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A day after Professor Carolyn Cooper published an article titled Jamaicans do not own Reggae, in which she rebuked citizens of the country whom she described as “nyamming up themselves on social media” because SOJA won the Best Reggae Album Grammy, a 2006 video of Buju Banton expressing concern that the music was under threat of being fully expropriated, has resurfaced.
When Jamaican reggae artist Zzambo realized that he could never obtain copyrights for his former stage monicker, ‘Tafari’, the first name of Haile Selassie I, a former emperor of Ethiopia, he realized he was facing a conundrum.
Dancehall artist Pamputtae says her debut gospel song God and Time, a collab with Minister Taneisha Shaw, is gaining momentum and is a hit at dances, especially in her home city, Kingston.
Super Bass rapper Nicki Minaj has hailed Skeng and Tommy Lee Sparta’s Protocol as the “baddest” song to be released in years.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul was at pains to explain that Dancehall music is not restricted to happy, sing-along, dancing tracks reserved for the summertime, as some North Americans tend to believe, during his recent interview on The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1 FM.
Dancehall legend Lieutenant Stitchie went back into schoolteacher mode on Tuesday, as he reeled out open instructions on the fundamentals of Dancehall deejaying to his fans, even using formal terminologies embedded in the glossary of singing.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul added his voice to the Tory Lanez/Megan Thee Stallion fiasco during an interview with Fox on Monday (April 25).
Shenseea faced backlash from Megan Thee Stallion fans who called her out for following rapper Tory Lanez on Twitter.
Nigerian singer Burna Boy’s On The Low, an Afrobeat/Dancehall fusion love song, is now certified Gold in the United States three years after its release.
Like his idol Vybz Kartel said over a decade ago, Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda says he too loves “freaky girls” and joked that Blessed singer Shenseea was too “sweet” to make the cut.
Latoya Ameik Spence (nee Wright), the wife of Dancehall star Konshens, has been found after she was listed as a missing person by the Miami Police Department.
Jahmiel’s recently released sophomore album Legend has failed to debut on the sales and streaming-driven Billboard Reggae Albums chart dated April 30.
After Virginia-based band SOJA (Soldiers of Jah Army) won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album, fellow nominee Sean Paul says there are absolutely no hard feelings on his end, despite the uproar that followed in Jamaica.
“Skeng remind me so much of Deablo, mi old self,” Dancehall star Govana shared about the Gvnman Shift deejay, who has been making strides on the local and international scenes.
The Starzplus Music label, located in Montego Bay, will be officially opening the doors of its new state-of-the-art studios to the public on April 30.
Dancehall deejay Masicka recently showed off five shiny plaques and awards commemorating his musical achievements in 2021, which include two Billboard plaques, two IRIE FM Music Awards, and a German Gold plaque.
Dancehall singjay Lanae recently inked a brand ambassador deal with Micro-Financing Solutions Ltd. “She is a young dynamic upcoming artiste who sings clean, fun songs that appeal to a wide cross section of our society.
Veteran British Disc Jockey Tim Westwood, known in Dancehall circles for his mixtapes and extensive interviews with Jamaican artists, says he is “strongly rejecting” all allegations of wrongdoing after he was accused of sexual misconduct and predatory behavior by several women in his home country.
While the trial triggered by an appeal lodged by the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service against Jah Cure‘s acquittal on attempted murder charges is still months away, there is a pro forma court date scheduled for May 17 for the Behind These Prison Walls singer.
American singer and actor Frank Sinatra remains a topic of discussion among other great musicians, two of which happen to be Shaggy, and former The Police frontman, Sting.