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Bounty Killer Regards Artists Who Deny Songwriters Credit As “Pirates” And “Thieves”
Bounty Killer regards Reggae and Dancehall artists who refuse to credit songwriters who compose songs for them as old “pirates”…
Gyptian’s ‘Hold You’ Goes Double Platinum In The UK
Gyptian's 2010 hit Hold You (Hold Yuh) is now certified 2X Platinum in the United Kingdom. According to the British…
Bounty Killer Praises His ‘Idol’ Shabba Ranks: “Can’t Insult My Own Inspiration”
Bounty Killer has doubled down on his stance that he will not engage in a tit-for-tat with his idol Shabba…
Stalk Ashley Is Pepsi Jamaica’s Newest Ambassador
Dancehall artist Stalk Ashley has been in her bag! Just two months after launching her own Gel-X press-on nails line, she…
Copeland Forbes Says Reggae Music Needs “More Good And Great Songs” Like The “Influential 1970s”
Artist manager and music historian Copeland Forbes says Jamaican Reggae is in need of “good and great” songs like those…
Usain Bolt Teams Up With Unilever For “Dirt Is Good” Detergent Campaign
Fourteen years after Unilever hand-picked Reggae singer Courtney John's song Lucky Man as sync music for its Axe deodorant summer campaign,…
Mutabaruka, Turbulence, DYCR To Headline 2024 ‘Dis Poem Wordz And Agro Festival’
Dub Poets, Mutabaruka, DYCR and Reggae star Turbulence are set to headline this year’s 12th staging of the Dis Poem…
Bounty Killer Reacts After Shabba Ranks Names “Only Three” Generals In Dancehall
More than a year after Bounty Killer declared that: “no little old lame run away back in di days guy…
Stephen ‘Di Genius’ McGregor Shares How He Turns Everyday Sounds Into Hits
Producer Stephen ‘Di Genius’ McGregor recently offered a glimpse into his creative process, crafting a demo from a random sound for his TikTok fanbase. When asked how he finds musical…
The Marley Brothers Announce First Tour In 20 Years
The Marley Brothers are ready to hit the road together for the first time in over 20 years. Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, and Damian Marley, the sons of legendary musician…
Ice Spice Previews New Song Sampling Sean Paul’s ‘Gimme The Light’ During Her Coachella Debut
Bronx rapper Ice Spice took the Coachella stage for the first time on Saturday night, turning up the heat with a fiery performance packed with hits and an unreleased track…
VP Records’ Patricia ‘Miss Pat’ Chin: “Retire Is Not A Word I Use”
Veteran music entrepreneur Patricia "Miss Pat" Chin isn't slowing down anytime soon. “Music is my life and I still have to keep the momentum going from the past sixty years. I…
YG Marley Shines At Coachella 2024 With One Song And Help From Legends
YG Marley made quite the impression for his debut on the main stage at Coachella over the weekend, despite having only one released song to his name. To fill out…
Ce’Cile Says She Was Ahead Of Her Time In Dancehall
Ce’Cile says she was way ahead of her time in Dancehall as a pioneer for female vocalists in a genre traditionally ruled by deejays. Her passion for music began early,…
Sean Paul Joins Kes For ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Official Anthem
More than a decade after Dancehall superstar Sean Paul teamed up with Barbadian Soca star Alison Hinds for the song West Indies Cricket, the Get Busy artist is once again…
Vybz Kartel Retrial: Five-Day Hearing To Begin On June 10
The Jamaica Court of Appeal has scheduled a hearing for June 10 to decide if Dancehall star Vybz Kartel and three others should be released or face a retrial for…
