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The latest dancehall news, pop culture and stories.
Sean Paul Nominated For Two 2024 Latin American Music Awards
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul has earned two nominations in the 2024 Latin American Music Awards. The Temperature artist, 51, copped…
Mr. Vegas Says There’s No Victory For Vybz Kartel Because He’s Already Served Time
Dancehall star Vybz Kartel and his attorneys have been rejoicing over the recent overturning of his murder conviction, but his…
Reggae Legend Bob Marley Deserves National Hero Recognition, Says Golding
Opposition Leader Mark Golding has pledged that a future People’s National Party (PNP) government will name Reggae legend Bob Marley…
Vybz Kartel Will Be Retried For Murder If DPP Paula Llewellyn Has Her Way
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn says her office will ask the Court of Appeal to order a retrial…
Mr. Lexx No Longer Retiring
Dancehall artist Mr. Lexx, who called time on his career in 2022 after three decades in the dancehall industry, has…
Mutabaruka Warns Jamaican Gov’t Not To Take Sides With France, United States In Haitian Conflict
Dub poet Mutabaruka is warning the Government of Jamaica not to take sides with France and the United States, in…
Queen Ifrica Says Vybz Kartel Should Mentor Youth If He’s Released From Prison
Reggae singer Queen Ifrica wants Dancehall star Vybz Kartel to be a mentor to youth if he's released from prison. …
Mr. Lexx Says 2000 Was A Good Year: Multiple Hit Songs And Four Women Pregnant At The Same Time
Veteran Dancehall artist Mr. Lexx says the year 2000 was the golden era of his 30-year music career, a time…
YG Marley’s ‘Praise Jah In The Moonlight’ Certified Silver In The UK
YG Marley's debut single, Praise Jah In The Moonlight, is now certified Silver in the United Kingdom, almost three months after its release. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the…
Vybz Kartel Not “The Least Bit” Worried About A Retrial, But Urges Court Of Appeal To Do The “Right Thing”
Dancehall star Vybz Kartel has openly declared his readiness for a potential retrial but is calling on Jamaica's Court of Appeal to act justly in determining whether there should be…
Vybz Kartel, Shawn Storm Can Now Apply For Bail Ahead Of Court Of Appeal’s Retrial Decision
Lawyers for Dancehall artists Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer, Shawn ‘Storm’ Campbell, and two other men can now request bail pending the Jamaica Court of Appeal's decision on a possible retrial.…
Marcy Chin To Younger Female Artists: ‘Sometimes Being Flirtatious Is To Your Advantage’
There’s a psychology of navigating unwanted advances as a woman in the music industry, at least in the school of Marcy Chin. Tales of music gatekeepers offering career advancement in…
Vybz Kartel Wins Privy Council Appeal: Conviction Overturned, Retrial To Be Determined
Dancehall artists Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer, Shawn ‘Storm’ Campbell, and two other men had their convictions overturned by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) in London due to…
Dancehall Artist Nigy Boy Declares ‘Judgement Day’ On 25 Women
The debut of Nigy Boy's new Rvssian-produced Judgment Day track on the Payment Plan riddim, has sparked renewed praise of the Continental singer as a potential saviour of the Dancehall…
Reggae Music To Soon Be Allowed 24/7 In Kingston, Says Dr. Nigel Clarke
Minister of Finance Dr. Nigel Clarke has made an ambitious promise to Jamaican star Protoje that Reggae music will soon be allowed in the country’s capital all day, every day.…
Jamaican Artist Jean Francis Is Bringing Dancehall To Hungary
Jamaican-born Jean Francis has been making a name for himself in Hungary, introducing Dancehall to a central European country that is more in tune with Reggae. “In Budapest as well…
