The latest dancehall news, pop culture and stories.
Cream of the Crop artist Jahshii says he’s eager to tour Africa but wants to perfect his craft first prior to arriving in the Motherland, as he intends to perform with his full band whenever he touches down on the continent.
King of Lovers Rock Reggae Beres Hammond says the future of the sub-genre is still looking positive, and that the music form can only be stymied by Jamaican artists themselves.
Shenseea is in a reflective mood and in her bag, after being confirmed for three international collaborations this summer–two with Nigerian singer Fireboy DML and American singer Chris Brown and American singer Charlie Puth and Scottish DJ Calvin Harris, and a third with Brazillian singer Anitta.
New court records filed on Friday (July 29) reveal that Anastas ‘Pupa Nas-T’ Hackett and Interscope Records had initially agreed on a $5,000 USD advance to clear a sample used in Shenseea‘s Lick collab with Megan Thee Stallion.
First Nation artist Jahshii says he is steering his music away from violent content, as not only is there a void in Dancehall created by a lack of conscious new songs, but he has discovered that his true fan base gravitates towards his more uplifting tracks.
Switzerland-based Reggae band Lauwarm was forced to stop a recent performance after audience members complained that they felt “uncomfortable” because two of its white members were sporting dreadlocks and colored clothes from Senegal and Gambia.
Dancehall entertainer Shane E has been listed by the St Andrew South police as a person of interest in a number of gang-related activities that have taken place in Waterhouse recently.
For her latest blockbuster release, Renaissance, Beyoncé enlisted two of Jamaica’s champions of genre-blending: the iconic Grace Jones and the rising star BEAM.
Reggae Sumfest’s Marketing Strategist Skatta Burrell says he was fully aware of Ishawna’s plans for the cardboard cut-out of Bounty Killer at Concert Night One of the festival last weekend, and while he also understands why the Warlord appears disgruntled, the apology issued by Joe Bogdanovich was unnecessary.
The Isiah Laing-led Supreme Promotions has announced a new venue on Jamaica’s North Coast for Sting, which is making its return in 2022, after a seven-year hiatus, on its usual date, Boxing Day, December 26.
“My head nuh good an’ mi very disrespectful enuh,” Ishawna has declared. “Mi aguh tear unuh dung and drag unuh, enuh.
DJ Khaled continues to reveal morsels of what’s within his upcoming album, God Did, and it appears he has taken flight to Toronto to shoot a new music video with Drake and Lil Baby.
After a brilliant performance at the just-concluded Reggae Sumfest, Lawgiver The Kingson is eyeing the October release of his album, Audio Check.
Cop-cum-music-producer Constable Noel Maitland, the boyfriend of missing social media personality Donna-Lee Donaldson, was arrested by detectives from the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch on Wednesday in relation to her disappearance.
Popular music producer Linval ‘Shab Don’ Thompson Jr, who is accused of murdering three persons in St James, will have to wait to see if his bail application will be granted as his case was postponed on Tuesday.
Police are now probing the shooting death of Dancehall artist EleganceGad in Russell’s Place, Manchester on Wednesday morning.
The musical evolution of Koffee and other Grammy-winning artists may be influenced by the fact that they took home the Award, a new study suggests.
Bounty Killer and Beenie Man pulled off the stunt of stunts on Tuesday, to drum up support for a show which was being staged by Dancehall Queen Carlene at the Meca Nightclub to raise funds for cancer patients.
Stephen “Fada Axe” Gabbidon, father and manager of Dancehall deejay Intence, has come out lashing Jahshii for what he describes as an attempt by the newcomer to earn stripes off his son’s success and stir up unnecessary strife among rising stars in Dancehall.
Dancehall’s rising star Jahshii says, even though he is not averse to engaging in record-for-record combat with Silk Boss, Intence or any other deejay, trading diss songs right now in the Summer months, would not fit into his plans for the calendar year.