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Drawing for Peter Tosh’s hit song Burial, from the Reggae icon’s 1976 album Legalize It, Bounty Killer insisted that he would not be intimidated by persons who are still berating him for not attending Merciless’ funeral and for the “drug addict” comments he made about the late deejay.
Vybz Kartel, the King of Dancehall who is serving a life sentence for murdering an associate, is engaged to Turkish social worker Sidem Ozturk.
Award-winning music producer JonFX says new-day Jamaican Dancehall songs are failing to rack up numbers on streaming platforms such as Spotify, as the majority are improperly produced, and lack “the basic rudiments of music structure”, particularly melodies.
Before Lenoi Bentley would produce songs for Masicka’s Billboard-charting 438 album, he played music in church as the band’s drummer and made beats as a hobby to entertain schoolmates.
Reggae Revival artist Protoje says even though ganja-smoking helps in the creative process for his music, he tries not to be totally dependent on the herb, nor be “high all the time.”
Reggae/Dancehall star Sizzla sought to revive Buju Banton’s three-decade-old song Boom Bye Bye at Saturday’s staging of the retro party “Good Times”, in Kingston.
Nicki Minaj has slammed YouTube after the platform placed an age-restriction on the video for her Likkle Miss Remix with Dancehall star Skeng.
Dancehall Professor Donna P. Hope has weighed in on the series of incidences that have led to Montego Bay’s Silk Boss becoming a household name in Jamaica and his latest song, Sorry, now YouTube’s most streamed video in Jamaica over the last three weeks.
The Universe Boss Chris Gayle is insisting that it is music, which will be his number one priority going forward, seemingly not cricket as many expected.
Shane O has weighed in on his reputation as one of the most underrated Dancehall artists in Jamaica.
Beenie Man is among several artists who will be voicing Dancehall songs about Mathematics, aimed at helping primary school students to master their multiplication tables.
Mavado gave new-gen artist Skeng the stamp of approval when they met up in Trinidad over the weekend for their performances at the Life the Concert.
Marcia Griffiths and Bunny Wailer’s Electric Boogie and the Electric Slide line dance are staples at wedding receptions across the world, so it was fitting that the song appeared in the “self-contained wedding episode” of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, aired on Disney+.
Dancehall artist Bounty Killer has again defended his absence from Merciless’ funeral, this time asserting that he was not friends with the late veteran deejay, and that he did not owe Merciless or his family anything other than condolences.
A popular Kenyan radio presenter who made disparaging remarks about Jamaican Reggae artists, claimed that she threw up several times after attending a Reggae concert, and declared that she “could never date a man who listens Reggae”, is feeling the heat from fans of the genre.
Queen of the Pack Patra has hailed her veteran female Dancehall colleagues, who embraced her when she emerged on the music scene as a teenager.
Bruk Back artist Razor B has expressed disappointment that the death penalty is no longer being sought for Rushane Barnett, the Trelawny man who admitted to murdering four children and their mother as they slept in their house at Cocoa Piece in Clarendon.
Exactly 14 months after he released his Positive Vibration album, which copped a Best Reggae Album Grammy nomination, Gramps Morgan has dropped a new six-track surprise EP, simply titled Deeper.
Bounty Killer is reveling in getting the green light to travel to the Cayman Islands for what he says is the first time in 16 years.
Mega fashion retailer SHEIN will be hosting its second annual ‘Rock The Runway: SHEIN For All’ fashion show with a special performance from Jamaican starlet Shenseea.