancehall producer Jahvy Ambassador is now well-known for his buzzworthy production work on Alkaline’s Top Prize album and the earlier hit song Ocean Wave.
Reggae star Kumar caught up with DancehallMag to discuss life after the release of his album Kulture Walk in 2020.
Dancehall artist Skillibeng’s clout, as well as Crocodile Teeth‘s shelf life, have been bolstered thanks to an official remix with the queen of the Barbz, Nicki Minaj.
Amanyea has been making moves both in the studio and on the dance floor for some time now.
Reggae star Jesse Royal is on the verge of releasing his highly anticipated sophomore album Royal on June 11.
Dancehall artiste Style X a.k.a the Fatty Boss has made a triumphant return to Dancehall. For several years, he took a self-imposed sabbatical from the music industry because he “was dealing with some family business”.
Bounty Killer took to Instagram on Wednesday to make it clear that he has no regrets, but instead delights in the fact that he has lived up to his name Warlord, by engaging in a long string of high-profile lyrical and personal feuds with his own mentees, rival artistes, former friends, collaborators, and even his mentors.
Neelah is a fresh face and voice in Dancehall but music is not just her passion: it is her obsession.
Currently, artificial intelligence makes it easier to find and listen to your favorite songs. Many moons ago Reggae and Dancehall music fans were only able to legally listen to music curated by a radio station, a party or mixtape DJ, or create their own playlists from a private collection.
Jamaican artist Leno Banton is among a new generation of singers, like Blvk H3ro and Wayne J, who are fusing Reggae, Dancehall, and Hip-Hop.
Jamaica’s eastern parishes are known for the musical talents they’ve produced, like the King of Reggae himself Bob Marley, Popcaan, and Dancehall’s youngest giant Skillibeng.
Dancehall artist Banging believes that Masicka has “shaved” around his radio hit, Different, released on the Click Click riddim several weeks ago, to deliver his own Different Type single which was released over the weekend.
Paying no mind to recent comments about Dancehall’s supposed impact on crime, the genre’s gangsters are out in full swing this week, unleashing a slew of ‘gun chunes’ for your playlist.
⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. What do you do when you are the son and grandson of legends Stephen and Bob Marley but want to make a name for yourself as a Reggae singer?
It’s a Dancehall super-hero team-up from two meteoric stars, Gwallaz Boss 10Tik, and the Bush Lawd Yaksta who have combined their breakout talents for a new track, Freedom.
This week’s hot releases churned out a few summer bangers from Ding Dong, Fully Bad, and a new video from Sean Paul and Busy Signal.
Jamaican actor Keith ‘Shebada’ Ramsay came on the scene in 2006, after he entered the first season of Comedy Buss, a comedy talent show in Jamaica where he placed third.
Known for his smooth, lifting voice Claudius “Supa” England is an amazingly talented Reggae artist to watch.
Ewart ‘U-Roy’ Beckford spent his glorious sixty-year career blazing a lyrical trail to global stardom. The late Jamaican deejay was a pioneer of the “toasting” style, a mashup of melodic scatting and vocal artistry.