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Two months after legendary Madhouse music producer Dave Kelly hinted at new music with Bounty Killer and Cham, the trio have teased a new song about the bloodletting in Jamaica, aptly titled BLOOD CLXXT and also revealed that they have also completed a new EP.
Iconic radio broadcaster Barrington ‘Barry G’ Gordon, the man who helped to kickstart King Yellowman and Beenie Man’s careers, and to whom Dancehall deejay Rankin Toyan dedicated an entire song, was baptised this morning at the Kirkham Baptist Church in George’s Plain, Westmoreland.
Bounty Killer has thrown his full support behind his former Scare Dem Crew compatriot Nitty Kutchie’s National Festival Song entry titled Defend Jamaica, telling his fans to support the track as it deserves to be victorious when the announcement is made ahead of the Independence celebrations.
As Shane O continues to revel in the huge push his song Dark Room was given by DJ Khaled, the Dancehall star has recorded a dubplate/special for the We The Best producer to add to his soundclash arsenal.
The UK’s Brunel University has described the honorary doctorate it presented to sprint kingpin, now music producer, Usain Bolt on Tuesday at its graduation ceremony, as “probably his most prestigious title ever”.
Embattled Dancehall producer Shab Don is maintaining his innocence in the triple murder for which he was charged on June 3, after being “positively identified in an identification parade,” according to the Jamaica Constabulary Force.
Snow says he first saw his video for Informer—regarded as one of the best-selling Reggae and Dancehall singles of all time—while he was incarcerated.
CEO of Downsound Entertainment Joe Bogdanovich has urged fans to be early for the two big nights of Reggae Sumfest.
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff is reflecting on The Harder They Come, as the film marks its 50th anniversary, and he has recalled that the director told him he was a better actor than he was a singer.
Following the Reggae Girlz qualification for back to back FIFA Women’s World Cup Football tournaments, after their 4-0 defeat of Haiti on Monday night, skipper Khadijah “Bunny” Shaw, poured out her heart to Reggae singer Cedella Marley, the Jamaican team’s benefactor, and the woman she refers to as “the real magician”.
Reggae/Dancehall superstar Chronixx visited the University of the West Indies Mona Campus in Kingston, which is hosting his free Jamcoders Algorithm Coding Camp that got underway last week Monday.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul has shared a playlist of tracks from the artists who have inspired him.
Dancehall music producer Skatta Burrell says Marion Hall should refrain from chanting what he describes as ‘nonsensical prayers’, following her return to Instagram on the weekend.
The Wireless Festival 2022 Dancehall acts Skillibeng, Shenseea, and Popcaan delivered their highly anticipated performances at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) venue in Birmingham on Friday, 8 July.
Ziggy Marley has registered his disapproval of the United States Supreme Court’s overturning of the constitutional right to abortion, which opened the door for individual states to ban or severely restrict the ability of women to terminate pregnancies earlier than 12 weeks.
The cast of Love and Hip-Hop: Atlanta (LHHATL) kicked season four of Magnum’s ‘Spice It Up’ into high gear when they made a special appearance on episode one of the show.
In the wake of a rise in the number of adolescents abusing the party drug ‘Molly’, which is being glamorized in song by some Jamaican Trap artists, psychiatrist Dr.
Dancehall artist Squash says he’s not a violence producer but rather, “a jovial and fun person who doesn’t like sadness.”
Following the slaying of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Foreign Affairs Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson-Smith, have paid tribute to the late leader, emphasizing his love and support of Reggae and Dancehall music.
If Popcaan is successful in his defamation lawsuit against the Government of Jamaica and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), the island’s taxpayers might end up paying the largest ever award for damages among cases of its kind.