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Reggae and Dancehall icon Junior Reid says he did not profit meaningfully from his 2006 collab with The Game, titled It’s Okay (One Blood), which heavily sampled the hook of his 1988 song One Blood, and had featured Reid himself singing some new lines.
Acclaimed Jamaican dancer and lecturer at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Dance, Maria Hitchins, has joined her compatriot Ding Dong, in dispelling the notion that the Dancehall genre, comprises more bad than good content.
Popular Montego Bay-based indie label Starzplus Music is set to release a new Dancehall project in the form of The Assignment Riddim on Friday June 24, 2022.
Dancehall deejay Alkaline scored big as several of his singles made the soundtrack for haute Paris runway during the first major collection of Paris Fashion Week’s menswear season.
There will be a hearing this Friday, June 24th in the St. Catherine parish court regarding the murder trial of a businessman who was charged in connection with the 2019 fatal shooting of female entertainer Keshan.
Mireille Perry, the wife of late Reggae legend Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, is presently sourcing an engineering firm to build a bridge over the river that borders the LSP Paradise community, the eccentric producer-singer’s legacy project in Hanover, Jamaica.
Ishawna and British singer Ed Sheeran have made good on their word and are set to drop their collaboration this Friday, June 24.
Music executive and artist manager Donny “Dizzy Clean Face” Flores is showing his commitment to supporting Jamaican singer Shenseea and her career.
Dancehall deejay Skeng pleaded not guilty to disorderly conduct and resisting arrest when he appeared before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court today.
Jamaican resorts are shunning the songs and accompanying music videos that glorify violent and criminal lifestyles and have banished such content from being aired on their properties, according to Dancehall artist Ding Dong.
Universe Boss Chris Gayle has reiterated his call for Jamaican music lovers and members of the Dancehall fraternity to embrace him and his compatriot Usain Bolt and show respect for their musical endeavors.
While the Prime Minister of Jamaica feels that songs such as Whap Whap should not be allowed to define the island, Dancehall star Skillibeng says his hit track is actually inspired by Jamaican culture.
An associate of Reggae artist Sizzla, known as Culture, was shot dead in Judgement Yard in St Andrew on Sunday night.
Cricketing legend, now Dancehall artist, Chris Gayle, says he has had to be “greasing the palms” of disc jockeys for them to showcase his songs in Jamaica, as due to his earnings and net worth, many look at him as a “money bag”, and therefore withhold play, unless there is pay.
Guyana’s Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, M.P. may have banned Skeng from performing in the country, but from the looks of a viral pre-Father’s Day video featuring some Guyana Fire Service (GFS) personnel, the Dancehall star is still running the block.
Embattled Dancehall producer Shab Don rarely gives a look into his personal life, however, in a series of Instagram posts last month, the Any Weather producer shared a moment with his daughter Linnae, as they celebrated her birthday.
National Security Minister Dr. Horace Chang stated yesterday that he, along with the Police and military, will be doing everything in their power to capture members of the “Unruly Gang”.
Dancehall artist Macka Diamond has, for the moment, chosen to remain silent after racy videos from her Only Fans account were leaked online.
On Monday, Mr. Vegas and VP Records told a New York court that they were unable to hash out a settlement in a lawsuit filed against the label over copyright infringement and breach of contract, among other things.
Former Opposition Spokesman on Culture and Entertainment, Damion Crawford, is being rebuked by Jamaicans, after reports by Nationwide Radio that he described as ‘ridiculous’ the decision taken by the Guyanese government to ban artiste, Skeng, from performing at public events in the country.